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With streaming advertising poised for rapid expansion throughout media, Comcast spinning off most of its NBCUniversal cable networks will expedite the ad exodus from cable that much further.

As Xbox continues to tinker with bringing new and catalog titles to PlayStation, select games are gunning to make the jump.

Immersive technologies such as advanced spatial tech, LED screens, dome projections and a new generation of headsets are creating previously unimaginable storytelling possibilities in XR, despite the hardware still not achieving mass adoption.

New survey data from Altman Solon shows top brass in the sports industry are anxious the business is losing relevance as licensing fees soar and younger viewers increasingly get their sports fix from free platforms.

Adding ESPN as well as Hulu into the Disney+ app will help fuel Disney’s fortunes as a Netflix rival beyond its IP.

Despite having its “most active summer concert season ever,” Live Nation’s Q3 2024 results saw the first dip in revenue since the pandemic, suggesting that a change in strategy is needed.

Walmart has quietly built itself into perhaps the only company that can rival Amazon as an all-in-one streaming giant.

Walmart has quietly built itself into perhaps the only company that can rival Amazon as an all-in-one streaming giant.

As good as 2024 has been for the likes of A24 and Neon, the return of stacked major-studio slates next year will truly test the independent distributors in navigating a crowded calendar for dozens of their own films.

As much as Tencent and other gaming leaders scoop up studios, the undisclosed buyer of Take-Two label Private Division is likely filling a specific niche.