SBS and NITV Back New DIGITAL ORIGINALS Projects
SBS, NITV and Screen Australia have opened applications for the seventh round of the Digital Originals initiative, a talent pipeline for emerging Australian screen creators. Five projects from the 2025 cohort—spanning romance, crime, comedy and regional stories—have secured development funding and will receive mentoring, production support and broadcast opportunities on SBS and NITV. The program emphasizes underrepresented voices, including two Indigenous‑led series, and builds on a track record of award‑winning short‑form content. Applications close at 5 pm AEST on July 2, 2026.
Noé González Tapped As News Director Of WCAU-WWSI Philadelphia
Veteran Telemundo journalist Noé González has been named news director for NBCUniversal’s Philadelphia stations WCAU (NBC10) and WWSI (Telemundo 62), effective June 15. He will oversee editorial strategy and newsgathering, reporting to VP of news Elizabeth Flores. González arrives from Telemundo 39 Phoenix...
REAL HOUSEWIVES Star Confronts Mormon Church Abuse Claims
Heather Gay, a star of "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City," is fronting a three‑part documentary, "Surviving Mormonism with Heather Gay," that probes abuse, secrecy and power within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints. The series, which debuted...
Disguise, Creative Technology Power Eurovision 2026 With Next-Gen Visual Tech
Disguise and Creative Technology are supplying the visual playback backbone for Eurovision 2026 in Vienna, marking their eighth consecutive collaboration. The show will run on Disguise GX3 media servers, emphasizing an LED‑focused stage and a new IP‑VFC firmware built on...
Paramount+ Backs Blockbuster A-LEAGUE MEN Semi Finals
Paramount+ and Network 10 will air the Isuzu UTE A‑League Men semi‑final second legs this weekend, delivering live coverage of Adelaide United vs Auckland FC and Newcastle Jets vs Sydney FC. Both matches are sold out, with Adelaide counting on Golden Boot winner...
How Marketers Can Win as TV and Ecommerce Converge
Circana’s new research shows Connected TV (CTV) is evolving into a commerce‑enabled channel, delivering 15% higher return on ad spend (ROAS) than linear TV and 21% higher than short‑form video. With 75% of U.S. households now using ad‑supported streaming, brands...
Hillary Fyfe Spera Helped Turn ‘Daredevil’ Into Street-Level Resistance Story
Marvel’s live‑action series "Daredevil: Born Again" returns for a second season that shifts the fight between Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk into the bright, institutional corridors of New York City hall. Cinematographer Hillary Fyfe Spera brings a documentary‑styled eye, using stark white lighting...
Richer Contextual Signals in the Bidstream Help Agencies and Publishers Alike
Seedtag is introducing richer contextual signals—intent, tone, and emotional cues—into the programmatic bidstream. This granular data allows agencies to match ads to real‑time content nuances, while giving publishers a way to monetize previously over‑blocked news inventory. By integrating these signals...
A Victory for Publishers over Big Tech (if only It Had Happened Five Years Ago)
The European Court of Justice upheld Italy’s new law allowing news publishers to demand fair compensation from Big Tech platforms that use article snippets. The ruling forces companies like Meta, Google and Microsoft to negotiate within a 30‑day window, share...
The Sports Podcast Audience 2026
The 2026 Sports Podcast Audience report, released by Sounds Profitable, highlights the unrivaled attention, engagement, and trust that sports podcasts command compared with other audio formats. A webinar featuring Tom Webster and Bryan Goldmark of Locked On showcases exclusive research,...
In the U.K., Digital Platforms Dominate Radio Listening
A new RAJAR report shows that 77% of UK adults now tune to radio through digital platforms such as DAB, smart speakers, websites and apps, while only 24% of weekly listening hours remain on traditional AM/FM. Digital listening accounts for...
ADWEEK Commerce Advantage: Retail Media Is About To Take Even More TV Ad Spend
Retail media ad revenue has already eclipsed linear TV, and the gap is widening as retailers capture a larger slice of TV ad spend. Amazon and Walmart are leading the charge by leveraging their smart‑TV ecosystems to sell data‑rich video...
