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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
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[The Future of Korean FAST] News and Sports: The Two Genres That Open the Market
South Korea’s FAST market is likely to gain traction first through live news and sports rather than drama, as these genres face fewer holdback barriers, attract brand-safe advertising, and align with the long-term growth of CTV advertising and AI-driven channel operations
Video AI Startup Twelve Labs Raises $100 Million From Amazon, NEA and Naver: “The Next Foundation Model Is Video, Not Language”
Amazon, NEA and Naver just bet $100 million that video — not language — is AI's next foundation layer, and Korean-founded Twelve Labs is the company to build it.
"Metadata Is Money Now" — The First Place AI Took Over in Media Operations
AI's first and biggest impact in media isn't flashy video production but metadata — as the FAST market grows double digits, the ability to automate and standardize metadata so platforms and recommendation engines can accurately read content is what will decide who wins the revenue.
Midjourney Strikes Back: “Aren’t the Studios Using AI, Too?”
Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros.—who sued Midjourney for copyright infringement—now face a counterattack demanding they disclose their own "internal AI use" in court, flipping the offensive-defensive dynamic of the lawsuit.
From Screen to Runway: Netflix Flips the ‘Trip-to-Korea’ Switch
Yonsei University and K-EnterTech Hub's "K-Culture Explained" conference unveiled a 5-country survey showing K-content viewers are twice as likely to visit Korea (72% vs. 37%), mapping the "watch → search → book → visit → spend → share" OTT-tourism conversion funnel