Today's Media Pulse
Online video subscriptions top 2.2 bn, revenue eclipses pay‑TV
Omdia reports global online video subscriptions reached 2.24 billion at the end of 2025, a 17.6% year‑on‑year rise. Revenue grew 13.5% to $176 billion, overtaking pay‑TV's $170 billion for the first time. Growth is expected to slow to single‑digit in 2026 as operators shift focus from acquiring new users to monetising existing ones.
60 Minutes: Apr 5
The Sunday edition of 60 Minutes commemorates the 30th anniversary of Australia’s Port Arthur massacre and profiles Olympic champion swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan. Reporter Tara Brown revisits the 1996 gun‑law reforms introduced by then‑Prime Minister John Howard, highlighting their lasting impact on public safety. The segment also explores O’Callaghan’s remarkable haul of three gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, emphasizing how she conquered debilitating pre‑race anxiety. The program airs at 7 pm on Nine, blending historical reflection with a personal triumph story.
Understanding The Role Of AI Detectors In Content Creation
AI detectors are emerging tools that evaluate whether written content resembles human or machine‑generated text. By analyzing sentence flow, lexical patterns, and tonal cues, they provide writers with actionable feedback to improve readability, consistency, and SEO friendliness. The technology is...
Crystal City, Rakia Media and Nate Hopper to Develop 'Tiny T. Rex' Animated Series
Crystal City Entertainment, Rakia Media and veteran animation producer Nate Hopper have signed an agreement to develop the New York Times bestseller “Tiny T. Rex” into an animated television series. The children’s‑book franchise, created by author Jonathan Stutzman and illustrator Jay Fleck,...
$15,000 Prize For Women in Audio-Visual & Tech (Deadline: April 22, 2026)
A $15,000 prize is available for women‑led or women‑founded projects in audio‑visual, media technology, and live‑event spaces. The competition, hosted by Grants for Creators, accepts applications through April 22, 2026. It targets innovators who blend creative content with emerging tech....
NAB Show: Barix To Showcase Audio Over IP Transport
Barix will demonstrate its latest Instreamer and Exstreamer solutions at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, focusing on the MultiCoder M400 and LX400 FLEXA codecs. The MultiCoder M400 now supports SRT and RIST transport protocols, becoming the first sub‑$500 encoder...
Northampton Saints v Castres : Live Stream, TV Channel, Where to Watch on TV Today
Northampton Saints open their European Rugby Champions Cup knockout run with a home match against French side Castres in the last‑16 on Friday, 3 April. Kick‑off is set for 20:00 BST at Franklin’s Gardens. The Saints, last season’s runners‑up, are clear favourites...
Warner Bros.’ Ex-Movie Chief Is Betting on TV Development In a Tough Market
Former Warner Bros. head Toby Emmerich has launched Fireside, a production banner that will now focus on television development backed by Len Blavatnik’s Access Entertainment. After a five‑year first‑look film deal with Warner Bros., Emmerich sees a gap as studios scale...
Strong Visionary Show Sparks Apprehension Under OpenAI
good taste in insider tech stories, great bookers, took themselves seriously (in a good way), had a positive vision for what the show should be rather than just reacting to "the media," excellent on twitter clips... all of which fuels...
Disney+ Developing “Animorphs” Series
Disney+ is developing a new series based on the popular young‑adult book franchise Animorphs, with Ryan Coogler attached as creator and executive producer. The show will be produced by 20th Television and Proximity Media, alongside Scholastic executives. Animorphs, which has...
Netflix Reveal First Look At ‘Kennedy’ Starring Michael Fassbender
Netflix unveiled the first look at its upcoming eight‑episode series "Kennedy," starring Michael Fassbender as Joe Kennedy Sr. The drama adapts the 2020 biography "JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917‑1956" and follows the Kennedy family from the...
Public Television Stations Blast `Zero' Funding in Proposed Federal Budget
President Trump’s FY2027 budget proposal eliminates federal funding for public television, continuing a zero‑allocation stance that began last year. America’s Public Television Stations, led by CEO Kate Riley, warned that the cut has already forced two stations to close and...
Adobe Calls for AI Policy to Safeguard Human Creativity, Cites $1.2 Trillion Creative Economy
Adobe announced a public policy push to keep humans at the core of AI‑driven creativity, warning that unchecked AI could undermine the $1.2 trillion creative economy. The company proposes rights for creators, AI‑ready education and coordinated regulation to avoid fragmented rules.
OpenAI Acquires Live Tech Show TBPN, Expanding Its Media Footprint
OpenAI has bought TBPN, a fast‑growing live tech‑and‑business show, integrating the program into its global affairs team. The deal, whose financial terms were not disclosed, signals OpenAI’s deeper foray into media and raises questions about editorial independence as AI firms...
The Social Media Reckoning Has Begun — Ft. Jonathan Haidt
In this episode, host and guest Jonathan Haidt discuss the legal reckoning facing social media giants after recent jury verdicts in New Mexico and Los Angeles found the companies knowingly harmed children. They trace the problem to 1990s legislation—Section 230...
