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The HBO drama returned on 21 June with the Battle of the Gullet and the death of Prince Jacaerys Velaryon, a finale-scale premiere that pushes the Targaryen civil war into far darker territory.
The corporation has shelved the new series of Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone and ruled out future projects with the presenter after reports of historic abusive and misogynistic social media posts.
The Lachlan Murdoch-led broadcaster is buying the streaming hardware and ad platform it once sold its stake in, aiming to fuse Tubi with Roku's 100 million-plus households.
Netflix has confirmed the hit British mystery will return for a concluding run of four episodes, with filming already wrapped.
The Peaky Blinders creator's Dublin-set period saga has been recommissioned after a strong debut run, with the writer signalling ambitions to take the dynasty all the way to the 1960s.
The public-service broadcaster says its digital viewing minutes are rising faster than rivals from the BBC to Netflix, as it positions younger audiences at the heart of its strategy.
The US reimagining of the ITV comedy favourite has been picked up across more than a dozen territories, with Sky and NOW taking UK rights as the format proves its international pull.
Chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall has told staff the broadcaster will cut around 200 roles across its media and entertainment, commercial and technology divisions in a drive to save £50m a year.
At its upfront, the retail giant unveiled tools that automatically tailor ad messaging to what viewers are watching, sharpening its assault on the traditional TV advertising market.
Following a steep subscription increase, Apple is stacking its streaming service with Formula 1, Major League Soccer and baseball as it seeks to justify the higher tariff to viewers.
Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan and Veep director Chris Addison team up on a crime drama starring Aidan Gillen and Ella Lily Hyland, with a rare two-season order from the outset.
Showrunner Adi Shankar confirms the anime adaptation will close out its planned trilogy, capping a streaming success that repeatedly cracked the platform's global top 10.
The media group is separating its HBO Max and studios business from its cable and news networks, a structural overhaul that reshapes the global content landscape.
Disney's broadcast arm has reluctantly complied with an accelerated regulatory review it says is unconstitutional, in a dispute with political roots that is rattling the US TV business.