Ateme Delivers Full End-to-End Streaming Platform to Moldtelecom
Ateme has equipped Moldtelecom with a complete end‑to‑end streaming platform, covering everything from encoding to delivery, operations, and analytics. The operator upgraded its compression head‑end, moving more than 200 channels to TITAN Edge for contribution and TITAN Live for distribution. It also expanded its NEA‑CDN footprint with two new points of presence and added PILOT Analytics for real‑time performance monitoring. The unified stack promises consistent video quality, simplified operations, and faster issue resolution.
Flipboard Social Web Project Launches With 'Rolling Stone,' Others
Flipboard has rolled out “social websites” through its Surf reader app, extending the platform to the open web and Google Play. The service lets creators and publishers build custom, searchable feeds that aggregate posts, videos, podcasts and community conversations from...
All 4 Seasons Of True Detective, Ranked
HBO’s True Detective anthology, once hailed for its groundbreaking first season, has produced a mixed legacy across its four installments. Season 1 tops the ranking with its moody noir storytelling and iconic performances by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, while Season 2...
James Marsden Breaks Down ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2 Premiere and Reveals the Secret to Playing a Charming Douchebag
James Marsden returns to Apple TV+ as Owen Ashe in the Season 2 premiere of “Your Friends & Neighbors.” The wealthy, charismatic bachelor disrupts Westmont Village, sparking tension with Jon Hamm’s Coop and Olivia Munn’s Samantha. Marsden landed the role through personal connections with his co‑stars, and...
Netflix - Yes Netflix - Jumps on the AI Bandwagon with Video Editor
Netflix unveiled its new Video Object and Interaction Deletion (VOID) model, a vision‑language system that can erase objects from footage while plausibly re‑animating the remaining scene. The tool can transform costly reshoots—such as turning a car‑crash climax into a simple...
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Confirms 'One of Show's Biggest-Ever Losses' In Dramatic New Season
ITV’s flagship quiz *Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?* returns for its 36th season, promising unprecedented drama with two contestants potentially clinching the £1 million (≈ $1.28 million) top prize. The broadcaster also teases a “biggest‑ever” loss, as one player is set to...
Trump Admin To Court: Don't Strike Down Video Privacy Act
The Department of Justice is urging the First Circuit to uphold the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) as Hearst Television faces a lawsuit over sharing users' video‑viewing data with ad‑tech firms. A lower court dismissed the case, finding the...
How Millions in Taxpayer Dollars Are Helping Fund House Members' Reelection Bids
Incumbent House members are leveraging the centuries‑old franking privilege to funnel taxpayer dollars into their own reelection campaigns. In the 2024 cycle they spent $44 million on franked mail and $19 million on other communications, with about $5 million earmarked for TV and...
The Conclave at 50: Virtual Toast Previews Final Conference
The Conclave, a five‑decade‑old nonprofit for radio programmers, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a virtual toast on April 17. The online event will feature industry veterans and Community Marketing Revolution founder Seth Resler, offering reflections on the organization’s history and a...
Fox News Tops Competitors in Q1 YouTube Viewership
Fox News Media logged 1.5 billion YouTube video views in Q1 2026, outpacing all major news outlets. Its nearest rival, MS NOW, recorded 974 million views, while CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS lagged further behind. The network’s YouTube audience grew 21 percent year‑over‑year and 51 percent...
Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now
Right‑wing YouTuber Nick Shirley teamed with former DOGE engineer Edward Coristine to analyze a massive Medicaid dataset and claim widespread fraud in California. Coristine, now head of engineering for the White House National Design Studio, supplied the data and urged...
Please Call Their SNL Episode ‘Jack Silver’
Jack Black and Jack White will jointly host Saturday Night Live, with Black serving as host and White as musical guest. Black revealed he only learned of White's involvement through a surprise phone call from the musician. The duo plans...
