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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
An off‑duty Metropolitan Police special constable was captured on video intimidating Al Jazeera journalists covering a suspected arson of Jewish charity ambulances in Golders Green. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the officer’s involvement and referred the case to its Department of Professional Standards for assessment. Officials stressed that journalists must be able to work without intimidation, while officers on duty were instructed to remain vigilant for similar incidents.
Melinda Taschetta‑Millane has been appointed Market Content Director of Healthcare Editorial and Head of Content for Healthcare Innovation. With over two decades in B2B healthcare media—including roles at the American Academy of Pediatrics, medical aesthetics, radiology and cardiology—she brings deep...
Sonya Walger, known for Lost and For All Mankind, has been cast as the Vanir goddess Freya in Prime Video’s upcoming God of War series. The adaptation already features Ryan Hurst as Kratos, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Thor, Ed Skrein...
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Adventure 33 introduced Prism, a purpose‑built global audio broadcasting ecosystem designed to replace traditional satellite distribution. The flagship Quattro receiver is a four‑channel, stereo‑capable 1RU appliance co‑engineered with Angry Audio. Prism’s architecture routes audio across five independent network layers, eliminating single...
Great Plains Christian Radio Inc., owner of KJIL‑FM 99.1 in Copeland, Kansas, announced a pending purchase of nine full‑power FM stations and five translators from The Praise Network Inc. The assets span small towns across Eastern Colorado and Kansas, extending the...
2025 reshaped streaming video economics as content‑side patent pools and high‑profile settlements brought codec royalties into the CFO’s purview. Access Advance launched a VDP pool with capped fees and de‑minimis waivers, while Nokia’s settlement with Amazon proved that patent owners...
The 2025 Streamticker roundup chronicles a wave of high‑value mergers reshaping streaming, advertising, and infrastructure. DIRECTV’s acquisition of INVIDI strengthens addressable TV ad solutions, while Outbrain’s $1 billion purchase of Teads creates a $1.7 billion omnichannel ad platform. DAZN’s $2.2 billion buy of...
In 2025 YouTube cemented its role as the dominant TV platform in the United States, overtaking mobile devices and capturing 12.5% of all TV usage, while its Shorts, live streams, and licensed long‑tail titles attracted a broad demographic. Meanwhile, Paramount Skydance...
Creator Sports Network (CSN) has secured an exclusive creator‑led streaming partnership with the Savannah Bananas, delivering four live Banana Ball Championship League games across YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram, X and Facebook. The deal positions creator distribution as a distinct rights tier, separate...
Apple unveiled the $599 MacBook Neo on March 4, positioning it as an affordable, color‑rich laptop aimed at Gen Z. Simultaneously, the company erased its existing TikTok library and relaunched the channel with 15 curated videos that blend Y2K nostalgia, brain‑rot aesthetics, and...
Norwegian producer Synnøve Hørsdal of Maipo Film warns that Europe’s TV series market is entering a risk‑averse phase, with broadcasters favoring familiar IPs and longer funding cycles. She highlights the difficulty of securing public and co‑production financing, especially for higher‑budget...
Prime Video has dropped the trailer for “The House of the Spirits,” its first Spanish-language series adaptation of Isabel Allende’s celebrated novel. The drama follows three generations of women over five decades of love, power struggles and political upheaval in...
Digital i’s 2025 study reveals that women aged 35‑44 and 45‑54 dominate YouTube micro‑drama consumption, accounting for 20.8% and 15.7% of streams respectively, far above their overall platform share. Male viewers, especially those 18‑24, are markedly under‑represented, contributing only 6%...
Using the Meta “social media addiction” ruling to push mass surveillance“child safety” laws that are effectively written by Meta, that Meta has spent millions lobbying for via “child safety” orgs that claim to “fight big tech.” We live in hell...