Still MAD As Hell Over Carr Commission’s WTXF AFR Snub
An advocacy group filed an Application for Review (AFR) on March 4, 2025, alleging that Philadelphia FOX‑owned station WTXF aired false and misleading information during the 2020 presidential election coverage. Six prominent media figures—including former FCC chairman Al Sikes, ex‑PBS president Ervin Duggan, and...
Future Reveals It Is Still Heavily Reliant on Google as Profit Falls 67%
Future plc disclosed that roughly 60% of its £349.1 million (≈$444 million) revenue still depends on Google traffic, as profit before tax slumped 67% to £18.4 million (≈$23 million). Revenue fell 8% YoY and operating profit margin halved to 9%, while the company’s market...
Spotify Will Adopt Apple's Video Streaming Standard, Making It Easier for Podcasters to Reach Both Platforms
Spotify announced it will adopt Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) standard for video podcasts, allowing creators to publish video content on Apple Podcasts without altering their existing Spotify workflow. The integration, slated for later this year, will extend across Spotify...
Could the UK TV Licence Be Extended to Netflix, Prime Video, and Even Twitch, and Could It Impact Esports?
The BBC is reportedly drafting a white paper to expand the UK TV licence definition to cover live streams on services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and potentially Twitch. Around 80% of households already pay the licence fee, yet...
The Ad Monetization Paradox: How User Experience Drives 3x Revenue Growth with David Leviev
David Leviev, CRO and co‑founder of Nimbus, discussed how independent mobile publishers can replace off‑the‑shelf ad solutions with a custom monetization stack. By integrating AI‑driven decisioning and first‑party data, Nimbus claims to triple revenue without harming user experience. The episode...
With Sports Fragmentation, Following the Fans Is Crucial
Live sports remain the last true appointment‑viewing experience, but rights deals are scattering content across dozens of apps and walled gardens. This fragmentation leaves advertisers chasing siloed audiences and missing incremental reach, even though sports made up 96% of the...
Second Opinion Supports an Industry in Flux
Second Opinion Communications, founded by Gregory Dahl, CPBE, is positioning itself as a flexible integration partner for radio broadcasters navigating rapid technology shifts. The firm delivered a three‑phase AoIP master‑control upgrade for KUFM in Missoula, replaced a failing Continental transmitter...
Why Reliability Is the Ultimate Test for Post-C-Band Distribution
The FCC will auction at least 100 MHz of Upper C‑band in July 2027, further shrinking the satellite spectrum that has underpinned U.S. television distribution for decades. Broadcasters, facing a dwindling C‑band allocation, are testing alternatives in live environments, with reliability...
For Alfred Liggins And Urban One, The Focus Is On Future Growth
Urban One reported a tough first quarter for 2026, with digital revenue plunging 33.6% as the traditional advertising marketplace weakened. CEO Alfred Liggins III highlighted that broader market headwinds and advertiser pullbacks tied to DEI initiatives amplified the decline. The...
AI Scraping Has Become Its Own Media Business
AI companies rely on a shadow industry of data scrapers that harvest publisher content without permission and sell it to large language model providers. A recent Digiday‑cited report identified at least 21 such firms, including Parallel AI, Exa and Bright...
When Journalism Fundraising Falls Short, It’s Often because You’re Answering the Wrong Questions
Journalism fundraising often stalls because newsrooms and foundations operate from different mental models, treating philanthropy as a simple revenue stream rather than a partnership. The article outlines seven practical tips, starting with framing a problem instead of pitching an idea,...
Do You Own Your Home—Or Does It Own You? Angi Launches “Own It with Angie Hicks,” A Podcast That Coaches...
Angi (NASDAQ: ANGI) has launched a new podcast, “Own It with Angie Hicks,” hosted by co‑founder Angie Hicks. The series, debuting with real‑estate investor Tarek El Moussa, will drop bi‑weekly on major platforms and feature experts in finance, design, and home renovation....
