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Streaming services will account for a fifth of global sports rights spend in 2025, according to research by Ampere Analysis.

Brahma, the AI and content technology company created by VFX specialist DNEG Group, has acquired Metaphysic, a developer of AI content creation technologies.

Amazon MGM Studios is to gain creative control of the James Bond franchise following a deal with 007’s long-term producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

Film studios are to receive business rates relief over the next nine years as the UK government rolls out a 40% reduction in business rates bills.

Saudi Arabia’s SURJ Sports Investment is to acquire a minority stake in sports streamer DAZN.

Flawless has commercially launched DeepEditor, its AI-powered editing tool.

Papal drama Conclave and immigration epic The Brutalist led the winners at the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards, winning four prizes each.

European cinema attendance stood at 841 million in 2024, representing a slight 2% decline on the previous year, according to data from the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO).

The television set is now the primary device for YouTube viewing in the US, according to the company’s CEO Neal Mohan.

NEP Europe has unveiled a new organisational structure for its northern, mid and southern European businesses.