Culture and trends, and the data behind them

News Trend covers music, TV and streaming, gaming and internet culture, with the industry data behind each trend, checked before we publish.

The rundown

  1. Internet Culture

    Australia's under-16 social media law: enacted in 2024, in effect since 2025, tightened in 2026

  2. Trend Data

    Arts and culture were 4.2% of U.S. GDP in 2023, in an account BEA will no longer regularly produce

  3. Gaming

    In-game currencies in the EU: what consumer authorities set out in 2025, and the enforcement that followed

  4. Music

    Ticket sellers must show the total price with mandatory fees under a 2025 FTC rule: what changed for fans

  5. TV & Streaming

    Why Netflix stopped reporting subscriber numbers in 2025, and what it discloses instead

  6. TV & Streaming

    AMC Global Media booked an $85 million Walking Dead settlement charge as streaming revenue rose 4%

By the scene

Music

TV & Streaming

Gaming

Internet Culture

Trend Data

Latest from official sources

Headlines as each source published them, with links to the original releases.

  1. National Television Multiple Ownership RuleFederal Register: FCC documents on video programming ·
  2. Commission preliminarily finds TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed in breach of Digital Services Act for harmful ‘rabbit holes’ effectEuropean Commission digital strategy news ·
  3. Unlimited Miles: The Ever-Evolving Sound of Miles DavisLibrary of Congress: In The Muse (Music Division blog) ·
  4. Google's general search and search advertising servicesCMA cases: digital markets (GOV.UK) ·
  5. Apple’s mobile platformCMA cases: digital markets (GOV.UK) ·
  6. Google’s mobile platformCMA cases: digital markets (GOV.UK) ·
  7. DCMS sector Economic Estimates: Productivity 2024 (provisional)DCMS research and statistics (GOV.UK) ·
  8. Economic Estimates: Employment January 2025 to December 2025 for DCMS SectorsDCMS research and statistics (GOV.UK) ·

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