Digital Revenue for Events Companies: Must-Have or Distraction?
Questex now derives roughly 30% of its earnings from digital media extensions such as product catalogs, RFID lead tools and postâshow webinars. Industry leaders are split: some, like Events Venture Groupâs Marco Giberti, argue digital revenue must climb to 10â25% to stay competitive and boost M&A appeal, while others warn it can divert resources from core events. Recent examplesâfrom Easyfairsâ appâbased services to Clarionâs selective digital productsâshow both the potential and the operational challenges of scaling online offerings. The debate intensifies as privateâequity owners seek diversified, highâmargin streams amid a sluggish deal market.
đ§ Paramount Vs. Netflix: Your Big Questions Answered
Paramount has renewed its pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery with a $31âperâshare bid, reigniting a highâstakes acquisition battle. Netflix, led by coâCEO Ted Sarandos, is simultaneously courting investors and studios, arguing its own offerâalready accepted in Decemberâoutperforms Paramountâs. The two...
How a Former Hedge Fund Analyst Built a Six-Figure Newsletter Covering Asiaâs Overlooked Stocks
Michael Fritzell, a former hedgeâfund analyst with 15 years in investment banking and buyâside roles, left finance in 2021 to launch Asian Century Stocks, a paid newsletter spotlighting overlooked Chinese and Southeast Asian companies. Leveraging his Mandarin fluency and onâtheâground...
ABC News Is No. 1 Broadcast Network for Coverage of the State of the Union, Beating NBC by 1.4 Million...
ABC News topped all broadcast networks in liveâplusâsameâday viewership for the 2026 State of the Union, drawing 4.912âŻmillion total viewers. The coverage outperformed NBC by 1.43âŻmillion viewers and CBS by 1.65âŻmillion, while also beating Fox and the combined cable audience...
The Art (And Science) Of Measurement with Extreme Reachâs Sherman Li
Extreme Reach (XR) operates as a fullâstack adâoperations hub, handling everything from payroll and asset management to multiâplatform delivery. The company recently announced a digital integration with Nielsen One, allowing advertisers to attach audience measurement data directly to each ad....
Dale Anglin Tells Us How Press Forward Is Leveraging Local News to Build Community
Press Forward, led by inaugural executive director Dale Anglin, is a philanthropic initiative that provides grant funding to local news organizations across the United States. Anglin, formerly vice president for grantmaking at the Cleveland Foundation, emphasizes community restoration through hyperlocal...
Live Music Industry News Roundup
Volume announced it liveâstreamed 2,000 concerts in 2025, adding the iconic Troubadour to its network of cameraâequipped venues and averaging 50 live productions weekly across partners such as Red Rocks and 3rd & Lindsley. In Tennessee, legislators are advancing SB2456/HB2135,...
Bettman Seeks Better Timeslot for Next Olympic Hockey Final
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman urged a later start time for the next Olympic menâs hockey final after the 2026 goldâmedal game aired at 8âŻAM ET, the earliest since Sochi 2014. The match drew 18.6âŻmillion viewers, far below the 28âŻmillion who...
Rare Michigan-Duke Clash Delivers Latest Big College Hoops Audience
The MichiganâDuke menâs basketball game delivered an average 2.0 rating and 4.32âŻmillion viewers on ESPN, peaking at 5.4âŻmillion. This made it the largest ESPNânetwork audience for a menâs game since the 2019 DukeâNorth Carolina showdown and the seventhâmostâwatched ever on...
Saturday TV Ratings: 48 Hours, WWE Legends, NBA Basketball, Milan Cortina Olympics 2026, NCAA Basketball
The Saturday, FebruaryâŻ21âŻ2025 ratings report shows CBSâs trueâcrime series 48 Hours airing new episodes alongside a heavy lineup of live sports, including coverage of the upcoming MilanâCortina 2026 Winter Olympics, NCAA basketball, WWE Legends featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin, and...
20/20: Season 48 Ratings
ABCâs longârunning newsmagazine 20/20 concluded its 48th season amid modest Nielsen performance. SeasonâŻ47 recorded a 0.21 rating in the key 18â49 demographic and attracted 2.46âŻmillion total viewers. As of FebâŻ25âŻ2026 the series has received neither a renewal nor a cancellation...
