A head scratcher here from C+ - not the first of course - as it shuts down the main growth asset at the South African it just acquired. Was there no due diligence with Showmax's financials? deadline.com/2026/03/cana...
Yes, exactly. Sony is not a precarious company a la WBD, but the intrigue in Hollywood has always been about if/when Sony would get tired of its film and TV business. But the synergies have gotten better and the division is profitable, so things seem to be good enough. But everything has a price.
Paramount winning WBD is the worst possible outcome for the the American film and TV industries, and, well, the world. Netflix losing out means it stays the same for now, but the writing is on the wall that it wants a legacy studio. Sony Pictures is the weakest looking zebra on the savannah.
Big signing for D+/Hulu in Latin America. Remember they started with a major deal for Cohn and Duprat and are now engaging another major auteur in an even more important role. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/d...
Nope.
Interesting story about Netflix repatriating its runaway UK productions. The framing here is about getting WBD clearance, but there is also a more general Trumpian context here too. www.screenglobalproduction.com/news/2026/02...
One Australian-produced film on Netflix's Aussie slate (there is nothing from NZ). There are also several American films that Nflix uses sleight of hand to add them to the announcement and two series based on famous films. about.netflix.com/en/news/next...
A very helpful snapshot of the VOD market in Japan, where Netflix has the biggest share of revenues (from subs and ads), whereas Amazon has the highest number of users. Also some color on content preferences, with local leading the way. variety.com/2026/tv/glob...
Copyediting is under way and the new book project is now website official. Locating Media Industries, coming to a bookstore/library near you in June 2026 (tentatively)! www.routledge.com/Locating-Med...
The big chart from the story though is APV's Top 10 non-English works from the 'last year' (which somehow includes 2025 and 2026 releases). As usual, no transparency about metrics or other parameters, but interesting nonetheless. (2)
Lots of Amazon Prime Video news out today as it holds an event to promote its 'international' output. The most comprehensive piece comes from Deadline with a profile of Mercedes Ron and the growing number of adaptations on the platform. (1) deadline.com/2026/02/amaz...
Apple taking more measures to own and control its IP. A handy piece for understaning the strategic rationale for doing so. deadline.com/2026/02/appl...
Copyediting is under way and the new book project is now website official. Locating Media Industries, coming to a bookstore/library near you in June 2026 (tentatively)! www.routledge.com/Locating-Med...
For those keeping track at home, this means Prime Video's 'populist literature' is competing with Netflix's 'gourmet hamburgers'. All other SVODs now need their own pithy USPs. Suggestions? Apple TV+: 'Netflix ca. 2015, but more expensive'. HBO: 'It's not TV, it's a spinoff of older TV'. Others?
A (brief) interview from Deadline with Amazon's new head of international content Nicole Clemens. Along with a new project announcement, the int will help readers learn about Prime Video jargon like 'out of country' hits and its editorial line of 'populist literature'. deadline.com/2026/02/chlo...
And another from the Philippines, where 2 films are among the Netflix original works coming in 2026. about.netflix.com/en/news/next...
Catching up on more Netflix intl slate announcements from last week. These include the Thailand slate, on which we find 5 original films. And the announcement also has some interesting info on the local market. about.netflix.com/en/news/next...
Slight correction, that the deal has parliamentary backing in principle, but still needs to make it through the German cabinet.
More color on the German AV law, its nuances and complexities, and some of the immediate pushback from the group representing platforms and TV companies. If the latter is angry, it is likely good news for the country's producers. deadline.com/2026/02/germ...
Germany's Min of Culture (finally) reveals its planned revisions to its investment obligations for streaming platforms. A huge leap forward, let's see now how the negotiations go at the parliamentary level. www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Yet another intl slate announcement from Netflix, this one from India, where the co. is getting back into the original film business after a while betting more on Pay 1 windows of theatrical releases. 11 films on the 2026 slate, 9 of which will be made in Hindi. about.netflix.com/en/news/next...
Source: ICE to begin using empty Melania theaters as temporary detention facilities.
As predicted, Netflix has announced its German slate for 2026 this week. Among the many announcements are six feature films. about.netflix.com/en/news/what...
A helpful round up of the performance of Netflix original movies on the platform in 2025. www.whats-on-netflix.com/what-to-watc...
X's AI tool Grok reportedly produced 3 million sexual deepfakes in 11 days - today the Commission reacted and opened another formal investigation into X under the Digital Services Act.
Here is what the investigation is about ⬇️🧵
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Netflix's 2026 Japan slate includes 4 films (one of which is in the anime section) and a growing relationship with Japanese major Toho, about.netflix.com/en/news/next...
Yet more executive upheaval at Amazon Studios, this one yet again moving APV closer to explicitly copying the Netflix template. deadline.com/2026/01/amaz...
Some coverage of the trainwreck that is Amazon's Melania Trump documentary, a film that is shaping up to be a nadir for the streaming era on multiple levels. ca.news.yahoo.com/jeff-bezos-u...
Netflix's intl slate announcements keep coming in, this latest one from Spain. Nflix reports on Spain a lot, so the 3 new originals come in addition to a slew of projects debuting in 2026. Two films among the new announcements, including a new feature from Oriol Paulo. variety.com/2026/tv/glob...
Good question. I haven't seen one yet, but going by the patterns, I would guess we'll get one soonish. DACH is a very important battleground for the platforms and there is a big German spy series coming out in Feb. (Title: Unfamiliar)
