Dynamic Pricing and Variable Pricing: What’s the Real Difference for Attractions?
Attractions are increasingly distinguishing between variable and dynamic pricing to better match ticket costs with fluctuating demand. Variable pricing sets fixed rates for specific days or seasons, while dynamic pricing continuously adjusts prices as the booking window closes, incorporating real‑time data such as capacity and weather. The article explains that treating time as an input allows operators to react to changing conditions and shift revenue goals throughout the sales cycle. Digonex promotes a dynamic‑pricing framework and will discuss its application at the Morton Arboretum in an upcoming IAAPA webinar.
Matt Gralen Promoted to CEO of Beatport, Helen Sartory Upped to President & COO, as Longtime Chief Exec Robb McDaniels...
Beatport announced a leadership transition effective July 1, with CFO Matt Gralen stepping up as CEO and Chief Revenue Officer Helen Sartory promoted to President and COO. Outgoing CEO Robb McDaniels, who drove a revenue quadruple and grew the user base to...
NAB 2026: Cadena Tres Selects Eutelsat for Television Signal Distribution in Mexico
Cadena Tres, a division of Grupo Imagen, has signed a distribution agreement with satellite operator Eutelsat to carry its television signals on the EUTELSAT 117 West A satellite. The partnership places Cadena Tres in Eutelsat’s 117° West video neighbourhood, enabling content delivery to cable...
It Was a Bold, Multimillion-Dollar Experiment. They Wanted to Change Cable News Forever. What They Actually Did Was Far More...
NewsNation debuted in March 2021 as a centrist, fact‑based cable news channel under Nexstar’s “Project Neutral,” promising unbiased coverage for Middle America. After five years, the network’s ratings have trailed rivals, and its programming has shifted from local newscasts to...
XTB Signs Multi-Year Sponsorship of SSC Napoli
Polish retail broker XTB has signed a multi‑year deal to become the Global Trading Partner of Italian football powerhouse SSC Napoli for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons. The partnership places XTB on Napoli’s digital platforms, matchday experiences and fan activations,...
North Wales Eco-Friendly Theme Park up for Sale for £1.25m
GreenWood Family Park, a 34‑acre eco‑friendly adventure destination on the edge of Wales' Eryri National Park, is listed for sale at £1.25 million (about $1.6 million). The York‑based Continuum Attractions, which bought the park in 2017, has poured roughly £1.5 million ($1.9 million) into...
NAB 2026: International Judo Federation Extends Global Content Distribution Partnership with SES
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has renewed its global content distribution partnership with SES, extending a relationship that has lasted over a decade. The agreement leverages SES’s hybrid IP, fibre, and satellite network together with the SES SCORE platform to...
NAB 2026: Layercake Integrates Bitmovin Into Streamcake Platform for End-to-End Media Orchestration
Layercake has formalised the integration of Bitmovin’s video streaming infrastructure into its Streamcake platform, creating a unified control plane for end‑to‑end media orchestration. The combined solution merges Bitmovin’s encoding, playback and analytics with Streamcake’s automation engine to handle workflows from...
How Rheinische Post Built an AI Governance that Aligns with Its Digital Subscriber Goals
Rheinische Post Mediengruppe (RPM) built an AI governance model that directly supports its goal of 250,000 digital subscribers. Under Group Head of AI Margret Seeger, the publisher aligned AI activities with its broader digital transformation, creating a three‑pillar framework (Head...
The Canary Sings Again
Artificial intelligence is now generating the core media product—news articles and analysis—at scale, eroding the value of traditional journalism. An AI tool already produces over a thousand pieces a month, slashing manual effort by 80%, while search‑driven traffic, the lifeblood...
Is Universal Orlando Using Facial Recognition? Photo Validation Explained
Universal Orlando has introduced a photo‑based identity verification system, branded as Photo Validation, to accelerate guest entry at select locations. Guests scan their ticket, capture a facial image, and future checkpoints match the photo to the ticket, reducing repeated scans....
Signals in the Noise 2
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) released a new whitepaper, Signals in the Noise 2: Doing the Right Things, co‑authored by Work Research Partner Tony Regan and Barb CEO Justin Sampson. The paper warns that advertisers and agencies are increasingly dependent...
