Here’s How to Watch Coachella on YouTube.
Google’s YouTube will exclusively livestream the 2026 Coachella festival starting April 10 at 4 PM PT. Viewers can watch up to seven stages, with four simultaneous streams in 4K via a multiview interface on TV. The platform also adds a Coachella TV channel for archival content and a “Watch With” feature for artist‑led streams. Merchandise can be purchased directly through YouTube Shopping.
Netflix Drew the Youngest MLB Opening Day Audience Since 2017
Netflix streamed its first live MLB game on Opening Night 2026, attracting roughly 3 million viewers – the largest Opening Day audience since the pandemic‑shortened 2020 season. The 18‑49 demographic was the strongest for an MLB opener in nearly a decade,...
Asheville’s WWNC Adds FM Signal
iHeartMedia's Asheville news/talk station WWNC (570 AM) has begun simulcasting on FM translator W225CJ at 92.9 MHz. The move, announced by iHeartMedia Carolinas president Drew Salamon and SVP Zac Davis, follows the station’s critical role during Hurricane Helene. By adding FM coverage,...
Mississippi AM Owner to Make $1K Contribution for FCC Violations
The FCC entered a consent decree with Mississippi‑Delta AM station WABG after finding an unauthorized 2015 transfer of control and repeated failures to file required quarterly issue lists. The station also falsely certified compliance with public‑inspection‑file and ownership reporting rules....
Fewer UK Adults Posting on Social Media, Ofcom Finds
Ofcom’s latest Adults’ Media Use survey shows UK adults posting on social platforms dropped sharply, with active contributors falling from 61% to 49% in just one year. At the same time, AI tool adoption surged, reaching 54% of adults and...
Triton Digital Selected by NBC Sports to Power Podcast Hosting, Measurement, and Monetization
Triton Digital announced that NBC Sports has chosen its platform to power the network’s podcast hosting, audience measurement, and advertising monetization. NBC will deploy Omny Studio for enterprise hosting, the Triton Ad Platform for programmatic ad sales, Podcast Metrics for...
Microsoft Appoints Global Media Agency
Microsoft has appointed a global media agency to manage its advertising across markets, consolidating its fragmented media buying under a single partner. The UK portion of the deal is valued at roughly £34 million, equivalent to about $43 million. The move is...
Livvy Dunne Made Millions Before She Turned 20 — Now She’s Turning Her Celebrity Into Equity
Livvy Dunne, former LSU gymnast turned social‑media star, is moving from short‑term brand endorsements to long‑term equity partnerships, notably taking a stake in Accelerator Active Energy. Her signature Cotton Candy flavor has become the brand’s top seller, projected to exceed...
Shanxi Radio and Television Station and Information Office of the People’s Government of Shanxi Province Release “Tales of Guan Yu”...
Shanxi Radio and Television Station, together with the provincial information office, launched the five‑part documentary “Tales of Guan Yu,” tracing the 1,800‑year‑old warrior’s evolution into a global spiritual icon. The series blends archival research, animation and drone‑filmed present‑day stories, shooting across...
EarBuds Podcast Collective Newsletter Reveals 9th Anniversary Survey Results, Highlighting Podcast Discovery Insights
EarBuds Podcast Collective marked its ninth anniversary by surveying 62 highly engaged listeners about how they interact with its weekly curated newsletter. The results show that roughly half of readers open every issue while others select editions based on themes,...
Microsoft Reportedly Shifts Global Media Mandate to New Agency
Microsoft has transferred its $700 million global media spend from Dentsu’s Carat unit to Publicis Groupe after an internal review. The shift gives Publicis a major foothold in tech advertising, while Dentsu retains the Xbox media mandate despite losing the broader account....
The Australian Creator Who Said ‘Yes’ Before She Knew How: Kat Clark Shares Business Blueprint
Australian creator Kat Clark turned a turbulent teen‑mom start into a digital empire, amassing over 10 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat. She leveraged viral recipe videos to launch a $10‑a‑month paid community, then pivoted to product entrepreneurship with...