The Sidemen Formula: Why TV Formats Belong on Creator Channels
The article argues that broadcasters should embed traditional TV formats within creator channels rather than merely licensing talent. By leveraging creatorsâ repeatable engagement formulas, formats like Family Fortunes can be reâimagined for socialâfirst audiences, as demonstrated by the Sidemen partnership...
âOne Pieceâ Season 2 Getting A Limited Theatrical Release In Select Countries
Netflix announced a limited theatrical release of the first two episodes of One Piece SeasonâŻ2, titled âInto the Grand Line,â in the United States, Canada, and Japan on MarchâŻ10,âŻ2026. The screenings coincide with the seriesâ global streaming debut on Netflix...
ESPN Exec Announces End of Sue Bird-Diana Taurasi Altcast for Womenâs Final Four
ESPN senior vice president Meg Aronowitz announced at the NCAA womenâs Final Four preview that *The Bird & Taurasi Show* will end after six years on ESPN2. The altâcast, anchored by Sue Bird and DianaâŻTaurasi, drew 1.4âŻmillion viewers for the...
Ziff Davis Sees Big Hit to Affiliate Revenue in Q4
Ziff Davis reported Q4 2025 revenue of $406.7 million, a modest 1.5% decline, as affiliate commerce commissions fell $25âŻmillion, half of which occurred in the quarter. Tech and shopping segments saw revenues drop 18â19% yearâoverâyear, driving a 14% share plunge....
The First Version Wins
A fabricated quote attributed to Governor Gavin Newsom â âIâm a 960 SAT guy, I canât readâ â went viral, amassing nearly 55âŻmillion views after being posted by the conservative account EndWokeness. The original remarks were about Newsomâs dyslexia and...
ESPN & Disney+ Sign New Deal For Banana Ball 2026 Season
Disney and ESPN have sealed a 25âgame exclusive BananaâŻBall agreement for the 2026 season, more than doubling the 2022â23 package. Every contest will stream live on the ESPN App and Disney+, with select matchups broadcast on ESPN networks and ABC,...
How to Write User-Facing Platform Policies
The article outlines best practices for crafting userâfacing platform policies, emphasizing clarity, legal alignment, and iterative improvement. It argues that transparent policies boost trust while reducing compliance risk for platforms. Practical guidance includes language simplicity, consistent structure, and realâworld examples....
DreamWorks Sequel âThe Bad Guys 2â Sets Netflix US Release Date Following Peacock Stint
DreamWorksâ sequel *The Bad GuysâŻ2* will debut on Netflix US on MarchâŻ21,âŻ2026 after a brief exclusive run on Peacock. The film will enjoy a tenâmonth exclusive streaming window before reverting to Peacock in earlyâŻ2027. This release is part of Universalâs...
Sony Pictures Boss Says He Has âNo Regretsâ Selling âKPop: Demon Huntersâ to Netflix
Sony Pictures Animationâs âKPop: Demon Hunters,â released on Netflix in June 2025, became the streaming platformâs mostâwatched original title, pulling in hundreds of millions of views. Although critics called the sale a financial misstep because Sony gave up theatrical, franchise,...
The Boston Globeâs Print Edition Gets Snowed Out, Invoking Memories of the Blizzard of â78
The Boston Globe announced it will not print todayâs edition because a February 2026 blizzard made its Taunton printing plant inaccessible, opting instead to bundle the missed issue with Wednesdayâs paper. The move mirrors the 1978 Blizzard, when the Globe...
The Post-Scale Media Model Is Taking Shape in Gaming Journalism
Gaming journalism is pivoting from large, adâdriven operations to lean, subscriptionâfocused models. Mothership reached 2,000 paying subscribers within a week of launch, while workerâowned sites like Jank and Aftermath are gaining traction with modest fees. The contraction of legacy outlets...
A Resource for AVP News
A Redditâbased weekly roundup, Last Week in AVP #107, aggregates the most compelling Apple Vision Pro (AVP) news, reviews, and videos into a single, adâfree page. The edition highlights Appleâs potential immersive FormulaâŻ1 demo at the MarchâŻ4 event, teases the...