NAB Show Monday Bookended By Grit and Radio’s Future
At NAB Show 2026 the Alliance for Women in Media hosted a breakfast panel featuring Graham Media Group CEO Catherine Badalamente, Amazon’s Jordan Chatfield and NewsBalancer President Lee Harris. The trio highlighted AI as the primary lever for local‑news differentiation,...
What To See at NAB: Your Tuesday Show Guide
Tuesday at NAB Show 2026 kicked off with the industry’s signature awards ceremony, honoring figures such as CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca, comedian Nate Bargatze, Hearst Television’s Mike Rosellini and Sinclair’s Harvey Arnold. The morning continued with a hard‑hitting session on a broadcaster‑built...
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[Industry News] SayGames Announces First Vietnam Partnership with Doors Studio to Launch “BagMaster Isekai”
Global mobile publisher SayGames announced its first partnership with Vietnam‑based Doors Studio to launch the midcore title BagMaster Isekai. The game, built on backpack‑merge mechanics, targets scalable in‑app‑purchase revenue. Doors Studio, founded in 2024 by veteran Binh Diep, will use...
Research: SVoDs Dominate Scripted Spanish TV Commissions
Ampere Analysis reports that subscription video‑on‑demand services accounted for roughly half of all scripted Spanish‑language TV commissions in 2025, dominating both Spain and Latin America. Netflix and Prime Video together captured 65% of those streamer‑driven commissions, with Netflix alone responsible...
Michael North America Box Office: What It Needs To Beat Lionsgate’s Biggest Domestic Hit – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Antoine Fuqua‑directed musical biopic Michael, starring Jaafar Jackson as his father, is set for a U.S. theatrical debut on April 24, 2026 and will be handled by Lionsgate domestically. Industry trackers at Box Office Pro estimate a $65‑80 million opening...
Index Exchange Welcomes DSPs Into New Cloud Infra, Bringing Bidders Closer to Ad Inventory
Index Exchange has launched Index Cloud, a neutral, containerized compute environment that lets demand‑side platforms (DSPs) run bidding logic directly within the supply‑side platform. The move aims to cut latency in programmatic auctions and lower operational costs. Bedrock Platform, an...
Toei Company Launches Publishing Label Toei Games
Microsoft announced a price reduction for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, dropping the monthly fee from $29.99 to $22.99, and cutting PC Game Pass from $16.49 to $13.99. The company also removed day‑one inclusion of new Call of Duty releases, postponing...
At Deccan Herald, AI Turns Articles Into Instant Infographics
Deccan Herald, part of The Printers (Mysore) Private Limited, has deployed an AI‑powered CMS extension that creates visual infographics from article content with a single click. The tool, built during the WAN‑IFRA Newsroom AI Catalyst programme, converts a manual 10‑minute...
A Brief History of Southeast Asia’s Streaming Wars
In 2025 Southeast Asia’s streaming market expanded 19% to over 60 million paid subscribers, still under 10% of the population. Netflix remains the clear leader with more than 12 million users, while Hong‑Kong‑based Viu holds about 10 million and Indonesia’s home‑grown Vidio has...
Wedotv and 3SS Team up for FAST Channel Integration in Connected Cars
Wedotv has entered the in‑car entertainment space through a partnership with 3 Screen Solutions (3SS), integrating a curated selection of its FAST channels into the 3Ready automotive platform. The deal brings localized content for the UK, Italy, DACH, Benelux, Nordics...
Advanced TV Study 2026: Connected TV Becomes Primary Viewing Environment
The Advanced TV Study 2026, conducted by Azerion Austria and Goldvertise Media, finds that Connected TV (CTV) has become a core part of media consumption in Germany and Austria. Ninety‑four percent of German TV households own an internet‑enabled TV and...
Major Anti-Piracy Success for LaLiga
Spain’s top‑flight football league LaLiga secured a landmark victory against a massive illegal IPTV network that streamed pirated content to over two million users in 13 countries. The court ordered €12 million in compensation to rights holders and more than €30 million...