Chase Infiniti & Lucy Halliday To Appear On “ABC News Live Prime With Linsey Davis”
Disney announced a new slate of “ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis” episodes airing weeknights at 7 p.m. EDT. The lineup features a mix of celebrity interviews—including Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday—and Prime Focus reports on technology, health and geopolitical issues....
Los Angeles Jury Holds Meta and Google Liable in $6 Million Design‑Liability Verdict
A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google responsible for a young woman's addiction to Instagram and YouTube, awarding $6 million in damages and apportioning 70% of liability to Meta and 30% to Google. The verdict, the first of its kind...
OpenAI Buys Tech Talk Show TBPN, Eyeing $30 M Ad Revenue by 2026
OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, has acquired TBPN, a 2024‑launched online talk show that interviews tech CEOs. The ad‑supported program is forecast to earn $30 million in 2026, marking OpenAI’s first foray into media ownership and prompting debate over AI firms...
Ryan Coogler Is Helping Disney+ Develop a New Animorphs TV Show
Disney+ has entered early development on a new live‑action *Animorphs* series, tapping Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media and veteran writer‑producer Bayan Wolcott. The project is being shepherded by Scholastic, the original book‑series owner, and aims to modernize the 1996‑2001 YA saga about...
I’m Building My Own Media System, Not for Founders
I’m not building a media system “for founders” as the starting point. I’m building it for myself. Because I want my own products to grow through a real system around: signals, scripts, UGC, content workflows, memory, and distribution. But I think other founders will be able to take pieces...
Streaming's Financial Bubble Predicts AI Labor Debates
I remember during the strikes where actors and writers wanted more money, I pointed out that streaming was in a bubble and was already unsustainable without raising costs by paying the talent more. People were really upset with me for not...
Zero Gravity Management Signs The Fruity Friendz Company
Zero Gravity Management has signed The Fruity Friendz Company, a Dutch‑based animation studio, for representation. The partnership centers on expanding the studio’s flagship multi‑platform franchise *F.A.B.S. Friends Adventures* across television, film, games, music and interactive media. Co‑founders Monique Borkent and...
Detective Hole Season 2: Cast, Rumours & Release Date
Netflix’s *Detective Hole*, a Nordic‑noir adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole novels, has become one of the platform’s most‑watched non‑English series, pulling in 4.9 million views this week and topping charts in 21 countries. The first season follows troubled Oslo detective Harry Hole through...
Two Truths Co-Founder Cassie Shortsleeve's Recent Articles
Two Truths co‑founder Cassie Shortsleeve continues to expand her health journalism portfolio, publishing in both her Substack newsletter and major outlets such as Women’s Health, MedScape, Goop and The Washington Post. Recent pieces include a deep dive into postpartum psychosis,...
Boston Legacy FC Sets Regional TV Partnership With WBTS Boston & NBC Sports Boston
Boston Legacy FC announced a multi‑year regional media partnership with WBTS (NBC 10) and NBC Sports Boston, securing live coverage of 13 matches for its inaugural NWSL season starting April 3, 2026. The schedule features eight home games and five away contests...
New York Community Radio Stations Plan Merger
Radio Catskill, operating WJFF 90.5 FM, announced a merger with fellow Catskills community station WIOX. Under a memorandum of understanding, Radio Catskill will acquire substantially all of WIOX’s assets, including its FM license, and integrate the stations under a single...
Chili's Didn't Go Viral By Accident
Chili’s has turned its social media presence into a cultural engine, using creator partnerships to make menu items go viral. The chain’s espresso martini launch, featuring *Vanderpump Rules* stars, sparked a surge of user‑generated content that re‑engaged younger diners. Director...
Cover Will Pull Back and End Some Holostars Male Vtubers Support
Cover Corp announced it will scale back support for its Holostars male Vtuber division in Japan, citing an executive decision to optimize overall business. While the company says it will continue to back individual activities on a case‑by‑case basis, projects...
An Integrated Visual Radio and Audio Processing Product Arrives
Orban Labs and Quu Inc. have integrated the Quu360 Visual Radio platform directly into the Orban OPTIMOD 5950 HD processor, creating a single‑chip solution for audio processing, metadata handling, and visual messaging. The embedded option eliminates the need for separate Windows‑based PCs...
NAB Show Opens April 18 With Focus on Creators, AI and Streaming
The 2026 NAB Show opens April 18‑22 in Las Vegas, spotlighting the booming creator economy, AI, and streaming technologies. Attendance by creators, influencers and podcasters has surged 200% over last year, while social‑media producers are up 150%. New features include...
Meta's AI Ad Stack Drives 3% Conversion Boost
RecSys, ad ranking, and the AI advertising opportunity Certainly, Meta seems to be investing resources into advanced architectures for ad retrieval, ad ranking, and RecSys more generally. And the results are impressive: a 3% increase in conversions might be interpreted as...
