https://newstrend.org/News Trend covers music, TV and streaming, gaming and internet culture, with the industry data behind each trend, checked before we publish.en-US https://newstrend.org/data/american-time-use-survey-2025-results/https://newstrend.org/data/american-time-use-survey-2025-results/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000Trend DataWatching TV took 2.6 hours a day in 2025, half of Americans' leisure time, BLS data show, while games and computer use rose and socializing fell from 2015. https://newstrend.org/streaming/fcc-all-in-pricing-rule-cable-satellite-tv/https://newstrend.org/streaming/fcc-all-in-pricing-rule-cable-satellite-tv/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000TV & StreamingUnder a 2024 FCC rule, cable and satellite TV providers must show one total TV price on bills and in ads that quote a price. Here is what it covers. https://newstrend.org/music/live-nation-ticketmaster-states-antitrust-verdict/https://newstrend.org/music/live-nation-ticketmaster-states-antitrust-verdict/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000MusicA jury sided with New York and 33 other attorneys general against Live Nation and Ticketmaster in April 2026. What it found and what comes next. https://newstrend.org/gaming/stop-destroying-videogames-eu-commission-reply/https://newstrend.org/gaming/stop-destroying-videogames-eu-commission-reply/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000GamingIn June 2026 the European Commission declined to propose a law keeping games playable after support ends. What it offered instead, and what players can claim. https://newstrend.org/internet/take-it-down-act-platform-removal-duty/https://newstrend.org/internet/take-it-down-act-platform-removal-duty/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000Internet CultureSigned in May 2025, the TAKE IT DOWN Act made posting intimate images without consent a crime. Since May 2026, platforms must remove them within 48 hours. https://newstrend.org/music/copyright-office-music-streaming-fraud-inquiry-explained/https://newstrend.org/music/copyright-office-music-streaming-fraud-inquiry-explained/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:46:00 +0000MusicThe U.S. Copyright Office is gathering evidence on fake streams for Congress: what it asks, why fraud drains royalties and how to comment by November 23. https://newstrend.org/data/nielsen-nba-tip-off-6-million-nbc-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/data/nielsen-nba-tip-off-6-million-nbc-october-2026/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:46:00 +0000Trend DataNBC called 76ers-Knicks the most-watched NBA tip-off primetime game ever, at 7.7 million on NBC and Peacock. Nielsen puts the game at 6 million on NBC. https://newstrend.org/gaming/paradox-q3-revenue-transport-fever-3-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/gaming/paradox-q3-revenue-transport-fever-3-october-2026/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:46:00 +0000GamingParadox said on October 29 that revenue rose 15% to SEK 456 million. A SEK 40 million gain from selling a mobile studio helped lift operating profit 27%. https://newstrend.org/streaming/starz-q3-ott-revenue-price-increases-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/streaming/starz-q3-ott-revenue-price-increases-october-2026/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:46:00 +0000TV & StreamingStarz said on October 29 that OTT revenue rose to $226.6 million in the third quarter. Its 2026 results releases no longer give subscriber numbers. https://newstrend.org/internet/wikimedia-amicus-openai-fair-use-rag-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/internet/wikimedia-amicus-openai-fair-use-rag-october-2026/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:46:00 +0000Internet CultureWikipedia's host told the court in the OpenAI copyright case that model training is likely fair use but copying its pages into chatbot answers likely is not. https://newstrend.org/data/pinterest-users-revenue-by-region-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/data/pinterest-users-revenue-by-region-october-2026/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:36:00 +0000Trend DataPinterest's 394 million users outside the U.S., Canada and Europe brought in $87 million of its $1,174 million third-quarter revenue, its figures show. https://newstrend.org/streaming/prime-video-thursday-night-football-viewers-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/streaming/prime-video-thursday-night-football-viewers-october-2026/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:36:00 +0000TV & StreamingAmazon said on October 29 that its fifth NFL season had its best start, and that NBA on Prime's opener more than doubled last season's average audience. https://newstrend.org/internet/reddit-search-referrals-daily-users-q3-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/internet/reddit-search-referrals-daily-users-q3-october-2026/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:36:00 +0000Internet CultureReddit's daily users held at 130.3 million in the third quarter as U.S. users fell 5%, and it warned of a low-double-digit drop if search keeps falling. https://newstrend.org/gaming/roblox-q3-bookings-daily-users-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/gaming/roblox-q3-bookings-daily-users-october-2026/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:36:00 +0000GamingRoblox said on October 29 that third-quarter bookings fell 12% to $1.7 billion, beating its own forecast, as daily users dropped 9% from a year earlier. https://newstrend.org/music/universal-music-q3-subscription-growth-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/music/universal-music-q3-subscription-growth-october-2026/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:36:00 +0000MusicExcluding Downtown, UMG's subscription revenue grew 9.5% in the third quarter, up from 6.7% in the second, the company said on October 29. https://newstrend.org/gaming/capcom-first-half-results-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/gaming/capcom-first-half-results-october-2026/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000GamingCapcom said on October 27 that sales hit ¥120.9 billion in the six months to September, with catalog titles making up 32.2 million of 36.9 million units sold. https://newstrend.org/gaming/circana-september-2026-us-video-game-sales/https://newstrend.org/gaming/circana-september-2026-us-video-game-sales/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000GamingU.S. video game spending fell 1% to $4.8 billion in September, Circana data show, but PlayStation 5 hardware dollar sales jumped 43% from a year earlier. https://newstrend.org/gaming/copyright-office-video-game-dmca-exemptions-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/gaming/copyright-office-video-game-dmca-exemptions-october-2026/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000GamingA notice published October 28 opens comment on two game proposals: one for DRM that fails on modern Windows, one for independently built replacement servers. https://newstrend.org/music/deezer-q3-revenue-ai-music-filter-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/music/deezer-q3-revenue-ai-music-filter-october-2026/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000MusicThird-quarter revenue rose 1.8% to €133.8 million, Deezer said on October 27, as it prepares a filter that removes fully AI-generated music from search. https://newstrend.org/internet/discord-public-server-messages-web-search-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/internet/discord-public-server-messages-web-search-october-2026/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000Internet CultureAdmins of Discord's 63,000-plus Discoverable Servers and their members can opt out now. Server web pages go live November 16, messages from mid-December. https://newstrend.org/internet/eu-kids-act-social-media-age-rules-explained/https://newstrend.org/internet/eu-kids-act-social-media-age-rules-explained/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000Internet CultureThe European Commission wants 15 as the age for a social media account of your own, plus design rules for games and chatbots. Feedback is open until December 3. https://newstrend.org/gaming/how-esrb-video-game-ratings-work/https://newstrend.org/gaming/how-esrb-video-game-ratings-work/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000GamingAn ESRB rating combines an age category, content descriptors and interactive elements. Here is what each part means and how games sold in the U.S. get rated. https://newstrend.org/streaming/how-nielsen-the-gauge-measures-tv-viewing/https://newstrend.org/streaming/how-nielsen-the-gauge-measures-tv-viewing/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000TV & StreamingThe Gauge splits U.S. TV viewing into streaming, cable, broadcast and other. Here is how Nielsen builds it, how to read it and what changes from September. https://newstrend.org/music/how-riaa-gold-and-platinum-certifications-count-streams/https://newstrend.org/music/how-riaa-gold-and-platinum-certifications-count-streams/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000MusicA U.S. Gold award means 500,000 units, and 1,500 on-demand streams count as one album sale. Here is how the RIAA turns sales and streams into certifications. https://newstrend.org/streaming/netflix-clips-themed-feeds-2027-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/streaming/netflix-clips-themed-feeds-2027-october-2026/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000TV & StreamingNetflix said on October 26 it will add genre, mood and interest feeds to Clips next year. A day later, YouTube said microdrama views keep climbing. https://newstrend.org/streaming/netflix-third-quarter-2026-results/https://newstrend.org/streaming/netflix-third-quarter-2026-results/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000TV & StreamingNetflix said on October 20 that quarterly revenue hit $12.9 billion, but it now expects about $2.7 billion in 2026 ad revenue, down from roughly $3 billion. https://newstrend.org/data/nielsen-gauge-august-2026-youtube-record/https://newstrend.org/data/nielsen-gauge-august-2026-youtube-record/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000Trend DataStreaming reached 49.6% of TV time as total viewing fell 4.4%, in the last Gauge report before Nielsen adjusts its method with September data. https://newstrend.org/music/pandora-siriusxm-third-quarter-2026-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/music/pandora-siriusxm-third-quarter-2026-october-2026/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000MusicSiriusXM said on October 29 that Pandora ended the third quarter with 38.8 million monthly users, down 6.6% on a year earlier, as music ad sales softened. https://newstrend.org/internet/pew-online-communities-survey-october-2026/https://newstrend.org/internet/pew-online-communities-survey-october-2026/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000Internet CultureA Pew Research Center survey found 48% of adults under 30 belong to an online community, most often on social media, and many members want politics kept out. https://newstrend.org/music/spotify-third-quarter-2026-results/https://newstrend.org/music/spotify-third-quarter-2026-results/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0000MusicPremium subscribers rose 9% and monthly users hit 788 million, Spotify said on October 22, as revenue grew 16% to €5.0 billion in the third quarter.