SDVI Launches Next-Gen Rally Platform For Media Supply Chains
SDVI announced the launch of the next‑generation Rally platform, revamping its media supply‑chain engine with a declarative architecture that separates the control plane from the data plane. The upgrade adds a visual supply‑chain builder, a modular functions layer, and a "Supply Chain Rewind" tool for step‑back troubleshooting. An agentic AI interface, powered by a new Model Context Protocol server, lets large language models query asset metadata and directly author workflows. SDVI will showcase the platform at NAB Show in Las Vegas, booth W1553.
NAB 2026: AWS to Showcase AI and Cloud Media Technologies
Amazon Web Services will occupy booth W1701 at NAB Show 2026, demonstrating AI‑powered media tools such as AWS Elemental Inference, which creates vertical video from live streams in 6‑10 seconds. The service, already adopted by Fox Sports Digital and NBCUniversal,...
Eluvio Launches Next-Gen Content Fabric ‘Bucharest Release’ Ahead Of NAB Show
Eluvio has made its next‑generation Content Fabric, dubbed the Bucharest Release, commercially available ahead of the NAB Show. The platform introduces a zero‑copy, any‑to‑any routing architecture that replaces satellite and point‑to‑point fiber links for live broadcast distribution, delivering sub‑500 ms global...
NAB 2026: Manifold Technologies to Join NEP Platform as Deployable Application
Manifold Technologies will make its Manifold CLOUD platform available as a deployable application within NEP Platform, the software orchestration system of NEP Group, with a live demonstration at NAB 2026. NEP Platform automates deployment, scaling and health monitoring of third‑party broadcast software...
Cuez ‘Expands’ Cloud-Based Newsroom Platform Ahead Of NAB Show
Cuez is expanding its cloud‑based newsroom control system with four new tools—Storydesk, Blockz, Browz, and an open AI agent framework—set for demonstration at NAB Show 2026 in Las Vegas. Storydesk re‑imagines the newsroom as a story‑first, cross‑platform publishing hub, while...
Bell Media, Ottawa Senators Extend Regional Broadcast Rights Agreement
Bell Media and the Ottawa Senators have signed a long‑term extension that keeps TSN and its French counterpart RDS as the regional television broadcasters for Senators games. TSN Radio 1200 also remains the exclusive English‑language radio partner, delivering live play‑by‑play...
Northbeam Adds The Third Leg Of The Attribution Stool With Incrementality Testing
Northbeam has launched an incrementality testing feature, completing its promised "triad" of attribution tools alongside multitouch attribution (MTA) and marketing mix modeling (MMM). The new product adds a calibration layer that estimates cross‑platform conversion influence without tracking individual users, addressing...
NAB Show: Beeble Expands AI Production Workflow With Background Remover
Beeble announced the launch of Background Remover, an AI‑powered rotoscoping tool, ahead of its NAB Show appearance in Las Vegas. The web‑based service can generate clean alpha mattes in seconds, handling complex motion, hair and blur. Users may batch‑process up...
Public Media Management Names Christian Siebeneck VP, Technology & Innovation
Public Media Management appointed Christian Siebeneck as Vice President of Technology & Innovation to accelerate its cloud and master‑control services for public television stations. Siebeneck previously served as chief technology officer at Twin Cities Public Television and chief technologist at...
NAB Show: Marshall Electronics Bringing CV376 NDI|HX3 HDMI POV Camera
Marshall Electronics unveiled the CV376 Compact NDI|HX3 HDMI POV camera at the NAB Show, featuring an 8.46‑megapixel 1/2.8‑inch sensor capable of 4K 3840 × 2160 p60 output over HDMI and simultaneous IP streaming. The device supports NDI|HX3, NDI|HX2, RTSP and RTMP, with H.264/HEVC encoding...
Oscar Winner ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Among Peabody Award Nominations in Documentary, News, Radio/Podcast and Public Service
The Peabody Awards announced its 2026 nominees across documentary, news, public service and radio/podcast categories, naming 22 documentaries, nine news broadcasts, six podcasts and four public‑service pieces. A panel of 28 jurors selected the finalists from more than 1,000 entries,...
