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Indian TV market braces for sales dip amid rising production costs and rupee weakness
Soaring RAM prices, higher plastic and ocean‑freight costs tied to the West Asia crisis, and a weakening rupee have pushed retail TV prices up roughly 20%. An entry‑level 32‑inch set now costs about $133, up from $108 six months earlier, prompting many buyers to down‑trade. Counterpoint Research forecasts shipments to fall 5‑6%.
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Roku has introduced an NCAA March Madness Zone, a branded hub that aggregates live games, highlights, and scores for both men’s and women’s tournaments. The zone, built with TNT Sports and CBS Sports, integrates streaming options from HBO Max, Paramount+, and broadcast networks. It also offers a two‑month Paramount+ promotion at $2.99 per month for new subscribers. Placement on the Roku home screen creates multiple entry points, simplifying discovery for millions of sports fans.
Wow, is @mattbai a terrible reporter for @RollingStone or what? “Richard Nixon famously warned, at the apex of the Watergate scandal, that @washingtonpost owner Katherine Graham would get her ‘tit caught in a wringer,’” Bai wrote. Actually, that’s what Attorney...
Ateme announced that its TITAN encoding solution is now listed among YouTube Live’s verified encoders, confirming compliance with YouTube’s technical standards. The certification highlights support for Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) output, enabling secure, low‑latency live streams over unmanaged networks. Ateme’s...
M*A*S*H’s only successful spin‑off, “Trapper John, M.D.,” aired from 1979 to 1986, delivering seven seasons and 151 episodes. The hour‑long medical drama shifted the character from a Korean‑war comedy to a contemporary San Francisco chief of surgery, distancing itself from its...
Studio Technologies unveiled its new StudioComm Model 794 Central Controller and Model 795 Control Console at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The system offers a fully integrated 5.1 and stereo monitoring platform that consolidates Dante, analog, and AES3 audio sources for...
At a Connectopia roundtable, 20 media‑tech leaders unpacked the meaning of audience engagement in 2026. They observed that clicks, shares and comments are often driven by anger rather than genuine interest, reflecting social media’s reaction‑centric logic. The discussion highlighted how...
Bloomsbury Academic is launching a new book series, *Intelligence: AI and Humanity*, with Jeff Jarvis as series editor. The non‑technical collection will examine AI’s cultural, ethical, and societal implications rather than its engineering. The inaugural titles feature Dr. Rumman Chowdhury...
Nine’s streaming hit Love Island Australia has launched casting for its eighth season, inviting singles aged 19 to 30 to apply. The new series will be filmed over seven weeks, likely between July and August 2026, with producers teasing a...
Midco announced the phased shutdown of its legacy cable television service, moving all subscribers to the MidcoTV streaming platform by the end of 2026. The transition replaces traditional set‑top boxes with Android‑powered streaming players that require the company’s fiber‑optic internet...
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) announced the finalists for its 24th Annual Business Awards, highlighting the companies driving Australian screen production. BBC Studios Productions Australia, Lingo Pictures, Curio Pictures and others made the Media Super Production Business of the Year shortlist,...
Paramount’s CBS News & Stations appointed Scott Rates as Vice President of News for Sacramento’s duopoly of KOVR (Channel 13) and KMAX-TV (Channel 31), effective next Monday. In his new role, Rates will direct editorial strategy and daily newsroom operations...
MeTV is reviving its original series Collector’s Call for a seventh season, premiering on Sunday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by former sitcom star Lisa Whelchel, the 26‑episode run will travel across the United States showcasing rare pop‑culture collections,...
CBS released a sneak peek of NCIS’s 500th episode, slated for March 24, and the teaser suggests the agency may be shut down, shocking the team. Vance declares he will fight the closure, while the series still has seven episodes left...
Artificial intelligence is set to overhaul how viewers find and interact with entertainment, with large language models (LLMs) becoming the backbone of next‑generation search tools. Gracenote’s new report warns that LLMs alone can hallucinate, so it promotes "grounded" models that...
