A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SCREENVISION Cinema Is Crushing It in 4Q Avatar: Fire and Ash, brought ~8M opening-weekend admissions. By the end of 4Q, moviegoing will reach 60% of P12-74, with Gen Z accounting for half of all admissions. As momentum carries into 1Q ’26, cinema delivers scaled, predictable reach with premium attention and cultural […]
Friday December 19, 2025 IN THE NEWS Horizon Media unveiled HorizonOS, an operating system built on an open ecosystem of partners. According to Horizon, the architecture of HorizonOS unifies three core forms of intelligence: · Blu is the AI-native innovation ecosystem that translates strategy into action. It enables Horizon to deliver on enhanced “speed […]
Thursday December 18, 2025 IN THE NEWS YouTube has landed the rights to air the Academy Awards beginning in 2029 and running through 2033. ABC has carried the awards show since 1976. “The Oscars are one of our essential cultural institutions, honoring excellence in storytelling and artistry,” said YouTube CEO Neal Mohan. “Partnering with […]
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM PREMION Wednesday December 17, 2025 IN THE NEWS The BBC could be forced to release a Netflix-like subscription service, or take on limited advertising as a way to broaden its funding sources, according to a policy paper cited by Deadline.com. The paper maps out possible scenarios for the […]
Tuesday December 16, 2025 IN THE NEWS CBS is doubling down on what’s working with a new special, “Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Pt. 2,” airing Monday, December 22 at 8p. That’s less than a month after the 1996-2005 comedy’s first anniversary special, which premiered November 24 and had an encore broadcast four days […]
Monday December 15, 2025 IN THE NEWS Google is removing AI-generated YouTube videos featuring Disney characters, following a cease-and-desist letter from Disney that accused Google of infringing on its copyrights. “We have a longstanding and mutually beneficial relationship with Disney, and will continue to engage with them,” said a Google spokesperson. “More generally, we […]
Friday December 12, 2025 IN THE NEWS The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have struck a three-year licensing deal that makes Disney the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative AI video platform. Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos, drawing from a set of more than 200 […]
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM OMEDA Thursday December 11, 2025 IN THE NEWS YouTube TV will start offering over 10 cheaper, genre-specific packages early next year that give “more choice and flexibility to our subscribers,” the company said in a blog post. YouTube TV Plans will include a sports plan with a comprehensive […]
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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM OMEDA Tuesday December 9, 2025 IN THE NEWS Paramount launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, three days after WBD announced a deal with Netflix that had won the approval of both companies’ boards. Paramount circumvented the WBD board to offer shareholders what it described […]