
Indian TV market braces for sales dip as production costs surge
Rising RAM prices, higher plastic and ocean‑freight costs linked to the West Asia crisis, and a weakening rupee have pushed entry‑level 32‑inch TV prices up about 20% to $133, up from $108 six months ago. Counterpoint Research expects shipments to fall 5‑6% as consumers down‑trade to smaller screens.
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AI Digital unveiled an animated explainer of its Open Garden Framework, highlighting how AI‑driven, open‑ecosystem media buying outperforms closed‑platform approaches. The data shows advertisers achieve 2.9‑times higher performance, 26% greater ROI, and make decisions 73% faster when leveraging predictive analytics across open supply. The firm argues that walled‑garden stacks inflate costs by roughly 20% and limit inventory, while 59% of consumers regularly shift between platforms. The launch coincides with a relaunch of AI Digital’s integrated AI marketing intelligence platform to scale the framework.

Creator marketing is exploding, with U.S. ad spend projected at $37 billion in 2025 and the broader creator economy expected to hit $480 billion by 2027. Traditional publishers are scrambling to partner with influencers to stay relevant, as creator‑driven content outperforms editorial...
Altman Solon’s seventh Annual Global Sports Survey warns that linear TV can no longer anchor sports consumption. Executives are urged to shift toward multi‑format, multi‑channel offerings that blend live games, highlights, and interactive content. The report highlights a 6 percent rise in...

AdPlayer.Pro has rolled out new configuration capabilities for its ad‑enabled video player, targeting both instream and standalone video placements. The updates expand ad‑interval settings and aim to boost performance amid a market slowdown reported by over 40% of its users....
India’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged social media platforms to adopt a fair‑revenue‑share model that compensates journalists, newsrooms, independent creators, influencers and academics. He framed the demand as a correction needed as synthetic media and misinformation proliferate online....

The Campaign Big Global Awards 2026 have announced their winners, with agencies from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas taking top honors. VCCP and Serviceplan emerged as the most celebrated firms, each securing multiple category wins. The results underscore the...

In this episode of The Town, host Matt Bellany talks with veteran TV producer John Wells about the unconventional production model behind HBO Max’s procedural drama “The Pit.” Wells explains how the show revives the classic broadcast‑style format—15 episodes per...

Veritone has renewed its multi‑year licensing agreement with the U.S. Soccer Federation, extending access to the league’s archive through the Veritone Digital Media Hub. The AI‑driven platform will index full matches, highlights, interviews and multi‑camera angles, making footage searchable and...
Symphonic has released a free “Ultimate Royalties Checklist” for independent musicians, outlining the full spectrum of royalty streams—from performance and mechanical to neighboring rights and YouTube Content ID. The guide provides a step‑by‑step “before you release” roadmap, registration checklists, and...

beIN Asia Pacific has extended its exclusive Formula 1 broadcast partnership through the 2030 season, covering ten Asian territories. The agreement secures live transmission of every Grand Prix, practice, qualifying, Sprint and related feeder series such as Formula 2, Formula 3, F1 Academy...

WPP unveiled its Elevate28 strategy, reorganising the group into four core divisions and targeting £500 million in savings over the next three years. The plan places media at the centre of growth, reflecting a shift after a 5.4% revenue decline in...
Uncommon has appointed Lola Neves as its new head of planning, bringing a seasoned strategic mind to the agency. Neves previously served as chief strategy officer at Neverland, where she oversaw multi‑channel brand initiatives. Her move reflects Uncommon’s ambition to...

Shiine Media, a Perth‑based rooftop rideshare OOH operator, is experiencing rising demand for its mobile digital inventory as advertisers target events and nightlife districts. The company runs 20 rideshare vehicles equipped with 40 programmable LED panels that can be geofenced...

NBC’s "Sunday Night Basketball" returned alongside the Winter Olympics and posted a multi‑year high audience. The Celtics‑Lakers matchup earned a 2.5 Nielsen rating, 4.52 million viewers on NBC and 5.6 million when Telemundo and streaming data are added. This marks the largest...

Four years into Russia's invasion, WAN‑IFRA’s Stronger Together programme continues bolstering Ukraine’s regional media with grants, investigative‑journalism training, and digital‑transformation support. The initiative has helped newsrooms publish over 90 investigative pieces while improving business models and leadership capacity. A new...

