AV Skills Boost: EIT Culture & Creativity opened a €600,000 call for short professional training in AI, intellectual property and digital storytelling for Europe’s audiovisual media sector. Media Merger Watch: The EU moved Paramount’s Warner takeover a step closer after conditional approval, saying Paramount ended a Universal distribution deal and won’t co-distribute with Universal or Disney in the EEA. Social Media & Teens: France became the first EU country to ban social media for under-15s, but lawmakers quietly stripped out key enforcement mechanics, leaving verification tools to CNIL. Meta Parental Controls: Threads is rolling out parental supervision in the US, after the EU flagged Meta’s earlier teen-safety measures as falling short. Culture & Institutions: Jessica Morgan was appointed Director of Tate, returning to the UK museum after years leading Dia Art Foundation. Spain Wildfire Crisis: Spain faces extreme heat and major wildfires, with one blaze near Madrid already around 32,000 hectares and evacuations ongoing. World Cup Afterglow: Spain’s celebrations keep spilling into culture—Ferran Torres’ Barcelona mural was vandalised with Catalan separatist slogans within hours.