HarperCollins Partners With AI Company For Animation
HarperCollins has signed a multi‑year partnership with AI‑powered animation studio Toonstar to turn a slate of its books into original YouTube series. The first title slated for development is the middle‑grade series Friendship List, which will also spawn a HarperAlley...
Reddit Is (Mostly) Shuttering R/All, but There’s Still a Way to Access It
Reddit announced it is deprecating the r/all feed for most users, redirecting the link to each person’s personalized Home feed. The move follows an experimental phase that began in December 2025 and concluded in February 2026, during which the site...
Local Advertising: The Long-Term Hard Sell?
The webinar highlighted a rapid decline in traditional local advertisers such as car dealerships, grocery chains, and big‑box retailers, leaving media outlets with shrinking revenue. Corey Elliott and Gordon Borrell explained that digital commerce and changing consumer habits are driving...
60 Minutes: Apr 5
The Sunday edition of 60 Minutes commemorates the 30th anniversary of Australia’s Port Arthur massacre and profiles Olympic champion swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan. Reporter Tara Brown revisits the 1996 gun‑law reforms introduced by then‑Prime Minister John Howard, highlighting their lasting impact on public safety. The...
Understanding The Role Of AI Detectors In Content Creation
AI detectors are emerging tools that evaluate whether written content resembles human or machine‑generated text. By analyzing sentence flow, lexical patterns, and tonal cues, they provide writers with actionable feedback to improve readability, consistency, and SEO friendliness. The technology is...
Crystal City, Rakia Media and Nate Hopper to Develop 'Tiny T. Rex' Animated Series
Crystal City Entertainment, Rakia Media and veteran animation producer Nate Hopper have signed an agreement to develop the New York Times bestseller “Tiny T. Rex” into an animated television series. The children’s‑book franchise, created by author Jonathan Stutzman and illustrator Jay Fleck,...
NAB Show: Barix To Showcase Audio Over IP Transport
Barix will demonstrate its latest Instreamer and Exstreamer solutions at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, focusing on the MultiCoder M400 and LX400 FLEXA codecs. The MultiCoder M400 now supports SRT and RIST transport protocols, becoming the first sub‑$500 encoder...
Warner Bros.’ Ex-Movie Chief Is Betting on TV Development In a Tough Market
Former Warner Bros. head Toby Emmerich has launched Fireside, a production banner that will now focus on television development backed by Len Blavatnik’s Access Entertainment. After a five‑year first‑look film deal with Warner Bros., Emmerich sees a gap as studios scale...
Public Television Stations Blast `Zero' Funding in Proposed Federal Budget
President Trump’s FY2027 budget proposal eliminates federal funding for public television, continuing a zero‑allocation stance that began last year. America’s Public Television Stations, led by CEO Kate Riley, warned that the cut has already forced two stations to close and...
Ryan Coogler Is Helping Disney+ Develop a New Animorphs TV Show
Disney+ has entered early development on a new live‑action *Animorphs* series, tapping Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media and veteran writer‑producer Bayan Wolcott. The project is being shepherded by Scholastic, the original book‑series owner, and aims to modernize the 1996‑2001 YA saga about...
Zero Gravity Management Signs The Fruity Friendz Company
Zero Gravity Management has signed The Fruity Friendz Company, a Dutch‑based animation studio, for representation. The partnership centers on expanding the studio’s flagship multi‑platform franchise *F.A.B.S. Friends Adventures* across television, film, games, music and interactive media. Co‑founders Monique Borkent and...
Boston Legacy FC Sets Regional TV Partnership With WBTS Boston & NBC Sports Boston
Boston Legacy FC announced a multi‑year regional media partnership with WBTS (NBC 10) and NBC Sports Boston, securing live coverage of 13 matches for its inaugural NWSL season starting April 3, 2026. The schedule features eight home games and five away contests...
New York Community Radio Stations Plan Merger
Radio Catskill, operating WJFF 90.5 FM, announced a merger with fellow Catskills community station WIOX. Under a memorandum of understanding, Radio Catskill will acquire substantially all of WIOX’s assets, including its FM license, and integrate the stations under a single...