PopArabia Acquires Viral Wave, Marking A15’s Ninth Exit
Egyptian venture capital firm A15 recorded its ninth exit as PopArabia acquired Viral Wave, a UAE‑based digital music distribution platform founded in 2023 under ARPUPlus. Viral Wave manages a catalog that has generated more than 55 billion streams across major streaming...
Semafor’s Ben Smith on Evolving a News Start-Up for the Post-Traffic Era
Ben Smith argues that the era of chasing web traffic is over, so Semafor focuses on high‑quality newsletters and invitation‑only events to build direct audience connections. Its flagship newsletters have attracted over 1 million sign‑ups, while the CEO Signal newsletter targets...
Pepsi Just Banned the S-Word in Its Latest Star-Studded Film
Pepsi has launched the multi‑year “Pepsi football nation” campaign, a global platform that pairs football’s biggest stars with fan‑centric storytelling. The flagship film, featuring David Beckham, Mohamed Salah, Alexia Putellas and others, imagines a fictional nation where supporters set the rules of...
Sweden: 11m SVoD Subs, but High Churn
Sweden’s paid streaming market hit a record 11 million subscriptions in Q1 2026, up nearly 2 million from a year earlier. Mediavision reports that over the past 12 months more than 4 million subscriptions were cancelled, indicating high churn. Of the 14 million accounts active...
How to Become a Social Media Influencer in 9 Steps
The creator economy is on track to reach roughly $480 billion by 2027, with influencer marketing alone projected at $33 billion in 2026. A new guide breaks down nine practical steps for aspiring influencers, from defining a niche to automating workflows with...
News Corp Doubles Down on Video, Folds Visual Domain Into Medium Rare in Power Play for Brand Dollars
News Corp Australia has folded its Visual Domain production house into the Medium Rare and Storyation agencies, creating a unified video offering led by Nick Smith. The restructure also promotes Chantelle Love to General Manager of Creative Production and appoints...
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 FTA on Sky Sports
Sky Sports will broadcast the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 opening match between England and Sri Lanka on June 12 and the final on free‑to‑air Sky Mix (channel 11), extending free access to all home‑nation group games, the semi‑finals and the...
FCC Commissioner Trusty Explores `That Elusive Angel of the Public Interest’
At the 2026 NAB Show, FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty delivered a measured speech titled “Finding the Angel of Public Interest,” reaffirming the broadcaster‑specific public‑interest obligations that set TV stations apart from streaming services. She highlighted long‑standing duties such as localism,...
This Feels Big: Miranda Lambert Inks New Deal with MCA
Miranda Lambert has signed a new recording contract with MCA, marking her first major label shift since her debut with Sony imprints. While her 2024 album *Postcards From Texas* under Republic/Big Loud peaked at #8 on the country charts, the...
IBC Appoints Banham as CCO
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) has appointed Tim Banham as its first Chief Commercial Officer, effective June 1. Banham brings extensive B2B events experience from TM Forum and Informa, where he drove digital product growth and large‑scale alliance expansion. In his...
NFB to Launch YouTube-Based Documentary Initiative ‘On Filme’ in May
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is debuting a YouTube‑focused documentary series called “On Filme” on May 7. The pilot features three Quebec digital creators—Mounir Kaddouri, Anne‑Lovely Etienne and Simon Coutu—each delivering four pieces ranging from short summary films to video podcasts. The works...
FCC Approves Sinclair License Transfer
The FCC Media Bureau granted Sinclair a waiver of broadcast ownership rules, permitting it to acquire the license for CW affiliate WSWB in the Wilkes‑Barre‑Scranton market. The transfer moves the station from MPS Media to WQMY, a wholly‑owned indirect Sinclair...
Nielsen Gets More Heat
At the NAB Show, Nielsen was lampooned with a punching‑bag display as the ratings firm faces mounting criticism over its streaming measurement methods. Dan Rayburn, chair of the Streaming Summit, argued that the industry would be better off without Nielsen,...
