Japan’s Premium Streaming Sector Revenue Hit $7.2B In 2025, With Netflix Leading The Way – Media Partners Asia

Japan’s Premium Streaming Sector Revenue Hit .2B In 2025, With Netflix Leading The Way – Media Partners Asia

Japan‘s premium streaming sector grew 15% in 2025 to hit revenues of $7.2B, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA). A combination of an expansion of ad-supported tiers, more local content, and live events and sports increased the money-making opportunities, per the Japan Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics report released today by MPA and its…

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Tom Burke & Eve Hewson To Lead Lenny Abrahamson’s Next Feature 

Tom Burke & Eve Hewson To Lead Lenny Abrahamson’s Next Feature 

Tom Burke and Eve Hewson have signed on to lead Lenny Abrahamson’s next project, a currently untitled film, set to start shooting in Dublin on March 2 for Element Pictures. The film’s synopsis reads: Set within Dublin’s Jewish community in the late 1970s, the film is a lyrical and emotionally resonant portrait of Davey (newcomer…

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Why We Celebrate Presidents Day and Other Trivia

Why We Celebrate Presidents Day and Other Trivia

Presidents Day, also known as Washington‘s Birthday in honor of the country’s first president, is a federal holiday. It is observed on the third Monday of every February and this year takes place on February 16. “Many government offices close on federal holidays and some private businesses may close as well. If the holiday falls…

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ByteDance To Halt Seedance 2.0’s AI Rip-Offs After Legal Threats From Disney & Paramount

ByteDance To Halt Seedance 2.0’s AI Rip-Offs After Legal Threats From Disney & Paramount

TikTok-owner ByteDance has promised to improve “safeguards” on its Seedance 2.0 AI model after a full-throated backlash from Hollywood about copyright theft. In a statement shared with BBC News, ByteDance said it would work to prevent users from generating videos based on Hollywood intellectual property. Deadline has contacted ByteDance for comment. ByteDance’s statement follows the…

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Barging blindly into Singapore’s construction boom could be a bust for some investors

Barging blindly into Singapore’s construction boom could be a bust for some investors

Those dipping their toes in now are no longer buying the boom, but betting that these companies can manage their costs FOR years, Singapore’s construction sector was the proverbial “ugly duckling” of the local bourse – a messy, low-margin business plagued by labour crunches, fluctuating raw material costs, and the lingering hangover of pandemic-era delays.…

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John Oliver Roasts Netflix-WBD Deal In ‘Last Week Tonight’ Season 13 Premiere: “Loved The Ending Of ‘Stranger Things,’ By The Way — Very Brown”

John Oliver Roasts Netflix-WBD Deal In ‘Last Week Tonight’ Season 13 Premiere: “Loved The Ending Of ‘Stranger Things,’ By The Way — Very Brown”

John Oliver had a lot of life, and politics, to catch up on in the premiere episode of Last Week Tonight Season 13. Coming back after a typical three-month holiday hiatus, the political comic speed-ran through various headlines, from the biathlete drama emerging from the 2026 Winter Olympics to the U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan leader…

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Canada makes historic Sidney Crosby announcement amid Olympics

Canada makes historic Sidney Crosby announcement amid Olympics

It was pure dominance at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Sunday as Canada defeated France 10-2 to improve to 3-0 in Group A preliminary play. Nine different players scored, with 19-year-old phenom Macklin Celebrini netting two goals. Canada has now outscored its opponents 20-3 through three games, joining the United States as the…

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