Netflix Sees Modest Bump in Revenue During Q1; Reed Hasting to Leave Board
Netflix reported Q1 revenue of $12.25 billion, a 16% year‑over‑year increase, and operating income of $4 billion, lifting its operating margin to 32.3%. Net income more than doubled to $5.28 billion, helped by a $2.8 billion termination fee from the aborted Warner Bros. Discovery deal. Advertising now drives over 60% of new sign‑ups, and the company added 4,000 advertisers, positioning the ad‑supported tier as a core growth engine. Founder Reed Hastings announced he will leave the board in June, sending the stock down about 9% after hours.
64 Years Ago Today: Walter Cronkite Took Over As Anchor of CBS Evening News
On April 16, 1962 Walter Cronkite became anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News, ushering in a new era of televised journalism. The program, originally a 15‑minute bulletin, expanded to a half‑hour in September 1963, becoming the first...
Law & Order: SVU Renewed For Season 28 At NBC
NBC has officially renewed "Law & Order: SVU" for a 28th season, confirming the long‑running procedural will continue on broadcast television. The announcement arrives the same day the network cancelled its spin‑off "Law & Order: Organized Crime" after five seasons...
Netflix Quarterly Profit Tops $5 Billion Thanks to Warner Bros. Breakup Fee
Netflix reported a first‑quarter 2026 net income of $5.283 billion, far exceeding analysts’ forecasts, largely thanks to a $2.8 billion termination fee from Paramount after the Warner Bros. deal fell through. Revenue climbed 16% to $12.25 billion, driven by strong subscriber growth in Japan...
Threads Expands Social Media Management Functionality
Meta’s Threads platform is rolling out a suite of API enhancements that let brands cross‑share to Instagram Stories, schedule posts up to 10,000 characters, embed content without tokens, and receive real‑time notifications. The changes also lower the follower threshold for...
Pocket FM Claims EBITDA Profitability, Crosses $400 Mn ARR
Pocket FM announced that its annualised revenue rate (ARR) hit $430 million in March 2026 and is projected to reach $450 million by April, doubling year‑over‑year from $198 million in March 2025. The company also reported near‑5% EBITDA margin and free‑cash‑flow positivity, attributing...
YouTube Lets Users Remove Shorts From Its Home Feed Via Timer Setting
YouTube has expanded its time‑management settings to let any user set the Shorts feed limit to zero minutes, effectively removing Shorts from the home feed. The option, first introduced in October 2025 with a 15‑minute minimum and later limited to parental...
Shaun Micallef Explores Australia’s Betting Habits in GOING FOR BROKE
Australian comedian Shaun Micallef hosts a three‑part ABC documentary, Going For Broke, that dives into the nation’s entrenched gambling culture. Over three episodes he places his first bet in decades, travels the country and interviews casual players and those affected...
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Joins NAB Show 2026 Lineup
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez will lead a panel titled “The First Amendment and Press Freedom in Today’s Media Landscape” at NAB Show 2026 on April 20. The session brings together a WSJ reporter, legal strategists, and policy scholars to debate government...
3D DOOH Goes Local: How Brands Are Driving Store Visits Faster
Big Happy’s 3D digital‑out‑of‑home (DOOH) platform is shifting from pure brand awareness to a measurable performance channel by slashing production cycles to under a month and integrating mobile retargeting. Recent campaigns, including a retail activation during a peak shopping period,...
5 Low-Stress Ways to Set Your New Series Up for Success
Launching a new book series requires more than a strong manuscript; the weeks before release are critical for building momentum. The article outlines five low‑stress pre‑launch tactics—crafting a concise value proposition, generating anticipation, securing strategic partners, maintaining a unified cross‑platform...
Meta Is Giving Threads on Web a Redesign that Finally Adds Direct Messages
Meta has begun testing a redesign of the Threads web platform that finally adds a native direct‑messaging inbox, a feature long available only on the mobile app. The new interface introduces a left‑rail navigation bar with shortcuts to saved posts,...
First Look at 2026 Season of FARMER WANTS A WIFE AUSTRALIA
Seven Network has unveiled a first look at the 2026 season of Farmer Wants A Wife Australia, now entering its sixteenth installment. The reality dating series will feature five new farmers from Queensland and South Australia, with host Natalie Gruzlewski...
