From Printing Press to Podcast to Digital Mind: Delphi CEO on the Next Form of Media
Delphi, founded by Dara Ladjevardian and backed by Sequoia, Founders Fund, and Lux Capital, offers creators a platform to build AI-powered digital versions of their minds. By ingesting existing content—videos, podcasts, documents—the system creates a conversational interface that answers questions in the creator’s voice 24/7. The company emphasizes data ownership and strict guardrails to protect intellectual property and maintain response accuracy. Delphi is positioning itself as a new media distribution channel, enabling monetization through subscriptions, lead capture, and brand partnerships while planning a discovery engine to match users with expert clones.
Publicis, Microsoft Partner On Agentic Marketing
Microsoft and Publicis Groupe have deepened their alliance to create a full‑stack marketing platform that unites legacy software, AI agents and identity‑based data. Leveraging Microsoft Azure AI, Office 365 and Copilot tools, the solution will run on Publicis’ cloud‑native Slingshot...
Here’s Your Full Release Schedule for The Boys Season 5
Prime Video’s hit series *The Boys* is set to conclude with its fifth season, debuting two episodes on April 8 and wrapping with a series finale on May 20. Creator Eric Kripke, who wrote the final arc before the 2024 election, notes...
Central Florida Public Media Adds Elections Reporter
Central Florida Public Media has hired Sam Stockbridge as its new elections reporter, bringing experience from Texas redistricting coverage at Reform Austin and a five‑year stint at Alaska’s Ketchikan Daily News where he earned four state press awards. Stockbridge will...
The Living Room’s Front Page: Why Home Screen Ads Matter
Home screen advertising is becoming the new front page of television, offering advertisers a high‑attention, native environment. Studies from LG, Omnicom and Telly show double‑digit attention gains, lower media waste and up to a 250% lift in brand recall versus...
T-Mobile Promises Free Netflix Even After Its Recent Price Hike
T‑Mobile confirmed that its Netflix On Us benefit will stay free for eligible unlimited plans, even though Netflix raised the price of its ad‑supported Standard plan to $8.99 per month. The carrier will absorb the incremental cost, shielding customers from...
Creator Television to Launch Pickleball Tour at VidCon Anaheim, Testing Live Event-to-Streaming Format
Creator Television, the creator‑focused streaming network owned by Sabio Holdings, will debut the Creator Pickleball Tour at VidCon Anaheim from June 25‑27. The three‑day activation features a 16‑player creator tournament in front of more than 55,000 attendees and will be...
New Ofcom Boss Ian Cheshire’s In-Tray Is Full but One Issue Will Dominate
Ian Cheshire, former Kingfisher chief and Channel 4 chair, becomes Ofcom chair amid a sprawling 2026‑27 plan that spans telecoms, broadband, postal services and media. The regulator’s top priority will be the Online Safety Act, a 2023 law aimed at curbing...
Ozen Launches PodcastBot.ai : Turning Live Radio Into On-Demand Podcasts
Ozen.fm unveiled PodcastBot.ai, an AI‑driven platform that automatically converts live radio broadcasts into polished, on‑demand podcast episodes. The service captures live streams, applies AI processing—including transcription, ad detection, and music removal—and publishes multilingual podcasts within minutes. By turning fleeting airtime...
Podscribe Announces SiriusXM Radio Airchecks, Podcaster Logins, and Automated Pixel Email Scheduling to Enhance Audio Attribution and Reporting
Podscribe unveiled three major upgrades—SiriusXM Radio Airchecks, automated pixel email scheduling, and podcaster‑specific logins—to tighten audio ad attribution and streamline reporting. The SiriusXM aircheck feature delivers verified, timestamped proof of ads on satellite radio, closing a long‑standing measurement gap. Automated...
Ausha Expands Its Growth Suite with Paid Visibility Ads on Spotify and YouTube – Open to All
Ausha announced the beta launch of Ausha Visibility Ads, a paid promotion tool that lets podcasters run campaigns directly on Spotify and YouTube. The solution builds on Ausha’s existing Podcast Search Optimization technology and incorporates Base for Creators’ ad‑tech platform....