Danielle Deadwyler has found her new partner for the X-FILES reboot at Hulu as Himesh Patel is set to join her in the new series from Ryan Coogler where the two will play new original characters https://t.co/pTNoDxmAux
ByteDance unveiled Seedance 2.0, a text‑to‑video model that produces near‑Hollywood‑quality clips, prompting immediate backlash from major studios over potential copyright infringement. The company paused its global rollout while expanding the service in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast...
London‑based Allegro Finance has unveiled a $500 million credit facility for film and television production, backed by a joint venture with Elliott Advisors UK. The move positions Allegro as a dedicated non‑bank lender seeking to reshape financing for global screen projects.
Sony Pictures announced it will wind down its visual‑effects and virtual‑production subsidiary Pixomondo, moving remaining projects and talent to its Vancouver‑based Sony Pictures Imageworks. The closure affects Pixomondo’s studios in the U.S., Canada, Europe and its LED‑volume division PXO Clara,...
The BBC has appointed former Google senior vice‑president Matt Brittin as its next director‑general. The move comes as the public broadcaster wrestles with a £1.2 billion budget gap and a legal battle over the Jimmy Savile scandal, raising questions about strategic...
Comedian Druski’s two‑minute sketch “How Conservative Women in America Act” went viral on X, racking up over 6.7 million views within an hour. The parody features Druski in an exaggerated conservative persona, riffing on daily routines, political talk shows, and pop...
The New York Times published a Modern Love essay that AI‑detection tools flagged as more than 60% generated by artificial intelligence. The incident has sparked a clash between journalists, AI researchers and editors over data‑governance, bias and disclosure standards in newsrooms.
Multiply, an AI‑native media agency for B2B firms, emerged from stealth with a $9.5 million Series A led by Mayfield. Its self‑learning advertising platform links Google Search and LinkedIn campaigns to sales call recordings, CRM data, and performance metrics, automatically generating and...
The Clios have launched Clio Creators, a new awards program in partnership with YouTube and Influential, to honor excellence in digital creator content. The initiative features two tracks—Brand, which celebrates brand‑creator collaborations, and Creator, which highlights individual creator storytelling. Submissions...
Google’s Demand Gen platform now includes AI‑powered Veo, which turns static images into video ad variations, helping advertisers achieve “Excellent” ad strength. The suite also expands creator partnerships, enabling authentic YouTube Shorts content that lifts conversion rates by roughly 30 %....
Netflix announced a six‑part political thriller, *The Lords’ Day*, starring Damson Idris, who will also serve as executive producer. The series adapts Michael Dobbs’s novel – the same author behind *House of Cards* – and is being produced by Bad...
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YouTube’s web platform recently suffered a bug that forced many users into endless CAPTCHA loops, mistakenly flagging normal traffic as suspicious. The issue was limited to the desktop site, leaving mobile apps unaffected, and stemmed from an erroneous "unusual traffic"...
Warner Bros. Discovery launched HBO Max in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 26, 2026, adding an ad‑supported tier that is free for Sky TV subscribers and available via Prime Video Channels. The rollout also introduced the service to...
PBS and ITVS have launched PBS Documentaries, a rebranded YouTube channel that expands the former PBS Voices hub to include full‑length documentary films. The channel inherits more than 316,000 subscribers and 52 million views, and will roll out over 100 new...
Omnicom Media was crowned the best‑performing global media group in the latest RECMA Diagnostics report, topping both the worldwide and regional rankings across North America, EMEA, APAC and LATAM. The newly formed capability, created in December 2025 by merging Omnicom...
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The 2026 Hispanic Radio Conference in Phoenix will host a high‑energy session on reaching Gen Z Hispanic listeners, who now tune in to four or more hours of audio daily across streaming, radio, podcasts and social platforms. Moderator Raul “Rico” Colindres...
BTS returned to The Tonight Show to promote their first post‑military album, Arirang, marking a high‑profile reunion after an 18‑month service hiatus. During the interview, the studio audience erupted in cheers for the cryptic “6‑7” meme, leaving host Jimmy Fallon scrambling for...