Multiply, an AI‑native media agency targeting B2B firms, emerged from stealth with a $9.5 million Series A round led by Mayfield. The funding includes contributions from Sorenson Capital, Instacart co‑founder Max Mullen, Google Gemini head Josh Woodward, and senior executives from...
Breaker Media founder Lachlan Cartwright announced a new user agreement that caps newsletter forwarding at three recipients per month and introduces discounted group subscriptions. The policy, rolled out on March 8, triggered an immediate uptick in paid subscriptions within the...
Audible and Campside Media have debuted "Blood Will Tell," a limited‑series narrative podcast that premiered on March 12 with two episodes. The drama follows Vietnamese‑American twin brothers whose lives spiral after a fatal birthday party incident leads to a wrongful murder...
Substack unveiled the Substack Recording Studio, a desktop‑only video production suite that adds pre‑recording and live capabilities, letting creators brand each show. ZipRecruiter introduced the ZipRecrooners, an a cappella group promoting its hiring platform through a musical TV spot. A...
Last One Laughing UK returns for a second season on Prime Video, pitting ten British panel‑show comedians against each other in a one‑day comedy battle royale where any laugh or smile leads to elimination. The format, adapted from Japan’s Documental,...
Sky News Australia has appointed chief news anchor Kieran Gilbert to lead its comprehensive coverage of the 2026 South Australian state election. The network will broadcast a live election‑night program, "South Australia Decides," featuring panelists Andrew Clennell, Tom Connell and...
Spotify has launched "Exclusive Mode" for its Windows desktop app, promising bit‑perfect playback of its 24‑bit/44.1 kHz lossless streams. The feature silences all other Windows audio sources, routing music directly to the selected DAC or headphone output. It is limited to...
Broadcast technology has shifted to IP‑based, software‑defined workflows, unlocking remote production and cloud connectivity. However, the drive for flexibility often leads to over‑engineering, where extra routing layers, middleware, and monitoring tools inflate system complexity. This hidden cost manifests as longer...
Weingberger Media is hiring an experienced true‑crime writer for a narrative‑driven podcast with a large, engaged audience. The role focuses on crafting episode scripts from case files, interviews, and transcripts, emphasizing restraint, factual accuracy, and tension without sensationalism. Candidates must...
At Marketecture Live III, Index Exchange VP James Wilhite argued that mass audiences haven’t vanished—they’ve simply fragmented across devices, platforms, and time. The challenge for buyers is not reach but planning, as fragmented signals make audience visibility difficult, especially in...
Triveni Digital announced it will showcase its end‑to‑end NextGen TV portfolio at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas, demonstrating how broadcasters can monetize ATSC 3.0 and Brazil’s TV 3.0 standards. The lineup includes GuideBuilder XM for signaling, StreamScope XM for quality‑of‑service and monetization...
Pebble will exhibit its automation, content‑management and integrated‑channel solutions at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas, underscoring ongoing development of its software platforms. The company’s trio—Pebble Automation, Integrated Channel and Pebble Remote—delivers scalable, multi‑site architectures that operate across SDI,...
Edison Research’s Weekly Insights reveals stark age‑based splits in spoken‑word audio consumption. Listeners aged 13‑24 favor podcasts over AM/FM radio by more than two‑to‑one, while the 55+ cohort prefers traditional radio by an even larger margin. Podcast share peaks at...
Social media has shifted from a private outlet to a passive entertainment platform, making discovery the dominant driver of digital consumption, especially for Gen Z. The article argues that this hyper‑consolidation lowers content quality and willingness to pay, while emerging regulations...
Netflix’s April 2026 slate introduces a mix of new originals, animated spin‑offs, and genre‑spanning titles. Highlights include the animated series "Stranger Things: Tales from ’85", the seven‑episode adaptation "Man on Fire" starring Yahya Abdul‑Mateen II, and season two of "The Bad...
MultiChoice will discontinue Showmax subscriptions on March 31, 2026, migrating all original content and library to its sister service DStv Stream. The move follows Canal+'s $3 billion acquisition and marks the first major integration since the September 2025 takeover. MultiChoice cites cost‑cutting,...
