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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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By the numbers: K-Love seeks FCC approval to acquire radio station WFCC
Warner Bros. Discovery has launched HBO Max in the United Kingdom and Ireland, marking the final step in its European expansion. The move adds a major new player to the region’s streaming market and gives UK and Irish viewers access to HBO Max’s library, including upcoming series like the Harry Potter reboot.
A Los Angeles jury held Meta Platforms and Google-owned YouTube liable for designing addictive features that harmed a teenage user, ordering $3 million in compensatory damages—$2.1 million from Meta and $900,000 from YouTube. The verdict, the first of its kind, could reshape...
Netflix confirmed a new price increase for its streaming plans, but the exact amount and timing were not provided in the sources. The move adds to a pattern of periodic price adjustments across the industry.
The streaming era has pushed songwriter credits into obscurity, as digital platforms often deliver incomplete metadata and listeners rarely seek out liner notes. Consequently, songwriters receive a disproportionately small share of streaming revenue compared with master owners. Independent publishers and...
Polsat Box Go has launched PRO AI Mode, an AI‑driven feature that automatically creates live‑sport highlights and push notifications. Built with WSC Sports, it identifies key actions such as goals and delivers short clips to mobile and desktop users. The service debuts during major events...
The article argues that radio sales teams often talk too much and fail to ask the right questions, leading to missed opportunities and high turnover. Unlike the automotive sector, radio lacks consistent training and follow‑up, leaving account executives feeling undervalued....
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Frankfurter Buchmesse, Book World Prague and the Moravian Library in Brno, backed by the PPF Foundation, launched the Book‑to‑Screen at KVIFF initiative. The program aims to create a market for film and TV rights...
Vodafone TV will add three BBC Studios thematic channels—BBC Earth, BBC Lifestyle and BBC History—on 1 April, offering them to all customers at no extra cost. The new channels broaden Vodafone's factual and lifestyle portfolio, moving the service further into premium...
Edward Hardy has been promoted to Head of Editorial at Air Cargo Week, after joining as editor in May 2022. During his tenure, the publication expanded its editorial team, launched the GATEWAY magazine, and adopted a digital‑first strategy. Hardy will...
Google has introduced Asset Group Theming within Performance Max, allowing advertisers to apply seasonal motifs to existing asset groups without rebuilding them. The feature clones a high‑performing group, adds themed image backgrounds, and suggests matching headlines and descriptions while preserving...
Today’s co‑anchor Savannah Guthrie will resume her duties on Monday, April 6, ending a two‑month absence. She stepped away in January to focus on locating her missing mother, a personal crisis that has drawn public attention. Hoda Kotb broke the news...
USA Sports, the Versant sports division spun off from NBCUniversal, is expanding its inaugural WNBA coverage by adding former players Tamika Catchings and Chamique Holdsclaw, both Hall of Famers, to its broadcast team. The network has assembled a 16‑person crew,...
Salem Media announced a partnership with The Roku Channel, placing its Salem News Channel directly in Roku’s ad‑supported FAST lineup and Live TV guide. The move follows a recent launch on Amazon Prime Video’s free FAST service and comes as...
April 2026 brings a packed slate of FCC deadlines for U.S. broadcasters, including April 1 EEO public‑file reports for stations in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas, and the start of Mid‑Term EEO reviews for larger units in Delaware, Pennsylvania...
Oh boy, and it replaces titles in some cases. And we know how people feel about that... :) -> YouTube is testing more AI on the home screen, and we hate it already "In two examples shared by Redditors, the titles...
In this week’s episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast, I speak to Felix The, the SVP of Advertising Product and Engineering at Unity. We discuss Unity’s AI-enabled advertising system, Vector. https://t.co/YKAGMtaYaP
CBS News has reportedly recorded its lowest viewership numbers ever, according to recent ratings data. The decline follows the appointment of columnist Bari Weiss as head of the division, a move critics say has altered editorial tone. The ratings slump...
Did Twitter get rid of trending articles? That was one of my favorite features ... to see what other links people were sharing.
MyPOV: Tilly is the future ahead. Here’s What It Took to Create the AI Actress Freaking Out Hollywood https://t.co/1PKqtYr1Bx
Salem Media announced that its flagship talk program, "That KEVIN Show" hosted by Kevin McCullough, will now air on three additional owned‑and‑operated stations—KDXE in Little Rock, KSLR in San Antonio, and KNTH in Houston. Both the Monday‑Friday weekday edition and...
Netflix invested in a lightweight MLB package to see whether it could fully eventize the industry’s most tonnage-friendly sport. So far, the jury’s out. https://t.co/bK2iTNXxhY
.@TheAthletic didn’t need sources for this story - all anyone had to do was read the @Sportico story from, checks sun dial, 2021: https://t.co/J5FozfHQKt
Wikipedia has officially banned the use of large language models, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, for creating substantive article content. The new policy limits AI to copy‑editing, formatting, and technical tasks, with full‑article translation as the only major exception....
AI‑generated music is flooding streaming services, with Deezer reporting 50,000 AI tracks uploaded each day, now representing 34% of all new releases. Artists such as Benedict Cork and Ormella have discovered unauthorized AI versions of their songs, prompting fan confusion...
Michael Symon’s rise on Food Network stems from early culinary honors, notably being named a Best New Chef by Food & Wine in 1998 and winning a James Beard Award for Lola Bistro in 2009. His 2008 victory on *The Next...
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Grey’s Anatomy celebrates 21 years, with original stars charting new paths while the show remains a TV staple. Ellen Pompeo continues as narrator and executive producer, debuting the Hulu limited series Good American Family. Patrick Dempsey returns to primetime as...