ARN Taps Tiktok’s Ollie Wards for Top Level Video and Social Role
Australian Radio Network (ARN) has created a senior Director of Video and Social role, appointing former TikTok music director Ollie Wards to lead the effort. Wards, who spent five‑and‑a‑half years at TikTok launching a bespoke radio station with ARN’s iHeart...
Stern+: How One of Germany’s Biggest Magazine Brands Rebuilt a Subscription Business From Scratch
German publisher RTL Deutschland rebuilt its digital subscription arm, stern+, from a seven‑person team to nearly 100 staff focused on product, data, engineering and marketing. The rollout introduced weekly pricing, personalized trial offers and a dynamic paywall that tailors free...
NAB Show 2026: BritBox Chief Robert Schildhouse Says ‘Durability,’ Profitability More Important Than Sub Count
At NAB Show 2026, BritBox CEO Robert Schildhouse stressed that durability and profitability matter more than raw subscriber numbers. He explained that BritBox’s disciplined growth, with over half its users on annual plans, relies on curated British programming rather than...
Why Magnolia Took Its Biggest Swing Yet on Bob Odenkirk’s ‘Normal’
Magnolia Pictures launched Bob Odenkirk’s action‑thriller *Normal* on a record‑wide 2,000‑plus screens, marking the distributor’s most aggressive rollout to date. The film earned $2.65 million domestically its opening weekend, placing seventh with a modest $1,286 per‑screen average. Compared with Magnolia’s 2024...
The Onion Has Agreed to a New Deal to Take over Infowars
The satirical site The Onion has reached a deal to lease the Infowars domain and brand from a Texas state receiver for $81,000 a month, pending judicial approval. The arrangement would strip Alex Jones of his flagship platform and allow The...
National Wrestling Alliance Inks Deal with Sinclair’s Comet
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) has secured a broadcast deal with Sinclair’s multicast network Comet, launching its flagship show “NWA Powerrr” with a two‑episode premiere on May 1‑2. After the debut, the series will air weekly on Saturdays at 4 p.m., with...
How Adidas Used ’90s Rock Legends Oasis to Engineer a $2.4 Billion Comeback
Adidas revived its fortunes by pairing heritage with culture, launching the Original Forever collection with 1990s rock icons Oasis. The limited‑edition 24‑piece line sold out at a rate of one transaction per second and sparked secondary‑market premiums. The collaboration helped...
Fox One Adds Podcasts From Fox News Media, Red Seat Ventures
Fox One is expanding its direct‑to‑consumer streaming service by adding eight new podcasts sourced from Fox News Media and Red Seat Ventures. The titles, including “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” and “The President’s Daily Brief with Mike Baker,” debuted on...
Pinterest CPG Promotions Outperform Benchmark ROIs
Pinterest released research, commissioned by the platform and executed by Circana, that examined 17 matched market tests of Pin ads for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands across multiple regions. The study found that 82% of campaigns generated positive incremental ROI...
How Saudi Arabia's Entertainment Investments Are Playing Out at Home and Abroad
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has pledged $24 billion to the proposed Paramount‑Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, a centerpiece of a wider push to wield soft power, diversify the kingdom’s oil‑dependent economy, and expand domestic entertainment options. The deal follows...
Corus’s W Network Partners with Pandora
Corus Entertainment announced that W Network will partner with luxury jewellery brand Pandora for a year‑long, multi‑platform campaign integrated into five Hallmark Channel seasonal movie events. The collaboration will feature Pandora branding across Spring Into Love, Moms in May, Summer...
NTE: Neverness to Everness Will Get Persona 5 Music
Hotta Studio and Perfect World revealed that the upcoming gacha title NTE: Neverness to Everness will feature two iconic tracks from Atlus' Persona 5—“Beneath the Mask” and “Wake Up Your Hero.” The music will be accessible through an avatar’s walkman or...
Inside the Making of Peloton’s Viral Hudson Williams Ad
Peloton unveiled a new "Let Yourself Go" ad starring Hudson Williams dancing to David Bowie’s "Fame," directed by Bethany Vargas, whose résumé includes Lady Gaga’s "Abracadabra" video. The spot, rolling across TV, OTT, social and digital out‑of‑home in the U.S....