Meta's agreed to an approximately $18 billion settlement that would impose enforceable limits on how Facebook and Instagram engage users under 18, including default two-hour daily caps, overnight restrictions, notification limits, expanded age assurance and stronger parental controls. The deal…

YouTube’s fighting a UK proposal that could require platforms to give public-service broadcasters and trusted news organizations greater prominence, potentially limiting the algorithmic control that drives discovery and monetization. As YouTube becomes a bigger part of television distribution, the fight…

Roku is turning its NWSL discovery relationship into an owned sports business, taking exclusive rights to eight Sunday Night matches in 2026 and 25 in 2027. The deal gives Roku live inventory it can promote, monetize and measure across its…

DAZN is acquiring EverPass Media, giving it commercial distribution infrastructure for U.S. bars, restaurants, hotels and casinos, including exclusive commercial access to NFL Sunday Ticket. The deal expands DAZN’s U.S. sports stack across consumer streaming, rights-holder platforms through ViewLift and…

Golf Channel is using Big Break x Good Good to bring a younger creator-driven audience into GolfPass, its future DTC service and Versant’s broader golf portfolio. The premiere delay shows the other side of that bet, with Good Good’s outside…

Skip argues streaming services shouldn't chase daily usage unless extra sessions improve retention, ad revenue, or willingness to pay. The better metric is how long a service can go between meaningful moments of value before churn risk rises.

YouTube’s expanding Stations beyond music to creator programming, media channels and podcasts, turning existing catalogs into continuous, always-on streams with live chat. The format gives YouTube a FAST-like channel business built on content it already hosts, creating more lean-back viewing…

TikTok’s 3.4 million views for Amanda Serrano’s championship fight show how quickly the lines between social, streaming and live sports are disappearing. TikTok can now move users from discovery to full-event consumption inside the same product, giving rights holders another…

Netflix is considering distributing services like Peacock and Fox One inside its app, potentially turning its roughly 330 million subscription households into a storefront for the broader streaming market. The model could let Netflix monetize discovery, billing, and customer acquisition…

Netflix has turned YouTube creator programming into a competitive licensing market by paying established creators to bring proven shows to its platform. YouTube’s responding with financing, brand opportunities, and preferential support to keep that programming exclusive, forcing it to pay…