ATSC 3.0 at NAB Show Focused on Brazil, Low-Cost Receivers
The 2026 NAB Show highlighted a surge of low‑cost ATSC 3.0 reception gear, notably ADTH’s $70 dongle that can handle protected content and work with streaming boxes. Broadcasters remain hampered by a shortage of affordable, compatible TV sets, with most consumer models still lacking NextGen TV capability. Brazil’s rollout of TV 3.0, a variant of ATSC 3.0, showcased new MIMO‑based transmission requirements, dual‑polarized antennas, and spectrum around 300 MHz. Vendors demonstrated tools—from D2D’s sub‑$10,000 Flex gateway to Avateq’s positioning software—aimed at easing the transition for LPTV and translator operators.
Agentic AI and the Future of the Byline
The article explores how agentic AI—systems that act toward goals rather than merely respond to prompts—could reshape journalism. It argues that future reporters will spend more time training AI agents to synthesize and deliver news than writing articles themselves. This...
Roku Adds 4 New Free Live Channels on Roku TVs & Roku Players to Start June 2026, Including Free FIFA...
Roku will launch four new free, ad‑supported live channels on its TVs and streaming players in June 2026, expanding its sports and outdoor entertainment lineup. The additions include FIFA Plus Women, FIFA Plus Español, Sports Illustrated, and Stingray Hooked, all...
Positive News Tries to Rethink Everything as It Asks Audience What They Care About
Positive News, the UK‑based not‑for‑profit media outlet, launched a seven‑week values‑listening project to shape its editorial direction and potential membership scheme. The survey attracted roughly 2,500 participants, achieving a 90% completion rate, and is followed by smaller polls on format,...
ElevenLabs Delivers Emotionally Nuanced AI Dubbing
ElevenLabs unveiled Dubbing v2, an AI dubbing model that conditions on the original performance to retain emotional nuance across more than 90 languages. The system’s sync‑aware translation automatically aligns pacing, eliminating most manual adjustments. Integrated with ElevenCreative and ElevenProductions, it...
Streaming's Future: Guarantee It or I'm Not Buying
Streaming has captured audience attention, but advertisers now demand guaranteed business results. The article argues that census‑scale, device‑level viewership data combined with household identity enables precise measurement of reach and outcomes. Adding AI‑driven optimization turns this measurement into real‑time campaign...
Fifty Appoints Former Croud and Precis Director Matt Chinn as Growth & Partnerships Director
Fifty, the audience‑intelligence and media‑solutions partner, announced on 1 June 2026 that former Croud and Precis director Matt Chinn has joined as Growth & Partnerships Director. Chinn will spearhead new client acquisition, strategic alliances, and international expansion from Fifty’s London headquarters. The...
As Streaming Wars Wear on, Emmy Success Could Give Peacock and Paramount+ a Boost
Peacock and Paramount+ are positioning 2026 as a breakout Emmy year after modest success in 2025. Peacock logged a record 19 nominations, highlighted by a reality‑competition win, while Paramount+ has yet to secure major scripted nods. Both services are banking...
ZDF Studios Signs New Content Deal with Prima Group
ZDF Studios has inked a new agreement with Czech‑based Prima Group, adding 360 Herzkino titles to the broadcaster’s slate. The package mixes re‑licensed and first‑run romantic dramas and comedies for free‑TV and basic cable in the Czech Republic, with Czech‑language cable...
MarkApp and VIZIO Ads Expand Premium CTV Reach Across Smart TV Environments
MarkApp announced a strategic partnership with VIZIO Ads to extend its premium Connected TV (CTV) reach across smart‑TV environments. The collaboration leverages MarkApp’s full‑stack infrastructure—Pantheon SSP, Harion DSP, and MarkDash analytics—to deliver scalable, transparent programmatic access to high‑quality inventory. VIZIO...
Trust Is the New Currency in Commerce Media
Commerce media is shifting from sheer ad volume to trust‑driven relevance, especially at the Transaction Moment. Marketers now see post‑purchase touchpoints as revenue opportunities but must balance monetization with customer trust. AI enables real‑time contextual relevance, allowing brands like Afterpay...
Data: Online Video Subscriptions Reached 2.2bn in 2025
Omdia reports global online video subscriptions hit 2.24 billion at the end of 2025, a 17.6% year‑on‑year increase. The sector’s revenue rose 13.5% to $176 billion, overtaking pay‑TV for the first time as pay‑TV revenue fell to $170 billion. Growth is expected to...