PA Media launched QuickCheck, a real‑time context feed for live newsrooms. Integrated into the PA Explore platform, it delivers concise, fact‑checked updates that highlight specific claims, assessments, and supporting links. Powered by PA’s accredited fact‑checking team, the service draws on...
Russia is expanding a layered digital control system that now targets not only independent journalists but also the audiences that consume their content. A JX Fund study shows more than 1,000 journalists have fled and 63 exiled outlets still reach...
Barcelona entered the Champions League second leg with a 1‑1 draw after Lamine Yamal’s injury‑time penalty erased Harvey Barnes’ late goal at St James’ Park. Hansi Flick’s side arrived in strong domestic form, fresh from a 5‑2 La Liga victory over Sevilla that...
NEW: Meta is offering creators who have large followings on other platforms (but who don't regularly post on Facebook) up to $3k a month in bonuses if they start posting on Facebook, it's the company's latest plan to bring higher...
BBC has released the official trailer for its upcoming drama series Babies, starring Paapa Essiedu and Siobhan Cullen. Created by BAFTA‑winner Stefan Golaszewski, the show follows a couple coping with multiple miscarriages, blending grief with humor and love. Supporting roles...
"We view linear TV as a distraction for D'Amaro and not where we, nor investors, want to see Disney allocating capital and resources," Greenfield wrote. Media analyst Rich Greenfield of Lightshed Partners, who for years implored Disney to get out of...
Netflix’s adult‑animation lineup has become a cultural force, with titles like K‑Pop Demon Hunters, Arcane, Nimona, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep and Love, Death & Robots drawing millions of viewers worldwide. K‑Pop Demon Hunters set a streaming record as...
We’re underestimating how much AI-generated content is going to change the way people approach social media. What happens when there’s a layer of distrust to everyone’s scroll? We already have an idea of the impact. A recent Harris Poll survey...
Really think we have hit minimum viable podcast with the Cerebral Valley Show. If you are an early adopter, time to start watching. https://t.co/XpS3KGdIlg
Elon Musk’s X restored services in India after a widespread outage that prevented thousands of users from loading their feeds. Downdetector logged more than 2,533 reports around 8:19 pm IST, with notifications still arriving while timelines failed. The disruption was also...
Big personal news: I will be editing a new book series for Bloomsbury called Intelligence - AI and Humanity, providing writes from many disciplines the opportunity to reflect on AI and how it reflects on society. More here: https://t.co/L8yWNahmbr
When they make movies with AI versions of now-dead actors, will they update them as models get better? Will there be purists who insist that the 2027 version just doesn't have the soul of the '26 original?
Planet Nude announced it will stop republishing full episodes from external naturist podcasts and instead concentrate on podcasts produced in‑house. The change stems from a desire to align the site’s role with its editorial model, where all content is created,...
‘SNL’ Launches Short-Form Series ‘The Rundown’ on Peacock & YouTube; Colin Jost Picks a Favorite Cold Open in First Episode https://t.co/AidNDfO7Dv via @variety
Fake news is everywhere. The names Paweł and Gaweł were a red flag to begin with. But more so this would have been contra what the govt said earlier. What’s interesting is how this stuff is being pumped into the...
Inside Chloé Zhao’s Failed ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Reboot — and Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Shockingly Small Screen Time (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/pxY8qarqDe via @variety
Netflix is planning a global KPop Demon Hunters concert tour for next year. Promoters are salivating. But… who will perform as the girls? It may be entirely virtual. Scoop —> https://t.co/PDg34hVJOo
News: USAGM names former Newsmax exec and longtime Fox News executive producer Christopher Wallace as the new deputy director of Voice of America. According to agency announcement to staff, he also worked at PBS, CNN and ABC News. Unclear who...
I love this video. It takes today’s news, and augments it with inside commentary straight from the newsmaker. All in a short form format that works on all platforms. This is the direction I want @BiotechTV to look more like...
New data suggests small publishers (10k daily pageviews or less) are hit hardest by search traffic declines —Chatbots only drive 1% of all traffic referrals, so they can't make up the gap —News sites get most page views from AI platforms, but...
