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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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UK‑based indie publisher Sync Music Global has entered a worldwide sub‑publishing and administration agreement with Kobalt. The deal gives Kobalt responsibility for global administration of Sync’s catalog and includes a joint venture to co‑sign writers and accelerate market expansion. Sync’s roster, featuring artists like Avelino and producers such as Anitiwave, will benefit from broader sync placements across film, gaming and brand campaigns. The partnership aims to improve royalty collection and expose underground talent to international opportunities.
The author curates three standout Substack newsletters—Comedy Distant by Vanessa Ogle, big reader bad grades by Alexander Sorondo, and Cross Current by Mo Diggs—highlighting their unique voices and cultural relevance. Ogle delivers sharp satire on workplace and improv culture, Sorondo...
Live sports broadcasters are moving core production to cloud workflows, replacing on‑site hardware with scalable, remote infrastructure. The shift reduces capital expense, improves agility, and supports the growing demand for multi‑language, regional, and platform‑specific feeds. Modern encoding, bandwidth, and latency...
SAG‑AFTRA president Sean Astin entered his term amid a storm of high‑profile disputes, from an FCC clash over Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue to the rise of synthetic performers and a retreat by OpenAI on a controversial opt‑out request. As the union...
Campaign's International Women's Day 2026 feature showcases a curated group of twelve women from advertising and related fields who inspire the publication's staff. The profile series highlights achievements across creative, strategy, technology, and leadership, emphasizing diverse career paths. By publishing...
A Class B AM station serving the Minneapolis‑St. Paul market, known for its progressive talk lineup featuring hosts like Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann, has been sold by owner Chad Larson. The station, operating at 1 kW daytime and 3 kW nighttime...
Salem Media announced its Salem News Channel is now available on Amazon Prime Video. The addition places the channel within Prime Video’s growing free ad‑supported streaming TV (FAST) portfolio. Salem’s VP Cary Pahigian highlighted the move as a way to...
Ratings Roundup shows a surge in live sports viewership across major leagues. ESPN’s MLB spring‑training broadcast between the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers attracted 468 K average viewers, a 54 % increase over last year and the most‑watched spring‑training game in a...
Podtrac’s February 2026 U.S. podcast ranker shows no movement in the top five shows, confirming a steady hierarchy based on unique monthly downloads. The leading slots remain occupied by NPR’s “NPR News Now,” The New York Times’ “The Daily,” NPR’s “Up...
iHeartMedia announced that “The Breakfast Club” achieved its highest‑ever ratings in New York City. The morning show, produced at WWPR‑FM “Power 105.1” and syndicated nationally through Premiere Networks, topped Nielsen’s PPM survey in January for both the 18‑49 and 25‑54 demographics. It...
Compass Media Networks announced Stephanie Dolan as Vice President of Advertising Sales while expanding responsibilities for four other executives. Laura Peyer was promoted to Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales, Anthony Severino to Vice President of Sales Planning, Michael Weiss to Vice President...
The TALKERS weekly chart for March 2‑6 identified the most discussed topics on news/talk radio, with Operation Epic Fury and the War Powers Resolution leading the conversation. A Strait of Hormuz blockade and rising oil prices, Pentagon deals with Anthropic and...
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ordered the Broadcast Audience Research Council to suspend television news ratings (TRPs) for four weeks, citing concerns that sensational coverage of the US‑Iran conflict is stoking public panic. The pause aims to remove the...
"Nobody wakes up in the morning and goes, 'Oh, let me go see what's on @paramountplus' the way they check out what's on @YouTube or what's on @netflix," Greenfield said. "I think he is, directionally, spot-on," said media analyst Rich Greenfield...
MeTV Toons is debuting "Tinseltown Toons," a special night of award‑winning classic cartoons on Saturday, March 14, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern. The lineup showcases Oscar‑nominated and winning animated shorts from studios such as Warner Bros., MGM, and Disney, celebrating the golden age...