KSI Leaving The Sidemen After 13 Years
British YouTube star KSI announced his departure from the Sidemen collective after 13 years, posting a personal video to his 18.4 million subscribers. The remaining members confirmed the news, expressing sadness but assuring fans of upcoming projects. KSI, who has expanded...
Sony Takes Stake in 32 Flavors
Sony Pictures Television has taken a majority stake in 32 Flavors, the reality‑TV production company founded by Alex Baskin. The acquisition brings Emmy‑nominated series such as “Vanderpump Rules,” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” and “The Valley” under Sony’s umbrella....
‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ & ‘The Bachelor’ Set For Little Dot Studios Channels Through WBITVP Deal
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) has expanded its multi‑year deal with All3Media‑owned Little Dot Studios, licensing over 4,000 hours of reality, dating and factual‑entertainment titles—including “Who Do You Think You Are?,” “The Bachelor” and “First Dates”—to Little Dot’s network of YouTube FAST channels. The...
Electric to Launch Fan Licensing Initiative for The Librarians with MOD Fan Official
Electric Entertainment has teamed with MOD Fan Official to launch a fan‑licensing campaign for The Librarians franchise, inviting artists to submit original artwork inspired by the series. The initiative, kicking off in July 2026, will funnel selected pieces into a...
How Juice Brand Martinelli’s Gets To The Core Of Retail Media Incrementality
Martinelli’s, the apple‑juice brand, is moving beyond traditional return‑on‑ad‑spend (ROAS) to focus on incremental ROAS (iROAS) for its retail media campaigns. By using Albertsons’ match‑control methodology, the brand measured a 33% sales lift, 65% new‑to‑brand buyers, and $7.45 iROAS during...
Pixalate's May 2026 Recap: CTV Device Market Share, MFA Websites, CTV Ad Supply Chain Trends, and More
Pixalate released a suite of Q1 2026 reports highlighting a $6.2 billion global open‑programmatic CTV ad spend and detailed market‑share data for the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom. The firm also uncovered 12,278 made‑for‑advertising (MFA) web domains, most of...
X’s Advertiser Base Is Beginning to Resemble Its Pre-Musk Era
X’s advertising business is seeing a partial rebound to pre‑Musk levels as major brands such as Comcast, Amazon, and the NFL return to the platform. Sensor Tower data shows the top U.S. spend categories—media, shopping, software, financial services and gaming—each...
Dhar Mann Is Going to Tribeca X to Prove CTV Can Do TV’s Job — and that Creators Belong in the...
Creator entrepreneur Dhar Mann is headlining Tribeca X to demonstrate that creator‑run studios can match traditional TV’s reach, especially in connected TV (CTV). His studio, Dhar Mann Studios, boasts a production pipeline that turns long‑form concepts into episodes in as little as...
What's Coming to Tubi in June 2026
Tubi is expanding its free, ad‑supported catalog in June 2026 with a massive lineup of movies and series, including fan favorites like Stumptown, Swiss Army Man, Straight Outta Compton, and a 90s film marathon featuring Space Jam and Happy Gilmore....
McDonald’s, Hyundai & More Sponsor SBS FIFA World Cup 2026 Broadcast
Hyundai, McDonald’s, Commonwealth Bank, Rexona, Hisense, bet365 and Youi Insurance have become official sponsors of SBS’s 2026 FIFA World Cup broadcast. SBS will air all 104 matches free on television and via its On Demand streaming service, delivering more than...
Mindshare Wins Asahi Media Pitch
Asahi Beverages has selected Mindshare as its new national media partner, effective July, after a competitive pitch that saw Omnicom’s PHD step aside. Mindshare will handle strategy, planning and buying for flagship brands such as Carlton, Victoria Bitter, Great Northern, Hard Rated...
Samsung TV Plus Australia Rolls Out Content Partnerships With BBC Studios & NBCUniversal
Samsung TV Plus has expanded its free streaming service in Australia with four new content partnerships—BBC Studios, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Television, and Amazon MGM Studios—bringing the total to 200 channels. The rollout includes the launch of GRIT TV, Samsung’s sixth owned‑and‑operated channel focused...
