United Kingdom’s ITV Studios has announced numerous sales of its premium scripted slate in the Asia Pacific region, underscoring continued strong demand throughout Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.

MagisTV, a leading pirate streaming brand in Latin America, finds itself caught between a legal storm and a mounting malware backlash. This week, the service saw its U.S. trademark application abandoned amidst growing scrutiny from authorities and rightsholders worldwide.

While protecting children online is important, blunt legal tools like blanket age restrictions risk oversimplifying a complex issue. Even countries that champion free speech and liberal democratic values, like the UK, France, and New Zealand, are enforcing or proposing strict age-gating laws. Australia has already passed a law, and Pakistan is heading in the same direction.

Producers and creators must make sure that they obtain all necessary licenses before using AI in their work, especially when dealing with someone else’s original artwork or attempting to reproduce the AI-rendered likeness or personality rights of a living or deceased person.

President Trump waded into the complex issue of paying copyright holders whose works are used for AI training, saying it is impractical and would put the U.S. at a disadvantage to China.

YouTube’s reach, monetisation, and freedom draw creators; and brands are backing them, say experts

Raj Nayak, former COO of Viacom18 and founder of House of Cheer, has announced the launch of his latest venture, House of IP, in partnership with YAAP Digital, a leading digital content and influencer marketing company.

Netflix will introduce interactive advertisements in the second half of 2025, revealed Co-CEO Gregory K. Peters during the company’s Q2 2025 quarterly earnings call.

Riding a strong set of new programming launches, Netflix broke into the top three in June’s Media Distributor Gauge report from Nielsen, but YouTube remained on top for a fifth straight month.