Meta Faces Historic $1 Trillion Lawsuit That Could Force Major Changes to Instagram and Facebook - A landmark legal challenge could reshape social media by targeting the engagement features that underpin platform growth and advertising revenue.
Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki Drives a Full-Scale Reinvention of Sony - Sony is accelerating its transformation into an entertainment-first company with film, television, gaming, music and anime now driving most of its growth.
Ten Media Executives Forecast What Television Will Look Like by 2029 - Industry leaders predict continued consolidation, new partnerships and major shifts in how television is produced, distributed and monetised.
Michael Ellenberg Says Audiences Reward Big Swings as Safe Shows Struggle to Break Through - One of television’s leading producers argues that distinctive, risk-taking content is increasingly outperforming safer programming choices.
Peacock Raises Subscription Prices Following Its First Profitable Quarter - NBCUniversal’s decision to raise prices after reaching profitability highlights the streaming sector’s growing focus on sustainable returns.
Runway’s London Showcase Offers a Glimpse of Generative AI Filmmaking’s Future - The event demonstrated how AI-generated storytelling is moving from experimentation towards genuine creative filmmaking applications.
Global Screen Leaders Join France’s Bid to Create a ‘Davos for Film’ - The proposed summit aims to become a major international forum for tackling AI, financing and audience challenges facing the screen industry.
JioStar Leaders Detail Product Architecture, AI Discovery and Subscription Strategy - Insights from India’s largest streaming platform revealed how AI and personalisation are shaping the next phase of audience engagement.
Netflix Greenlights Second Limited Series From ‘Ripley’ Creator Steven Zaillian - Netflix’s renewed commitment to Steven Zaillian underscores the enduring value of premium limited series in the streaming marketplace.
Malta Emerges as a Leading Destination for International Film Productions - Malta’s continued success in attracting major international productions highlights the growing importance of competitive production hubs and incentives.
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Director Dylan Meyer’s indie stoner comedy The Wrong Girls, starring Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat, is finding a devoted audience after a 14-year journey to the screen. The film follows two laid-back best friends navigating life in a shaggy, community-driven version of Los Angeles far removed from Hollywood ambition and glamour. Meyer and producer Maggie McLean describe the movie as a love letter to “townie” L.A., inspired by their own experiences growing up in Southern California. Embracing imperfection, friendship and small-scale dreams, the film was produced locally after the 2025 wildfires and employed many Los Angeles-based crew members. Its creators say the film’s appeal lies in its authentic portrayal of female friendship, outsider culture and a version of Los Angeles that “didn’t come here for anything” except a good life on its own terms. Read More
Creator Megan Gallagher says one piece of feedback on “All Her Fault” lingers: a viewer calling the husbands two of television’s worst, despite neither cheating. The thriller centres on Marissa Irvine (Sarah Snook) and Jenny Kaminski (Dakota Fanning), united by the disappearance of Marissa’s son. Gallagher resisted the predictable route of adding infidelity, particularly for Jenny’s husband Richie (Thomas Cocquerel), whose failings pale beside those of Peter (Jake Lacy). Read More
The EU’s smallest nation, roughly the size of Sheffield, has become a favourite shooting location for American and British filmmakers, hosting over 30 productions annually for three straight years, including “Jurassic World Rebirth” and “Gladiator II.” The Mediterranean archipelago south of Sicily has doubled as a backdrop for Greece, southern France, and the Caribbean. British Film Commission chief Adrian Wootton praised Malta for punching above its weight and aggressively pursuing projects. Read More
Wildling Pictures CEO Matt Code argues co-production offers more than financial relief amid shrinking domestic budgets. He says Canadians increasingly want global stories that reflect their multicultural identity rather than Hollywood’s dominance, creating openings for European partnerships even with Canada as a minority partner. His practical approach centres on listening, meeting producers worldwide via markets and Zoom to understand their pressures and systems, building relationships around shared creative passion rather than finance plans. Read More
At Runway’s August showcase held at Cinesite in London, Léo Cannone’s “Costa Verde” emerged as a standout. Shot on glitchy Hi-8, the film documents a childhood holiday in rural France, weaving surreal imagery into everyday scenes: a giant frog in a paddling pool, a fire-lit wandering giant, a witch soaring through the forest on her broomstick. The result captures small wonders filtered through the unreliable haze of childhood memory. Read More
