"Maybe that's because the biggest development of the year just emerged in the final month and absolutely will not be resolved by New Year's. Or maybe it's because so many other developments this year feel like they're waiting for the other shoe to drop, be that the creator economy's maturation or AI video's sudden growth spurt or the even the measurement currency changeover that has supposedly reached a point of completion."
"Or maybe it's just because I'm writing this on Dec. 10, days after Paramount decided to try to seize Warner Bros. Discovery out from under Netflix, that there's still time for so much to transpire before the calendar turns over to 2026 - though those hypothetical events are unlikely to be resolved until the new year anyway. And on that note, here are some of the major developments that shaped up the future of TV in 2025 (and will take further shape in 2026)."
"Obviously there were major corporation changeovers this year: Paramount-Skydance, Versant's spin-off from NBCUniversal, Starz's split from Lionsgate. But there was also a fair amount of M&A that has yet to be finalized. A+E Global Media has yet find to a new parent company. Disney's deal to sell a stake in ESPN to the NFL has yet to receive regulatory approval. A U.S. version of TikTok is supposedly being carved out but has yet to be finalized as of this writing."
2025 closed with significant, unresolved upheaval across television, streaming and digital video. Major corporate changeovers occurred, including Paramount-Skydance, Versant's spin-off from NBCUniversal and Starz's split from Lionsgate, while several transactions remained pending. A+E Global Media lacked a confirmed parent, Disney's proposed ESPN stake sale to the NFL awaited regulatory approval, and a U.S. TikTok carve-out was in progress. A late-year bid by Paramount to seize Warner Bros. Discovery injected fresh uncertainty. Broader industry forces included rapid AI video growth, maturation of the creator economy and contested measurement-currency transitions, pushing effects into 2026.
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