Sponsored: Titan OS Heads to StreamTV Europe
Independent TV operating system Titan OS is positioning itself as a key player in Europe’s emerging streaming ecosystem. The company will sponsor and host a streaming summit at StreamTV Europe in Lisbon, April 13‑15, 2026, highlighting its OS‑level homepage and data insights....
Stagwell Creates Enterprise-Level AI Role, Taps Bounteous' Twedell To Lead It
A coalition led by Florida is urging a federal appeals court to overturn a Louisiana judge’s injunction that blocked the state’s Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation Act. The law would require social‑media platforms to verify users’ ages and...
Lobbying Masquerades as Ineffective Self‑Regulation, Infuriates All
One of the most infuriating pieces of lobbying dressed up as inane ineffectual ‘self-regulation’ ….
H.264 Streaming License Fees Skyrocket to $4.5 Million
Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increases https://t.co/49v3Qgp84T
The Gentlemen Season 2: Expected Netflix Release Date & Everything We Know So Far
Guy Ritchie’s crime‑comedy series *The Gentlemen* has wrapped filming for its second season and entered post‑production, with a confirmed 2026 Netflix premiere. The eight‑episode season retains the original core cast while adding a slate of new characters, including Italian mafia...
Boyle’s A16z Stance Undermines Her Media Trust Argument
Thanks for reminding me Boyle speaks for the a16z brand. They’ve had a number of goes in what reads to be a strategy to devalue anyone/anything they can’t influence. Using an aggregate data point on media trust sort of defeats...
New WRTV-ABC Owner Faces Calls for Apology
Great, so where does @wrtv-ABC's new owner DuJuan McCoy go for an apology, @jstewartIndy, @AGomezFCC?
Mark Brewer Resigns as WOUB GM
Mark Brewer, who has been with WOUB Public Media for over 26 years and served as general manager since 2016, resigned following an internal investigation that placed him on paid administrative leave in October. The investigation, involving station employees as...
MrBeast’s Head of Virality Shares My Uncommon Surname
TIL that @MrBeast has a "Head Of Virality," and his name is Chucky APPLEBY. Our last name is nottt terribly common... and we both work in content & virality... SOMEONE FIND ME MY LONG LOST BROTHER. https://t.co/7NS7hZpmLG
Acquisitions Often Driven by Ego, Not Strategy
What if the OpenAI-buying-TBPN deal is not a signal of anything but just the egos involved, similar to CBS buying The Free Press? Because-they-can sometimes is the simplest, best and the real explanation.
Roku TVs Could Be Banned in The US As A US Trade Panel Probes Them For Patent Violations
The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched a Section 337 investigation into Roku and Hisense display devices after InnoTV Labs claimed the products infringe its streaming‑technology patents. The probe, opened on April 1, 2026, could lead to a limited exclusion order that bars...
Low Promotion, High Churn, Substack Still Boosts Revenue
yep; I almost never share my Substack link and yet revenue from Substack increased ~80% YoY and is now ~20% of my overall revenue. Even if churn is high, I have no doubt that it has been certainly net positive...
BritBox Success Reshapes Global British TV Strategy
BritBox CEO on How Success for BBC Studios’ U.S. Streamer Is Impacting Global British TV Strategy https://t.co/c96KZwHUp6 via @variety
Tech and Finance Moguls Rush Back Into Media
Sam Altman buying TBPN, Larry Ellison bankrolling deals for CNN and CBS News, Jamie Dimon toying with launching a news outlet because "media’s the great influencer." The titans of industry want to be in the media biz again https://t.co/raamH7VAdM
Turn 100+ YouTube Videos Into Endless Social Posts
Every YouTube creator sitting on 100+ videos needs to see this. That back catalog is a content machine you're not running yet. @WayinVideo turns it on. https://t.co/oUUiDxj2AD
Enterprise AI Video Demands Quality, Governance Over Hype
MyPOV: Farewell @sora good riddance? Its shutdown exposes a bigger truth: enterprise #AI video needs quality, governance, and brand safety—not hype. The next wave will favor trusted, production-ready tools over consumer-first experimentation. Get the scoop from @lizkmiller: https://t.co/wZNi0l1TLK @OpenAI
X Lets 100k‑plus Accounts Spew Daily Obscenities
.@nikitabier @elonmusk @X How TF is this allowed?! An account w/ 100k+ followers spews extreme obscenities daily for years & avoids a ban. Thousands more do the exact same thing across X. Disguising this filth as "free speech" is completely unacceptable. We...
Netflix Launches Shows Silently, No Ads Needed
"netflix just quietly released--" well, yes, they quietly release almost everything, when's the last time you saw an ad for a specific netflix show?
Media Fragmentation Empowers Startups Over Volume‑Driven Giants
Media fragmentation should benefit startups: the biggest companies have to play a volume game, whereas startups can afford to be super targeted. We just have to get over our addiction to engagement-maxxing. https://t.co/bI0yTX9ZW6
Jeff Kagan Previews Key Trends for 2026 NAB Show
What to Expect at the 2026 NAB Show: Industry Analyst Jeff Kagan https://t.co/seWSvTSEeg via @ein_news