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.
Video: "Every Year After" Leaves the Light On for the Love Story of the Summer in Newly Released Trailer
Prime Video released the trailer for "Every Year After," an Amazon Original series debuting June 10 with eight episodes and streaming in over 240 countries. The show adapts Carley Fortune’s bestselling novel, which spent 16 weeks on the New York Times list and sold more than one million copies, boosted by a BookTok hashtag that garnered 81.4 million views. Lead roles are filled by Sadie Soverall and Matt Cornett, while Emmy‑winning producer Amy B. Harris serves as showrunner. The release underscores Amazon’s strategy of turning viral books into global streaming events.
MIT to Close Long-Running Business Journal
MIT Sloan Management Review will cease publication after a 67‑year run, with its final issue slated for September 2026. The decision stems from a strategic realignment of the school’s communications team and changing audience habits toward digital formats. MIT Sloan...
Is It Time to Rethink SBS Eurovision Schedule?
SBS currently broadcasts Eurovision live in the early morning but delays primetime replays until later in the week, diluting the event’s momentum. The columnist proposes moving evening replays to Wednesday and Friday nights to capture same‑day buzz and extend audience...
IAB Australia’s Gai Le Roy Says Industry Must Create New Jobs To ‘Supplement AI’
IAB Australia CEO Gai Le Roy told a Cairns panel that the media and advertising sector should focus on creating new roles that work alongside AI rather than replacing staff. She warned that many firms are already cutting teams while AI tools...
The Comeback‘s Series Finale Seemed Torn Between Competing Priorities / Sex Workers Are Upset with Euphoria's OnlyFans Portrayal / Wordle...
The HBO comedy "The Comeback" returned for a third season and wrapped with a finale that attempted to balance sharp industry satire with a heartfelt character send‑off. Lisa Kudrow’s portrayal of aging star Mary Lazarus was praised, but critics noted the...
Bustle’s Charlotte Owen on Ditching the ‘Everything for Everyone’ Era
Charlotte Owen, editor‑in‑chief of Bustle and EVP of Editorial at BDG, says the era of trying to be everything for everyone is over. BDG now operates ten distinct lifestyle and parenting brands, each with a clear point of view, allowing...
Premiering 14 May, This Netflix Crime Series Is the New Drama Everyone Will Be Binging This Weekend
Netflix’s new crime series Nemesis arrives on May 14, 2026, offering a heist‑drama centered on a brilliant detective (Matthew Law) and an unstoppable criminal mastermind (Y'lan Noel). The show is created by Courtney A. Kemp, the architect of the Power...
CommsCon Catchup: Humans Still Required — Communication in an Age of Misinformation
At CommsCon in Sydney, behavioural strategist Amy Arbery and University of Canberra researcher Rebekah Russell‑Bennett presented tactics for communicators to combat AI‑driven misinformation. Arbery promoted “pre‑bunking,” a proactive four‑step playbook that inoculates audiences by warning them and exposing weakened false...
Semify Launches Industry’s First Scalable AI Optimization Service Built for Agency Success
Semify announced the launch of its AI Optimization (AIO) service, the first scalable, white‑label solution built to help marketing agencies secure visibility on emerging AI‑driven search platforms such as ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, and Perplexity. The offering...
Coimisiún Na Meán Rejects Complaint over Nudity Shown on Sunday Television
Coimisiún na Meán dismissed a viewer complaint about a brief, non‑sexual nudity scene on a Sunday afternoon TV programme, noting the broadcast carried a parental‑supervision rating that set clear expectations. The regulator stressed that pre‑watershed non‑sexual nudity must be assessed...
On Neutral Ground: Why Content Licensing Needs Independent Settlement And Verifiable Payments
The article warns that the AI‑driven content licensing market, which generated roughly $2.9 billion in fees in 2025 and is expanding rapidly, lacks a neutral settlement framework. Existing platforms such as YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, and Apple News+ use proprietary, opaque...