‘AI Can’t Liquor Up a Source’: Breaker Media’s Lachlan Cartwright to Headline Publish 2026
Australian journalist Lachlan Cartwright, founder of Breaker Media, will deliver the opening keynote at Mumbrella Publish 2026 in Sydney, presenting “The Human Moat” on the importance of personal authority in the AI‑driven “Agentic Age.” The conference’s core theme, “Elevating Human...
Gaming Is Not a Channel. In SEA, It’s the Entire Playing Field
Ampverse’s Southeast Asian gaming report argues that gaming is not a media channel but a cultural substrate shaping identity, trust and consumption for the region’s youth. It estimates 290 million active gamers in 2025, rising to over 330 million by 2028, across...
Nine Simplifies Digital Platforms Under nine.com.au Banner
Nine has merged its news, sport, lifestyle and entertainment sites into a single digital destination at nine.com.au, retiring 9news.com.au, Nine Honey and the standalone Wide World of Sport site. The consolidation brings over 150 sub‑brands under six pillars—News, Sport, Lifestyle,...
China Moves to Rein in Livestream Ads with New Draft Rules
China's State Administration for Market Regulation has released draft rules to tighten oversight of health‑related advertising on livestream commerce platforms. The measures target pharmaceuticals, medical devices, health foods and foods for special medical purposes, requiring platforms to review ads, issue...
Scripps’ 54 Local Stations Go Dark On DirecTV Amid Retransmission Dispute
Scripps Local Media pulled its 54 broadcast stations in 36 Nielsen markets from DirecTV after the two sides failed to agree on retransmission fees. DirecTV alleges Scripps is demanding the highest carriage rates it has ever faced, while Scripps says...
Pharma TV Spending Rises By 53% Over The Prior Year
Prescription drug brands accelerated multiscreen TV advertising, spending $4.95 billion from Oct 2025‑Mar 2026—a 53% jump from the prior year, driven by an FDA crackdown on deceptive ads. In Kentucky, Meta, YouTube, Snap and TikTok agreed to a combined $27 million settlement over alleged...
Twitch Streamer Walks 340 Miles to TwitchCon only to Be Denied Entry
Twitch IRL streamer KumaMonster completed a 550 km (340‑mile) walk to Rotterdam for TwitchCon Europe 2026, livestreaming the trek as part of his "Road to TwitchCon" series. Hours before the event, he received an email indicating his ticket had been refunded,...
Week 22 in TV Ratings
The State of Origin series dominated Australian TV ratings last week, averaging 4.00 million viewers and becoming the year’s biggest audience, surpassing the Australian Open men’s final. Nine Network capitalised on the sports surge and led overall with strong news and...
Mark Duplass Calls ‘Backrooms,’ ‘Obsession’ Success a ‘Glimmer of Hope’ for ‘Democratized’ Filmmakers | Video
Mark Duplass praised the surprise box‑office strength of the low‑budget horror titles “Backrooms” and “Obsession,” calling them a glimmer of hope for democratized filmmaking. “Backrooms” opened with $118 million, and 27‑year‑old Kane Parsons became the youngest director to top the domestic...
Sylvester Stallone’s $1.2B Movies & More Netflix Releases This Week
Netflix’s June 1‑7 release calendar spotlights Sylvester Stallone’s iconic Rocky and Creed franchises, adding all six Rocky films and the three Creed sequels to its streaming library. The combined box‑office earnings of the two series approach $1.2 billion, underscoring their enduring commercial appeal....
Overlooked Bruce Willis Action Movie & More HBO Max Releases This Week
Streaming service HBO Max announced its weekly slate for June 1‑7, 2026, featuring more than 70 titles ranging from classic film noir to contemporary originals. Among the new arrivals is the low‑budget Bruce Willis action film “Acts of Violence,” a thriller about...
Another Cable TV Channel Is Shutting Down, Comcast Starts to Sell YouTube TV & More – The Top Cord Cutting...
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will close its Documentary Channel on August 31 and replace it with a free ad‑supported FAST channel on CBC Gem, backed by a $7 million (≈ $5.2 million USD) investment in new documentary content. Fox Corporation is shutting down its...
President Lula Launches Tela Brasil, a Free-of-Charge Streaming Service Offering Brazilian Productions
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unveiled Tela Brasil, a free public streaming service that aggregates Brazilian film and TV productions. The platform, reachable via a Gov.br account, debuts with 555 titles—including 139 feature films, 267 short films and 64...
