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The transaction, valued at $82.7bn (including debt) is expected to close by Q3 2026, after Warner Bros Discovery carves out its linear TV businesses into a new company, Discovery Global.
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An additional 42% of Brits are “open” to cycling, implying a growing normalisation of churn. The solution for streaming services? Shift focus from acquisition to loyalty.
Disney quietly announced something radical: letting fans create their own short-form IP on Disney+. But it exposes just how defensively the rest of the industry has been playing.
The streaming giant’s EMEA ads VP sat down with The Media Leader to discuss three years of ads on Netflix, and what is coming next.
The partnership features as part of a trend of supercharging a video-first approach in podcasting.
| Maria Iu
Panel at a Trade Desk event urged advertisers to think more carefully about the environments they appear in.