Savannah Guthrie to Host Wordle US
US Today anchor Savannah Guthrie will host a television adaptation of the New York Times’ viral word puzzle Wordle. The half‑hour game show, produced by Jimmy Fallon’s Electric Hot Dog company, will be filmed in the United Kingdom starting in June and is...
Why Duluth Trusts AI Agents with Bidding, but Not Brand Storytelling
Duluth Trading Company is using AI agents to handle ad‑bidding and creative‑iteration tasks while keeping brand storytelling under human control. Marketing director Ellie Uberto told the Digiday Programmatic Marketing Summit that the AI‑driven workflow frees the team to focus on...
Airdate: Rolf Harris: Primetime Predator
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation will debut the two‑part documentary "Rolf Harris: Primetime Predator" on 9 June at 8.30 pm, with both episodes streaming on ABC iview. The series brings together never‑before‑public survivor testimonies to chart Harris’s rise from Perth to British stardom and...
Eurovision 2026: Italy
Italian singer Sal Da Vinci, born Salvatore Michael Sorrentino, captured the Eurovision 2026 stage with his ballad “Per Sempre Sì.” The veteran performer, who previously won Sanremo in 2026 after a 2009 third‑place finish, leveraged his decades‑long career in theater and pop music....
Meet Hiroshi Suzuki, the Japanese Envoy Showing Britons How to Love Britain
Japan’s ambassador to Britain, Hiroshi Suzuki, has turned diplomacy into a social‑media phenomenon. Since arriving in November 2024, he has amassed over 220,000 followers by posting videos of himself singing the Welsh anthem, trying regional dialects, and pairing British treats with...
Bari Weiss Snags Netanyahu Interview, Upsets Lesley Stahl
Scoop: Bari Weiss upstaged Lesley Stahl—who I'm told had spent months trying to secure an interview with Netanyahu for "60 Minutes"—and booked the Israeli prime minister herself, handing the sit-down to Major Garrett. Suffice to say, it hasn't gone over well.
NYTimes Finally Releases 80-Year Documented Evidence
This has been going on for 80 years, and heavily documented. The NYTimes finally scraped together enough integrity to publish something. https://t.co/NVfAp9nAZ5
Google’s AI Overviews Cut CTR by 58%, Prompting Immediate Updates
Google announced five changes to its AI Mode and AI Overviews after Ahrefs reported a 58% CTR decline on top‑ranking pages. The updates—inline links, article suggestions, hover previews, and more—are positioned as a fix for the “click crisis” that has...
Roscommon Adds Screen Reader for Low‑vision YouTube Users
"A Game Changer: Roscommon Systems Unveils New Screen Reader Feature to Improve YouTube Experience for Low-Vision Users", full story over on VoxNion. https://t.co/8ZTOyp83d6 https://t.co/5svu6QApa3
Sharing Japan Footage as X Boosts Video Visibility
I heard X was upranking video posts, so here's a video I took in Japan recently https://t.co/riXP8gk2hM
Morse Steps Down At 'Atlanta Journal-Constitution'
Andrew Morse is leaving his role as head of The Atlanta Journal‑Constitution after the paper’s digital‑only strategy stalled at 101,000 subscribers, far short of the 500,000 target for 2026. The shortfall highlights the difficulty legacy newspapers face in fully monetizing...
AI Disinformation? Singapore Accused in Pro-China Videos of Being ‘Ungrateful’
Singapore has become the subject of Chinese‑language videos that accuse it of being ungrateful to China and aligning with the United States. Experts say the clips are likely AI‑generated deepfakes, noting inconsistencies in voice synthesis and visual artifacts. The videos...
How a Colorado Springs Food Critic Built a Sustainable One-Man Media Business
When the Colorado Springs Independent folded in 2023, food critic Matthew Schniper turned the loss into a solo venture, launching the Substack newsletter Side Dish with Schniper. By focusing on a small pool of annual sponsors rather than mass advertising,...
