Industry Trends
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Why Young People Are Poised to Save Movie Theaters, In-Person Entertainment | Charts
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Damon Lindelof Warns Paramount-WBD Merger Will Turn Warner Bros. Lot Into a ‘Ghost Town’
“Hollywood, believe it or not, is a blue-collar town … thousands of Grips and Gaffers. Drivers and Decorators. Builders and Boom operators. Camera teams and Caterers. And they’re all about to get f–ked,” he writes
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Issa Rae’s Hoorae Media Sets First Microdrama Series ‘Screen Time’ in TikTok Content Deal | Exclusive
TikTok and Hoorae will co-develop additional micro-series for exclusive release on TikTok and PineDrama
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Susan Rovner’s MicroCo Bets on ‘Joy Scrolling’ and the High-Speed Microdrama Production Pace
The former NBCU exec joins Knockout Shorts’ Matthew Ko, DramaBox’s Silas Wang and Crisp Momentum’s Vivian Anan Wang for an HRTS Associates LA panel on the booming verticals industry
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Cinema United Sets Filmmaker Leadership Council With Jerry Bruckheimer, Emma Thomas and More
Directors Brad Bird, Ryan Coogler, Jason Reitman and Celine Song also join the partnership in order to provide recommendations on issues facing theatrical movie releases
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Fox Corp, Kalshi Strike Deal to Bring Prediction Data to TV, Streaming
The move follows Kalshi’s partnerships with CNN and CNBC, as media companies lean into prediction market data
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Cinema United Urges State AGs to Scrutinize Paramount-WBD Merger
“The stakes of this deal could not be higher for our members and the future of the U.S. film industry,” Cinema United CEO Michael O’Leary says
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Film and Sound Recording Industries Shed 1,100 Jobs in March
The decline puts the sector’s total jobs at 337,400 for the month, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Consumers’ Time Spent With AI Platforms, Content to Increase 29% by 2029, Survey Finds
Around 64% of respondents surveyed believe humans will collaborate with AI to create premium content, including box office hits
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NATPE, Realscreen Summit to Shutter, Citing Market Consolidation
Brunico Communications will shut down events including Realscreen, Kidscreen Summit and NATPE Global
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Nexstar Stock Falls Over 8% After Judge Pauses Tegna Merger
An April 7 hearing has been set to determine whether the $6.2 billion deal violates antitrust law and will require a preliminary injunction to stop it
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Global Streaming Subscription Revenue Tops $150 Billion in 2025
The figure, driven by price increases, ad tiers and international expansion, is expected to surpass $200 billion globally by 2030, according to Ampere Analysis
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Hollywood Films Made by Women Had a Stark Decline in 2025, ReFrame Study Reveals
Only 11 films in IMDb Pro’s top 100 for 2025 were directed by women, the lowest in six years
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The Ringer Hit by Layoffs as Spotify Cuts 15 From Podcast Staff
The cuts affected about 3% of the division’s headcount
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Noah Wyle Joins IATSE Chief in Push for Federal Film and TV Tax Credit: ‘An Investment in Our People’ | Video
“It’s really hard to shoot a TV show in L.A., and it’s really expensive. Prohibitively so,” the “Pitt” star says alongside Matthew Loeb, Jim Acosta, Jax Deluca and Sen. Adam Schiff