10 Best Turkish TV Shows Streaming On Netflix Right Now
Netflix’s latest roundup spotlights ten Turkish series now streaming on its platform, ranging from newsroom drama “As the Crow Flies” to time‑travel romance “Midnight at the Pera Palace.” The list showcases a mix of genres—crime thrillers, supernatural fantasy, dystopian sci‑fi,...
Law & Order: Organized Crime Canceled At Peacock
NBCUniversal confirmed that “Law & Order: Organized Crime” will not return for a sixth season, ending the series after its fifth run. The 10‑episode Season 5 debuted on Peacock in April 2025 and later aired on NBC, with the finale streaming on...
swXtch.io Introduces the swXtch AI Router for Live Media Workflows
swXtch.io launched a new brand, swXtch.ai, and unveiled the swXtch AI Router, a chat‑driven platform that turns operator intent into production‑ready AI pipelines for live audio and video. The Router integrates with Microsoft Fabric and NVIDIA AI infrastructure, allowing any...
The only Way to Fight Deepfakes Is by Making Deepfakes
Deep‑fake detection firms such as Reality Defender, Pindrop and GetReal are racing to combat AI‑generated audio, video and image fraud, a market now valued at roughly $5.5 billion. These companies train detection models by creating their own deepfakes, using a student‑teacher...
Fibr AI Launches Ads-to-Web and LLM-to-Web Personalization to Convert Paid and AI-Referred Traffic
Fibr AI unveiled Ads‑to‑Web and LLM‑to‑Web personalization, technologies that carry the intent expressed in paid ads or AI‑generated queries through to the landing page. The platform can spin up to 1,500 tailored page variants in under two weeks, delivering 35‑50%...
Condé Nast Shutters Self Magazine
Self magazine, a health and fitness title launched in 1977, will shut down after nearly 50 years, having been digital‑only since 2017. Condé Nast also announced the closure of Glamour’s German, Spanish and Mexican editions, affecting dozens of editorial staff. CEO...
ESPN Enters First HDR Postseason With REMCO Support in New Bristol-Based Control Rooms
ESPN is debuting native‑HDR capture for the NBA postseason, using newly built control rooms in Bristol, Connecticut. The broadcaster’s REMCO (remote‑controlled) workflow lets directors operate robotic cameras and manage transmission paths from off‑site locations. EVS’s XtraMotion technology and CMSI data...
AI-Generated Val Kilmer Movie Debuts Trailer, Creators Defend Digital Resurrection of Late Actor
The indie film *As Deep as the Grave* unveiled a trailer at CinemaCon featuring a generative‑AI recreation of the late Val Kilmer as Father Fintan. The filmmakers say they secured consent and compensation from Kilmer’s estate and followed SAG‑AFTRA’s new AI‑performance guidelines....
Plex Keeps Growing: 11 New Free Channels Added This Week
Plex announced the addition of 11 new free ad‑supported live TV channels, bringing its FAST (Free Ad‑Supported Streaming TV) catalog to more than 600 channels. The new lineup leans heavily into true‑crime, niche sports and reality‑style storytelling, featuring FilmRise’s crime...
Condé Nast Is Shuttering Self
Condé Nast announced the closure of Self, its women’s health and beauty magazine launched in 1979, as part of a broader cost‑cutting move that also includes shutting down several international editions of Glamour and Wired. CEO Roger Lynch said the titles...
Uber Spotlights Rs 25 Bike Rides with Music Led IPL Campaign
Uber is launching a stripped‑down IPL advertising campaign that spotlights its Uber Bike service priced at Rs 25 (about $0.30) for trips up to 3 km. The 15‑second music‑driven spots feature local hip‑hop stars Divine in Mumbai and Roll Rida in the...
Albertsons Strengthens Its Retail Media Network
Albertsons Media Collective has unveiled an on‑site incrementality measurement capability that isolates the causal impact of retail‑media ads on sales. Research with Ovative and Northwestern’s Kellogg School shows iROAS can vary up to 6.5‑fold, flipping outcomes in 83% of campaigns...
