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. TV & Streaming

    Fox completes its Roku takeover, putting Roku, Tubi and FOX One in a new digital division

  2. Music

    iHeartMedia's podcast revenue rose 24% in the third quarter as broadcast radio revenue fell 4.5%

  3. Trend Data

    BLS puts October payrolls in motion picture and sound recording at 328,400, down from 348,000 a year earlier

  4. Gaming

    Take-Two's net bookings fell 18% in its fiscal second quarter as Grand Theft Auto VI nears release

  5. Trend Data

    Bumble app's paying users fell 15% and Tinder's payers 4% in the third quarter as Hinge and Grindr grew

  6. Internet Culture

    The EU is asking how big platforms' public ad libraries should work, with guidelines planned for 2028

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

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