Haivision Debuts Makito ONE Live Video Contribution Platform
Haivision unveiled Makito ONE, a single‑blade video transport platform that combines dual‑channel encoding and decoding with ultra‑low latency 4K/HD/HDR delivery. The system supports JPEG XS, HEVC and H.264 codecs over any network, including public internet, satellite and fibre, and offers both...
Craig Fox Acquires A CNY LPTV Property
Craig Fox, a veteran owner of Central New York radio stations, has agreed to purchase a low‑power television station serving the Syracuse market. The transaction was disclosed in FCC filings prepared by David Oxenford of Wilkinson Barker Knauer. While the...
NYF TV & Film Awards Reveals 2026 Shortlist
The New York Festivals Television and Film Awards unveiled its 2026 shortlist, featuring more than 200 entries across documentary, drama, entertainment, sports, news, streaming, and corporate image categories. Highlights include multiple Al Jazeera documentaries, Mediacorp’s investigative pieces, and ESPN‑produced sports stories,...
Cut the AI Slop: IAS Low-Quality GenAI Avoidance Is Now in Open Beta
Integral Ad Science (IAS) launched an open‑beta Low‑Quality GenAI Avoidance feature, integrated with its Context Control Avoidance suite, to block ads next to low‑quality AI‑generated content. The tool scores AI‑slop in near real time and works pre‑bid via a ready‑made...
Wired Pulls Plug on UK Print Edition as It Focuses on Global Subscriber Growth
Wired announced it will cease publishing a UK print edition in 2026, redirecting resources toward global digital subscriber growth. The London newsroom saw seven journalists depart in 2025 and is being rebuilt around audience‑development roles. Direct‑to‑publisher digital subscriptions rose 20%...
Creator Platform Beehiiv Launches Podcast Hosting and Distribution
Beehiiv, originally a newsletter platform, has launched a full‑stack podcast hosting and distribution service. The new tool lets creators upload MP3, M4A or WAV files, automatically generate transcripts, and push episodes to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast and Castro. Beehiiv charges...
Tracy Clifford Dropped From 2FM Slot After 10-Year Run to Make Way for New Line-Up
RTÉ 2FM announced that veteran presenter Tracy Clifford will leave her afternoon slot after a decade on air, making way for a refreshed daytime schedule that launches on May 5. The new lineup expands the breakfast show to 10 a.m. and introduces a...
RSL’s AI-Use Compensation Plan for News: ‘We Think This Is a $100 Billion Opportunity for Publishers’
The RSL Collective, a non‑profit rights organization, unveiled a machine‑readable, open‑web standard that lets publishers specify AI usage rights and demand per‑use royalties. John Boyden highlighted that most publishers currently receive zero compensation from AI firms that scrape their content...
BBC Confirms Replacement for Scott Mills in Race Across the World Spin-Off
The BBC announced that broadcaster Tyler West will replace Scott Mills as host of the new *Race Across the World* spin‑off podcast, *The Detour*, which launches tonight alongside the TV series. Mills was dismissed after historic sexual‑offence allegations resurfaced, though police...
Sundial Media & Technology Group Names Amanda Butler As First CMO
Sundial Media & Technology Group (SMTG) appointed marketing veteran Amanda Butler as its first chief marketing officer, a role she began in mid‑January. Butler will direct consumer marketing, communications, creative strategy, and insights across SMTG’s portfolio, which includes Essence, Refinery29,...
Sky Sports and Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions Agree Broadcast Deal For Women’s Boxing
Sky Sports has signed a multi‑year exclusive deal with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) to broadcast its new women’s boxing platform, MVPW, in the UK and Ireland. The agreement guarantees two all‑female fight nights each year, starting with a...
The Agentic Marketplace Is Here. Where Does That Leave DSPs and SSPs?
Swivel and CTV platform Olyzon have partnered to create an agentic marketplace that uses the open‑source AdCP protocol for buy‑side and sell‑side communication. The system lets AI‑driven agents handle trafficking, yield optimization, and seller functions, allowing advertisers to access inventory...
