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YouTube TV Enters 'Skinny Bundle' War as Venu Sports Collapse Reshapes U.S. Pay-TV Market
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YouTube TV Enters 'Skinny Bundle' War as Venu Sports Collapse Reshapes U.S. Pay-TV Market

“Following Venu Sports collapse, YouTube TV joins DirecTV, Fubo and Comcast in race to offer cheaper, genre-specific packages as traditional cable bundle model crumbles”

Jung Han · Dec 12, 2025
"Selling Culture, Not Just Channels": How Roku and TelevisaUnivision Are Redefining FAST Advertising Through Cultural Audience Packaging
Entertainment Tech

"Selling Culture, Not Just Channels": How Roku and TelevisaUnivision Are Redefining FAST Advertising Through Cultural Audience Packaging

“How Platform Data Combined with Content Expertise is Reshaping FAST Advertising Revenue Models”

Jung Han · Dec 11, 2025
Disney's $1 Billion AI Gamble: Betting on OpenAI While Suing Google in a High-Stakes Battle for the Superfan Era
AI

Disney's $1 Billion AI Gamble: Betting on OpenAI While Suing Google in a High-Stakes Battle for the Superfan Era

Disney bets big on OpenAI while warning Google and other tech giants over AI misuse. As streaming growth stalls, the Mouse House turns Disney+ into an AI-powered playground for superfans. A two-track strategy of partnership and legal warfare is quietly rewriting the rules of the streaming wars.

Jung Han · Dec 11, 2025
U.S. Pay-TV Scores First Net Subscriber Gain Since 2017: Is This a 'Reversal Signal' in the Cord-Cutting Era?
Entertainment Tech

U.S. Pay-TV Scores First Net Subscriber Gain Since 2017: Is This a 'Reversal Signal' in the Cord-Cutting Era?

U.S. pay-TV added subscribers on a net basis in the third quarter of 2025, its first net gain since 2017. Cable operators bundling SVOD services drove the turnaround.

Jung Han · Dec 10, 2025
Letterboxd Opens a New Chapter in Film Discovery
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Letterboxd Opens a New Chapter in Film Discovery

Cinephile social network turns 24 million users’ watchlists and reviews into a curated global VOD platform for unreleased festival gems and rediscovered classics..

Choi Yun su · Dec 10, 2025
CES 2026 to Feature Top Trump Administration Tech Policy Leaders and Record-Breaking Keynote Lineup
Policy

CES 2026 to Feature Top Trump Administration Tech Policy Leaders and Record-Breaking Keynote Lineup

CES 2026 to Feature Top Trump Administration Tech Policy Leaders and Record-Breaking Keynote Lineup White House Science Advisor, FCC and FTC Chairs Among Confirmed. Government Speakers; Korea's National Assembly Vice Chair Also to Attend

Samseog Ko · Dec 9, 2025
Gen AI Disrupts the News Ecosystem — Subscription Revenue Emerges as the Lifeline of Journalism
AI

Gen AI Disrupts the News Ecosystem — Subscription Revenue Emerges as the Lifeline of Journalism

Global publishers pivot from ad-driven traffic to direct reader relationships as AI reshapes how news is created and consumed.

Jung Han · Dec 8, 2025
Paramount Launches $77.9 Billion Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
TV & Telecom

Paramount Launches $77.9 Billion Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Offer comes days after entertainment company reached $72 billion deal with Netflix. All-cash $30-per-share bid challenges Netflix's $72 billion agreement with Warner

Seungjin Shin · Dec 8, 2025
CNN Left Out of Hollywood's Biggest Deal: Netflix-WBD Merger Reshapes Global News Capital Landscape
Entertainment Tech

CNN Left Out of Hollywood's Biggest Deal: Netflix-WBD Merger Reshapes Global News Capital Landscape

Netflix's $82.7B WBD Acquisition Leaves CNN Stranded in Declining Cable—While Gulf and Asian Capital Reshape the Future of Western Journalism

Jung Han · Dec 7, 2025
Three FAST Platform Chiefs Named in Hollywood's 100 Most Powerful Women... "Free Streaming Is the Future"
Streaming/FAST

Three FAST Platform Chiefs Named in Hollywood's 100 Most Powerful Women... "Free Streaming Is the Future"

Warner Bros. Film Group's Pamela Abdy Tops the List. Tubi, Pluto TV, AMC Executives All Make the Cut Miky Lee, Jenny Han, Maggie Kang. Among Korean Figures Selected. Korea's No. 1 FAST Platform NEW ID Also Led by Jun Park

Jung Han · Dec 6, 2025
[In-Depth]Netflix-WBD $83 Billion Mega Deal: Hollywood's Earthquake and K-Content's New Frontier
Streaming/FAST

[In-Depth]Netflix-WBD $83 Billion Mega Deal: Hollywood's Earthquake and K-Content's New Frontier

Self-Disruptive Innovation Reaches Its Ultimate Test. From DVD Rentals to Owning Batman: A Company That Never Stops Pivoting. Hollywood Fury, LA Anxiety, and Why Korean Content Could Be the Unexpected Winner

Jung Han · Dec 6, 2025
K-Content Enters a New Stage: Immersive Venues Reshape Global Entertainment
Entertainment Tech

K-Content Enters a New Stage: Immersive Venues Reshape Global Entertainment

K-Content Emerges as Key Driver of Immersive Spatial Entertainment. From Arizona's Dorrance Dome to Las Vegas Sphere: Global Immersive. Theatre Infrastructure Expands Spatial K-IP Distribution Channels Rise Amid $440B Market Projection by 2030

Seungjin Shin · Dec 6, 2025