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After Disney axed sports-streaming service Venu, a Fubo subscriber filed a lawsuit alleging that the media giant has "a chokehold" on the market.

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DirecTV has launched a new package of sports and broadcast channels with “more flexibility and choice for die-hard sports fans” just days after Venu Sports collapsed.

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Netflix was the biggest TV service in the UK for three months last year, overtaking domestic network BBC1 for the first time.

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The entertainment giant also plans to provide further resources to its Employee Relief Fund to assist those impacted by the destruction

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Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox have decided to kill their proposed Venu Sports streaming service.

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Disney says its streaming platforms collectively drew an average of 157 monthly global users, 112 million of them domestic, over the past six months.

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In a showcase event at CES, Disney said it is expanding its "Magic Words" advertising feature, introduced last year, to live programming.

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Emmy rule changes revealed by Television Academy: No guest star double dipping, and more eligibility for directors.

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The BBC assembled some of the UK's finest drama and comedy producers to discuss the scripted funding crisis currently gripping the industry.

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Asia-Pacific video market to add $16.2 billion in revenue by 2029, led by India and China, as streaming eclipses traditional TV, new study reveals.

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Roku reached more than 90 million streaming households in the first week of the new year.

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Paramount Global and Comcast renewed distribution deals for Par’s portfolio of networks. They include Paramount+ with Showtime for Xfinity platforms.

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In the latest price hike to hit streaming customers, Warner Bros. Discovery is raising the cost of Discovery+ by a dollar a month.

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Jane Featherstone has said the BBC has shows it can't fund - she has produced 'The Split', 'Black Doves' and 'Kaos' lately

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Against tough Sunday Night Football competition, the 2025 Golden Globes averaged 10.1 million viewers, according to VideoAmp overnight data.

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The free ad-supported service reported over 10 billion hours streamed in 2024

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Disney found a creative way to beat that Fubo lawsuit: Just buy Fubo.

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A new report from Hub Research finds that most consumers prefer to watch ad-supported TV if its cheaper.

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The deal, which is on track to close in the first half of 2025, is currently under review by the agency due to a required transfer of broadcast licenses

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A new report from USC found that out of the 112 directors who were behind the top 100 movies of 2024, 13.4% of them (15 people) were women.

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Viewers with no subscription will be able to stream series like "The Morning Show," "Severance" and "Ted Lasso" on Jan. 4 and 5

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The heyday of the CW and Freeform has passed, enabling Netflix and Prime Video to fill the young adult niche

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Disney recaptured its box office glory and sequels dominated ticket sales in 2024 as original movies like 'If' and 'Horizon' stumbled.

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Netflix and Disney shares are poised to finish the year strong, while Comcast, WBD, Paramount Global and Lionsgate have all lagged behind.

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Nielsen calls the move a "necessary step to safeguard the investments" of paying partners amid the ongoing contract dispute with Paramount

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