Netflix Launches Playground App for Kids
Netflix has unveiled Netflix Playground, an expansion of its preschool and kids’ series, films and games line-up.
Designed for children ages 8 and under, the ad-free app is included with all (…)
WGA Reaches Tentative Deal with Studios
The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative agreement on Saturday, April 4, 2026, with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The deal will run for four years, instead (…)
Super Mario Delivers Super Box Office
Universal Pictures’ newly released The Super Mario Galaxy Movie topped last weekend’s international box office with $372.5 million in ticket sales.
The Nintendo-co-produced film marks a major success for the second (…)
Anonymity: The Problem With Social Media
By Dom Serafini
There are experts, like New York University professor Jonathan Haidt, who, in his book The Anxious Generation, argues in favor of social media regulations. Others, like Jacob Mchangama, (…)
OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show TBPN
OpenAI has acquired the Technology Business Programming Network (TBPN), a popular daily, live tech talk show hosted by entrepreneurs Jordi Hays and John Coogan.
The show, which airs weekdays for three (…)
Cannes Market Keeps New Technologies in Focus
The Cannes Marché du Film will continue to showcase how emerging technologies are reshaping creation, production, and distribution practices.
The Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes opens its doors on (…)
NBA Europe Up and Coming
The New York City–based National Basketball Association (NBA) is preparing for “NBA Europe.”
Following the National Football League (NFL), which will stage nine international games — in cities including Rio de (…)
Beta, Bavaria Ink Deals for ‘Mozart Mozart’
Beta Film and Bavaria Media have secured a number of deals for Mozart Mozart, the new six-part drama about the Mozart siblings.
The period drama was sold in Latin America to AMC Networks, (…)
Series Mania Fest and Forum Final Overview
The 2026 edition of the Series Mania festival welcomed over 112,000 attendees from March 20 to March 27, 2026, in Lille, France.
The public had the opportunity to discover 51 series (…)
U.S. Titles Dominate European VoD Availability
The European Audiovisual Observatory has published a new study entitled “Film and TV content in TVOD, SVOD and FOD catalogues – 2025 edition,” authored by analyst Christian Grece. The report (…)