Entertainment Tech
K-Chicken Emerges as New Growth Engine in U.S. F&B Market — BBQ Leads Category with 33-State Network
A Nevada economic development delegation visiting Seoul stopped at a BBQ flagship store. BBQ's U.S. chain count rose 22% to a network spanning 33 states, and the visit drew coverage from CBS and other broadcasters.
Media City Qatar Film Committee Partners with Parrot Analytics for Analysis of Investment Decisions
Media City Qatar's Film Committee adopts end-to-end analytics platform as Arabic content demand surges 13-fold since 2020. Partnership brings predictive analytics to Gulf content investment as global appetite for Arabic storytelling reaches historic highs
Netflix’s Next Move: Party Games for Your Living Room"
From Blockbuster Dreams to Family-Friendly Play — How Netflix Shifts Gaming Strategy to Boost User Engagement. Netflix is moving away from developing large-scale, AAA video games and instead focusing on casual, party-style games that families and friends can enjoy together using their smartphones…
AI and XR Convergence Reshapes Entertainment Industry at Incheon's ICNX 2025
ICNX 2025 in Incheon centered on virtual production, localization tools and immersive media, with speakers describing a shift from technology competition to the experience economy.
Gen Z’s Media Revolution: The Fall of Traditional TV and the Rise of the Microdrama Era
In less than five years, “microdrama” has rocketed from experimental short-form video to a multibillion-dollar sector dominating mobile screens around the globe—reshaping the business models of major entertainment brands and sparking a cross-industry gold rush for Gen Z attention..
Hollywood's 2025 Layoffs: Key Patterns of Industry-Wide Restructuring
Mass layoffs continue to sweep through Hollywood and the media industry in 2025. This trend is not simply the result of an economic downturn, but stems from fundamental changes in the industry’s structure.
Comcast Q3 Profit Falls 8% as Cord-Cutting Accelerates, Olympic Comparison Weighs
Cable giant loses 104,000 broadband, 257,000 pay-TV subscribers in fourth straight quarterly decline. Mobile adds record 414,000 customers; film and theme park divisions show strength.
K-Food Reshapes New York's Industries – KOOM Festival 2025 Marks Korean Wave's Evolution from Culture to Commerce
K-Food Reshapes New York's Industries – KOOM Festival 2025 Marks Korean Wave's Evolution from Culture to Commerce. Brooklyn's Navy Yard Transforms into Hub of Korean Innovation.
Warner Bros. Rejects Paramount’s Acquisition Offer – Hollywood Mega-Deal in Doubt
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has rejected an initial takeover offer from Paramount Skydance, dismissing the proposed price (around $20 per share) as too low. The move puts a major Hollywood merger – expected to reshape the industry – on hold..
Korea Emerges as 2nd U.S. Overseas TV Production Hub: 7 Major Shifts in Global Content Trends
[MIPCOM 2025 Report] Luminate: “K-Content Accounts for 64% of Netflix Originals... Non-English Content Demand Explodes” Analysis of 21 trillion Data Points Reveals: “Cultural Impact Now Transcends Film, TV, Music, and Gaming Boundaries”
Paramount Acquires the Free Press, Appoints Bari Weiss as CBS News Editor-in-Chief
Broadcasting giant CBS hands editorial control to digital independent journalist The Free Press with 1.5M subscribers acquired for $150 million CBS News, legacy of Murrow and Cronkite, enters new era.
AI Innovation and the Fandom Economy: Redefining the Future of Content Experience
2025 Variety Entertainment & Technology Summit: A New Order and Growth Strategies for Global Media. From AI-driven animation cutting production timelines to just 12 months, to the rise of shoppable TV, and Disney’s $150M ‘Freakier Friday’ global box office success, the summit declared the end of…