TV and streaming

Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín approved the Paramount settlement with the states on 30 September. Mattel chief Ynon Kreiz will join David Ellison as co-CEO.

A SkyShowtime shutdown is one of the options its owners are reviewing, Reuters reported on 14 September 2026. The board of the streaming joint venture set out the options in a letter to chief executive Monty Sarhan. No decision has been announced.

Disney has rewritten the Disney+ subscriber terms so that ads may run in every plan, Standard and Premium included.

AMC has opened a free streaming service in Czechia and Slovakia. SELEKT Light replaces AMC Mikro, needs only a registration and, AMC says, carries no advertising.

Netflix added more than 100,000 US subscribers on August 27, 2026, the day it premiered a 26-minute Grand Theft Auto VI preview, Ampere Analysis reports.

Channel 4 confirmed on 9 September that it will cut 340 roles, about 28% of its staff, by the end of 2026.

Netflix raised prices in Britain and Germany. The ad-supported plan rose fastest in both markets.

Several hundred episodes of M6 shows are moving onto Disney+ in France. The first two titles arrive on 25 September.

Fox News Media said on 3 September that Maria Bartiromo has left the company after 12 and a half years. The network gave no reason.

Spotify is putting its name on an American music ceremony that has not been held for three years. The show returns on 27 November.

RTL Deutschland says it will show five reworked episodes of a daytime court programme. It used AI to change verdicts, ages and family ties in old material.

ZDF has switched on more than 15 themed channels inside its streaming app. The line-ups are put together automatically and change every day.