Streaming time across the globe was up 13 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2020, according to new data from Conviva.

Highlights of The Walt Disney Company's third-quarter financials include a 45 percent boost in revenues to $17 billion and Disney+ subscribers soaring to 116 million.

The number of subscribers to Lionsgate's premium pay and streaming brands grew to 28.9 million year-on-year in the first quarter.

With ad revenues bouncing back and gains in its streaming business, ViacomCBS's second-quarter revenues were up 8 percent to $6.6 billion.

Revenues at Sony Pictures Entertainment rose to $1.8 billion, but operating income slipped to $233.5 million, a 6 percent decline on a local currency basis.

Total revenues at Discovery, Inc. were up 21 percent year-on-year to $3.06 billion, with the company ending the period with 17 million direct-to-consumer subs.

Second-quarter revenues at NBCUniversal were up by 39.2 percent to $7.9 billion, with parent company Comcast Corporation seeing total revenues rise by 20.4 percent to $28.5 billion.

The global advertising market is set to recover this year, according to Zenith, with revenues expected to rise by 11.2 percent, exceeding the pre-pandemic peak by 6 percent.

Mia Edde has been tapped as executive director of Turkish content acquisitions at WarnerMedia, effective August 1.

Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, a Billie Eilish concert special, will premiere on Disney+ in September.