Fox Corp. posted an eye-opening 5% gain in the most recent first quarter to about $2 billion in linear affiliate revenue, a number that has been trending higher.

Sony Pictures Television, producer of the biggest original syndicated game shows - "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" - has inked distribution deals with Hulu, Disney+ and Peacock.

Layoffs come amid heightened business concerns over AI. What does this have to do with entertainment marketing? Savings - anywhere you can get it.

Netflix, not surprisingly, was a strong factor. It had 10 of the top 20 shows, and posted 32 of the 110 overall shows surveyed.

Amazon Prime Video now gives marketers access to "show-level" reporting including impressions, CPMs, and content adjacency.