Special Edition
RIP Venu But Lachlan Murdoch Says Fox Will Finally Launch Its Own DTC Service This Year
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch delivered a brief elegy this morning for shuttered sports streaming joint venture Venu, saying the team did a tremendous about of “really genius” work preparing...
Fox Corp. Rides Ad Sales Boom From Sports And Political Coverage In Strong Fiscal Q2
Fox Corp. exceeded Wall Street expectations in the October-to-December quarter, riding a surge of advertising revenue from news and sports. The company posted earnings per share of 81 cents...
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Calls 2024 “A Year We Really Showed What We Are Capable Of” As Q4 Sings, Stock Pops
Spotify shares are up 10% premarket on a strong fourth quarter that saw users and subscribers grow and the global music giant post a full-year profit for the first...
Love Productions Co-Founder Richard McKerrow Exits ‘The Great British Bake Off’ Producer
Richard McKerrow, a titan of the UK production sector, is leaving The Great British Bake Off outfit Love Productions after 20 years. McKerrow co-founded Love in 2004 and sold...
First Hand Films Boards Sales On ‘Palestinian Comedy Club’ For EFM Launch
EXCLUSIVE: Comedy might not be the first thing that comes to mind in relation to Palestine right now, but it is the subject of feature documentary Palestinian Comedy Club...
NFL Fans’ Mobile Usage At Stadiums Surges 37% Over 2023, With Video Taking Up 25% Of All Data, Verizon Says
Wireless data use at NFL stadiums has continued to surge, according to a new report from Verizon. During the 2024 season, average mobile consumption increased 37% over 2023, hitting...
Streamer Content Spend To Top Commercial Broadcasters For First Time In 2025 – Report
For the first time this year the streamers will spend more on content than commercial broadcasters. That is the forecast from the latest Ampere Analysis report, which found that...
‘The Manhattan Alien Abduction’ Producer Story Films Staffs Up In U.S. & UK
EXCLUSIVE: The Manhattan Alien Abduction producer Story Films is expanding its team in the U.S. and UK. The All3Media-backed indie has created a VP Development post in New York...
Turkish Drama ‘Valley Of Hearts’ Travels To Italy
Valley Of Hearts is the latest Turkish drama to sell to Italy. The series has fared well at home and now been snapped up by Mediaset. The show is...
BAFTA-Winner Nick Leather Behind TV Drama Exploring “Most Successful Law Enforcement Operation In UK History”
EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA-winner Nick Leather is heading inside the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the “most successful law enforcement operation in UK history” for his latest TV project. Leather has...
