Entertainment

Netflix is negotiating to acquire Radford Studio Center after the Los Angeles lot fell into lender control following a debt default. The deal would give Netflix a major owned production base in its core market, tightening control over stages, scheduling,…

Roku has launched “Roku City Dash,” an interactive game embedded in its Roku City screensaver, expanding its push to turn the TV OS into an engagement layer beyond content viewing. The feature increases active participation, enabling Roku to capture richer…

Roku has surpassed 100 million streaming households globally, cementing its position at the operating system layer where viewing begins and giving it scaled influence over discovery, subscriptions, and advertising. That reach strengthens Roku’s pitch as core ad-supported TV infrastructure, while…

From the Archives revisits how Funny or Die reframed comedy as a distribution mechanism, using audience voting and feedback loops to optimize content for shareability and rapid engagement. It proved that short-form, internet-native video could drive reach and inform production…

Warner Bros. Discovery structured HBO Max’s India launch as a paid add-on within JioHotstar rather than a standalone service, using an existing platform to bypass the market’s pricing pressure, fragmentation, and operational complexity. The move prioritizes distribution efficiency and scale,…

Hub’s latest Connected Home data shows TV operating systems are becoming the control layer for both streaming and the broader AI home, with Roku and Amazon using their OS footprint to shape discovery, subscriptions, advertising, and device coordination. The report…

Box office is surging in 2026, with attendance and ticket sales hitting post-pandemic highs. It points to a tight run of major releases driving consistent traffic across audiences, with more big titles still on deck. But there’s more going on…

Ampere’s US data shows episodic TV has become the engine of streaming ad revenue because it produces far more ad inventory than movies, with TV averaging just over five minutes of ads per hour versus about three for films. The…

From the Archives revisits Seeso and argues the service failed because comedy didn't drive the repeat behavior a subscription model needs. It shows that Seeso had credible programming and a clear editorial identity, but the product never matched how audiences…

Source Media Group’s Source Golf bundles top YouTube golf creators into a unified, TV-style ad product, turning fragmented creator inventory into scalable media for brands. The model expands golf advertising beyond tournament windows into always-on digital supply and positions creator-led…