Chili's Didn't Go Viral By Accident
Chili’s has turned its social media presence into a cultural engine, using creator partnerships to make menu items go viral. The chain’s espresso martini launch, featuring *Vanderpump Rules* stars, sparked a surge of user‑generated content that re‑engaged younger diners. Director...
Cover Will Pull Back and End Some Holostars Male Vtubers Support
Cover Corp announced it will scale back support for its Holostars male Vtuber division in Japan, citing an executive decision to optimize overall business. While the company says it will continue to back individual activities on a case‑by‑case basis, projects...
An Integrated Visual Radio and Audio Processing Product Arrives
Orban Labs and Quu Inc. have integrated the Quu360 Visual Radio platform directly into the Orban OPTIMOD 5950 HD processor, creating a single‑chip solution for audio processing, metadata handling, and visual messaging. The embedded option eliminates the need for separate Windows‑based PCs...
NAB Show Opens April 18 With Focus on Creators, AI and Streaming
The 2026 NAB Show opens April 18‑22 in Las Vegas, spotlighting the booming creator economy, AI, and streaming technologies. Attendance by creators, influencers and podcasters has surged 200% over last year, while social‑media producers are up 150%. New features include...
Sponsored: Titan OS Heads to StreamTV Europe
Independent TV operating system Titan OS is positioning itself as a key player in Europe’s emerging streaming ecosystem. The company will sponsor and host a streaming summit at StreamTV Europe in Lisbon, April 13‑15, 2026, highlighting its OS‑level homepage and data insights....
Stagwell Creates Enterprise-Level AI Role, Taps Bounteous' Twedell To Lead It
A coalition led by Florida is urging a federal appeals court to overturn a Louisiana judge’s injunction that blocked the state’s Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation Act. The law would require social‑media platforms to verify users’ ages and...
Mark Brewer Resigns as WOUB GM
Mark Brewer, who has been with WOUB Public Media for over 26 years and served as general manager since 2016, resigned following an internal investigation that placed him on paid administrative leave in October. The investigation, involving station employees as...
Roku TVs Could Be Banned in The US As A US Trade Panel Probes Them For Patent Violations
The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched a Section 337 investigation into Roku and Hisense display devices after InnoTV Labs claimed the products infringe its streaming‑technology patents. The probe, opened on April 1, 2026, could lead to a limited exclusion order that bars...
‘The Era of Link in Bio Is Finally over’: Meta
Meta is piloting product tagging on Instagram Reels in five markets, allowing creators to embed up to 30 catalog items or affiliate links directly in videos. The feature targets creators with public accounts, at least 1,000 followers and age 18+,...
The Simpsons Writing Staff Were Given A Special Privilege No Other TV Show Had
The Simpsons’ 1997 episode “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show” famously lampooned network meddling by introducing a trendy dog character that fans reviled. The satire was possible because executive producer James L. Brooks barred Fox executives from delivering any...
Go Figure: 3 Big Marketing Numbers From March
In March, forecast data showed Instagram’s ad revenue growth could fall from 27% YoY in 2026 to just 15.5% by 2027, a drop of over ten percentage points, while Facebook faces sub‑10% growth. Papa John’s announced a $22 million investment in...
Former Miami Mayor Joins FOX News Media
Former Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez has been hired by Fox News Media as a contributor, offering legal and political analysis across the network's platforms. Suarez, who led Miami from 2017 to 2025, now serves as president of investment firm...
More Affiliates for Mark Walters’ “Armed American Radio” And “Daily Defense” Shows
Mark Walters' CCW Broadcast Media added several new radio affiliates for his flagship programs, Armed American Radio and Daily Defense Hour, during February and March. The shows now broadcast on KVOC in Casper, Wyoming; WOBX in North Carolina; WNRJ in...
