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Category: Arts & Entertainment News
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Roundup: Industry Deals, April 2026 TV Cancellations Renewals Streamer Squeeze, and more.
Industry Deals, Renewals, and Cancellations this week: April 2026’s renewal and cancellation cycle reveals a stark operational pivot among major streamers, where; and Peacock has shelved a ‘Clueless’ sequel series, returning the IP to CBS…
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Content distribution trends and, TikTok’s 14B Sale Creator, and more.
Content distribution trends and creator shifts this week: The March 2026 sale of TikTok US to an Oracle/Silver Lake consortium for $14B has triggered a significant migration; and Short-form video has matured from a growth category to the…
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Streaming business models, windows, Streaming Reset Scale Survival Sustainability, and more.
Streaming business models, windows, and measurement this week: The streaming industry’s growth-at-all-costs phase has ended, with investor focus shifting decisively to; and Nielsen is positioning its national and local TV measurement as…
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The rise of FAST and free streaming TV, FAST Distribution s Newest Frontier 3Vision, and more.
The rise of FAST and free streaming TV this week: FAST channels are no longer just a secondary window for archived content; they are becoming a primary distribution; and Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms like Roku Channel…
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Industry Analysis & Strategic Shifts, Booms Shakes April’s biggest, and more.
Industry Analysis & Strategic Shifts this week: Agency leadership and operational roles are shifting, with BUCK promoting a founding member to CCO, M+C Saatchi Talk; and Universal Studios has secured a five-year exclusive deal with…
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Industry Moves, Deals & Market News, Michael Waldron Renews 20th, and more.
Industry Moves, Deals & Market News this week: Writer-producer Michael Waldron has renewed his overall deal with 20th Television, keeping him under the Disney; and Big Machine Records/Nashville Harbor appoints Allison Jones as Executive…
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Executive Appointments & Leadership, IMG makes senior leadership changes, and more.
Executive Appointments & Leadership Changes this week: IMG, the global sports agency owned by Endeavor, has restructured its senior leadership, appointing Barney Francis; and Box to Box Films, the production company behind the ‘Drive to…
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Dean Devlin Reveals His Role In New Stargate Streaming Series
Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich are credited as executive producers on Amazon MGM Studios’ new Stargate series, a first for the franchise’s television adaptations. This arrangement stems from U.S.
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Introducing Frame.io Drive: Access Your Media Anywhere, Instantly
Frame.io has launched Drive, a desktop application that mounts cloud-hosted Frame.io projects as local volumes, enabling direct access to media within creative applications without downloading.
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Streaming, Network Slates, and Show, April 2026 TV Cancellations, and more.
Streaming, Network Slates, and Show Development this week: April 2026’s renewal and cancellation cycle reveals a decisive shift in streaming platform strategy, moving from; and ITV has commissioned ‘First Woman,’ a six-part lunar thriller…