Sky Deutschland Extends ATP Rights Deal Until 2033
Sky Deutschland has extended its exclusive ATP Tour broadcasting agreement through the end of 2033, covering Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and South Tyrol. The deal grants Sky Sport live rights to all Masters 1000 events, the ATP Finals, most ATP 500...
"Incredibly Watchable" Procedural Crime Series with Tim Roth Lands New UK Streaming Home
The procedural drama *Lie to Me*, starring Tim Roth as deception expert Dr. Cal Lightman, has found a new UK streaming home. Season 1, comprising 13 episodes, is now available for free on ITVX, while the complete three‑season run requires a...
Polymarket Plugs Into OneFootball's 645M-Fan Network Two Weeks Before the World Cup
Polymarket announced an exclusive partnership with OneFootball, embedding its prediction‑market exchange inside the football app that serves over 200 million monthly active users and a broader 645 million‑fan ecosystem. The deal, timed two weeks before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marks Polymarket’s...
Twitch Announces AI Stream Summaries for Viewers Who Join Streams Mid-Way
Twitch unveiled an AI‑powered Mid‑Stream Summary at TwitchCon Europe 2026, delivering a brief synopsis of live content for viewers who join a broadcast late. The feature joins a suite of upgrades, including 2K streaming for Partners and Affiliates, vertical video...
Dwayne Johnson & Michael Bay’s Overlooked Comedy To Stream on Peacock
Peacock will add Michael Bay’s 2013 black‑comedy "Pain & Gain" to its streaming lineup on June 1, 2026. The film, loosely based on a true‑story Miami body‑building scheme, stars Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie and Rebel Wilson. It grossed...
India Bans Betting Ads, but Offshore Operators Keep Cashing In…
India’s Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act (PROGA) bans online money games, yet offshore betting ads have surged. The Advertising Standards Council of India reported that betting‑related promotions accounted for 72.14% of all advertising violations in FY26, with monthly...
Meta Has Struggled at Selling Anything Other than Ads. Will AI Be Different?
Meta announced paid tiers for its AI chat app, pricing the service at $7.99 and $19.99 per month and rolling it out in Singapore, Guatemala and Bolivia. The move coincides with premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and signals...
Disney+ Adds A Free Live Feed Of The Disney Channel in Some Parts of the World
Disney+ has introduced a live‑TV feed of the Disney Channel for German subscribers, delivering the channel’s full linear schedule directly within the streaming app. The feed mirrors the traditional broadcast, complete with original commercial breaks, and showcases a mix of...
Ahead of the IPL Final, YouTube Print Ad Claims Better Sports ROI than OTT & TV
On the eve of the IPL 2026 final, YouTube ran a full‑page print ad in The Economic Times asserting that 67% of Indian viewers watch sports on its platform, compared with 48% on OTT services. The ad claims YouTube delivers...
Casting News: Sarah Snook Leads The Birds Remake, More Baywatch Alums Join Fox's Reboot, And More
Sarah Snook will star as magistrate Myra Massey in a limited‑series remake of Hitchcock’s “The Birds”, set in modern Alaska with a murder‑mystery twist. The project, written by Tom Spezialy, is being pitched to networks and streaming platforms for a...
What’s Getting Nominated (and What Should Be Nominated) for Animated Series at the 2026 Emmy Awards
The piece predicts the 2026 Emmy nominees for Best Animated Series, noting that legacy shows like The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers will likely return, while South Park is the odds‑on favorite after a buzz‑worthy Trump‑satire season. It highlights under‑the‑radar contenders Long Story Short...
‘The Birds’ Limited Series Starring Sarah Snook Hits TV Marketplace; New Take On Hitchcock’s Classic Comes From Tom Spezialy, David...
Universal International Studios and Heyday Television are marketing a limited‑series remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 classic *The Birds*. Emmy‑winner Sarah Snook stars as Myra Massey, a magistrate thrust into a murder‑mystery in modern‑day Alaska where avian attacks erupt. Writer‑producer Tom Spezialy says the show...
FCC Issues Violation Notices to Two Co-Owned Illinois Stations
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued violation notices to two Stratemeyer Media stations in southern Illinois over antenna tower compliance failures. WIBV (102.1 FM) operated without the required white obstruction lighting for 21 months, while WKRO (1490 AM) had severely faded paint, no lighting,...