Goodman Joins KOA’s Rockies Coverage
iHeartMedia’s KOA Denver announced that Zach Goodman will join the Colorado Rockies Radio Network beginning April 4, adding his voice to every home and away game. Goodman, a Colorado native, spent the last two seasons as the radio play‑by‑play announcer for...
Peacock Debuts Its New Vertical-Video Experience for Live NBA Games on Monday
Peacock is rolling out a Live Vertical Video experience for NBA games, debuting during the Knicks‑Hawks matchup on Monday. The AI‑driven feature automatically tracks court action and delivers a 9×16 live feed within the Courtside Live mobile app. This marks...
MeTV Toons Has a Special Easter Eggstravaganza Planned
MeTV Toons will broadcast an Easter Eggstravaganza marathon on Sunday, April 5, featuring a lineup of classic animated specials from a biblical retelling to Rankin/Bass’s iconic Easter Bunny. The day-long event starts at 7:30 a.m. with "The Easter Story" and runs through...
Why Law & Order: Los Angeles Killed Off Skeet Ulrich's Rex Winters
Skeet Ulrich’s Detective Rex Winters was killed off after nine episodes of Law & Order: Los Angeles due to NBC executive Robert Greenblatt’s dislike of the show’s early direction. Dick Wolf explained the decision was meant to give more screen...
How MLB Is Leveraging Automation and Data to Enhance Fan Messaging
Major League Baseball has deepened its partnership with Adobe to automate fan‑engagement marketing across all 30 clubs. The expanded deal adds Adobe's GenStudio performance‑marketing platform, Firefly Services creative tools, and an LLM Optimizer for AI‑driven search visibility. Teams will use...
Forget Netflix — YouTube Is Our Main Rival, Top French Broadcaster Says
TF1 chief Rodolphe Belmer told Politico that YouTube, not Netflix, is now the main rival to French television, with roughly 67% of French smart‑TV viewers watching the platform. He warned that YouTube’s hosting model lets it sell advertising at prices...
Papers, Please
Age‑verification laws are rapidly spreading across the United States, now covering roughly half the states and forcing adult‑content sites to verify users' identities. The measures have slashed traffic on major platforms—Pornhub saw an 80% drop—and triggered a sharp income decline...
While Brands Chased Celebrities, Trusted Media Brands Bet on the People Next Door
Trusted Media Brands (TMB) is doubling down on community‑driven creators, a strategy validated by Edelman’s trust research. The company runs a four‑layer creator engine that blends licensed viral clips, external specialists, in‑house talent, and network sharers across brands like Reader’s...
Netflix To End April With Wonder Man Lead’s Exciting Action Thriller Series
Netflix will debut the original series "Man on Fire" on April 30, 2026, starring Yahya Abdul‑Mateen II as former Special Forces operative John Creasy. The eight‑part thriller adapts Philip Nicholson’s 1980 novel and shifts the setting to Rio de Janeiro,...
2030 Forecast: Ad-Supported Video Soars 75% To $540B
Omdia projects that advertising‑supported video will surge 75 % to $540 billion by 2030, propelled by social‑media and connected‑TV platforms. Online video is set to capture 54 % of global video revenue, up from 40 % in 2025. In contrast, linear TV’s ad‑supported revenue...
Health, Government Entities Advertised On Sites That Promoted Misinformation
A Yale University study, conducted with NewsGuard, found that health and government agencies spent more than $35.7 million on advertising across 11 websites that promote health misinformation between 2021 and 2024, accounting for over 10 % of those sites' ad revenue. The...
WorldBuilder Summit Debuts as First Dedicated Event for UGC Creators Across Roblox, Fortnite, and Beyond
The WorldBuilder Summit will launch its inaugural conference on April 23, 2026, at The London West Hollywood in California, positioning itself as the first in‑person event dedicated to user‑generated‑content (UGC) creators across platforms such as Roblox, Fortnite, Rec Room and others....