3Rivers partner Taco Rijssemus examines the national ecosystems shaping the global format trade. The US pioneered international format sales in 1950 with “What’s My Line?” and still accounts for 24% of new adaptations, just behind the UK’s 25% and ahead of the Netherlands’ 15%. Yet over a third of American versions launched worldwide stem from pre-1990 titles like “Family Feud” and “Wheel of Fortune,” with export leadership having gradually shifted abroad. Read More
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Twenty-five years after her parents Patricia Paay and Adam Curry made the Netherlands’ first family reality series, Christina Curry is stepping back before the cameras, this time on her own terms. Filmed as a teenager at Belgium’s “Curry Castle” with little say in the process, she now controls the production, documenting her pregnancy and daughter’s birth with boyfriend Kevin while her parents and in-laws feature in her story. Read More
CNBC surveyed ten major media leaders about the industry’s future as television enters a pivotal transition. Executives described a sector in flux, with deals, spinouts and partnerships reshaping traditional TV. One noted that speculating about television’s direction is far more than a thought experiment; it underpins hundreds of billions of dollars in mergers and acquisitions, with implications for operators, streamers and regulators alike. Read More
NBCUniversal is increasing Peacock prices starting today, with ad-supported Premium rising from $10.99 to $12.99 monthly, ad-free Premium Plus jumping $3 to $19.99, and the Select tier up $1 to $8.99. The hikes follow the streamer’s first-ever profitable quarter and Comcast’s separation from Versant. Executives cautioned that Peacock’s results will fluctuate quarterly depending on sports schedules and content timing. Read More
Portuguese public broadcaster RTP is resisting market noise with a selective approach to acquiring new titles, according to entertainment programming head Nuno Vaz. He argues the format business faces a peculiar moment: options have never been more plentiful, yet abundance isn’t necessarily beneficial. Vaz maintains formats remain among the best ways to generate profitable content that can fill key slots, while pointing to lessons the industry could draw from TikTok. Read More
Hiroki Totoki, a 37‑year Sony veteran, is reshaping the company by offloading its TV business, partnering with TSMC on image sensors and spinning off Sony’s financial arm. Totoki says the future lies in entertainment, music, movies, video games, and anime, which now generate over two-thirds of revenue. With hits like Spider‑Man and The Last of Us, and PS6 delayed amid AI‑driven component shortages, Totoki argues AI will enhance, not replace, human creativity. Read More
World Within Studios and Religion of Sports will debut How to Change the World on YouTube on Sept. 10, a 10‑episode documentary series executive produced by Mark Cuban, Geralyn Dreyfous and Gotham Chopra. The show follows founders tackling major social challenges, from coral reef restoration to gun‑violence prevention, with success measured by community impact rather than scale. Featuring voices like Howard Schultz, Scott Galloway, Jacqueline Novogratz and Shiza Shahid, the series blends investigative storytelling with cinematic craft to profile mission‑driven entrepreneurs. Read More
Prime Video’s A Beautiful Obsession, directed by Kevin Macdonald, captures Pep Guardiola’s final two seasons at Manchester City with unprecedented access, including private voice‑note exchanges between chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and CEO Ferran Soriano about transfers and Kevin De Bruyne’s future. The four‑part series, produced with Workerbee and City Studios, uses this material to heighten intimacy and narrative depth, revealing emotional moments, internal tensions and the trust that enabled such rare behind‑the‑scenes storytelling. Read More
Media Res founder Michael Ellenberg says buyers’ tastes shift so quickly that creators must stay platform‑agnostic, with “safe” shows now the hardest to sell as audiences reward bolder swings. With projects across Apple, Peacock, Hulu, Netflix and HBO, he stresses that big budgets require a clear path to wide audiences and that each buyer defines success differently. Read More
Quintus Studios CEO Gerrit Kemming outlines how YouTube has become the real future of TV, driving a shift from FAST channels to digital‑first documentary production. He details the rise of creator-led studios, Free Documentary’s 16M-subscriber global reach, the emergence of Gen Z Docs and faceless creator formats, and why brand partnerships now function as essential co-financing tools in a rapidly evolving production economy.
BBC News reports that 30 U.S. states are suing Meta for more than $1 trillion, alleging Instagram and Facebook were deliberately engineered to be addictive and harmful to children while concealing internal research. If the states prevail, Meta could be forced to remove core engagement features such as like counts, infinite scroll and autoplay. The case, distinct from earlier social‑media lawsuits, argues Meta knowingly designed youth‑targeted systems that cause measurable psychological harm.
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