🦸♂️ David Ellison Vows to Save Warner Bros.
David Ellison, CEO of Paramount, has gone on the offensive in the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).
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📺 8K TVs Fade into History
The 8K era, which barely got started, is now winding down. LG has followed Sony and TCL in announcing its exit from 8K panel production.
👑 Disney Names Its New King
The saga over Bob Iger’s successor has officially concluded. The Walt Disney Co. board of directors has announced that Josh D’Amaro, current head of the Parks and Consumer Products division, will become the new CEO.
🎫 Iron Lung Challenges Disney’s Box‑Office Dominance
Last weekend’s global box office turned into a thrilling showdown, as reported. Sam Raimi’s grand‑scale horror Send Help! debuted for Disney with $27.2 million, but the real sensation was the indie hit Iron Lung.
📆 Release Date Announced for “Stranger Things” Spin‑Off
The Upside Down is returning to screens sooner than expected. Netflix has officially confirmed that the first animated spin‑off in the universe, Stranger Things: Tales from ’85, will premiere on April 23.
💶 European Drama Series to Receive Strong Backing
The Council of Europe (through the Eurimages fund) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have announced a joint initiative to support high‑quality drama series at the earliest stages of development.
🚫 YouTube Blocks Audience Measurement System
Google has forced UK research organizations Barb and Kantar Media to suspend their new service for measuring the popularity of YouTube channels on TV screens.
🧠 Darren Aronofsky Creates an AI-Generated Series
Requiem for a Dream and The Whale director Darren Aronofsky has launched an ambitious new project through his studio Primordial Soup.
🎖 “Stranger Things” Sets Records — But Bluey Remains Unstoppable
Nielsen has released its 2025 year-end streaming report (the ARTEYs), and the numbers are staggering: Americans streamed a record 16.7 trillion minutes, up 19% from 2024.
▶️ YouTube Deletes Channels with Millions of Subscribers
YouTube has launched a large‑scale crackdown on so‑called “AI slop” — low‑quality content generated entirely by artificial intelligence to inflate views.