Iridio Expands Social Media Marketing Portfolio with New Platform Integrations to Boost Multichannel Performance
Iridio, the RRD‑owned social media marketing platform, has added integrations for Reddit and LinkedIn, expanding its multichannel reach. The solution leverages RRD’s proprietary Consumer Graph and Household Connect technologies to target 130 million anonymized household personas without cookies. An internal study...
YouTube Pitches Advertisers, Offers New AI Bundles
YouTube unveiled AI‑powered advertising bundles and creator‑partnership programs at its upfront sales event, aiming to pull ad dollars from social platforms, television and other media. The new bundles let brands use artificial intelligence for audience targeting and automatically transform influencer...
Change Afoot in UK TV Market
UK broadcaster ITV continues talks with Sky over a possible sale of its media and entertainment (M&E) division, valued at roughly £1.6 billion ($2.0 billion). The M&E unit, which contributes just over half of ITV’s revenue, posted £477 million ($606 million) in Q1, a...
IAB Releases Campaign Data Standards 1.0 for Public Comment
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) unveiled Campaign Data Standards 1.0, the first deliverable of its Project Eidos, and opened a public comment period through June 14, 2026. The standards propose a unified taxonomy for placements, formats, and media types, along...
LBC Sees Record Quarter Amid Geopolitical Unrest
LBC reported a record‑breaking quarter, reaching 3.6 million weekly listeners in Q1 2025. The surge occurred as geopolitical tensions, from the Ukraine conflict to Middle‑East unrest, drove audiences toward live news radio. The station’s audience growth translated into higher advertising demand, reinforcing...
AI Agents Are Coming for News. Can Publishers Reclaim Control?
AI agents such as ChatGPT Pulse and Huxe are poised to become primary news delivery channels, with more than 75% of news executives expecting a large impact on publishing. These tools pull content directly from news sites, leaving publishers with...
Ofcom Proposes Broadcast-Style Regulation for Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video
Ofcom has released draft regulations that would extend UK broadcast‑style content and accessibility standards to Tier 1 streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video. The proposals require services with over 500,000 UK users to adhere to a new content...
BMC TV Takes Racing by the Bitrate with Open Broadcast Systems’ 5G Flyaway
Open Broadcast Systems’ 5G Flyaway is now powering BMC TV’s live horse‑racing coverage across the UK. The portable unit bundles multiple 5G links into a constant‑bitrate MPEG transport stream, delivering satellite‑grade picture quality with sub‑second latency from remote tracks. By...
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[Interview] Tycoon Media Owners, Attacks on Journalists, Self-Censorship and ‘Influencers’: Why Europe’s Press Freedom Is in Retreat
In an EUobserver interview, EFJ secretary Ricardo Gutiérrez warns that Europe’s press freedom is slipping as media ownership concentrates and political interference rises. He contrasts Nordic groups like Schibsted, which preserve internal pluralism, with France’s Bolloré empire that steers editorial lines...
Cannes 2026: All Aboard the Press Gazette News Yacht
Press Gazette is debuting the News Yacht, a fringe gathering held on Equativ’s yacht during the Cannes Lions Festival on June 22, 2026. The event will convene senior leaders from news, marketing and technology to discuss how quality journalism can...
Review: 'Dutton Ranch' Is a Gritty New Frontier for the 'Yellowstone' Saga
"Dutton Ranch" launches the Yellowstone franchise into Texas, centering on Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler as they navigate cut‑throat ranch politics. The Paramount+ drama blends the original’s family‑conflict core with a harsher frontier‑justice tone, echoing the volatility that defined the...
Bloomberg Wants Contextual Targeting To Work In Live Video
Bloomberg is extending its contextual advertising capabilities to live video, leveraging its AdService platform to analyze video descriptions and captions in near real‑time. The company’s global media planning and campaign management (PCM) team is integrating new audience tools, video targeting...
The AI Chat Ad Frontier: What LLMs Change About Brand Safety And Control
ChatGPT ads are emerging as a new advertising channel, shifting impressions, searches and transactions into the conversational windows of large language models (LLMs). Unlike static web or social media placements, LLM responses are generated in real time, making the surrounding...
