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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…

Peacock is raising prices across every subscription tier after reaching 48 million paid subscribers and posting its first quarterly profit, while testing a tenure-based membership program with merchandise discounts, partner perks and future NBCUniversal experiences. Comcast is pairing higher ARPU…

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…

Tom Pelissero's move to Netflix and Spotify shows how sports media jobs are shifting from full-time network roles into portfolios built across live events, podcasts, video and editorial work. ESPN's NFL Media consolidation put established talent back on the market,…

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…

Disney+ has secured a multi-year deal to stream Formula E across 144 markets beginning with the 2026-27 season, giving the service recurring live sports programming across an eight-month global calendar while ESPN and ESPN+ handle U.S. distribution. Formula E’s hybrid…

Spotify will begin labeling synthetic artist identities as “AI Personas” in mid-September and exclude their music from editorial and algorithmic recommendations by default, while keeping tracks available through search, direct links and followers. The policy turns recommendation access into an…

Apple is bringing select Friday Night Baseball games to Vision Pro in Apple Immersive starting August 28, using 8K 3D video, spatial audio and spatial graphics to create a premium live sports experience tied to its Apple TV subscription. Live…

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…

Sony Pictures Networks India's deeper integration of SonyLIV with its linear TV business gives the company a unified way to develop programming, sell advertising, negotiate distribution and monetize rights across streaming and 28 channels. The structure should help Sony extract…