SiriusXM names Tubi chief executive Anjali Sud as its next CEO, succeeding Jennifer Witz
Sud takes over on January 1, 2027, when Witz steps down after nearly six years as chief executive. Her contract runs to 2029 with a $2.6 million salary.
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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.
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Music
MusicExplainer
Webcasting royalties set in 2026: what radio simulcasters, public radio and college stations pay to 2030
Rules published in March 2026 set 2026-2030 royalties for AM/FM streams, public radio and college webcasters, adopting four settlements with SoundExchange.
TV & Streaming
FCC's repeal of the 39% national TV ownership cap will take effect on January 11
Published in the Federal Register on November 12, the repeal swaps the 39% limit for case-by-case review. Pay-TV firms and public interest groups opposed it.
TV & StreamingExplainer
Warner Bros. Discovery's sale to Skydance: from the 2025 Netflix deal to the 2026 closing and its conditions
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.
Gaming
Snail's third-quarter bookings rose 30% as ARK: Survival Ascended sold about 1.2 million units
Reported revenue more than doubled to $33.1 million, but most of that jump came from deferred revenue. ARK made up 91.5% of the publisher's revenue.
GamingExplainer
Paid loot boxes mean at least M and simulated gambling R 18+ under Australia's 2024 game classification rules
Since September 2024, Australia has classified games with paid loot boxes at least M and games with simulated gambling R 18+. What changed and what applies now.
Internet Culture
Internet CultureExplainer
TikTok Lite's points for watching videos: the 2024 decision that ended them in the EU for good
In August 2024 the European Commission closed a DSA case for the first time, making binding TikTok's pledge to pull TikTok Lite's rewards scheme from the EU.
BuzzFeed licenses its name to LocalNow, a Byron Allen affiliate to be rebranded BuzzFeed TV
Signed November 9 with an affiliate of its Byron Allen-led controlling shareholder, the deal came as time spent with BuzzFeed content fell 26% last quarter.
Trend Data
Trend DataExplainer
U.S. surveys 2015-2023 show cable and satellite TV falling to about half of households as online audio grew
NTIA's Internet Use Survey found 49.5% of U.S. households subscribed to cable or satellite TV in November 2023, down from 72.8% in 2017, with data back to 2015.
Paramount+ reached 82.2 million subscribers, and Skydance will stop reporting the count
Skydance said on November 9 it will drop quarterly subscriber figures from its fourth-quarter results. Paramount+ grew 6% in a year as its revenue rose 21%.
Latest from official sources
Headlines as each source published them, with links to the original releases.
- National Television Multiple Ownership RuleFederal Register: FCC documents on video programming ·
- Commission preliminarily finds TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed in breach of Digital Services Act for harmful ‘rabbit holes’ effectEuropean Commission digital strategy news ·
- Unlimited Miles: The Ever-Evolving Sound of Miles DavisLibrary of Congress: In The Muse (Music Division blog) ·
- Google's general search and search advertising servicesCMA cases: digital markets (GOV.UK) ·
- Apple’s mobile platformCMA cases: digital markets (GOV.UK) ·
- Google’s mobile platformCMA cases: digital markets (GOV.UK) ·
- DCMS sector Economic Estimates: Productivity 2024 (provisional)DCMS research and statistics (GOV.UK) ·
- Economic Estimates: Employment January 2025 to December 2025 for DCMS SectorsDCMS research and statistics (GOV.UK) ·