In the early 1950s CBS executives balked at casting Cuban‑born Desi Arnaz opposite Lucille Ball in the new sitcom that would become *I Love Lucy*. Ball threatened to quit unless her husband was kept, and the couple’s successful vaudeville tour proved audiences would accept...
At the 2026 NAB Show, Tedial will showcase its AI‑driven media asset management platform, highlighting new agentic AI capabilities integrated via the Model Context Protocol. The solution blends pervasive AI, composable architecture, and NoCode workflow design to boost operational efficiency...
The Kitchen, a Food Network staple since 2014, was cancelled in October 2025 after 490 episodes and 14 specials. Hosts Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee Biegel, Jeff Mauro and Geoffrey Zakarian announced a surprise special slated for later this month. The...
X has introduced Creator Subscriptions 2.0, adding Exclusive Threads that let creators lock parts of a conversation behind a paywall. The update streamlines the subscription setup to two steps and places subscriber‑only content directly in the creator’s main feed. A new...
So I actually read the bill. It would attach liability to the chatbot answer ONLY IF there would similarly be liability if a person said the same thing. It’s a challenging question, sure, but I don’t think the public will be okay...
Listening into NYT v Pentagon over new press credentialing Judge lays into US Justice Dept atty defending policy agst allowing reporters who ask for info not authorized for release - or even legal to release. "I am not persuaded," the judge says,...
Veteran meteorologist Kellianne Klass will start as the morning weather anchor for KIII’s 3NEWS First Edition on March 9, 2026. Klass, an Emmy award winner with nearly ten years of experience covering hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme events, most recently served at...
Discounting is NOT a growth strategy @DisneyPlus and @hulu are starved for fresh content $DIS https://t.co/gVtGO3UCZZ
I tried @NotebookLM's new Cinematic Video Overview with my latest deep dive: "Your New Job Is to Onboard AI Agents" Honestly, it came out super well. Really impressed by how it created its own structure and narrative. 📌 Watch below: https://t.co/8gdzc95CVb
The Capture returns for a third season after a four‑year gap, positioning itself as the “best thriller on TV” according to early critics. The story follows Inspector Rachel Carey, now Acting Commander of Counter‑Terrorism, as she pilots a new surveillance...
'We expect HBO Max to essentially be shut down at the end of 2027 ' -- MoffettNathanson analyst Robert Fishman in a research note today...
The Poynter Institute announced that longtime president Neil Brown will also serve as chairman of its Board of Trustees, succeeding Paul Tash after a 20‑year tenure. Brown, who joined Poynter in 2017 and previously edited the Tampa Bay Times, will...
Unleashed Brands, the youth‑enrichment operator behind Urban Air Adventure Parks, appointed former Burger King CMO Pat O’Toole as chief marketer and enlisted VaynerX to overhaul its social media strategy. Moving away from a purely lower‑funnel, conversion‑heavy approach, the partnership launched...
HBO’s new comedy “Rooster” debuts Sunday, March 8, starring Steve Carell as Greg Russo, an insecure thriller author navigating personal and professional turmoil. The series is created by Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses, with Jonathan Krisel directing, and has been lauded...
Marketers are increasingly splitting influencer efforts between in‑house teams and agencies, with 52% adopting a hybrid approach and 16% moving fully in‑house. Only 25% of agencies tie compensation to key performance indicators, and just 51% of marketers have full visibility...
Disney will retire the standalone Hulu app by 2026, moving its on‑demand library into Disney+. Hulu + Live TV will stay as a separate subscription but its future home is unclear, with options including the Disney+ app or the merged Fubo platform....
The German Murdoch (no longer with New York right-winger Dovod Efune) buys the Telegraph. Expect it to invade America alongside Springer's Politico & Business Insider. Just what we need: more right-wing media. Axel Springer buys Telegraph in £575m deal https://t.co/T3uAE3VSvY
The NBA is in advanced talks with YouTube TV, Amazon, ESPN and DAZN to launch a centralized streaming hub for local team broadcasts, potentially as early as the 2026‑27 season. The effort gained urgency after Main Street Sports Group collapsed,...
