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Category: Arts & Entertainment News
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Roundup: Venice Biennale 2026: Protests, Numerous Venice Biennale Pavilions, and more.
Venice Biennale 2026: Protests, Strikes, and Exhibitions this week: A coalition of artists, curators, and cultural workers, organized under the Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA), staged; and At the Venice Biennale’s offsite venues, video…
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Roundup: Industry Debates and Creator Insights, Charlie Cox Reflects Disney, and more.
Industry Debates and Creator Insights this week: Charlie Cox, star of Disney+’s ‘Daredevil: Born Again,’ credits Marvel Studios for its costly creative pivot; and This matters for Long-Form Worth Your Time because it gives a concrete…
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Roundup: Film Production Deals and Studio Moves, Black Bear Artists Equity, and more.
Film Production Deals and Studio Moves this week: Black Bear and Artists Equity are co-financing ‘A Woman in the Sun,’ a dramatic feature written and directed by; and Warner Bros.
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Roundup: New Series Casting & Launches, ‘Empathy’ expands globally, and more.
New Series Casting and Launch Announcements this week: Crave and Canal+’s French-language drama ‘Empathy’ is expanding its international footprint with new sales in; and Fox’s straight-to-series drama ‘The Interrogator’ has cast Jessica…
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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…