Lego One Piece Special Heading to Netflix
Netflix announced a two‑part Lego One Piece special slated for September 29, 2026, debuting with an original OVA‑style story centered on Usopp. The trailer reveals Usopp as "Captain Usopp the Brave" and includes Jacob Romero reprising his live‑action role. The special aligns with the...
The Insightful Leader Live: AI and Advertising … This Time It’s Personal
Kellogg professors Jacob Teeny and Brett Gordon hosted a free webinar on April 7, 2026 discussing how AI will reshape advertising through hyper‑personalized content. The session covered AI‑driven customer profiling, the latest research on personalized persuasion, emerging industry trends, and the ethical...
Netflix Expands 'One Piece' Universe with New Animated Shows, Season 3 Details
Netflix announced a multi‑format expansion of the One Piece franchise, including a live‑action Season 3 slated for 2027, a LEGO animated special debuting September 29, and a new anime series from WIT Studio. Season 3, titled “One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta,” will follow Luffy’s...
'You Can't': Dan Levy Says There's No Schitt's Creek Sequel without Catherine O'Hara
Dan Levy returned to Goodwood, Ontario—the original Schitt’s Creek filming location—for the first time since the series ended, delivering an emotional tribute to his late co‑star Catherine O’Hara. O’Hara, who died from a lung blood clot while battling undisclosed cancer,...
Amagi Launches New Tool to Help Stations Turn Newscasts Into Social Clips
Amagi introduced Newspulse, an AI‑driven platform that turns live and archived news broadcasts into ready‑to‑post social media clips. The system automatically identifies story segments, reformats video into multiple aspect ratios and adds captions and platform‑specific metadata. Human‑in‑the‑loop controls let editors...
Kalshi to Peddle Its Wares to Fox News' Famously Temperate, Disciplined Audience
Kalshi, the leading U.S. prediction‑market platform, has signed a multi‑channel partnership with Fox Corporation to embed its markets on Fox News, Fox Business, Fox One and Fox Weather. The arrangement mirrors existing collaborations with CNN and CNBC, positioning Kalshi’s odds...
Medialister Opens Editorial Media Marketplace to AI Agents with MCP Server
Medialister, a PRNEWS spin‑off, launched a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini query its editorial media marketplace directly. The platform replaces the decades‑old email‑heavy workflow with a searchable, automated hub where...
AMO Summit New York 2026
The AMO Summit New York 2026 will take place October 20‑21 at The Times Center, gathering over 225 media operators and senior executives from B2B and B2C sectors. The two‑day event will explore emerging business models, audience‑engagement tactics, AI‑driven technology,...
AI Creative Tools in Google Ads
Google has launched Asset Studio, an AI‑powered creative suite inside Google Ads that lets advertisers generate and edit images and videos with simple text prompts. The tool can produce lifestyle product shots, turn a single photo into a 5‑second video,...
Meta, Google Verdicts Should Change How Marketers View Social Media
The March antitrust verdicts against Meta and Google signal a shifting regulatory landscape for social platforms, turning algorithm design into a legal risk for advertisers. At the same time, Gartner research shows growing audience fatigue, with over 40% of users...
The ‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Returns with Another Dark Drama About a Trauma Bond — Watch the ‘Half Man’ Trailer
Scottish Emmy‑winner Richard Gadd returns to television with HBO’s new limited series “Half Man,” starring himself and Jamie Bell as estranged brothers bound by a toxic, trauma‑filled relationship. The six‑episode drama spans the 1980s to the present, charting the brothers’...
Google Ads Testing New Layouts for Multi-Location GBP Assets?
Google Ads is piloting new ad formats for Google Business Profile (GBP) location assets. The test introduces a vertical layout that displays individual location reviews alongside directions, exposing each store’s rating rather than a single brand score. A second variation...
Nonprofit Newsrooms Have Grown, but They Still Generate a Fraction of What Newspapers Once Did
Nonprofit digital‑first newsrooms now number about 400 and generated roughly $650‑$700 million in 2024, which is only about 1% of the advertising and circulation revenue the newspaper industry earned two decades ago. Earned revenue—subscriptions, ads, memberships—covers just a quarter to a...