The 10 Fastest-Growing U.S. Instagram Accounts of March 2026
March 2026 saw a surge of Instagram follower gains among U.S. celebrities and brands, led by Megan Fox’s 2.8 million new followers after a high‑profile comeback. Event‑driven accounts such as Jason Derulo, Alysa Liu, and “The Tonight Show” each added over a million followers,...
Netflix Steps Into the Ring with Domino's and Sky Vegas for First UK Live Boxing Broadcast
Netflix is launching its first UK live‑boxing broadcast, teaming with Domino’s and Sky Vegas to air the heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Arslanbek Makhmudov. The bout marks Fury’s return from retirement, generating significant buzz across sports and entertainment markets. By...
Beasley’s Delayed Q4, FY 2025 Results Reflect Sharp Downturn
Beasley Media Group, the publicly traded radio broadcaster, released its delayed Q4 and full‑year 2025 results, revealing a sharp revenue downturn. The company has already sold its Naples‑area stations and is negotiating a Transaction Support Agreement that offers an exchange...
Research: Gen Alpha Leads Shift to AI-Powered Entertainment Search
Gracenote’s report shows AI chatbots are reshaping how Gen Alpha discovers TV and movies, with 80% of 13‑14‑year‑olds using them daily and 49% naming chatbots as their top recommendation source. Overall chatbot usage rose 66% in the past year, outpacing...
OpenAI Shutters Sora: A Win for Meta Platforms Amid a Rocky Stretch
OpenAI announced the shutdown of its Sora short‑form video app, citing unsustainable economics after a brief surge of downloads in late 2025. The AI‑only platform cost roughly $5.4 billion annually in compute while generating only $2.1 million in revenue, leading to a...
TikTok Plans Second Billion-Dollar Data Centre in Finland in Move to Store European User Data Locally
TikTok will spend €1 billion (about $1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Lahti, Finland, adding to its European data‑sovereignty programme. The site will launch with 50 MW of power, scalable to 128 MW, and is slated for operation by 2027. The...
"She Had Work to Do": Handmaid's Tale Character Makes Surprise Cameo in New Spin-Off The Testaments
The Disney+ spin‑off The Testaments, based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel, debuted with a surprise cameo by Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne. The first three episodes follow the Commanders’ daughters, especially Agnes MacKenzie and Canadian student Daisy, as they confront...
Matter of Fact: The Two Audience Problem
Brands targeting Gen Alpha now face a dual‑gatekeeping challenge: they must appeal to kids while satisfying parental safety concerns. Only 25% of Gen Alpha trust social‑media ads, yet 95% of parents first encounter new brands through their children. Gen Alpha directly controls about...
Inch's Animated Ad Shows an Apple's Journey From Pip to Sip
Inch unveiled an animated television spot that follows an apple from seed (pip) to a finished beverage (sip). The commercial was produced by creative agency Otherway and emphasizes the brand’s focus on natural, fruit‑derived ingredients. The animation uses a whimsical...
Trump Attacks On Public Media Blocked By Judge (But It’s Too Little, Too Late)
A federal judge issued a permanent injunction blocking President Trump’s executive order that stripped the Corporation for Public Broadcasting of its $1.1 billion budget for FY 2026‑27, effectively defunding PBS and NPR. The order had already forced CPB to vote for dissolution...
MediaRadar Launches the First Market-Level View of the Advertising Ecosystem for Media Owners
MediaRadar introduced Market Intelligence, the first market‑level view of the advertising ecosystem designed for media owners. The platform delivers real‑time visibility across streaming, digital, social and traditional channels, building on its Competitive and Commercial Intelligence solutions. Early adopters, including SiriusXM,...
Journalism's Invisible Labour: The Price of Managing Reader Relationships
The article exposes relationship management—answering sources, correcting errors, handling reader feedback—as a core but invisible labor for journalists that consumes significant time and emotional energy. Recent research shows reporters view this work as essential branding and credibility work, not a...
X Is Rolling Out Automatic Translation and Photo Editing Powered by Grok
X is deploying AI‑driven automatic translation for posts worldwide and launching a new iOS photo editor that accepts natural‑language prompts. Both features run on xAI’s Grok models, letting users toggle translation per language and edit images with commands like “make...
