Warner Bros. Discovery is doubling down on kids content in India with 200 half-hours of new programming across Pogo, Cartoon Network, and Discovery Kids in Q2, heavily emphasizing local IPs like Chhota Bheem and Little Singham. The company is leveraging…
Awful Announcing discusses how Formula One is shopping its U.S. media rights for 2026 at a target of $150–$180 million annually, but potential partners like Netflix, Amazon, and NBC are showing limited interest. With viewership on ESPN flat at around…
Shout! Studios has acquired Gravitas Ventures, gaining access to more than 3,300 titles across film, TV, and sports. While both brands will remain operationally independent, the deal strengthens Shout!’s scale and presence across AVOD and TVOD platforms. The acquisition highlights…
Paramount Global and Skydance Media have extended their $8B merger agreement after failing to secure FCC approval by the April 7 deadline. All other conditions have been met, but the deal remains stalled due to regulatory uncertainty tied to a…
Skip argues that CTV’s so-called transparency crisis is actually a feature of the current ad tech business model, not a flaw. Every layer — from SSPs to agencies and publishers — profits from keeping advertisers in the dark. Until advertisers…
Rogers Communications has secured exclusive Canadian NHL media rights in a new 12-year, $11 billion deal, reinforcing its dominance in Canadian sports media. The deal not only cements Rogers’ control over national hockey broadcasts but also allows for sub-licensing flexibility,…
Universal Pictures earned approximately 100 million dollars in PVOD revenue from Wicked after a 40-day theatrical run that also delivered 424.5 million dollars domestically. Speaking at CinemaCon, NBCU's Peter Levinsohn said the studio’s release model has boosted profitability and expanded…
Redbox’s corporate parent is at the center of a bombshell lawsuit that reads like a corporate true-crime thriller. A bankruptcy trustee is accusing Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s former leadership—CEO Bill Rouhana, his wife, and other insiders—of “mismanagement and…
Ryan and Friends Plus is expanding its kid-focused SVOD footprint with launches on The Roku Channel in the U.S. and Amazon Prime Video Channels in the UK and Sweden. The service, built around Ryan’s World content, now claims 200,000 subscribers…
YouTube Shorts is rolling out upgraded creation tools—an enhanced video editor, AI-generated stickers, beat-synced clips, and smarter templates—in a direct swipe at TikTok. The update drops just ahead of the April 5 TikTok ban (which will get delayed), positioning YouTube…
