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Freak Pulse
Category: Arts & Entertainment News
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Roundup: Star Wars & Star Trek Updates, Star Trek’s TV-to-film pivot, and more.
Star Signals this week: This matters for Science Fiction because it gives a concrete current signal to track: We haven’t seen beloved actors; and This matters for Science Fiction because it gives a concrete current signal to track: Star…
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Roundup: Streaming And Adaptation Deals, Battlestar Galactica Is Blasting, and more.
Streaming And Adaptation Deals this week: The 2004-2009 ‘Battlestar Galactica’ series and its spinoffs are returning to streaming on May 1, landing on; and This matters for Science Fiction because it gives a concrete current signal to…
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Roundup: Industry events and platform shifts, TikTok’s 14B Sale Creator, and more.
Industry events and platform shifts this week: Following the 2026 sale of TikTok US to an Oracle/Silver Lake consortium, a significant migration of mid-tier; and NAB 2026 saw a 140% surge in content creator attendance, with the show’s…
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USA: One third of viewers opt for pay TV to access content in one place – Señal News
Audience Behavior & Distribution Shifts this week: Parks Associates research, conducted with Philo, finds that 33% of pay-TV subscribers cite content aggregation as; and Ryan Reynolds discussed the business and audience dynamics of his…
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Roundup: Streaming’s New Playbook, The window is now the product, and more.
Streaming strategy: windows, paywalls, and distribution this week: The streaming industry’s focus is shifting from content volume to monetizing access through sophisticated windowing; and The theatrical-to-streaming window has evolved…
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Roundup: The FAST Frontier, free TV’s ad gap and YouTube’s looming squeeze, and more.
The rise of FAST and free streaming TV this week: Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms like Roku Channel, Tubi, and Pluto TV are projected to reach 131; and Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platforms, once…
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Roundup: Capital, Netflix Inc ‘ 600m Acquisition InterPositive, and more.
Capital, Mergers, And Market Moves this week: This matters for Film and TV Development because it gives a concrete current signal to track: ## Overview of the; and This matters for Visual Effects and CGI because it gives a concrete…
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Roundup: Creative Power Moves, Obama’s film company goes indie, and more.
Talent & Creative Signals this week: Higher Ground, the production company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama, will not renew its first-look deal with; and Gold prices have surged 50% over the past year, recently nearing $5,000 per ounce.
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Roundup: Industry Moves, Netflix eyes historic LA studio lot, and more.
Creators, Talent, And Leadership this week: This matters for Film and TV Development because it gives a concrete current signal to track: – **Bidding Exit**; and This matters for Visual Effects and CGI because it gives a concrete current…
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Roundup: AI Reshaping Film Production, Beeble adds green screen AI model, and more.
AI, Automation, And Platform Shifts this week: Beeble has integrated the CorridorKey model into its cloud-based Background Remover tool, offering a specialized; and USC, NYU Tisch, and Chapman are formalizing generative AI training in…