In a major shakeup of the European television market, German broadcast giant RTL Group has signed a deal to acquire pay-TV group Sky Deutschland from Comcast. The deal includes a 150 million ($176 million) upfront payment plus a variable component of up to 377 million ($442 million), provided RTLs share price exceeds 41, which Comcast can trigger any time within...

NBCUniversal is planning a second year-round horror destination for the Second City. Universal Destinations Experiences will open a location of its new concept called Universal Horror Unleashed in Chicago, Illinois, targeting a 2027 debut. The new location will be located across the street from the forthcoming Ballys Casino, in a 114,000-square-foot commercial building at 700 W. Chicago Avenue, directly on...

In a changing of the guard at Cond Nast, Anna Wintour will step aside as the editor in chief of Vogue, which will seek a new head of U.S. editorial. Wintour isnt leaving the company, she will continue as chief content officer for Cond Nast, as well as global editorial director of Vogue, overseeing the fashion media brands worldwide output....

The Formula One driver Alex Albon was coming around the Canadian Grand Prixs famous Turn 10 earlier this month when he suddenly slid past the curve to a desolate spot off the track, forced by an engine issue to retire. As he dejectedly pulled himself out of his car to exit the course, Albon found himself walking right through the...

In a surprise move, The Walt Disney Co. and the cable giant Charter have inked a new deal that expands their landmark 2023 carriage agreement to bring Hulu to Spectrum TV customers, while returning eight linear cable channels that had been pulled from its lineup. Back in 2023, Disneys channels (including ESPN and ABC) went dark for Spectrum customers as...

In the original 1996 Happy Gilmore film, Adam Sandlers title character learns to love the sub. In a memorable scene that begins inside a Subway restaurant and ends with Gilmore in a TV commercial teeing a sub into a fans mouth, the food brand was front and center. So it is fitting that Subway is returning for Happy Gilmore 2,...

In a wide-ranging conversation at the APOS summit in Bali on Wednesday, senior regional executives from Amazon laid out their vision for the companys twin-pronged streaming strategy in India, where the tech giant operates both the subscription-based Prime Video platform and the ad-supported service Amazon MX Player. The dual-service approach, they argued, is key to capturing Indias vast and varied...

Follow the money and follow the audience and its needs in the streaming age. That was one point that television industry leaders agreed on in Central and Eastern Europe at this weeks NATPE Budapest, even if their specific strategies may differ. We are following people wherever they watch whether its linear, paid streaming or free streaming, Levente Mlnay, the Hungary-based...

In most circumstances, its illegal for companies to use copyright-protected material to train their AI systems without permission or payment, a court said, while finding that a lawsuit from Sarah Silverman against Meta doesnt present one of those cases. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria on Wednesday sided with Meta on the novel legal question of whether AI companies are covered...

Media businessman Byron Allen recalled a childhood spent wandering studios at NBC. The 64-year-old shared the anecdote recently at the CAA Amplify 2025 Summit, diving into his childhood. My mother got pregnant with me when she was 16 years old and she had me 17 days after her 17th birthday, Allen told the crowd. [It was] April of 61, so...

Matt Damon and David Beckham are bringing back their Super Bowl characters David Dave for a new extension of Stella Artois brand campaign. The new campaign is called The Collection, with the beer brand releasing limited edition beer chalices, one based on each state (50 States of Stella). In the new spot, Dave Beckham (played by Matt Damon) shows off...

CAA has signed business analyst, writer and podcast host Ed Elson. Elson is the co-host of the Prof G Markets podcast with Scott Galloway, in which the pair dissect the news impacting global capital markets and break it down for the average listener. Elson won the best co-host honoree award at the 2024 Webby Awards for his role on the...

BET is cutting jobs as part of a streamlining of its organization under a recently unveiled 3.5 percent reduction of the domestic workforce at its parent company Paramount Global as the conglomerate awaits FCC approval ofSkydance Medias dealto acquire it. BET is not immune to the conditions necessitatingthese actions, so we too must reduce staff within our organization, BET Media...