The low-budget family drama Dear You, produced by Jinant Film & TV, continues its triumphant run in Chinese theaters. According to consulting firm Artisan Gateway, the film comfortably topped the national box office over the past weekend, grossing $17 million.
European streaming platform Rakuten TV has presented its “Beyond the Break” study, which examines the transformation of the Connected TV (CTV) advertising market. The findings indicate that the European Smart TV market has entered a qualitatively new stage of maturity.
Europe’s leading broadcasting and publishing industry associations have issued a joint emergency letter to EU ministers ahead of the upcoming Telecoms Council meeting.
Media conglomerate Paramount Skydance has filed a formal complaint with the US Department of Justice, launching a fierce attack against streaming platform Netflix.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly integrating into the music industry, defying stereotypes by becoming a working tool not so much for novices, but for seasoned professionals.
The animated feature Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a co-production between Illumination, Nintendo, and Universal, has become the first film project to cross the $1 billion milestone worldwide in 2026. The movie achieved this historic result during its tenth weekend in theaters.
Toy manufacturer Hasbro has announced the creation of Sixth Wall, an independent AI studio. The primary objective of the new division is to protect the company’s intellectual property from hundreds of thousands of unauthorized generations on third-party AI platforms, while providing partners with official, “verified” digital twins of iconic characters for integration into new interactive formats.
Thailand is entering the global race to become Asia’s premier media hub. The country’s Creative Economy Agency (CEA), in partnership with the Department of International Trade Promotion, has announced the launch of the Bangkok International Content Market 2026 (BICM 2026)—the kingdom’s first-ever international B2B platform dedicated to the sale and co-production of films, series, and animation.
The US box office has been gripped by a veritable “horror fever,” with three genre titles simultaneously topping the domestic charts at the height of the summer season. Leading the weekend was Paramount and Miramax’s comedic parody Scary Movie 6, which raked in an impressive $55 million during its debut.
Streaming platform Netflix has announced the global launch of a new thematic section entitled “Watch Your Favorite Books.” This interactive hub was created specifically for the book community, inspired by the immense popularity of literary adaptations on the platform.
