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TIFF: The Market (Sept 10–16, Toronto) will launch with financing meetings, labs for directors and writers, an IP Exchange connecting publishing/gaming/immersive rights-holders with studios, and prize-backed screenwriter and Sloan fellowships — specific awards include a $15,000 CAD TIFF-CBC Screenwriter Award and a $35,000 CAD Sloan fellowship (and a $15,000 CAD Sloan project pitch award).
Row K Entertainment saw president Megan Colligan and CMO Ben Carlson exit seven months after launch amid clashes with founders Christopher Woodrow and Raj Singh and reported cashflow issues; the company pushed back release dates, lost vendor confidence, and insiders disclosed acquisition and P&A figures including a $12M reported (not closed) Cliffhanger purchase and $5M acquisition + $5M marketing on Dead Man’s Wire, signaling distribution instability.
Netflix announced another US price increase across plans (ad plan to $8.99; standard $19.99; premium $26.99) and higher add‑member fees — the streamer says it will reinvest in content as it budgets roughly $20B in 2026, a signal that impact to indie and genre licensing/commission economics may continue.
Vice Studios under president Amy Powell has appointed Adam Kassan EVP scripted film/TV and Cat Lawson EVP unscripted, promoted Clair Marshall and Paul Randle, and announced plans to invest up to $500M in original content over 3–5 years while acquiring worldwide adaptation rights to the Payday gaming franchise.
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders will vote April 23 on the proposed merger with Paramount — WBD boards recommend approval and the merger terms specify $31 cash per WBD share (a 147% premium), with the deal expected to close Q3 2026 subject to regulatory review; executive compensation/exit figures for David Zaslav are noted in the filing.
Blumhouse Games and developer Perfect Garbage announced the cozy‑horror farming sim Grave Seasons will launch August 14 on PC and consoles—positioned as Stardew-style gameplay with Lovecraftian and serial‑killer narrative beats—marking another push by Blumhouse into gaming.
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