200 billion That's the number of daily views of YouTube Shorts, the platform’s short-form video format, according to YouTube CEO Neal Moha, in his annual letter to the YouTube community. In 2026, YouTube will integrate different formats, like image posts, directly into the Shorts feed. $1.70 billion That's the global gross to date of The Walt Disney Studios' animated movie 'Zootopia 2', making it the highest-grossing animated Motion Picture Association (MPA) film of all time, having just su...

These are some of the main stories that were published by Creative Industries News in the past week: COPYRIGHT & REGULATION> European Commission adopts the proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA)> Reps. Madeleine Dean and Nathaniel Moran introduce the TRAIN Act to protect creators from unauthorised AI training> European Commission likely to clear UMG’s acquisition of Downtown — Report> WIN calls on EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to “block” the acquisition of Downtown by Universal Music Group...

FEBRUARY 2026 – Feb. 1: The 68th GRAMMY Awards, organised by the Recording Academy, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

– Feb. 4-7: MIDEM 2026 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.

– Feb. 12: ASCAP Experience 2026, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The event is organised by US rights society ASCAP for music creators, with workshops, panels, performances and networking. – Feb. 10-12: India International Music Week in Mumbai. MARCH 2026 – March 12-18: South by South...