HBO Max Adds Alien 3 “Assembly Cut” And Two Other Alien Special Editions
HBO Max has expanded its sci‑fi catalog by adding three new Alien special editions: the 30‑minute‑long Assembly Cut of Alien 3, the Aliens Director’s Cut favored by James Cameron, and a 7‑minute‑extended Special Edition of Alien Resurrection. The Assembly Cut restores deleted...
Petri Kokkonen Appointed Co-Lead of IAB Europe’s Programmatic Working Group
Petri Kokkonen, CEO of Relevant Digital, has been appointed co‑lead of the IAB Europe Programmatic Working Group alongside Sportradar’s Ralf Ollig. The group unites European ad‑tech stakeholders to shape standards, drive research, and improve transparency as AI reshapes programmatic buying....
KFC’s Colonel Dances in the Name of Affordable Fried Chicken in New Ads
KFC introduced a new music‑driven campaign featuring the single “Finger Lickin’ Machine,” starring Colonel Sanders dancing to promote its Value Feast menu. The ad includes an extended music‑video style spot and limited‑edition physical copies handed out in Los Angeles to...
NAB Show: Ikegami To Debut Expanded Broadcast Production Line
Ikegami USA is unveiling a refreshed UNICAM XE camera line and new 7‑inch viewfinders at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. The UHK‑X700 and UHK‑X750 Ultra HD cameras will debut a Variable Neutral Density (VND) filter option that keeps the lens...
Google Tests AdSense Privacy Updates In Two Phases
Google is piloting a two‑phase update to AdSense that begins on April 20 and rolls out a second wave in June, targeting the European Economic Area, the U.K. and Switzerland. The rollout introduces a shortcut list of ad‑technology partners, letting publishers...
fullthrottle.ai® Expands Into Audio With Premium Inventory, Streamlined Activation, and Unified Measurement
fullthrottle.ai has added audio advertising to its platform, giving marketers direct access to premium streaming and podcast inventory, including iHeartMedia. The new capability lets brands plan, activate, and optimize audio campaigns within the same workflow used for CTV and display,...
In-Store Marketplace Launches New Framework for In-Store Media Success
In-Store Marketplace (ISM) partnered with Catalyst Media Consulting to publish research exposing a critical measurement gap in in‑store media, where brands, retailers, agencies, and retail media networks (RMNs) use divergent metrics. The study argues that applying digital‑style attribution to physical...
Imagine What a Good Future Would Look Like with Multitude’s Newest Member Show, Dreaming Against the Machine
Multitude, the creator‑owned podcast collective, announced its newest member show, *Dreaming Against the Machine*, hosted by journalist‑astrophysicist Dr. Adam Becker. The weekly series, launching April 14, 2026, will examine how to build realistic, inclusive futures while pushing back against the...
Actor and Podcaster Michael Rosenbaum Relaunches Hit Show ‘Inside of You’ On Daylight Network With Brand New Look
Actor Michael Rosenbaum has partnered with Daylight Media to relaunch his interview podcast "Inside of You" under a fresh visual brand, adding the Smallville‑focused show "Talkville" to the creator network. The rebrand, featuring new cover art and a multi‑channel rollout,...
Video Innovation Drives 2x Higher Purchase Intent, Study Finds
A new "State of Video Technology" study of 2,500 U.S. and U.K. adults finds 80% of consumers want more brand video, yet 46% say they never receive it. Personalized video content makes shoppers twice as likely to buy, and AI‑generated...
Inside Walmart’s Creator-Driven Social Commerce Playbook
Walmart is building a creator‑driven social commerce engine that blends shoppable ads, influencer networks, and AI‑powered trend tools. The retailer treats social platforms as search venues, targeting Gen Z and millennial users who spend hours daily online. Its Walmart Creator program,...
Eccho Rights Closes New CEE Deals for Winds of Love
Eccho Rights has sealed new distribution agreements for the Turkish daily drama *Winds of Love* in Bosnia, Lithuania, Serbia and Montenegro, adding to earlier sales in Poland, Israel, Romania, Georgia and North Macedonia. The series, produced by Unik Film &...
Sell-Side Decisioning for Media Owners: How To Create More Value in Programmatic
Sell-side decisioning is reshaping programmatic advertising by giving media owners direct control over inventory, data and pricing at the moment an impression is generated. Index Exchange’s recent Live event highlighted that the top 100 owners using its Index Marketplaces saw...
