A new report from Activate Consulting, presented in the 2025 Tech & Media Outlook and highlighted by Variety, reveals a profound shift in the media consumption habits of younger audiences in the United States. According to the study, 43% of Gen Z prefer spending their entertainment time on YouTube and TikTok rather than watching traditional television or subscription-based streaming services. This finding underscores the rapidly expanding influence of short-form video platforms on the daily entertainment choices of digital-native generations. The [...]

In recent days, the U.S. entertainment industry has seen a dramatic development: Netflix is actively exploring a possible acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, one of Hollywood’s most historic and influential studios. According to authoritative industry sources such as Variety, Deadline, Reuters, and IMDb, Netflix has retained Moelis & Co., an investment bank, to assess a potential bid and has secured access to Warner Bros. Discovery’s financial data for preliminary due diligence. Warner Bros. Discovery is currently conducting a strategic review [...]

Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2026, set for February 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, with the event broadcast live on NBC, Telemundo, and streamed on Peacock. The Super Bowl continues to be the most-watched television event in the United States, recently surpassing 120 million viewers and drawing international attention as the premier showcase for live entertainment.​ The NFL’s decision, in partnership with Apple Music and Roc Nation, is historic: Bad Bunny is [...]

Sony Pictures Television is setting its sights on the next era of global entertainment, identifying anime and video games as the key drivers of intellectual property in the years ahead. During his MIPCOM keynote, Sony Pictures Television chairman Keith Le Goy said the dominance of U.S. comic book universes such as Marvel and DC, which have shaped the past two decades, is waning. Instead, anime and gaming—industries that thrive on dynamic storytelling and deeply engaged fan communities—are becoming the new [...]

The new global hit Hotel Costiera, produced by Lux Vide – one of Italy’s leading scripted production studios founded in Rome by Ettore Bernabei and now part of the Fremantle Group – together with Amazon MGM Studios, has reached the number one position on Prime Video USA in October 2025, as reported by Variety and IMDb News. This marks a remarkable milestone for an Italian production that merges an Anglo-American television production model, characterized by cinematic aesthetics and serialized storytelling, [...]

Netflix is officially opening its doors to the world of video podcasts, marking one of its boldest moves in recent years. The streaming giant has announced a partnership with Spotify to bring to its catalog a selection of 16 video podcasts produced by Spotify Studios and The Ringer, the network founded by Bill Simmons. The titles will debut on Netflix in the United States in early 2026, before gradually expanding to other markets. The collaboration marks Netflix’s entry into a [...]