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Podcasts started as an audio-only phenomenon. But now YouTube — the world’s biggest video platform — might be the biggest platform for podcasts. According to the Google-owned video giant, YouTube now has more than 1 billion monthly viewers for podcast content worldwide. In 2024, users watched more than 400 million hours of podcasts monthly on […]

Drake has officially postponed the final four dates of his tour of Australia and New Zealand due to what is described as a “scheduling conflict.” “We are actively working on rescheduling these dates along with adding some additional shows,” the artist’s reps said in a statement to Rolling Stone Australia-New Zealand. A rep did not immediately […]

Diddo, a Santa Monica-based ecommerce startup, has been selected for the Comcast NBCUniversal Sports Tech Program, allowing the company to experiment with major sports properties owned by NBCU, Comcast and key partners. The goal is to help boost the fortunes of promising young tech concerns and to help NBCU and Comcast properties innovate on the […]

ITV Studios has signed a deal with Vice Studios to become its exclusive global distribution partner. The new partnership — which was unveiled ahead of ITV Studios London Screenings presentation — will see ITV Studios add nearly 2,000 hours of Vice content to its more than 90,000-hour catalogue, as well as represent future projects in VICE Studios’ […]

The sequel to 2019 documentary “Leaving Neverland,” subtitled “Surviving Michael Jackson,” will be available to watch on YouTube in the U.S. and Canada. Little Dot Studios, an All3Media company, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired the exclusive U.S. and English Canadian rights to the sequel and will premiere it on Real Stories, Little Dot’s […]

Keshet International (KI) has secured two additional pre-sales for the upcoming  “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,” a three-part premium history docuseries co-developed with SandStone Global. Ahead of its debut at the London TV Screenings, the series has been pre-sold in Australia to publuc broadcaster SBS and in France to TF1’s Histoire TV channel, following […]

As CPH:DOX gears up for its 2025 edition, organizers have unveiled an audacious program of more than 200 films with a sharp focus on human rights under the theme “Right Here, Right Now.” With 94 world premieres – 68 of them feature-length, the highest number in the festival’s history – CPH:DOX continues to expand its […]

A panel of Japanese media executives and international collaborators gathered at Mip London to discuss the evolving landscape of Japanese content in global markets across unscripted formats, documentaries, and scripted drama. The session highlighted how Japanese creativity is finding new pathways to international success through strategic partnerships and adaptation of content for global audiences. Fotini […]

Prime Video India’s upcoming father-daughter dance drama “Be Happy,” starring Abhishek Bachchan, has locked in its global premiere date. The Remo D’Souza-directed feature, produced under Remo Dsouza Entertainment Pvt Ltd by Lizelle Remo D’Souza, centers on the relationship between devoted single father Shiv (Bachchan) and his quick-witted daughter Dhara (Inayat Verma), who dreams of competing […]

Nominees for the 97th Academy Awards gathered Tuesday night at the Academy Museum for a dinner and to keep up the annual tradition of taking a class photo of the year’s contenders. The event, typically a luncheon gathering, was rescheduled from Feb. 10 in the wake of January’s devastating fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena. […]