Roku Is Expanding Its Instant Resume Feature to More Streaming Services, Getting You Right Back Into Your Show Or Movie...
Roku is rolling out a sweeping update to its app certification criteria, mandating Instant Resume for high‑traffic apps on Roku TVs and Players starting October 1, 2026. The changes also extend Continue Watching to qualifying apps outside the United States and require...
Silverpush’s Paul Briggs on Navigating YouTube and Using Contextual to Regain Visibility and Control
Silverpush’s Paul Briggs emphasizes that video now accounts for over 80% of internet traffic, making it a full‑funnel performance driver. He argues that contextual intelligence can map real‑time content intent to deliver ads at the precise moment of user engagement,...
The 1970s Craze that Transformed VW Beetles Into Moving Adverts
In the early 1970s Charles E. Bird launched Beetleboards, turning VW Beetles into mobile billboards for brands like Levi's. Owners received roughly one‑sixth of a car’s $3,000 value—about $480 over two years—in exchange for stickered ads. The model expanded to...
Samba TV and TiVo Strike UK CTV Advertising Partnership
Samba TV and TiVo have launched a strategic partnership in the United Kingdom, effective April 1, to combine Samba's cross‑platform audience intelligence with TiVo's owned‑and‑operated CTV inventory. The deal makes TiVo Samba's preferred managed‑service advertising partner and positions Samba as the...
Hulu Orders 50 Cent Documentary Series
Hulu has commissioned a three‑part documentary series that chronicles rapper‑turned‑entrepreneur 50 Cent’s evolution from Queens street hustler to global cultural icon. The untitled series will examine his influence across music, business ventures, and film, offering an intimate portrait of his legacy....
Greece to Ban Social Media for Under-15s From Next Year
Greece announced a nationwide ban on social‑media access for anyone under 15, set to take effect in January 2025. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis framed the measure as a response to rising anxiety, sleep disturbances, and the addictive design of platforms....
BBC Found in Breach over BAFTAs Slur Broadcast
The BBC was found to have breached its editorial standards after a racial slur shouted by Tourette’s activist John Davidson aired during the live BAFTA Film Awards. The word was not removed from the delayed broadcast on BBC One, nor...
YouTube TV Removes MS Now From Its Website, But It’s Still There if You Want It. Here Is Where You...
Potential subscribers noticed that MS NOW, the rebranded MSNBC, no longer appears on YouTube TV’s public channel list. Despite the omission, the network remains available in any YouTube TV package that includes news, such as the $82.99 comprehensive plan or...
Private View: Tesco Mobile, M&S, KFC, Channel 4, McDonald's and Plenty
VCCP and Uncommon Creative Studio teamed up for a "Private View" session, dissecting the newest television and digital spots from Tesco Mobile, M&S, KFC, Channel 4, McDonald’s and the fintech startup Plenty. The critique highlighted each brand’s narrative choices, visual execution,...
How to Watch the 2026 Paris-Roubaix Online for Free
The 2026 edition of the Paris‑Roubaix classic will take place on April 12 and can be watched for free via national broadcasters SBS On Demand in Australia, RTBF in Belgium, France TV, and RaiPlay in Italy. Because these streams are geo‑restricted, viewers...
Teads Expands Commitment to Inventory Quality & Safety Through Partnership with NewsGuard
Teads announced an expanded partnership with NewsGuard to apply the latter’s human‑vetted reliability ratings across its global ad marketplace. The move covers English, French, German and Italian‑language sites in key markets such as the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany and...
Major Brands Back Tesco Premium Video Ad Placements
Diageo and PepsiCo have endorsed Tesco Media's new premium video ad placements after successful trials, highlighting the formats' ability to drive brand awareness at a crucial consideration stage. The Grocery Homepage slot reaches over 12 million unique monthly visitors, while the...
Student Newspapers Still Dominate Campuses. This Newsletter Shows What Else Is Possible.
Tomo Chien, a 22‑year‑old USC journalism student, created “Morning, Trojan,” a weekday email newsletter that now reaches about 12,000 subscribers with a 70 % open rate. The publication mixes hard‑news exclusives—such as USC’s mass layoffs—with campus humor, and is funded solely...
