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July 12, 2024

Skydance Media is the new owner of Paramount Global.

After approximately 8 months of negotiations, the sale of Paramount Global to Skydance Media has finally taken place. The two companies have worked together for more than 10 years and Skydance has wanted to consolidate the two brands for several years. The merger of the two Hollywood giants will cost up to $8.4 billion and will take place in two stages.

Szymon Karbowski

Trend Analysis

July 5, 2024

All-in-one access? Paris 2024 Summer Olympics fans dream of unified sports streaming.

The Olympics will have a huge impact on the streaming market this summer. It's a sporting event watched by billions of people around the world. New research shows that more than a quarter of all sports streaming subscribers in the US will sign up to a new streaming service just to watch the Olympics, which will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024.

Szymon Karbowski

Trend Analysis

June 28, 2024

Biggest hit Netflix has ever had.

Netflix announced that the film "Under Paris" was watched by 40.9 million people on its premiere weekend. The French production has achieved one of the best results in the history of the streaming platform, beating two records and all competitors.

Szymon Karbowski

UEFA EURO 2024 - could it be a blockbuster for streaming platforms?

Events

June 21, 2024

UEFA EURO 2024 - could it be a blockbuster for streaming platforms?

Germany is currently hosting EURO 2024 after being selected to host the 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Lyon on 27 September 2018. West Germany hosted the 1988 edition, but this is the first time since reunification that Germany has hosted the UEFA European Championship. Football, known as soccer in the USA, is the biggest and most important event in Europe. It has captured the attention of sports fans since its inception.

Szymon Karbowski

Disney is finally sorting out its Marvel Studios strategies. Marvel Television returns.

Business

June 14, 2024

Disney is finally sorting out its Marvel Studios strategies. Marvel Television returns.

Five years on from the Walt Disney Company's decision to give Kevin Feige (head of Marvel Studios) full control of all things Marvel, it was felt to be a huge mistake. Previously, all the needs of the Marvel studio had been prioritized by Disney, which saw no need to support the television projects of this universe. Recent conferences of this company have announced the great return of Marvel Television.

Szymon Karbowski

Trend Analysis

June 7, 2024

Netflix shares soar on growth of subscribers to packages with advertising service. What's Wall Street excited about?

It looks like Netflix has solved the problem of securing long-term growth. The streaming giant now has 40 million users on its ad-supported streaming service. That number has almost doubled in the last four months, which is really significant.

Szymon Karbowski