The Agentic Marketplace Is Here. Where Does That Leave DSPs and SSPs?
Swivel and CTV platform Olyzon have teamed up to create an agentic marketplace that lets buy‑side and sell‑side AI agents negotiate ad placements through the open‑source AdCP protocol. The partnership enables advertisers like Pierre Fabre to run U.S. CTV campaigns...
LiveRamp and Unity Announce Expanded Partnership | Exclusive
LiveRamp and Unity have expanded their partnership, integrating LiveRamp’s RampID identifier into Unity Exchange, the company’s programmatic advertising marketplace. RampID is an interoperable, portable user ID that works across platforms, allowing advertisers to recognize and target the same users inside...
Dubai Media Gaming Powered by Livewire Reveals New Insights
Dubai Media, in partnership with Livewire, released a report showing the UAE’s gaming ecosystem now hosts about 7.5 million players, with women comprising over 30% and Emiratis only 12% of the audience. The study highlights that gamers in the region generate...
ITVX Hits 1bn Streams in 2026
ITV announced that its streaming service ITVX logged over 1 billion streams in 2026, reaching the milestone eight days earlier than the previous year. The growth was driven by strong performance of flagship events such as the Rugby Six Nations and...
Is It Time to Resist Algorithmic Influences?
Algorithms now shape what users see, leveraging psychological biases such as default bias, variable rewards, and confirmation bias to capture attention. Studies show 81% of U.S. YouTube users watch recommended videos they wouldn’t otherwise seek, while algorithmic bias accelerates fake‑news...
Complex Strikes Multiyear Sports-Betting, Prediction Market Partnership With Fanatics
Complex announced a multiyear partnership with Fanatics to launch Complex Bets, an editorial vertical that will embed Fanatics Sportsbook and Fanatics Markets data into its content. The new offering will have a dedicated home on the Complex website, social channels, and...
How To Identify And Solve Click Fraud In Paid Media – Ask A PPC via @Sejournal, @Navahf
Click fraud can masquerade as normal performance issues, making it difficult for paid‑media managers to identify true waste. The article outlines a three‑step approach: audit placement and targeting settings, understand platform‑level fraud protections, and deploy mitigation tools when invalid clicks...
Hypermedia Advances Unified Programmatic Offering with Integrated Digital Revenue Function
Hypermedia, the UAE‑based digital out‑of‑home and retail media network, has launched an Integrated Digital Revenue Function that merges its DOOH assets with the programmatic expertise of DXTA Technology, its ad‑tech arm. Led by Head of Digital Sales Hicham Dergham and...
NPR, PBS Win Injunction Against Trump Funding Order
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. permanently blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to cut federal funding for NPR and PBS, ruling it constituted unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment. The order, which sought to withdraw taxpayer support because...
Deutsche Telekom Expands FAST Line-Up on MagentaTV
Deutsche Telekom has expanded its FAST (Free Ad‑Supported Streaming Television) offering on the MagentaTV platform by adding six new channels, including romance‑focused Fabella, classic‑film hub MovieDome, and genre‑specific feeds for RTL’s Alarm für Cobra 11, Balko, Bauer sucht Frau, as well...
When the Machine Asks You to Stay
In late 2025 Sam Altman announced that ChatGPT would soon offer a verified‑adult erotica mode, promising to treat adults like adults. The rollout has been postponed twice, with OpenAI citing a focus on intelligence, personality and a more proactive chatbot....
Here Are the 2026 Q1 Evening News Ratings
ABC World News Tonight solidified its dominance in Q1 2026, pulling 8.73 million total viewers and a 1.09 million Adults 25‑54 audience, marking an 11% quarterly increase. NBC Nightly News posted the strongest growth, up 12% in total viewers and 23% in the key...
Social-Media Roundup: ‘Passive’ Use, Slop Letter, Video Forecasts
The UK regulator Ofcom reports that while 89% of British adults use at least one social‑media platform, only 49% actively post, share or comment—a drop from 61% in 2024. Meanwhile, a coalition led by Fairplay has accused YouTube and Google...
