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No IMAX, No Problem: How K-MovieTech Carried Spider-Man's $167M Record Opening
Spider-Man: Brand New Day set an all-time North American opening-day record of $167M without a single IMAX screen — locked out by Nolan's The Odyssey — turning instead to ScreenX, 4DX, Dolby Cinema and HDR by Barco, and proving that in a market where premium formats take 15.6% of the box office
ABC Asks FCC to Dismiss Early License Renewals in 109-Page Filing, Alleging Retaliation
The ABC license review and the YTN ownership dispute expose the same fundamental conflict: how governments can revisit broadcasting rights already granted—and whether regulatory procedure or business certainty should prevail.
Canada to Eliminate Base Contribution on Foreign Streamers, Replace With C$600 Million a Year in Government Funding
Canada has told the Federal Court of Appeal it intends to eliminate the base contribution on foreign streaming services and replace the money with government funding. A system built to replace the cable levy lost to cord-cutting became a USMCA and Section 301 target
ABC News Turns the '20/20' True Crime Archive Into a Subscription: $2.99 a Month, Apple Podcasts Only
ABC News has bundled the '20/20' true crime archive with two new series into a $2.99-a-month subscription. With podcast revenue still overwhelmingly ad-based and those ad dollars concentrated in a handful of chart-topping shows
“Mandu” and “Yangnyeom” are Becoming Product Names in U.S. Retail
Across mainstream U.S. retail, mandu, kimchi, gochujang and yangnyeom are becoming brand language, while K-food, K-beauty and Korean IP increasingly reinforce one another along the same consumer journey.
When Your AI Double...Takes Your Job
GenAI is making mobile dramas faster and cheaper, but the industry’s real competitive advantage will come from traceable consent, compensation and licensing—not from replacing human performers with unaccountable digital doubles.
AI Recommendation Replaces Discovery, and Ad Money Moves to Small Creators
As discovery moves from chronological feeds to AI recommendation and conversational interfaces, content is priced on relevance rather than reach: 45.5% of U.S. influencer marketing spend goes to accounts under 20,000 followers, and the web is now logging one AI bot visit for every 31 human visits.
Consumers Use AI—but Reject AI Content...The Adoption–Acceptance Divide Reshaping Media
GenAI adoption is rising while acceptance of AI-made media is fragmenting, making creator consent, provenance and compensation—not lower production cost—the industry’s decisive advantage.
Pay for YouTube, Get NBC’s Sports and Series Too
YouTube, which holds 13.4% of U.S. TV watch-time, is folding Peacock and its 1.7% into its own subscription — pulling media companies back from gathering subscribers through their own apps toward selling wholesale to a platform.
Disney World locks in three straight years of major land openings as Orlando's park war enters round two
Disney is opening a major new land at Walt Disney World every year from 2027 under its $17B development agreement, with 30% of FY2026's $9B capex going to technology — while Netflix House, Sphere, Cosm and CJ 4DPLEX split the immersive-venue market into eight distinct cost models, and Korea
Paramount Heads Straight to Trial on the Warner Deal, and Korea's Media Review Has No Market Test
The $111 billion deal is argued in market numbers before closing; the 319.9 billion won YTN transfer was undone on a quorum after ownership had already changed hands. What gets reviewed, and when the dispute happens, produced the two outcomes.
Netflix's YouTube Playbook Won't Fix Its Viewership Problem
Netflix's push to mimic YouTube—loading up on creator content and video podcasts—is unlikely to fix its stalled viewership, signaling it should refocus on flagship film and TV originals; and that hit-drought opens negotiating leverage and opportunity for proven K-content.