Broadcasters and Streamers Move From Rivals to Partners as Old TV Divide Breaks Down and YouTube Rises Fast – Lumiere Summit

• Hulu and Disney+ are streaming Summer of Soul, a documentary directed by Questlove about a 1969 music festival in Harlem. • The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2022.

• The Television Academy announced the winners of the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys night two during a ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 6. • This specific event focused on high-profile categories including guest acting and supporting actor and actress awards for limited series.

• Noah Wyle hosted the second night of the Creative Arts Emmys to announce winners for various television categories. • The ceremony introduced a new Legacy Award to honor programs that have made a lasting impact on society and the television industry.

• French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced a €1 billion investment to support the audiovisual industry during the Lumière cinema summit. • France's state investment bank Bpifrance will contribute €500 million, with South Korea providing the other €500 million.

• Ad-supported streaming services including Netflix and Hulu are increasing the number of commercials shown per hour this year. • This shift comes as Hollywood studios push for higher profits through their streaming platforms.

• Banijay Entertainment announced the launch of Live Better for Less, a pan-European lifestyle entertainment format, on August 24, 2026. • The project is produced by Banijay UK’s Electric Robin in collaboration with Vinted and WPP Media.

• Broadcasters and streamers, including TF1 and Prime Video, are forming partnerships as the traditional divide between old TV and streaming breaks down, with YouTube rising in prominence. • The imbalance between global subscription streamers and traditional broadcasters is notable, particularly in France where streamers have already been incorporated into the country's cultural financing system, according to Belmer.

• Canada, the UK, France, and 9 other nations issued a joint statement today confirming their intent to restrict trade in goods from settlements illegal under international law. • The UK, France, and Canada specifically pledged to introduce national measures to ban trade in settlement goods, following similar actions already taken by Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, and Belgium.

• The 2026 Creative Arts Emmys awarded winners across 53 categories, including scripted programming, animation, and visual effects. • The series Widow's Bay led the ceremony by winning a total of eight statuettes.

• Korean content companies are shifting their focus from initial box office returns to long-term revenue generated by intellectual property (IP) rights in secondary markets. • Barunson E&A recently partnered with Studio N to adapt webtoon and web novel IP into films and series for audiences in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

• Singer Cara Delevingne is adopting a more provocative public image following a photoshoot for Playboy magazine and the release of a music video for her song "Crazy, Baby." • The 34-year-old artist recently shared a photo of herself posing topless in bed with her pet cat.