Today's Media Pulse
Publicis resumes recommending The Trade Desk after fee dispute
Publicis has lifted its ban and is again recommending The Trade Desk to advertisers, ending a months‑long clash over alleged hidden ad‑tech fees. The dispute had driven The Trade Desk’s shares down roughly 13% and prompted the exit of its chief marketing officer. Both firms issued a joint statement confirming the reconciliation.
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By the numbers: K-LOVE acquires Baltimore station in undisclosed deal
Parks Associates Finds 33% of Pay‑TV Users Stay Engaged Thanks to Aggregation
Parks Associates released a white paper with streaming service Philo revealing that 33% of pay‑TV subscribers stay subscribed to avoid fragmented content. The study of 8,000 U.S. internet households highlights aggregation as a key driver of engagement and a new lever for advertisers.
Amazon Prime's Super Bowl Stream Fails, Celebs Complain
So you've got Bill Simmons and Lebron James tweeting that Amazon Prime stopped working during OT? Good luck with that, Jay Marine. pro tip. you may want to stop talking about Amazon Prime live streaming a Super Bowl...this is their...
NYT Must Own Its Headline, Stop Editing Shame
NYT should own their shit. The power of the press is naming and shaming and afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted. NYT shouldn't cowardly edit their headline. They should run a new headline "NYT embarrassed by NYT headline"
Tuesday VOZ Ratings | AUSTRALIAN IDOL Finale Sweeps the Night for Seven
Australian Idol’s Season 11 finale on Seven attracted an average of 1.09 million viewers, outpacing the network’s other primetime offerings and securing the night’s top rating. Seven also led the primetime market with a 29.7% share of total TV viewership, while Nine...
Mlex: Only Daily Source for DC Lawsuits
💯 mlex is the only news source that I’m aware of that consistently shows up every day for these lawsuits and the antitrust suits in DC. Now at great risk of me having now insulted any of our DCN members....
Companies' Ad Choices Remain Their Protected Free Speech
With all due respect, Norm, this is an awful take. If you even know it’s true, as you said “reportedly,”any company can choose where it wants to run its advertising. That’s their speech. If you’re just trying to get attention...
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Will Trent Kills Off [Spoiler]: 'It's A Reset For Our Characters That Is Painful But Exciting For Season 5'
The ABC drama *Will Trent* killed off GBI Deputy Director Amanda Wagner, a role played by Sonja Sohn since the series premiere. Her death occurs in Season 4, Episode 15, after she is ambushed while pursuing a lead tied to a kidnapping plot....
Saturday TV Ratings 4/11/26: Saturday Night Live Dips, UFC 327 Dominates, A Little Park Music OK on Hallmark
Saturday night television on April 11, 2026 saw UFC 327 dominate primetime, with the prelims pulling a 0.60 rating and 2.52 million viewers and the main card reaching a 0.80 rating and 2.77 million viewers on CBS. Saturday Night Live experienced a dip,...
Before Marvel's She-Hulk, Tatiana Maslany Starred In This Underrated HBO Drama
Tatiana Maslany starred as Sister Alice McKeegan in HBO's Perry Mason season one, delivering a nuanced performance that anchored the show's religious subplot. Her character’s arc concluded with a dramatic exit, leaving the church to work as a waitress. HBO...
Fire Country Eyeing Another Offshoot: Medical Drama Spin-Off In Early Development At CBS
CBS is exploring a new medical‑drama spin‑off set in the fictional town of Edgewater, expanding the Fire Country universe. The untitled series would run alongside the existing Sheriff Country and Fire Country shows, potentially introducing its lead character in Sheriff...
Thunder's Local TV Rights Far Below $16.6M Benchmark
Hard to see how the Thunder come close to that (pretty low) local rights figure from FDSN via local broadcast TV….
New GM, Lost Star Joins Mayor of Kingstown, Renewals Galore
TV Talk: WPGH/WPNT get new GM + #Lost star joins #MayorOfKingstown + lots of renewals, via @TribLIVE https://t.co/Hogqxh3c81 https://t.co/l36gLYJCXk
Siri Hustvedt’s New Danish Memoir Offers Intimate Portrait of Paul Auster’s Legacy
Siri Hustvedt’s memoir 'Genfærd' (Ghost), published by Lindhardt & Ringhof and translated by Rasmus Hastrup, delves into her life with the late Paul Auster. The book was promoted on DR’s P1 program 'Skønlitteratur', where Hustvedt described vivid post‑burial sensations and...
Bateman, Cardellini Champion Acting Emmys with DTF St. Louis
Jason Bateman and Linda Cardellini Launch Supporting Acting Emmys Push for ‘DTF St. Louis’ (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/o4FmOj0aJB via @variety
Pacvue Launches AI‑Powered Agent, Promising 200× Faster Media Workflows
Pacvue unveiled Pacvue Agent, an AI‑driven engine that integrates insight, recommendation and execution for commerce media. The company says early adopters are seeing workflow acceleration of up to 200 times, insight generation 80 times faster, and performance lifts of up...