Deep Dive Into NFL Media Rights and TV Future
Tomorrow on The Grill Room: The best (and most fun) analysis anywhere on this week’s NFL media rights deals, the Upfronts, and the future of football on T.V., with the @Ourand_Puck & @sherman4949… Follow here: https://t.co/OUrgd2dr7a @PuckNews https://t.co/9qkkEwBBZ1
Hayu Relaunches in NZ Adding Movies, Entertainment Titles.
Hayu, NBCUniversal’s subscription video‑on‑demand service, relaunched in New Zealand with a major content expansion that now includes first‑run scripted dramas, classic comedies, popular NBCUniversal series, and a slate of blockbuster movies. The new library adds titles such as Hacks (seasons 4‑5), The Office,...
The Subscription Strategy Behind One of Britain’s Fastest-Growing Local News Startups
Mill Media launched Manchester Mill in 2020 with a subscription model that charges readers for a handful of high‑quality, long‑form local stories. By offering data‑driven COVID briefings and deep investigative pieces, the newsletter attracted 4,000 email subscribers in four months and...
Buzzfeed Sold to Late Night Host and Media Mogul Byron Allen
Byron Allen, the CBS late‑night host and owner of Allen Media Group, has purchased a 52% majority stake in Buzzfeed for $120 million, becoming its chairman and CEO. The transaction, funded by $20 million in cash and a $100 million promissory note due...
3 Binge-Worthy Shows to Watch on Prime Video This Week
Prime Video is promoting Taylor Sheridan’s four flagship dramas—Yellowstone, Landman, Tulsa King and Mayor of Kingstown—through an interactive quiz that matches viewers to the series that fit their personality. The quiz, embedded in a Collider exclusive, asks ten scenario‑based questions and reveals which Sheridan...
HBO's Second-Longest Running Drama After Game Of Thrones Deserves More Respect
True Blood, HBO’s second‑longest‑running drama after Game of Thrones, aired seven seasons from 2008 to 2014. Its Season 2 premiere attracted more than 5 million viewers, making it the network’s most‑watched series since The Sopranos at the time. The show earned a...
The 'Reacher' Meets 'Rambo' Action Series You've Never Heard of Is a Surprise Streaming Smash
The Nowhere Man, a six‑episode action thriller starring Bonko Khoza, has surged into Starz’s Top 10 streaming chart within weeks of its November 2025 release. The series blends the lone‑wolf appeal of "Reacher" with the war‑scarred intensity of "Rambo," set against Johannesburg’s...
The Bear's “Gary” Episode Revives the Series
The Bear is a show that's been up and down over the past few years, but damn, it's new "Gary" episode was great. Discussed this with David on Decoding TV https://t.co/ChDH1RcYLt
'Fourth Wing' TV Series Ordered by Prime Video
Prime Video announced during Amazon Upfront that it has ordered a television adaptation of the bestselling romantasy series Fourth Wing. Executive producers Michael B. Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo will oversee the project, while author Rebecca Yarros joins as a producer. Meredith Averill...
Returning: Stuff The British Stole
ABC’s documentary series "Stuff The British Stole" returns for a third season, premiering on 9 June 2026 at 8 pm. Hosted by Marc Fennell, the six‑episode run travels from the Caribbean to Asia and Egypt, tracing objects taken during the British Empire and the...
Jury Duty Renewed for Season 3
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a third season of its reality‑hoax sitcom "Jury Duty," following a successful second season that blended unscripted courtroom drama with scripted comedy. The show, which masquerades as a real corporate jury trial, attracted a sizable...
Half Of Aussies Admit They Scroll Purely Out Of Habit
Fujifilm Australia’s Forecast Trends Report reveals that 53% of Australians now scroll on their devices out of habit, while 49% admit they retain very little of what they see. Engagement is weakening even as overall consumption stays high, with audiences...
Amazon Prime Video Renews 'Reacher' For Season 5 Ahead of Season 4 Launch
Amazon Prime Video confirmed a fifth season of its hit action series 'Reacher' before the fourth season debuts, highlighting the show's 54.6 million global viewers in the first 19 days of season 3 and its status as the platform’s most‑watched season since...