About 25% of U.S. AM/FM stations focus on religious programming, reaching 98% of adults. While these stations blend faith with lifestyle topics, 62% of listeners tune in for spiritually uplifting content rather than news. Only 14% consider politics a major...
Content creator Alanah Pearce has founded Charred Pictures, an indie production company that partners directly with game developers on film and TV adaptations. The debut slate includes three projects: a pre‑production adaptation of the survival‑horror game Faith: The Unholy Trinity,...
Pizza oven maker Ooni has selected Croud as its global media agency of record, moving media functions from in‑house to an external partner covering strategy, planning, activation, measurement and analytics across North America, the U.K., France, Germany and broader Europe....
Angela Jain, Disney+’s new Head of Content for EMEA, used the Series Mania Forum to unveil an accelerated push of locally produced series across Europe. The streaming giant is commissioning comedies for 16‑34‑year‑olds, thrillers and documentaries, with titles such as...
Rain Delay Media announced a hiring for a Supervising Producer to lead the Jalen Rose podcast, a twice‑weekly, multi‑format show produced from a downtown Detroit studio. The role covers the full production pipeline—from concept development and guest booking to multi‑camera...
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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston approved Cumulus Media's request to use cash collateral, allowing the radio‑broadcast group to keep operating while it pursues a pre‑packaged Chapter 11 plan. The reorganization enjoys support from 83 percent of its lenders and would shift...
CBS News Radio announced its shutdown, ending a century‑long broadcast legacy. The decision was dissected on WPRO’s “The News with Gene Valicenti,” where hosts compared early radio pioneers to today’s media owners. The discussion highlighted the Ellison family’s recent acquisition...
College swimming and diving officials say they have secured a commitment from ESPN to air at least one day of next season's NCAA Championships on linear television. The agreement comes amid heated debate over the NCAA's new championship format, which...
At the start of 2026, WAN‑IFRA reviewed 124 new applications and 40 Year‑1 reports, confirming 22 Ukrainian media outlets for capacity support and 18 for investigative grants. An intensive Investigative Bootcamp in March trained nearly 40 journalists from 18 regional...
Marc Pritchard, Procter & Gamble’s chief brand officer, told the ANA Media Conference that AI, data and media fragmentation are reshaping brand building into a continuous, one‑to‑one engagement model. He highlighted P&G’s shift to in‑house, programmatic media planning and buying...
Caroline Beasley, chief executive of Beasley Broadcast Group, will be inducted into the Florida Broadcasters Hall of Fame on June 18, 2026, during a ceremony at The Breakers in Palm Beach. The Florida Association of Broadcasters announced the honor, which...
NBCUniversal Local’s stations have launched “Our 250,” a 100‑day, multiplatform campaign marking the United States’ 250th anniversary. The initiative culminates on July 4 with six hours of exclusive, bilingual live coverage of the Sail4th 250 maritime celebration in New York Harbor. NBC...
Apple TV+’s For All Mankind continues its ambitious five‑season run by leaping another decade into an alternate 2012 where a thriving Mars colony faces political and social upheaval. Season five expands the Happy Valley base, introduces a new generation of characters while...
The UK government has opened a 12‑week public consultation on proposed restrictions for LHF (Loud, Harmful and Flagrant) advertising, running until 17 June. Industry bodies and agencies quickly labeled the move “deeply concerning and frustrating,” fearing it could curb creative freedom...
The Meta Oversight Board issued an advisory on March 26 urging caution in expanding its Community Notes program, noting it cannot replace professional fact‑checking. IFCN Director Angie Drobnic Holan echoed the board, highlighting that Meta’s U.S. rollout produced only 900 visible...
WAV. Distro, launched by TEN88, is a creator‑first music platform that combines digital distribution, publishing support, and hands‑on marketing while letting artists keep 100% ownership of their masters. The service emphasizes real‑human assistance, long‑term partnerships, and even advances for select...
