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News Trend covers music, TV and streaming, gaming and internet culture, with the industry data behind each trend, checked before we publish.
MusicExplainer
Rules published in March 2026 set 2026-2030 royalties for AM/FM streams, public radio and college webcasters, adopting four settlements with SoundExchange.
MusicExplainer
Since May 2025, U.S. sellers of concert, sports and theater tickets must show the total price, mandatory fees included, whenever they show a price.
TV & StreamingExplainer
Netflix agreed to buy WBD's studios and streaming arm in December 2025. Paramount Skydance won all of WBD in 2026, closing October 6 under a 12-state decree.
TV & StreamingExplainer
Netflix said in April 2024 it would stop reporting quarterly memberships in 2025. Its letters have since given one milestone: 325 million, passed late in 2025.
GamingExplainer
In March 2025, EU consumer authorities said games should show real-money prices for virtual currency. In 2026 they launched actions against ten game companies.
Bookings at Sea's games arm, whose titles include Free Fire, reached $890.0 million, and paying users rose 4.1%. Growth was 15.5% in the second quarter.
Internet CultureExplainer
The Supreme Court upheld the TikTok divestiture law in January 2025. A September 2025 order cleared a U.S. joint venture in which Oracle reports a 15% stake.
Internet CultureExplainer
Enacted in December 2024, Australia's law has required platforms since December 10, 2025, to stop under-16s having accounts. Maximum fines doubled in 2026.
Trend DataExplainer
By our count, BLS's cable and live streaming TV index rose 19% from 2020 to 2025, recorded music 11%, admissions 24% and all items 24%. Data to October 2026.
Trend DataExplainer
BEA's account for 2023 valued U.S. arts and cultural economic activity at $1.17 trillion. The agency says it will no longer produce the figures regularly.
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