Friday TV Ratings: Boston Blue, 20/20, Happy’s Place, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, UFL Football
On Friday, April 10, 2026, Nielsen’s fast‑affiliate ratings showed new episodes of Boston Blue, 20/20, Happy’s Place and other network dramas aired on CBS and NBC. The schedule also included the Artemis II Return special and a UFL Football game pitting the Defenders against the...
Saturday TV Ratings: 48 Hours, The Wall, NASCAR, NHL Hockey, MLB Baseball
The latest Saturday, April 11, 2026 ratings have been posted, detailing viewership for CBS’s true‑crime series 48 Hours alongside a slate of major sports—including MLB, NHL (Golden Knights at Avalanche), NASCAR’s Suburban Propane 300, and UFC 327—and reruns of The Wall, Dateline NBC, and Saturday...
Investigation Discovery Debuts ‘Boy Band Confidential’ Docuseries for 90s Fans
Investigation Discovery (ID) launched the two‑part docuseries “Boy Band Confidential” on April 13 and 14, 9‑11 p.m. EST/PST, spotlighting the rise and fallout of 1990s boy‑band culture. The series, headlined by *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone, will also air on major streaming bundles,...
Aaron Sorkin Debuts ‘Social Reckoning’ Trailer, Casting Jeremy Strong as Zuckerberg
Aaron Sorkin premiered the first trailer for his new film ‘Social Reckoning’ at CinemaCon, introducing Jeremy Strong as an older Mark Zuckerberg and branding the story a “real David and Goliath” saga. The movie, set for an Oct. 9 theatrical release,...
Low‑Quality ‘Sell‑Your‑Course’ Side Hustles Flood a $134 Billion EdTech Market
The proliferation of cheap, unvetted online courses—often priced at $44 or $1,000—exposes regulatory blind spots in a digital education market forecast to reach $134 billion by 2030. Platforms like Kajabi and Squarespace profit while consumers face uncertain outcomes.
Disney Fires The Entire Team Managing Its DVD & Blu-Ray Sales Raising Questions About The Future of Physical Media From...
Disney has eliminated its entire home‑entertainment division, laying off the team that managed DVD and Blu‑ray sales. The move is part of a company‑wide effort to cut roughly 1,000 positions as the studio pivots to a digital‑first strategy. Analysts note...
Will Amazon Get the First Streaming Super Bowl?
Amazon Prime Video is poised to become the first streamer to secure exclusive Super Bowl rights, a shift analysts deem inevitable within the next decade. The company already streams Thursday Night Football and leverages its massive e‑commerce cash flow, backed...
FTC Nears Settlements in Ad Boycott Probe as Brands Keep Advertising on Social Platforms
The Federal Trade Commission told a DC Circuit appeals court it is negotiating settlements with the targets of its ad‑boycott investigation, signaling imminent announcements. Brands, however, have largely stayed on platforms such as X, underscoring the tension between regulatory pressure...
A YouTuber Is Producing the Bloodborne Movie Fans Have Wanted for a Decade
A prominent YouTuber has announced a fan‑made Bloodborne movie, a project the community has been yearning for over a decade. The filmmaker is using a mix of practical effects and CGI to recreate the game’s gothic aesthetic, and the production...
15 Best Western Miniseries Ever Made, Ranked
The article ranks the 15 best western miniseries, highlighting how the limited‑series format has shaped the genre from classic network epics to modern streaming hits. It underscores Lonesome Dove’s 1989 impact as a benchmark and notes the resurgence of western...
TikTok Expands 'Symphony,' Offers AI Video For Brands, Creators
TikTok has woven ByteDance’s next‑generation Dreamina AI video model into its Symphony ad suite, letting brands generate full‑motion videos from text prompts, images or reference clips. The model, built on the Seedance 2.0 architecture, promises consistent product portrayal to improve consumer...
Prophet Publishes Market Mix Modelling 101 Guide
Prophet, Australia’s leading decision‑intelligence platform, has released a Market Mix Modelling (MMM) 101 guide to help marketers move from past‑focused reporting to future‑oriented rehearsal. The guide includes a blind‑spot checklist, case studies and a framework for building a business case,...
Is It Finally Time for ‘Survivor’ to Win the Emmy? Season 50 Makes Its Strongest Case Yet
Survivor celebrates its 50th season while still lacking a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition Program despite over 70 nominations. Season 50, titled “In the Hands of the Fans,” pits veteran players against newer strategists, aiming to showcase the show’s enduring...
The Next Job Pivot: Professionals Becoming Creators — and Cashing In
The article highlights a growing “creator middle class” of professionals with 100k‑1M followers who are turning niche expertise into full‑time businesses. About 1.5 million Americans now earn a living as creators, contributing to a $4.9 trillion digital economy and benefiting from tools...
Neon Bows Horror Movie ‘Alpha’ on Digital Retail Platforms, on Disc June 23
Neon Bows began offering the indie horror film Alpha for rental and purchase on digital platforms on April 14, 2026. The movie will arrive on Blu‑ray on June 23, distributed by Alliance Home Entertainment, and will feature an interview with...