Perfect Game and Youth Prospects Announce Broadcast Rights and Content Partnership
Perfect Game, the leading organizer of elite amateur baseball events, has forged a broadcast and content partnership with digital platform Youth Prospects. The deal grants Youth Prospects rights to stream select Perfect Game games, including the WWBA World Championship in...
NAB 2026: See Sony’s Live Stage Presentations at NAB Show 2026
Sony’s Live Stage at NAB Show 2026 gathered content creators, broadcasters and tech experts to showcase the company’s end‑to‑end production ecosystem. Sessions highlighted how the Associated Press relies on Sony’s BURANO, FX, Alpha and Z200 cameras for rapid newsgathering, while...
Save The Dates: Netflix's Man On Fire, Rivals Season 2, And More
Netflix unveiled the trailer for its seven‑episode adaptation of A.J. Quinnell’s *Man on Fire*, starring Yahya Abdul‑Mateen II as a PTSD‑haunted former Special Forces mercenary. The drama premieres on Thursday, April 30, positioning Netflix’s next‑gen original slate alongside other platform releases. The...
Poynter Names 20 Journalists Selected for Competitive 2026 Leadership Academy
The Poynter Institute announced a 20‑person cohort for its 2026 Leadership Academy, an intensive week‑long program in St. Petersburg, Florida. Participants, ranging from editors to producers across major news outlets, will engage in workshops on ethical decision‑making, generational management, and...
NAB 2026: DPA Microphones N-Series Firmware Update Adds Duplex Gap and Guard Band Access for North American Users
DPA Microphones has issued a firmware update for its N‑Series digital wireless system, unlocking the 2 MHz Guard Band (614‑616 MHz) and the 6 MHz unlicensed portion of the Duplex Gap (657‑663 MHz) for U.S. and Canadian users. The added spectrum lets licensed operators...
Netgear, EVS Team Up for Certified AV–Over–IP Live Production Workflows
Netgear announced a global partnership with EVS Broadcast Equipment to deliver certified, interoperable AV‑over‑IP solutions for live production. The collaboration validates EVS’s Cerebrum, Neuron and Strada systems on Netgear’s M4350 and M4250 switches, providing pre‑tested configurations that support SMPTE ST 2110, NDI...
Rising Financial Metrics Mark Audioboom Q1
Audioboom reported a strong first‑quarter, posting $22.5 million in revenue, a 30% increase year‑over‑year. The high‑margin Showcase advertising marketplace drove a 63% revenue jump, while adjusted EBITDA more than doubled to $1.4 million, lifting the margin to 6.2%. Monthly distribution climbed 79%...
Court Moves To Examine Merger Of Two Local TV Conglomerates
Nexstar completed its $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna, giving it control of 265 local stations that reach roughly 80% of U.S. households. The FCC granted a waiver of ownership caps without a full commission vote, and the Justice Department approved the...
Nagravision, Harmonic Partner on Scalable Watermarking-as-a-Service for Live Events
Nagravision and Harmonic announced a fully managed watermarking‑as‑a‑service built on Harmonic’s VOS 360 Media SaaS and NAGRA NexGuard forensic technology. The solution enables live‑sports and OTT streamers to apply A/B watermarking on demand, reducing operational complexity and per‑event costs. It is...
Digital Content Creator Contractor
Rapid Media, the leading paddlesports media group behind Paddling Magazine and Kayak Angler, is hiring a part‑time Digital Content Creator contractor. The remote role begins in May 2026, works 20 hours per week, and splits responsibilities evenly between social‑media strategy and original...
What We Learned From a Failed Nota News Experiment
Last fall, Nota launched an experiment with 11 hyperlocal news sites, using AI‑assisted tools to turn public documents into local stories. Contractors deviated from the approved source list, copying material from other outlets without attribution, a breach the company attributes...
Netflix Expands Video Podcast Slate With Shows From ‘Rotten Mango’ Creator Stephanie Soo, Evan Ross Katz, NBC News’ Ellison Barber...
Netflix is bolstering its original video‑podcast portfolio with five new series, adding to the slate it began building in 2025 through distribution deals with Spotify, iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports. The lineup includes a pop‑culture interview show with former NBC anchor...
HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Premiere Episode Generates 8.5 Million Views in 72 Hours, Up 44% From Season 2 Debut
The season‑three premiere of HBO’s teen drama "Euphoria" attracted 8.5 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max within the first 72 hours, a 44% jump over the Season 2 debut. The episode also propelled the series to the No. 1 spot on Max worldwide,...
How that Scrubs Finale Cameo Sets Things up for JD in the Show's Return
The Scrubs revival’s season‑10 finale featured a brief cameo by Rachel Bilson as Charlie, a new character positioned as a potential love interest for JD (Zach Braff). Showrunner Aseem Batra confirmed that the next season would flesh out this romance...
App Stores Push Users Toward Nudify Apps, New Research Shows
A new report by the nonprofit Tech Transparency Project reveals that Apple’s App Store and Google Play not only host “nudify” apps that strip clothing from images, but actively promote them through search rankings and paid ads. The study found...
Oh Look, The MAGA FTC Built The Censorship Industrial Complex It Was Screaming About
The Federal Trade Commission, backed by eight red‑state attorneys general, forced all five major U.S. advertising agency holding companies to cease using NewsGuard’s journalism‑rating service. The move extends a prior condition on the Omnicom‑IPG merger and is framed as an...
YouTube Reportedly Nears Deal for 5 NFL Games as League Expands Streaming Push
The NFL is in advanced negotiations with YouTube to secure a five‑game regular‑season package, now at the contract‑review stage. The proposed slate would likely feature international matchups and early‑kickoff games previously aired on NFL Network. YouTube, which streamed a 2025...
The Team Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Viral Campaign Wants More Political Candidates to Get Candid on Social Media
At AD Week, Melted Solids—co‑founders Anthony DiMieri and Debbie Saslaw—and video director Donald Borenstein broke down the social‑video playbook that helped Zohran Mamdani win New York City’s mayoral race. Their strategy centered on authentic, on‑the‑fly footage that let Mamdani riff in...
IAB: Ad Revenue Reached $294.6B In 2025
The Interactive Advertising Bureau reported that total internet advertising revenue hit a record $294.6 billion in 2025, a 13.9% year‑over‑year increase. Social‑media ads led the surge, generating $117.7 billion and accounting for 40% of the market, driven by the creator economy and...
This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Why Live Sports Streaming Still Breaks — And How to Fix It
The Media Play News podcast hosted by David Bloom and Daniel Frankel featured NetSkrt CEO Sig Luft discussing why live‑sports streaming continues to falter. Luft highlighted persistent CDN bottlenecks, edge‑delivery constraints, and latency issues that jeopardize viewer experience and real‑time...
Conecta Magaluf–Mallorca Announces First Speakers and Unveils New Meeting Model
Conecta Magaluf–Mallorca announced its first international speakers and introduced a new "Focus On" format that replaces traditional Country Spotlights with curated 1‑to‑1 meetings for audiovisual decision‑makers. The lineup features executives from major European broadcasters, production houses, and a U.S. producer...
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Is Forced to Pause Filming as Severe Flooding Leaves Set Underwater
HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms halted production after Storm Therese flooded its Gran Canaria set, submerging medieval structures near the Presa de Las Niñas reservoir. The island’s worst storm in a decade forced a state of emergency and will require environmental cleanup before filming can...
5W PR Launches Digital Growth Program Tailored to B2B Clients
5W PR unveiled a new digital growth program aimed at B2B companies in technology, enterprise solutions, and professional services. The offering fuses public relations, search‑engine optimization, generative engine optimization (GEO) and content creation into a single growth engine. It promises...
Save over 40% Off Fire TV Devices in April
Amazon is offering deep April discounts on its entire Fire TV lineup, with savings of up to 43% off regular prices. The Fire TV Stick HD is now $20 (down from $35), the 4K Select model $25 (from $40), and...
Election Ad Spending Drives up GMA Profit in 2025
GMA Network Inc. posted a 6% rise in net income to PHP2.2 billion (≈$40 million) in 2025, driven by a 3% jump in revenue to PHP18.12 billion (≈$326 million). Political advertising during the mid‑term elections lifted advertising sales to PHP16.57 billion, representing over 90% of...