The Guardian’s "Today in Focus" podcast examines Prince Andrew’s trade‑envoy scandal as MPs vote to release related documents. Andrew was recently arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and continues to deny wrongdoing tied to Jeffrey Epstein. The episode...
Magnite reported Q4 revenue of $205 million, a 6% year‑over‑year increase, driven largely by its fast‑growing connected‑TV (CTV) segment. While the DV+ platform’s display revenue grew modestly 4% to $101.5 million, CTV revenue surged 32% to $93.6 million, representing 48% of the quarter’s...

AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron highlighted the growing partnership with Netflix, noting that exclusive theatrical events such as the KPop Demon Hunters premiere and the Stranger Things series finale drove 35% of the film's total audience and generated $15 million in...

Monday, February 23, 2025 fast‑affiliate ratings were released for CBS’s Monday lineup, covering new episodes of shows such as CIA, The Voice, The Rookie, Wild Cards, and American Idol. The CIA drama showed a modest dip in viewership, sparking speculation about its renewal...
Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner announced his support for an eleventh‑hour bid to acquire the UK broadsheet The Telegraph. He and a small group of conservative transatlantic investors are mobilizing financing for Dovid Efune, the publisher of the New York Sun, to...

Snapchat announced The Snappys Awards Show, its first-ever awards show dedicated to celebrating the creators shaping culture on Snapchat.🏆 Hosted by Matt Friend, the event will take place on March 31 at Snapchat’s Santa Monica headquarters and will bring together creators,...

Netflix’s unscripted live events division is undergoing a leadership change as Sahara Bushue, the director of unscripted series, has left the company. Bushue was responsible for recent projects such as the Star Search reboot, Rhythm & Flow, and Building the...

Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner urged media outlets to conduct a self‑critical reflection after repeatedly misreading Donald Trump’s electoral appeal, calling the coverage predictable and polarising. Speaking at Semafor’s “Restoring Trust in Media” summit, he highlighted the need for curiosity‑driven...
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will say he looks long term, but if Netflix ups its bid for WBD, investors who clearly are skeptical about the deal — even as is — may get even more concerned: why does Netflix want...
This is probably the most insanely cool AI product I've tried in recent memory. A swarm of AI agents designing a website from scratch. And you can edit things manually at any time (see my manual edit at the end 😅)....
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) has released the iList 2026 shortlist, highlighting agencies that have demonstrated outstanding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The shortlist features a select group of agencies that will be interviewed by a panel...
Broadcasters are buoyed by FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s hints of relaxed ownership rules and a Trump endorsement of Nexstar’s $6 billion Tegna acquisition. Nexstar, Scripps and Sinclair all highlighted this regulatory optimism in recent earnings calls, stressing strategic M&A and operational...
News Corp reported Q4 2025 revenue of $2.4 billion, a 6% year‑over‑year increase, and total segment EBITDA of $521 million, up 9% despite a $16 million one‑time charge at HarperCollins. Adjusted earnings per share rose to $0.40 and profitability margin improved to 22.1%,...
Paramount Skydance argues that the Discovery Global spinoff would not add value for Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders, positioning itself as the stronger bidder against Netflix. CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels, also CEO of Discovery Global, highlighted the global reach of DG's linear...
DoubleVerify reported a 15% year‑over‑year revenue increase to $657 million in 2024, driven by double‑digit growth across measurement, activation and a 25% surge in supply‑side revenue. The company recorded a record $8.3 trillion in billable media transactions and delivered a 33% adjusted...

Journalism.co.uk lists thirty English‑language news outlets across Europe, ranging from state‑funded broadcasters like Deutsche Welle and France 24 to independent digital platforms such as Politico Europe and Sifted. Many of these outlets expanded after Brexit, filling a gap for pan‑European coverage in...
Clear Channel Outdoor reported fourth‑quarter 2020 revenue of $541 million, a 27% year‑over‑year decline, but showed sequential improvement in the Americas. The company added 74 digital billboards in Q4, bringing its U.S. digital inventory to over 1,400 screens, and expanded programmatic...
USA TODAY Co. reported Q4 2025 revenue of $585 million, down 5.8% year‑over‑year, while adjusted EBITDA rose 16.6% to $91.1 million, marking its strongest profitability in four years. Digital revenues hit an all‑time high, representing 47% of total revenue and driving a...