From Segments to States: Evolving Audience Modelling for 2026
The article argues that traditional audience segmentation is no longer sufficient for brand experience leaders, who need to shift toward dynamic, state‑based audience models by 2026. It highlights the rise of real‑time data, AI‑driven behavioral signals, and contextual cues that...
What To Watch Wednesday: The Boys' End Begins, Testaments Premiere, Shrinking Finale, And More
Prime Video kicks off the final season of "The Boys" with two midnight episodes, marking the series’ swan song. Hulu launches "The Testaments," a TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale," introducing a new generation of characters...
‘A Statement That Probably Needed to Be Made’
A federal judge ruled that Executive Order 14290, which defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and cut federal money to NPR, PBS and tribal stations like KSUT, violated the First Amendment. The decision, brought by KSUT, Colorado Public Radio, Aspen...
‘We Have to Identify Where We Are Adding Human Value’
Journalists are grappling with AI as both a productivity boost and an ethical minefield. Recent incidents—Fortune editor Nick Lichtenberg’s 600 AI‑generated stories, a New York Times column that borrowed AI‑crafted text, and a plagiarized book review—highlight misuse, while Craig Newmark School’s Jeremy...
Leyra Selected by RÚV for Smart TV Streaming Rollout
Icelandic public broadcaster RÚV has chosen Leyra's OTT platform for its new smart‑TV streaming service on Samsung and LG devices. Leyra, a joint venture of Accedo and Magine Pro, will deliver live and on‑demand TV and radio with full Icelandic language...
Channel 4 Scraps Bake Off Episode Starring Scott Mills
Channel 4 announced it will not broadcast a Celebrity Great British Bake Off episode featuring DJ Scott Mills, citing the seriousness of historic sexual allegations that led to his BBC dismissal. The network will replace the slot with an alternative celebrity episode. Mills...
Trump Went Quiet over Easter Weekend. The Internet Filled in the Blanks with AI, Old Video and Rumor
Over Easter weekend President Donald Trump was absent from public events, prompting a wave of speculation about his health. Social‑media monitoring showed the terms "Trump" and "Walter Reed" mentioned 112,390 times with more than 1.2 million engagements, fueled by an old...
Cloud MCRs: The Next Phase of Virtualisation
Virtualised Master Control Rooms (MCRs) are moving to the cloud, driven by cost efficiency, rapid scalability, and geographic flexibility. The IBC Accelerator’s Master Control Cloud project, backed by broadcasters like RTÉ, BBC and ITV, showcased live deployments, including UEFA Europa...
MS NOW Names Executive Producers for 4 New Shows
MS NOW announced four new executive producers to lead its upcoming shows launching in June, part of a broader schedule revamp unveiled in March. Patrick McMenamin will helm Stephanie Ruhle's two‑hour morning block, while Rebekah Dryden follows Ali Velshi to...
Sony Music Publishing UK and Second Songs Sign Olivia Dean Co-Writer Bastian Langebaek to Global Deal
Sony Music Publishing UK, together with joint‑venture Second Songs, has signed Copenhagen‑based songwriter and producer Bastian Langebaek to a global publishing agreement. The deal reunites Langebaek with A&R veteran Mark Gale, who first signed him at Universal Music Publishing Group eleven...
Prime Video's 13 Best Sci-Fi Movies You Should Stream Right Now
Prime Video has compiled a curated list of thirteen science‑fiction movies, all available at no extra cost to Prime members. The collection ranges from classic cult hits like Donnie Darko and Battle Royale to newer releases such as Mickey 17 and...
This Guy Has Made You Laugh and Cry for Decades
Veteran writer‑producer Bill Lawrence is enjoying a mid‑career renaissance, steering a slate of emotionally resonant comedies such as Shrinking, Rooster, the Scrubs revival, and the crime‑oddity Bad Monkey. His work, now largely funded by streaming services, pushes boundaries that network...
Digital Revenue Growth Concentrated in Minority of UK Publishers Finds DPRI
UK digital publishers reported a 3.88% year‑over‑year revenue increase to £180.72 million (≈ $229 million) in Q4 2025, according to the Digital Publishers’ Revenue Index. Growth was uneven, with 46% of firms posting gains and 31% achieving over 25% growth, while 54% saw declines....