Meta Keeps Finding New Ways to Not Pay Its Creators
Metaâs new Facebook creator monetization program has exploded to 12âŻmillion participants, yet the platform still distributes only about $2âŻbillion to creators each year. By contrast, YouTube shares more than $30âŻbillion, and Instagram Reels generate $50âŻbillion in revenue with minimal payouts....
FBI: Season Eight Ratings + Viewer Votes
CBS has renewed the flagship FBI series for a ninth season while cancelling its two spinâoffs, FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International. SeasonâŻ8 posted a 0.38 rating in the 18â49 demographic and attracted 6.14âŻmillion liveâplusâsameâday viewers, a solid performance by...
Mario Gabelli: Value Investing Ideas for 2026
Mario Gabelli highlighted at the Barronâs Roundtable 2026 that value investors should target mispriced experiential assets such as media, sports franchises, and entertainment companies. He cited Madison Square Garden Sports as trading at roughly half its calculated intrinsic value and...
Mychal Threets-Hosted Reading Rainbow Reboot Gets Sony TV Order / Peter Attia Out at CBS News / Druski Joins The...
Mychal Threets is frontârunning a new Reading Rainbow reboot that has secured a 24âepisode order from Sony for broadcast and streaming. The series builds on a fourâepisode digital revival released last October on Sonyâs Kudzoko YouTube channel. Threets, known as...
What Happens to Book Publicity Now?
The author of Publishing Confidential announces that the newsletter will become 80% paid, offering a $6/month subscription with group discounts and free options for those in need. The piece then examines the evolving landscape of book publicity, noting the decline...
Thereâs No Point Aiming To Go Viral â It Hardly Ever Happens
A new Duetti Music Economics Report examined over 6âŻmillion tracks from 2025 and found that only about 1.1% of songs achieve a viral spike, defined as a fiveâfold stream increase in a month. Sustaining that momentum is even rarer, with...
TIDAL Expands Its Spotlight Program to More Artists
Tidal has expanded its Spotlight program to Canada, the UK and several European markets, adding eleven countries in total. The initiative ties directly to Tidal Upload, allowing any publicly posted track to enter an editorial review queue without a separate...
CBS Series Post Strong Fall Viewership, Topping Broadcast and Streaming Rankings in Live + 35-Day Multiplatform Viewership
CBSâs fall lineup captured eight of the ten mostâwatched broadcast series and nine of the topâ20 titles across broadcast and streaming, according to Nielsenâs liveâŻ+âŻ35âday multiplatform data through JanuaryâŻ4,âŻ2026. The drama Tracker led the pack with 16.7âŻmillion viewers, while new...
HBO Documentary Films Acquires Worldwide TV and Streaming Rights to "The Slightest Touch"
HBO Documentary Films announced acquisition of worldwide TV and streaming rights to the documentary "The Slightest Touch." The film, directed by Rachel Fleit, chronicles Emma Fogarty, a 40âyearâold living with Epidermolysis Bullosa, as she trains for the Dublin Marathon with...
The Netflix Killer Non-Acquisition Theory
Wall Street analysts are circulating a theory that Netflixâs primary goal in the Warner Bros. deal is not to acquire the studio but to block ParamountâŻSkydance from obtaining it. The speculation hinges on Netflixâs willingness to spend billions, potentially triggering...
The Boston Globe Adds an Option that Puts It One Step Closer (Maybe) to Sharing on Social Media
The Boston Globe has introduced a new "Gift an Article" option in its articleâsharing menu. The feature currently only allows users to send a free link via email, while existing socialâmedia buttons still lead to the paywall. The rollout suggests...
Tube Trends: âPrimetimeâ For Social Video? It Depends
Tubular Labsâ analysis of U.S. YouTube activity shows a clear âprimetimeâ window from 7âŻa.m. to noon ET, with the highest average daily views (6.1%) occurring at 8âŻa.m. ET. Earlyâmorning uploads also generate the most views per video, suggesting untapped potential...
Politicoâs Mass. Playbook Is Ending, and Kelly Garrity Is Taking Her Talents to The Boston Globe
Politico announced the termination of its Massachusetts Playbook, a daily newsletter covering state politics, after more than eight years. The newsletterâs editor, Kelly Garrity, will launch a new political newsletter at The Boston Globe later this year. The Playbook, launched...