Segura Named OM for WMAL-FM, Washington
Cumulus Media announced Luis Segura will serve as operations manager for its Washington, D.C. news/talk station WMAL-FM, effective May 4, following the retirement of longtime program director Bill Hess. Segura most recently led programming at KSFO in San Francisco. Cumulus...
Telos to Show New Flagship Processor at NAB
Telos Alliance will unveil its Omnia XII flagship audio processor at the NAB Show, targeting FM, HD Radio and DAB broadcasters. The 2RU unit combines a wideband AGC, five‑band multiband AGC/compressor, six‑band limiter, smart dynamic EQ and a new “Clemenza”...
Happydemics Launches ‘In-Flight Mode’ to Optimise Brand Outcomes While Campaigns Are Still Airborne
Happydemics has introduced “In‑Flight Mode,” a real‑time brand‑lift measurement tool that embeds outcome tracking directly into live campaigns. Marketers can now monitor consideration, purchase intent and other brand KPIs as ads run, and instantly tweak creative, targeting or media mix....
Centre Moves to Tighten IT Rules, Seeks Industry Feedback on Online Content Regulation
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued draft amendments to the 2021 IT Rules, seeking to tighten regulation of online news and current‑affairs content. The proposals introduce clearer definitions, data‑retention mandates, and a shared oversight model with the...
Manager, Marketing and Audience Development
The Podglomerate, a fast‑growing podcast production and marketing agency, is hiring a Manager of Marketing and Audience Development. The role offers a $60‑75k base salary, a 10% performance bonus, and a suite of benefits including phantom equity, 401(k) matching, and...
Social Media Editor
The Axis, a podcast production agency serving aesthetic medicine, plastic surgery, and addiction‑recovery clients, is hiring a freelance Social Media Clip Editor for $50 per episode. The remote‑US role focuses solely on editing 1‑3 short‑form clips per episode for YouTube...
Dairy-Free Creamer Brand Nutpods Is Cracking Fragmentation With AI-Powered Insights
AI Digital launched Elevate, an AI‑powered marketing intelligence platform to combat ad tech fragmentation. Nutpods, a dairy‑free creamer brand, used Elevate to unify data across channels and receive near‑real‑time insights. The platform revealed audio ads outperformed other placements, allowing Nutpods...
Dairy-Free Creamer Brand Nutpods Is Cracking Fragmentation With AI-Powered Insights
Nutpods, a non‑dairy creamer brand, partnered with AI Digital to use its new Elevate platform, an AI‑powered marketing intelligence suite designed to dissolve ad‑tech fragmentation. The tool slashed Nutpods’ reporting lag from weeks to roughly one day, delivering real‑time performance...
Billionaires Owning The Media - But Do They Rename The Media?
OpenAI announced the acquisition of TBPN, a tech‑focused video podcast network, signaling another billionaire‑backed entry into digital media. The move follows a long history of wealthy owners buying news outlets, from Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post purchase to Microsoft’s 1996 stake...
Source Media Group Launches YouTube Golf Network With Bryson DeChambeau, Grant Horvat
Source Media Group has launched Source Golf, a YouTube‑based network that bundles existing content from top golf creators such as Bryson DeChambeau (2.6 million subscribers), Grant Horvat (1.6 million), and the Bryan Bros (800 k). The platform sells advertising against these pre‑existing videos, eliminating the...
KFC Drops Its 1st Single ‘Finger Lickin' Machine'
KFC has launched its first musical single, “Finger Lickin' Machine,” marking a shift from traditional jingles to a full‑length track. The song supports the rollout of the new Box Feasts, priced at $7, $9 and $11, under the Value Feast...
Instagram Now Lets Creators Tag Affiliate Links Directly in Reels
Instagram is rolling out a new feature that lets creators tag shoppable products directly in Reels, supporting up to 30 items per video. Creators can add products by pasting affiliate URLs or selecting items from a brand’s Meta commerce catalog,...
YouTube’s Coachella 2026 Coverage Includes a 24/7 TV Station
YouTube is expanding its Coachella 2026 partnership by launching a 24/7 linear TV channel, Coachella TV, alongside its traditional livestream. The platform will stream seven stages, offering 4K feeds for three main stages and a vertical video feed for the Quasar stage....