Global streaming subscription revenue are expected to reach $200 billion by 2030, up 29% from $157.1bn in 2025, according to new research from London-based Ampere Analysis. Total subscriptions revenue tripled in five years, as revenues reached $50bn in 2020. The international expansion of global streaming services, the rollout of ad-supported tiers, and consistent price increases across major platforms have contributed to the increase between 2020 and 2025, according to Ampere.

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The News/Media Alliance (NMA), which represents the main news media industry trade association, has signed a partnership with visual generative AI infrastructure Bria allowing NMA members to opt into an AI licensing agreement with the AI-generating content platform. The partnership will also form the foundation for a new Bria product in development designed "to ensure reliable, grounded AI-generated outputs based on participating publishers’ owned content."

For the NMA, which represents aroun...

ChatGPT parent company OpenAI will shut down its AI-powered short video generation app Sora, signaling a shift in priorities from the AI company. The company announced the closure of the app on social media: "We’re saying goodbye to Sora. We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work," reads a post from OpenAI on X. OpenAI is reportedly shifting resources to more lucrative coding, reasoning or text-generation tasks. The Wall Street Journal sai...