Marketers Put up Guardrails as AI Agents Reshape Programmatic Buying
AI agents are rapidly entering programmatic ad buying, promising autonomous campaign creation and real‑time optimization. Marketers, however, remain wary, citing hallucinations and budget‑blowout risks, and are installing guardrails to retain control. Companies like Kelly Scott Madison and Bayer have built internal gatekeepers...
Inside the AI Studio Where Mahabharat Is Engineered
Galleri5’s AI‑driven studio produced a new Mahabharat series for Jio Hotstar and Star Plus, reaching over 50 million viewers. The company claims a 30‑minute episode can be created in four‑to‑five days for $18‑$48k, far below the traditional Indian film budget of more than...
Nine, Mamamia and Are Media Leaders to Discuss Industry’s ‘Post-Platform Pivot’ at Publish
Media publishing conference Publish 2026 will be held in Sydney on September 2, curated by former BuzzFeed Australia GM Simon Crerar. The event’s theme, “Elevating Human Authority,” addresses the shift toward AI‑driven content and the need for publishers to reclaim direct...
Netflix Ramps up Global Ad Push with AI Tools and 250M Monthly Viewers
Netflix announced that its ad‑supported tier now reaches over 250 million monthly active viewers worldwide, signaling a major scaling of its advertising business. The company unveiled AI‑powered tools that can manage ad purchases and dynamically adapt creative assets, as well as...
Versant Hypes DTC, Library Content
Versant reported first‑quarter revenue of $1.7 billion, a modest 1% YoY decline, as linear distribution fell more than 7% and contributed roughly $1 billion of the total. CEO Mark Lazarus outlined a strategy to shift 33% of revenue to non‑pay‑TV platforms within...
Rumble Inc (RUM) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Rumble Inc. posted full‑year 2025 revenue of $100.6 million, a 5% increase that broke the $100 million threshold for the first time. Monthly active users climbed to 52 million, up 11% sequentially, driven by international expansion and the rapid uptake of the new...
YouTube Talks TV Growth
U.S. users now watch more than 200 million hours of YouTube content each day on TV, representing over half of the platform’s domestic watch time. CEO Neal Mohan said the living‑room surge began years ago and was accelerated by the pandemic,...
Everything We Announced at YouTube Brandcast 2026
YouTube Brandcast 2026 unveiled a slate of exclusive creator‑driven shows and a suite of AI‑powered advertising tools designed to blend brand building with direct performance. New features include Custom Sponsorships that auto‑match videos to brand moments, a Masthead with a...
Behind the Scenes: Alex Cooper's Next Era
Alex Cooper, the creator of the hit podcast Call Her Daddy, announced at YouTube’s Brandcast that her Unwell Network will debut four original series on the platform. The slate includes a reality competition, a social‑experiment series, a micro‑drama and a docuseries, all built...
Scripps Seals Local Broadcast Deal with Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons have signed a new local television rights agreement with Scripps Sports that takes effect in the 2026‑27 NBA season, bringing games back to free over‑the‑air TV for the first time since 2005. WMYD TV20 Detroit will serve...
New Twitch Change Lets All Streamers Make Money Right Away, but There’s a Catch
Twitch is extending its Affiliate‑only monetization suite—including Channel Points, Bits, subscriptions, custom emotes and badges—to every streamer in the United States, with a worldwide rollout expected later in 2026. The tools become instantly usable, but creators who are not Affiliates...
The Lincoln Lawyer To End With Season 5 At Netflix
Netflix announced that the Michael Connelly‑based series The Lincoln Lawyer will end with a fifth season, adapting the seventh novel, Resurrection Walk, into ten episodes. The final season introduces six new recurring guest stars, such as Amy Aquino as Judge...
YouTube Is Courting Creators — and Sponsors — with Streaming Shows
YouTube announced a slate of exclusive, creator‑driven streaming shows at its annual advertiser event, featuring personalities like Trevor Noah and Alex Cooper. The platform is positioning itself as a bridge between creators and brands, bundling original series with AI‑powered tools that...