NZME Celebrates Nominations at Voyager Media Awards
NZME, the owner of the NZ Herald and seven regional papers, has earned a sweeping set of nominations at the 2026 Voyager Media Awards. The company is in contention for top honors such as Digital News Provider of the Year, Metropolitan...
IEEPA Powers Reach the Supreme Court in TikTok Divest-or-Ban Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the IEEPA‑based law that forces ByteDance to divest TikTok or face operational bans. The dispute centers on whether the statute unlawfully burdens speech and exceeds constitutional limits while the government...
Wisycom Expands MPR60 With New Multichannel IFB Mode
Wisycom announced a firmware upgrade for its MPR60 Wideband IEM/IFB receiver that adds a multichannel IFB mode, allowing up to three audio channels on a single 200 kHz carrier. The enhancement enables 60 IFB channels within an 8 MHz TV band or...
10 Hacks Every Apple Music User Should Know
Apple Music has rolled out a suite of hidden features that make the service more competitive with Spotify and YouTube Music. Users can now import entire libraries from rival platforms, add songs to multiple playlists in a single tap, and...
Mediaite Suspends Founding Editor over Fabricated Stories
Scoop: Mediaite has suspended its founding editor Colby Hall after a series of instances we raised about significant errors and outright fabrications in his work. Full story in @get_status tonight.
TCM Launched on Historic Centennial Date, 6 P.m. ET
📺 🎬 April 14, 1994: Turner Classic Movies debuted. At 6 p.m. Eastern Time, Ted Turner launched the channel at a ceremony in New York City’s Times Square district. The date and time were chosen for their historical significance as...
Netflix: Sony Pictures’ Actioner ‘Thrash’ Tops Weekly Streaming Through April 12
Netflix’s latest Sony Pictures original, the disaster‑action film Thrash, topped the weekly streaming chart through April 12 with 37.7 million views, outpacing the next three #1 titles by roughly 60 percent. The Adam McKay‑produced movie led both the overall and English‑language movie rankings, while the...
The Bernie Mac Show Ends After Award-Winning Five Seasons
📺 April 14, 2006: Comedy “The Bernie Mac Show” concluded its five-season run on Fox. The series was the recipient of several prestigious awards in its first season, including an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and a...
Local Pittsburgh Paper Secures Future, Community Celebrates
So happy to hear this news that my home town newspaper will continue publishing. https://t.co/S6reIYDGQs #Pittsburgh
EU Officials Explore Plans for Teen Social Media Bans
EU officials, led by French President Emmanuel Macron, are advancing a proposal to prohibit social‑media access for anyone under 15 across the bloc. The plan, discussed with Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, mirrors...
Harrison Ford's Long-Awaited Emmy Breakthrough Finally Arrives
‘Shrinking’ the Odds: Why Harrison Ford’s Emmy Moment May Have Finally Arrived https://t.co/DdbUriulcG via @variety
Major Layoffs Hit Publicity, Home Entertainment, and EPK Teams
“Among those let go are 20 people from the publicity depts, as well as the entire home entertainment team, led by executive director of global publicity and marketing communications Chris Bess. Also gone is the EPK team, including director of...
AI-Native Animation: A New Business Paradigm
Kevin Geiger’s guide argues that artificial intelligence is reshaping animation from a labor‑heavy, capital‑intensive pipeline into an AI‑native, system‑driven model. Studios will shift focus from producing individual projects to building reusable IP platforms that generate continuous content across formats. The...
Maps Ads and Gemini Now Unify Across Siri, Android, iOS
Ads in Maps and Gemini powering Siri, Android and iOS are basically the same thing now?
Meta‑media Newsletter Author Suspended After Factual Errors
I think all six people who care intently about this have been able to weigh in.... Writer of media newsletter recapping media newsletters suspended after errors https://t.co/09pn5Q5CN1
Winners of the 2026 BOP Prizes Are Announced at Bologna’s Official Awards Ceremony
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair announced the 2026 BOP winners on April 13, honoring a top children’s publisher from each of six global regions. Senegal’s Saaraba Editions, Japan’s Bronze Publishing, France’s Les éditions La Doux, Canada’s Tundra Books, Argentina’s Lecturita Ediciones, and New Zealand’s...
Paramount+ Renews The Madison for Season 3
#ParamountPlus has renewed Taylor Sheridan’s #TheMadison for a third season. S2 has already been filmed but has not yet been given a release date. #streaming $PSKY
ABC Axes Beloved Soaps, Replaces Them With Lifestyle Shows
🪓 April 14, 2011: ABC made an announcement that devastated many daytime drama fans: “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” would both conclude within the following year. They were replaced by lifestyle programs “The Chew” and “The Revolution”....
Scripps Digital Channels Added to Local Now App
The E.W. Scripps Company has signed a distribution agreement with the owner of the free streaming platform Local Now, adding several of its digital multicast channels to the app. Beginning this week, Local Now will stream the national feeds of...
CBS Simulcast Delivers UFC’s Biggest Audience in a Decade
CBS simulcast once again pays off for @ufc with the most-watched telecast for the MMA outfit in 10 years 2.65 million viewers for UFC 327 on Saturday. That tops the 2.47 million for the UFC 326 simulcast