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Sun Valley 2026: Global Media Realigns Into Big Tech Entertainment
Sun Valley 2026 is reshaping the global media deal map, with mega-mergers and AI shifts set to alter K-content’s bargaining power and export strategy.
The Future of K-Content Is the Global Fandom Park
As U.S. theme parks split into Disney/Universal giants and dying regional parks, fandom—not hardware—is what survives, making K-content the natural heir to the land they leave behind.
Apple and Netflix: Big Tech's Sports War Converges on Formula 1
Apple and Netflix's F1 simulcast — swapping "Drive to Survive" carriage for live race rights rather than trading cash — shows that exclusive sports rights become an asset only when backed by distribution design, a lesson underscored by JTBC's collapse
New York Post to Launch Its First FAST Channel as News Holds a Top Spot in FAST Viewing
The New York Post is launching its first FAST channel—built on its 2.51M-subscriber YouTube network and run via VideoElephant's managed service—as news cements itself as a top FAST genre offering a template Korea can follow given its deep news archives
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[Future of TV]Why Did cable TV Pay $530 Million for a Golf Simulator Company?
Comcast spinoff Versant is acquiring golf-simulator company Full Swing for $530 million, using its Golf Channel as a "funnel" to build a content-commerce-training-data golf ecosystem — a leading blueprint for how legacy broadcasters can escape pay-TV dependence.
U.S. Padel Passes 1,000 Courts: The Tech Elite's Social Sport Becomes a Spectator Sport
U.S. padel has hit a tipping point—surpassing 1,000 courts (infrastructure), attracting padel-focused VCs plus league and team investment (capital), and landing CNBC national broadcasts and Premier Padel events (media)—all converging at once, as the tech elite's premium-club economy drives
Sky to Acquire ITV Media & Entertainment for Up to £1.6 Billion: Becoming a "Bigger Beast in the Jungle"
As Comcast's Sky acquires ITV Media & Entertainment for up to £1.6B, the UK answers ad-market erosion with consolidation — a stark contrast to Korea, where ownership rules block the very capital that could rescue broadcasters in crisis.
Orbital Studios Moves to Television City: Virtual Production Arrives at the Heart of Hollywood
The convergence of legacy broadcast studios and virtual production has produced another landmark case. Orbital Studios, a virtual
Jodie Foster Asks: "Wasn't 'F1' Made by AI?"
At the Aspen Ideas Festival session "Who Owns the Future of Hollywood," Jodie Foster and former Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton argued that Hollywood's future belongs not to the century-old studio system but to creators who "dominate" AI and independent creators outside the platforms
Netflix's Season 2 Curse: When the Premiere Is the Peak
Netflix's hold on its own viewers is slipping. Audiences for the streamer's marquee originals are deserting them by their second seasons — typically shedding half, and in the worst cases as much as 85%
Reno-Tahoe Sets All-Time Tourism Records — and Hosts K-Nevada Gateway 2026 This September
As U.S. tourism contracts, Reno-Tahoe is closing in on a record $500 million in room tax revenue — and K-Nevada Gateway 2026 opens September 28 on top of that growth, with an online information session in July and applications at knevada.com.
“The Best Day Is When No One Knows I Was There”: What Disneyland Has Been Selling for 71 Years Is Operations
Disney shifted its core from screen to space—$10B in Experiences operating income and a parks chief as next CEO. Disneyland's power, 71 years and one billion guests on, lies not in IP but in running a small city. K-content's next test: the operations to turn viewers into repeat visitors