IPA Announces Shortlist for the 2026 Innovation Award
The International Publishers Association (IPA) unveiled the shortlist for its 2026 Innovation in Publishing Award, highlighting six nominees that span AI-driven platforms, inclusive literacy tools, and novel marketing solutions. The award, launched in 2022 and presented biennially, seeks projects that...
Ofcom Research Finds Rise in Concern over Online Risks versus Benefits
Ofcom’s latest research, released after a landmark trial examining the harms of Meta and YouTube, shows a marked increase in public concern about online risks. The study finds that 68% of respondents now view digital platforms as more dangerous than...
US Titles Dominate VOD Catalogues Despite Strong European Production
New research from the European Audiovisual Observatory shows that U.S. titles dominate video‑on‑demand (VOD) catalogues across Europe despite a sizable European output. European works account for 46% of individual titles but only 32% of catalogue "presences," while U.S. titles represent...
The $1.75 Million Betrayal
TikTok influencer Brenay Montague was sued by her former friend Akira Montague for alienation of affection after a public affair with Akira's husband, Tim. The NC jury found Brenay liable and ordered her to pay $1.75 million in damages. The case...
Fact-Checking Has to Go Where Misinformation Actually Spreads
Fact‑checking has traditionally measured success by article volume and citations, but the rise of private, fast‑moving channels like WhatsApp and community chats has upended that model. The commentary argues that fact‑checking must evolve from a standalone editorial product into civic...
Loveholidays Makes TV Debut with ITV Sponsorship
Loveholidays has entered television advertising by securing a sponsorship deal with ITV, marking its first major broadcast campaign. The partnership features a series of short idents that riff on classic film titles, blending travel messaging with pop‑culture humor. Launched ahead...
The Problem with Binding News and Prediction Markets
Prediction‑market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi have signed partnership deals with major news outlets such as CNN, CNBC, Dow Jones and Yahoo Finance, embedding real‑time betting data into editorial content. The agreements are opaque, with no disclosed financial terms, while the...
Pushed Out. Reinstated. Pushed Out Again.
A federal judge nullified the Pentagon’s October credential restrictions, ordering the reinstatement of seven *Times* reporters’ passes and restoring access for all journalists who had left. Instead of complying, the Pentagon redirected reporters to an annex, required escorts, and introduced...
BBC Announces Editor of Radio 4's Today Programme
Rebecca Keating, a veteran BBC journalist with nearly 20 years of experience, has been appointed editor of Radio 4's flagship *Today* programme, succeeding Owenna Griffiths. Keating previously served as assistant editor across several Radio 4 news shows and held senior roles on...
Globo Shifts Primary Distribution to SRT with Synamedia
Globo has completed a migration of its primary linear pay‑TV distribution to a fully IP‑based architecture using Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) over a managed backbone across Brazil. The transition leverages Synamedia’s Quortex PowerVu suite and virtualised Digital Content Manager, with...
In the Absence of Truth, Misinformation Becomes Harmful: Nepal’s Experience Shows Why Fact-Checking Matters in Crises
In September 2025, NepalFactCheck.org rapidly debunked a viral video falsely claiming a crowd was trying to burn the Pashupatinath Temple, helping to calm public panic during deadly Gen Z protests. Over the next two days the outlet cleared five high‑risk misinformation pieces...
Daniel Craig's 5 James Bond Movies Land New UK Streaming Home for an Easter Binge-Watch
All five Daniel Craig James Bond films—Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, Spectre and No Time to Die—have been added to Amazon Prime Video in the UK, making them instantly available for an Easter‑long binge. Non‑subscribers can activate a 30‑day free trial to access the catalogue. At the same time,...
waipu.tv Adds Nicktoons
German streaming service waipu.tv is expanding its Perfect Plus tier by adding the children’s channel Nicktoons, effective April 1, 2026. The addition brings the package to more than 300 Full HD channels, including 20 dedicated family channels. Subscribers receive Nicktoons at...