Virgin Radio is set to launch a dedicated 90s channel, Virgin Radio 90s, on DAB in London and online across the UK on Monday 9 March at 10 am. The station will deliver nonstop 90s music, ranging from dance anthems to...
Netflix announced the acquisition of InterPositive, Ben Affleck's AI‑focused filmmaking‑technology firm, to bolster its in‑house production capabilities. The deal underscores Netflix's commitment to integrating generative AI tools that enhance, rather than replace, creative talent. Meanwhile, German media conglomerate Axel Springer...
Savannah Guthrie announced she intends to return to NBC’s “Today” show despite her mother’s ongoing disappearance investigation. Paramount CEO David Ellison discussed the pending Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, emphasizing that CNN will retain editorial independence while expanding into streaming. CNN’s...
T‑Mobile has revived its partnership with Major League Baseball, offering eligible customers a free MLB.TV subscription for the 2026 season—a service normally priced at $149.99. The benefit applies to qualifying T‑Mobile and Metro by T‑Mobile voice and data plans, but...
SCOOP: AXEL Springer to buy Telegraph, gate crashing an earlier deal RedBird IMI had with the Daily Mail. With dream team @DanielThomasLDN @ArashMassoudi https://t.co/JXU4G9iMuj
Ryan Murphy’s limited drama "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette" has become FX’s most‑watched limited series on streaming, delivering over 25 million hours viewed across its first five episodes on Disney+ and Hulu. The fifth episode attracted 51 % more viewers...
John Lewis has teamed up with actress Daisy May Cooper for its Mother’s Day social campaign, developed by Saatchi & Saatchi. The initiative spotlights what mums truly want, moving beyond conventional gift tropes. Launched across digital channels, the content aims...
A new Ipsos global survey shows public attitudes toward gender equality have plateaued, with little movement over recent years. The study reveals modest generational shifts, as younger respondents are marginally more supportive of progressive norms while older groups retain traditional...
A city‑owned golf course in Delray Beach, Florida, houses a Class B AM radio station that transmits at 5 kW during the day and 500 W after dark. The station currently airs a Spanish‑language Christian format. Ownership and programming leadership are shifting to...
Czech television viewing jumped sharply in February after Atmedia introduced a new audience metric that adds out‑of‑home consumption. Average daily viewing rose to 4 hours 11 minutes, a 10% year‑on‑year increase. Out‑of‑home viewing accounted for about 7% of total time but drove roughly...
Aviva has launched a comprehensive review of its media agency arrangements following the recent acquisition of Direct Line. The review seeks to consolidate the agencies handling Aviva’s and Direct Line’s advertising to create a unified communications strategy. By aligning media...
Bluey reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Nielsen’s Acquired Shows chart for the week of Feb 2‑8, 2025‑2026, logging 871 K minutes and breaking into the overall top‑10. Disney’s family‑friendly slate continues to dominate the acquired‑show rankings, while Netflix’s original hits The Lincoln...
Chinese automaker Changan announced its entry into the United Kingdom by signing a partnership with a leading UK media agency to launch its electric‑vehicle line. The collaboration will drive a £5 million marketing push aimed at introducing the brand to British...
The article warns that radio hosts slipping into autopilot lose the spark needed for fresh content. When routine thinking filters out everyday moments, potential story ideas vanish. The author argues that true creativity stems from keen observation and emotional reaction...
The Atlantic has entered a profitable “virtue cycle,” reinvesting subscription revenue to expand its newsroom and content offerings. Subscriber numbers jumped to 1.5 million in 2025, with half of those digital‑only, after a 14.7% year‑on‑year increase in 2024. The magazine capitalized...
Entravision Communications posted a fourth‑quarter net loss of $18.2 million, a sharp improvement from $56.4 million a year earlier, while full‑year loss narrowed to $79.2 million. The turnaround was driven entirely by its Advertising Technology & Services (ATS) segment, which saw revenue jump...
Benjamin Hale explains how his Harper's article on a 1978 Ozark murder expanded into the book Cave Mountain because he had far more material than the 15,000‑word limit allowed. He outlines his nine‑box grid method, a nine‑square outline that builds...
