Entertainment

Disney is bringing Dhar Mann Studios into its content ecosystem with a 20-episode order that gives Disney+ access to a high-volume, creator-led production model built around faster development, frequent releases, and rapid audience feedback. The deal could give Disney a…

ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association have agreed to strengthen copyright and likeness safeguards across Seedance, TikTok, CapCut, Dreamina and other products as Hollywood pushes AI enforcement into the platforms themselves. The framework gives ByteDance room to keep advancing generative…

Pluto TV is launching Double Feature Fridays, its first original programming format, pairing a recognizable studio movie with an independent free-streaming premiere every Friday night. The format uses curation, hosting, scheduled viewing and Entertainment Tonight’s archive to create a repeatable…

Disney+ signed a one-year deal with Gary Neville’s The Overlap that adds 90 episodes of soccer programming, selective exclusives, commissioned content and sponsorship around the 2026/27 season without buying match rights. The structure lets Disney tap into weekly soccer attention…

Brands are turning marketing budgets into production capital, moving deeper into Hollywood’s development, financing and distribution process as studios and streamers reduce commissioning and look to share risk. The shift gives advertisers more influence over what gets made and creates…

Tencent Music generated RMB8.93 billion in Q2 revenue, up 5.8% year over year, as music-related services grew 11% and newly acquired Ximalaya added $60 million in its first consolidated quarter. Ximalaya expands Tencent Music beyond songs and karaoke into podcasts,…

Disney's video-podcast deal with iHeartMedia brings six shows to Disney+ and Hulu, giving the company lower-cost programming that can extend franchise marketing, reactivate library titles and create recurring engagement between major releases. The agreement also gives Disney more advertising inventory…

HIDIVE's multiyear exclusive output deal with Mainichi Broadcasting System gives AMC's anime service a predictable pipeline of new titles that competing streamers can't carry across key international markets. The agreement strengthens HIDIVE's subscription value through scarcity, improves release and localization…

Paramount is offering AMC and Regal three-year contracts requiring a combined Paramount-Warner Bros. to release at least 30 films annually, with 45-day theatrical exclusivity and a 90-day subscription streaming holdback. The commitments could strengthen Paramount's defense of its $110 billion…

Starz’s Q2 results showed its standalone strategy taking shape as total subscribers increased despite a June price hike to $11.99, while engagement reached the second-highest level in company history. Starz is cutting low-engagement programming costs, leaning into cheaper originals like…