Former BBC News CEO Deborah Turness acknowledged that a Trump‑focused Panorama documentary failed editorial standards, yet she rejected claims of institutional anti‑Trump bias. The documentary’s edit prompted President Donald Trump to file a $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC, which...

Tony Dungy is likely to exit NBC’s ‘Football Night in America’ after 17 years as the network prepares a major revamp of its NFL pre‑game show. The Athletic reports that NBC may drop Dungy’s regular analyst slot amid criticism of...

PMK Entertainment announced two senior hires: Leah Sparkes as Vice President of Television, Film and Premium Content, and Ulisses Rivera as Senior Account Director in its Strategic Communications Group. Sparkes arrives with more than two decades of high‑profile publicity experience...
The Association of Public Radio Engineers announced the schedule for its 26th Public Radio Engineering Conference, set for April 16‑17, 2026 in Las Vegas. The two‑day program, themed “what’s next,” features sessions on audio processing, AM radio relevance, transmission troubleshooting, FM...

Jake Johnson has been cast as Mickey, a down‑on‑his‑luck private investigator, in an untitled NBC comedy pilot created by Brooklyn Nine‑Nine writers Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici. The half‑hour series continues the Los Angeles private‑eye tradition and received a pilot...

The Trump administration is pushing a draft funding agreement that would let its political appointees veto hires for editors‑in‑chief, CEOs, and board members at two U.S.-funded overseas broadcasters, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks. The proposal...
TikTok unveiled its 2026 Discover List, highlighting 50 creators across five categories—Educators, Foodies, Icons, Innovators, and Originators. Selections were based on video volume, account growth, engagement, and social impact. The program adds extra training and direct TikTok support for the...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr used a Semafor media summit to defend his leadership, labeling mainstream news outlets as "drastically out of touch" with the American public. He rejected comparisons to Ronald Reagan’s FCC, insisting his approach is a...
"The best days of @TheTradeDesk are ahead of us. I want to thank our employees, our clients, and our Partners for their trust and support throughout 2025. I am as confident as I have ever been in the opportunity in...

Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray acknowledged the "human cost" of this month’s layoffs, which saw more than 300 staffers cut, but framed the reductions as essential to stabilize finances and return the paper to break‑even. He emphasized owner Jeff...

Hollywood is reviving the 1960 western *The Magnificent Seven* as an eight‑episode drama for MGM+, the Amazon‑owned streaming service. Veteran actor Matt Dillon has been cast as lead Chris Adams, bringing depth to the iconic role. The series, written and...

#IMAX execs in party mode: ALL TIME RECORD 1.28B grossed in IMAX screens at Global #BoxOffice in 2025, beating 2019’s previous 1.1B record, and up +40% from 2024. Top #IMAX 2025 grossers: 1 #NeZha2 2 #AvatarFireAndAsh 3 #F1 4 #DemonSlayerInfinityCastle What’s more: 2026 is expected to be...
Are there any content creators out there who you’ve seen defending Discord’s ID verification, criticizing Section 230 or boosting these “child safety” censorship efforts?? I’m looking to talk to creators who are pro ID verification/KOSA

Jake Johnson is set to star in NBC’s untitled private‑investigator comedy pilot, a single‑camera project from Brooklyn Nine‑Nine veterans Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici. Peacock announced a new adaptation of the 2009 rom‑com Bride Wars with Emma Roberts in the...

Interesting to see Semafor reporter ask co-founder of Substack a question about a statement Polymarket falsely attributed to Substack over Twitter…according to Substack co-founder (Hamish McKenzie). Live at their event. ps not a healthy information flow…sourcing Polymarket. https://t.co/cw1a8YKFIS
Paramount+ subscribers rose 1 million to 78.9 mil in the 3 months ended Dec 31, '25. the parent, Paramount Skydance is set to have its earnings call shortly
The difficult thing is managing the reality that all these companies need to become much smaller to reflect new reality + sell-offs need to happen before expansion. But self-fulfilling profit wheel that allowed for mega co's isn't coming back to...