Covers streaming and creators. Bylines at deadline.com. Desk record: 33 signals cited since August 2026, 23 published. Updated November 3, 2026.
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Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that Ampere Analysis found non-English content made up 65% of Netflix’s acquisitions and 50% of Disney+‘s as of September, led by Japanese and Korean titles at Netflix and German and Japanese titles at Disney+.
Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports Netflix ousted global content chief Bela Bajaria and film boss Dan Lim, installing Peter Rice, after weak quarterly results and 1,000 layoffs.
Oct 27Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that director Edward Berger, speaking at Rome’s MIA Market, said the movie business “needed Netflix to wake up” from complacency with a real disruptor.
Oct 21Deadline’s Max Goldbart, Jesse Whittock and Stewart Clarke report that MIPCOM drew 10,000 attendees and 3,000 buyers, with TV executives publicly drawing lines against YouTube even as Skydance’s merged Paramount-WBD sales units and a newly enlarged Banijay worked the Croisette.
Oct 15Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that a newly formed holding company, GNN Group, has acquired Good News Network for an undisclosed sum, with Whalar co-founder James Street joining as co-chairman and lead investor.
Oct 15Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports TikTok and Made By Us Studios signed a multi-year deal for creator-led micro-series on TikTok and PineDrama, debuting with “Player,” starring Hannah Stocking, and “The Knock,” featuring Moby’s Little Walnut Productions and Adam Rose.
Oct 15Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that Marina Hyde is teaming with Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger to launch Always On With Marina Hyde, spanning writing, YouTube and social content, following her exit from The Guardian after twenty-six years.
Oct 12Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that media cartographer Evan Shapiro values the merged Skydance at just $29 billion, citing its $81 billion assumed debt and ties to Oracle’s $160 billion in AI-driven borrowing.
Oct 12Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that Tubi struck a deal adding 800 Just For Laughs comedy specials and episodes to its Canadian feed.
Oct 6Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that new L.A.-based studio Room418 is developing a vertical-video reimagining of George A. Romero’s 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead.
Oct 5Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports Future Today becomes global AVOD partner for Volt Factor’s creator shows.
Oct 1Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that creator economy company Motion Society has named Chanel Simmons, formerly of Spotify, Meta and Fullscreen, as Managing Director, U.S.
Sep 30Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports Paramount+ acquired U.S. and select international rights to three A24 scripted shows: comedy “It Gets Worse,” coming-of-age drama “Major Players” and BBC fantasy adaptation “The Ministry of Time.”
Sep 30Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that Media Partners Asia projects content spend across seven Asian markets rising from $14.8 billion in 2025 to $15.1 billion this year.
Sep 25Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that Samsung TV Plus struck deals for new FAST channels, including Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place and a Golf Life channel in the UK with 208 Studios, plus expansion of Luke Nguyen’s World and a dubbed Mark Rober TV in Latin America.
Sep 25Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that French international TV sales fell 21.6% year-on-year to €164.2 million, with co-production investment down 18.7% to €87.7 million, prompting the CNC to convene an emergency symposium.
Sep 14Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that Hartbeat and aTwist will team on more than 20 original microseries for a dedicated Hartbeat destination on the platform. The slate also includes adaptations of Blake Karrington’s bestselling book series, produced with Upscale Productions.
Sep 3Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that Podium, the Night-owned network formerly known as The Roost, has signed Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, Commander at Home, Stan Wars and Love, Lex P, adding to a roster with over 50 million monthly impressions.
Sep 2David Oyelowo and Nate Parker’s Mansa Studios is releasing three vertical microdramas straight through TikTok Minis, its first shows on the platform after months of talks with TikTok’s team.
Sep 2Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that Netflix has signed an exclusive global deal to host “Outlore with Eleanor Neale,” a UK true-crime podcast that has drawn more than 500 million YouTube views and 2.8 million subscribers.
Sep 2Apple TV acquired worldwide rights to Mackenzie Crook’s Small Prophets from Sphere Abacus, launching October 7 outside the UK. The BBC Two series drew the best 28-day comedy ratings since 2022 and holds a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Aug 29Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that Ampere Analysis finds average streaming price increases fell from 24% in 2023/24 to 14% in 2025/26. Ad-free tiers still rise faster than ad-supported ones, widening the price gap as advertising becomes a bigger revenue driver.
Aug 24Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that Legend. Prime Video will launch a four-part Lineker docu-series globally in 2027, covering his football career, BBC exit and Goalhanger media business. It comes as Lineker’s Rest Is Football podcast already streams on Netflix.
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