Our partners @YESNetwork are bringing in one of my faves 👇 Larry David Lends Comedic Talents to YES Network Ad Campaign: https://t.co/CfuYanWkcR via @sportico @YEShandler
The Odd Lots podcast episode with David Shor and Byrne Hobart argues that AI will raise returns for a narrow class of workers who can be held accountable for machine output, prompting professions like accounting to form guild‑like barriers. Historical...
The BBC confirmed that filming for the third season of the spin‑off Return to Paradise is under way in Australia, shifting the setting from the Caribbean to the Australian outback. The season will consist of six episodes and introduces new...
Wild story from Hungary where the authorities charged journalist @panyiszabolcs with espionage following an article claiming the country's foreign minister shared EU information with Sergei Lavrov, his Russian counterpart. https://t.co/NzCU3HsnSG
Austria’s three‑party coalition announced plans to prohibit children under 14 from accessing social‑media platforms, citing concerns over addictive algorithms and harmful content. The ban will be based on the nature of a platform’s algorithm rather than naming specific services. Draft...
Spotify has opened a dedicated Listening Lounge in London, reserved for the platform's top 1% of listeners. The venue features a lossless‑audio environment designed by Cake Architecture, complemented by a high‑fidelity sound system from Friendly Pressure. By offering an exclusive,...
Labour faces mounting pressure to name Conservative former culture secretary Jeremy Wright as the next chair of Ofcom, pitting him against Labour peer Margaret Hodge. The regulator is under scrutiny for stumbling over the Online Safety Act’s enforcement, prompting calls...
A former executive of a major U.S. news outlet revealed that activist groups, especially GLAAD, pressure media companies to adopt specific inclusive terminology, such as "gender‑affirming care" and "birthing people." The media complies to avoid accusations of transphobia or boycotts,...
Nielsen’s latest ranking shows only two of the top‑10 media agencies recorded year‑over‑year billing growth, while the rest contracted. EssenceMediacom suffered the steepest percentage decline, marking the biggest drop among the elite group. The data underscores a tightening advertising market...
The European Broadcasting Union and allied media groups warned that the Czech government’s proposed overhaul of public‑service funding could jeopardise both the financial stability and editorial independence of Czech Television and Czech Radio. The plan would slash licence‑fee contributions, exempting...
Howie Mandel pushed back on Kelly Ripa’s on‑air comments about his age, creating an awkward clash on "Live with Kelly and Mark." Insiders say Ripa was visibly upset and has quietly decided to exclude Mandel from future bookings. The source...
Bitmovin has launched major upgrades to its Player Web X, adding vertical video support and a flexible Load Control API for ad playback. The new architecture, powered by the proprietary WISH ABR algorithm, delivers up to 30% faster startup and...
Spring’s book‑fair circuit kicked off with a bustling London Book Fair, where U.S. publishers poured unprecedented cash into rights and inventory, favoring solutions‑based nonfiction and escapist fiction. The fair’s optimism foreshadowed a near‑term dollar rally that boosted buying power. Rights...
OpenAI abruptly shut down its Sora video‑generation app, terminating a $1 billion Disney content licence and shifting compute resources toward enterprise AI and robotics. Poste Italiane launched a €10.8 billion (≈$11.9 billion) bid for Telecom Italia, offering a 9 % premium and promising to...
The NFL is reportedly evaluating a rule change that would allow individual teams to sell the broadcast rights to their preseason games to streaming services. While the league has not released specifics, the move could create a new revenue source...
The New York Times Games division published a comprehensive hint and answer guide for its daily Strands puzzle on March 26, 2026, aggregating 39 articles from eight publishers. The bundle, part of a broader “cluster + search enrichment” effort, aims to boost engagement among...
Warner Bros. Discovery announced that shareholders will vote on its proposed merger with Paramount Global and Skydance Media, a transaction underpinned by a $40 billion commitment from Larry Ellison. The vote date was not disclosed, but the move pushes the deal...
Mehdi Hasan, a prominent left‑wing journalist, sat down to dissect the U.S.‑led war on Iran, labeling it illegal, unjustified and self‑destructive. He argues the conflict is driven largely by Israel’s strategic influence over American policymakers rather than clear national interests....
iWot Studios has teamed up with Initiate Entertainment to broaden the Wheel of Time franchise across games, animation, and television. The partnership will see a new PC and mobile game alongside an existing triple‑AA role‑playing title in development at iWot...
Netflix announced the addition of thirteen new recurring actors to its upcoming drama series "Kennedy", based on Fredrik Logevall’s biography of the Kennedy family. Production is currently underway in London, with Michael Fassbender already on set as Joe Kennedy Sr....
FX’s "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette" aired its season finale on March 26, 2026, dramatizing the high‑profile romance and tragedy of JFK Jr. and his publicist wife. The series casts Erich Bergen as Prince Anthony Radziwill,...
The second season of "Jury Duty," retitled "Company Retreat," arrives on Prime Video with a fresh premise set at a Los Angeles hot‑sauce company’s staff retreat. Creator‑team Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky replace the courtroom backdrop with a sprawling corporate‑camp...
In this episode of Creator Upload, Tubi’s GM of Creator Programs, Rich Bloom, explains the new partnership with TikTok to develop long‑form series starring TikTok creators. The deal leverages TikTok’s Spotlight and marketing tools to promote the shows while Tubi...
FOX Sports unveiled its 2026 Major League Baseball broadcast lineup, featuring Hall of Famers John Smoltz, Derek Jeter and David Ortiz alongside Emmy‑winning play‑by‑play talent Joe Davis. The network will begin coverage on March 28 with a day‑night doubleheader, supplementing...