Rutherford County Library Fires Director Over LGBT Book Relocation, Sparking Investigation
The Rutherford County Library board voted to shift 132 LGBTQ‑themed children’s books to the adult section and dismissed director Luanne James for refusing to comply. The decision has triggered a county‑level investigation and reflects a broader surge in book challenges...
Prime Video Shoots for Assassins and Steamy Titles With New TV Show Pickups
Amazon’s 2026 Upfront introduced a fresh slate of Prime Video originals slated for 2026‑27, ranging from the action‑comedy "Ride or Die" to the reality competition "Reality Retreat." Notable updates include Aaron Paul returning to Fallout Season 3 and a confirmed premiere...
‘Fourth Wing’ Series Greenlit at Prime Video, Lisa Joy to Direct First Episode
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a television adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ bestselling romantasy series “Fourth Wing.” The order was announced by executive producer Michael B. Jordan during Amazon’s upfront, and acclaimed “Westworld” creator Lisa Joy will direct the pilot and...
Prime Video Greenlights Fourth Wing Fantasy Series
News: FOURTH WING, a series adaptation of Rebecca Yarros' best-selling novel universe, is greenlit at Prime Video. It's another big swing by the company in the fantasy realm. W/Rick Porter https://t.co/iAsaRnbcFO
Viral Video of Humanoid Robots Fighting Fuels Bay Area Robot Combat League Launch
A viral video of two humanoid robots sparring in San Francisco has spotlighted the debut of the city’s first robot combat league, set to open a storefront in Nob Hill this summer. The clip, posted by virtual‑reality firm Cix Liv,...
Amazon to Open ‘TNF’ With Bills-Lions, Highmark Stadium Debut
Amazon announced that its 2026 Thursday Night Football (TNF) season will open with a Bills‑Lions matchup on Sept. 17, the first regular‑season game at the Bills’ new Highmark Stadium. The debut aligns with the NFL’s rollout of next‑generation venues for several...
10 Under $10: The Best Budget Streaming Picks for May 2026
May 2026 sees a wave of streaming promotions that keep popular services under $10 a month. Crunchyroll, AMC+, STARZ, Discovery+, PBS Masterpiece, Sling TV, Prime Video, MGM+, Frndly TV and Dropout all offer limited‑time or tiered pricing that undercuts typical bundle...
Seeking Netgalley-Wide Flag for Discriminatory Reviewer Content
I know Netgalley has a way for publishers to leave notes about reviewers, but I also know that only that imprint can see the notes. Is there a feature to flag reviewers for *all* publishers if their reviews are discriminatory?...
Will Grey's Anatomy Star Kevin McKidd Play Arthur Weasley In HBO's Harry Potter Series?
Kevin McKidd, known for his long‑run as Dr. Owen Hunt on Grey’s Anatomy, has sparked rumors that he could portray Arthur Weasley in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series. The actor recalled a missed opportunity to play a werewolf in the final...
USA Network Debuts New Free-Throw Graphic for WNBA Broadcasts
USA Network introduced a new free‑throw graphic for its WNBA broadcasts, embedding miniature orange‑and‑white ball icons into the scorebug. The icons light up when a player makes a shot, turning from gray to the league’s signature orange. The feature, highlighted...
Ritson: Ad Standards Breaches Pile up as Strategy Goes AWOL
Australian advertising regulator Ad Standards banned three recent ads—Hnry’s cloud‑accounting spot, Spotminders’ hidden‑tracker campaign, and Nord VPN’s motorcyclist safety piece—citing violations of health‑safety, privacy and violence codes. Each brand defended the work as stylised, light‑hearted or metaphorical, but the panel...
Allen Snags BuzzFeed Half for Fraction of Valuation
On the one hand, Byron Allen is paying $120 million for half of BuzzFeed, and Wall Street thinks all of BuzzFeed is only worth $30 million. On the other hand, Allen is only paying $20 million today. Last hand: The 2010s...
Prime Video Announces “The Greatest” Ali Series
New series coming to @PrimeVideo on life of Muhammad Ali, produced by @michaelb4jordan, dubbed “The Greatest” https://t.co/2T4CwNlTgc