The Psychology Behind Likes, Shares, And Comments: How To Tap Into Human Behavior
The article explains that socialâmedia engagementâlikes, comments, shares, and savesâis rooted in human psychology, especially dopamineâdriven reward loops. It breaks down what each interaction type signals and why algorithms prioritize content with higher engagement. Practical tactics are offered, such as...
A New Partnership Expands Free Digital Access to The Boston Globe at More than 40 Libraries
The Boston Globe has teamed up with the Minuteman Library Network to grant cardholders a free 72âhour digital pass to Globe.com, its eâpaper and a full archive. The partnership, which covers more than 40 libraries in the Boston area, allows...
Making Authenticity a Competitive Edge for Publishers
Publishers face a surge of AIâgenerated content, with 50% of new web articles and oneâthird of YouTube Shorts now created by algorithms. Advertisers are moving away from sheer volume metrics toward outcomes that require verified, engaged audiences. The article outlines...
ASA Rules on Virgin Media Advert Following BT Complaint
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled on Virgin Mediaâs SeptemberâŻ2024 TV spot that claimed the company was âAwarded Best Broadband Experience.â While the ASA concluded the claim was not misleading about technology, it found the advert failed to provide verifiable...
Video Blogging Guide: How to Start a Vlog That Grows Your Brand in 2026
Neal Schafferâs 2026 guide shows that anyone can start a vlog using just a smartphone, focusing on niche selection and consistent publishing. It outlines essential equipment, platform choices, and a stepâbyâstep workflow for planning, filming, editing, and optimizing videos. The...
How The Baltimore Bannerâs Embrace of DC Sports Fits with Its Editorâs Civic-Minded Mission
The Baltimore Banner announced it will add beat coverage of the Washington Nationals and the Washington Commanders, extending its reach beyond Maryland into the DC metro area. The move follows the Washington Postâs abrupt elimination of its sports department, which...
Journalismâs Return to Community Is Necessary â but Risky
Journalists are rediscovering newsletters as communityâbuilding tools, but success hinges on genuine twoâway interaction. The article warns that publishers often mistake hosting for ownership, leading to community loss when platforms change. Realâworld examples, from a 2000s B2B community migration to...
To Ensure Audiences Return, Invite One Meaningful Action Early
Publishers are rethinking firstâtime interactions by offering a single, personal action that lets new visitors declare a preference, such as saving a story, following a topic, or joining a focused newsletter. Research shows these early choices generate stronger propensity signals...
DCNâs Media Industry Must Reads: Week of February 12, 2026
This weekâs DCN media roundup highlights several pivotal developments shaping the industry. Hollywood is gearing up for a new round of labor talks between actors and writers, while publishers and politicians intensify efforts to curb Googleâs adâtech dominance. Apple faces...
A Copyright Expertâs Big Idea: Force Google and Other AI Companies to Pay News Publishers
AI-powered Google search and chatbots are diverting 30â40% of traffic from news sites. Copyright expert Paul Gerbino proposes a recurringâfee model, forcing AI firms to pay publishers each time their content is used for training or retrieval. He urges collective...
As Jeff Bezos Dismantles The Washington Post, Five Regional Papers Chart a Course for Survival
Jeff Bezos is reportedly scaling back operations at The Washington Post, highlighting the broader challenges facing legacy media. In contrast, five large regional newspapers have demonstrated sustainable pathways by anchoring themselves in community interests rather than profit extraction. These outlets...
More Reach, Less Power: Copyright in Digital Markets Today
Digital distribution has dramatically expanded creators' reach, but platform ecosystems now dominate visibility, pricing, audience data, and monetisation. This shift has eroded creators' bargaining power, even as publishers access larger audiences. Axel Springerâs new research frames copyright as an economic...
The NFL Told You Why It Booked Bad Bunny
The episode examines the NFLâs decision to book Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl halftime show, highlighting the backlash from conservative figures who framed the Spanishâlanguage performance as unâAmerican. It explains that the leagueâs motive was purely commercial: tapping into...
5 Ideas For The Interested This Week
The newsletter curates five actionable ideas for creators, ranging from a candid podcast about an imagined social platform to a roundup of 40 newsletter experts sharing monetization tips. It spotlights a LinkedIn "Every Day CTA" strategy that generated $7,000 daily...