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Netflix is laying off about 6% of its workforce in its biggest round of cuts since 2022. The company reports third-quarter results on 20 October.

ATM Grupa is making two 60-episode short drama series entirely with generative AI. A global agent will license them to platforms from the first quarter of 2027.

Netflix gets Percy Jackson and five Ice Age films worldwide from 4 October. The deal is not exclusive, and Pixar films follow in early 2027.

YouTube and Goldenvoice extended their exclusive Coachella livestream deal to 2030. By April 2027 the festival will have streamed on YouTube for 15 years.

A survey of 1,041 British TV owners puts streaming at 80 per cent and live broadcast at 64 per cent.

Netflix will sell advertising in nine more European countries from 1 March 2027. Amy Reinhard gave the date at the London upfront on 24 September.

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.

Tubi has built a campaign around moods instead of genres. Find Any Feeling For Free started on 10 September and includes nine films and a hotline.

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.