Entertainment

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…

Lionsgate’s fiscal Q1 revenue jumped nearly 50% to $777 million as Michael and The Housemaid drove record motion picture profit and trailing 12-month library revenue held near $1 billion. The Starz separation has given investors and potential buyers a cleaner…

Tubi’s reached 110 million monthly active users as Fox gets more economic leverage from its free-streaming scale, with fiscal 2026 revenue up 35% and viewing topping 13 billion hours. Tubi’s sports distribution, deep catalog, creator programming, and younger audience are…

Roku’s Q2 revenue rose 22% to more than $1.35 billion as platform revenue climbed 25% to $1.22 billion and net income jumped to $164.2 million. Roku’s growing engagement, advertising inventory, subscription distribution, and control of the TV discovery layer strengthen…

From the Archives revisits how Pluto TV turned aging television libraries into a recurring revenue engine by packaging catalog programming into scheduled FAST channels and monetizing connected-TV viewing through addressable advertising. Viacom’s $340 million acquisition gave the company direct consumer…

Disney’s fiscal third-quarter revenue rose 7% to $25.25 billion as streaming operating income more than doubled to $712 million and Experiences operating income climbed 20% to $3.02 billion. Disney+ is becoming the center of Disney’s unified consumer strategy, connecting subscriptions,…

Spotify’s planned paid AI covers and remixes add-on creates a new revenue stream from Premium subscribers while leaving artists without key details on royalty formulas, ownership, payment triggers, deductions, training rights, and opt-out controls. Merlin’s participation gives Spotify access to…

Sony Pictures is building a premium, in-person entertainment portfolio through the Cinerama Dome, Alamo Drafthouse, Cosm, live touring events, and franchise-based fan experiences. The strategy creates recurring ticketing, merchandise, sponsorship, and licensing revenue while extending the commercial life of Sony’s…