Micro-dramas—short (up to 10 minutes) series designed for mobile devices—are experiencing explosive growth. According to data from Omdia, presented at MIPCOM, their global revenue will reach $11 billion by 2025.
Germany’s largest media companies—public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, private giants RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1, along with the news agency dpa—are partnering for the first time to create a common digital infrastructure.
According to research by the Attest platform, gaming has become the primary activity for current teenagers (Generation Alpha), surpassing traditional TV viewing and music listening.
Media giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has rejected a takeover offer from the combined entity Paramount Skydance.
A survey by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) among young people (aged 12-21) revealed that 45% of respondents had watched content that negatively impacted their mental well-being.
Paramount is preparing for a massive withdrawal from the linear TV market in Europe. Due to declining viewer interest, most of the thematic MTV channels will cease broadcasting by the end of 2025.
YouTube will offer creators whose channels were banned the opportunity to apply to create a new account. Requests can only be submitted one year after the original channel deletion.
According to a report by Digital i, American streaming platform users are spending an increasing amount of time watching “nostalgia” and older content.
David Ellison, owner of Paramount Skydance (which acquired Paramount Global this summer), is in negotiations with private investment funds to jointly purchase media giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is actively pushing the transition of television broadcasting to the ATSC 3.0 (Next Gen TV) standard, which unlocks access to 4K resolution, HDR, and immersive audio for viewers.
