Media News and Headlines
Media News and Headlines
Netflix and Arrow Films announced a four‑edition Stranger Things Complete Series box set, launching in late July to mark the show’s 10th anniversary. The collections will be available on 1080p Blu‑Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu‑Ray, covering all 42 episodes across 25 discs. Prices start at $199.99/£149.99 for the Special edition and rise to $269.99/£219.99 for the Deluxe Ultra HD version, which includes extensive memorabilia. Pre‑orders began on March 19 via Arrow Films’ online stores.
Campaign’s weekly Pitch Update spotlights new advertising pitches and wins across a diverse roster of brands, including Morrisons, Aviva, Taco Bell, Qatar Airways, Irn‑Bru, Branston, Ineos and KP Snacks. The roundup highlights agencies vying for creative contracts, recent campaign launches,...
Crumbl’s inaugural connected‑TV campaign, run with Samsung Ads, delivered more than 16,000 mobile‑app downloads—213% above its goal—over a seven‑week period. The CTV‑to‑Mobile solution used machine‑learning to place ads across Samsung TV Plus, mastheads and other screen‑first environments. In the first week...
UnderCurrent Talent, founded in 2020, has built a platform that pairs entrepreneurial managers with niche creators across dozens of verticals, representing over 300 creators and 30 managers. The bootstrapped firm offers full‑service support—including content strategy, business development, PR, and product...
Isha Patel and Luis Molina founded Kale in 2021 to turn everyday customers into a scalable, trackable marketing channel. Leveraging insights from LinkedIn’s creator ecosystem, Kale offers a fan‑advocacy platform that rewards low‑friction content and provides real‑time analytics. The company’s...
#paid has become an official execution partner for Pinterest’s Idea Ads, linking its creator‑brand matching technology and Handraise workflow with Pinterest’s creator ecosystem. The integration enables creators to self‑select campaigns and produce Idea Ads that blend organic inspiration with paid...
The NCAA March Madness Live app receives its most substantial upgrade yet, adding true multi‑game viewing that lets fans stream two to four games at once across mobile, desktop, and connected devices. New lock‑screen alerts, integrated men’s and women’s bracket...
Recent investigations by The 74, Mother Jones and The New York Times reveal a surge of AI‑generated videos on YouTube that masquerade as educational content for children. Roughly 21 % of the platform’s feed now consists of low‑quality AI clips, with...
Acast, the world’s largest pure‑play podcast platform, announced it has become the first global platform to join Spain’s Audio Academy, an organization created in 2025 to elevate Spanish‑language audio as a cultural and economic sector. The move aligns Acast with...
Allwyn, the multinational lottery operator, announced the launch of its own creative and content studio, named Studio 59, scheduled to open in April 2026. The in‑house facility will produce advertising, digital assets, and brand storytelling for Allwyn’s portfolio of games...
New York Festivals Television & Film Awards and Radio Awards will honor Stephen Capus, president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and former NBC News chief, with its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award. The accolade will be presented at the Storytellers Gala on...
NRG Media announced the sale of its Northern Wisconsin radio portfolio, including WOBT‑AM and eleven FM translators, to Midwest Communications’ WRIG, Inc. The transaction expands Midwest’s presence in the Wausau and Rhinelander markets and brings a suite of sports‑talk programming...
Audacy is hosting a webinar on March 23 titled “The Business of Sports Fandom: Turning Passion into Advertiser Performance.” The panel features Audacy SVP Jason Newman, Genesco Sports Enterprises CEO Kit Geis, and former NFL star Tiki Barber. The discussion will explore...
WRVA, Richmond’s historic talk‑radio station, marked its centennial on March 19, 2026. The celebration featured veteran hosts Jimmy Barrett, who spent 16 years anchoring Richmond’s Morning News before moving to Houston’s KTRH, and Jeff Katz, the station’s afternoon‑drive personality for 13 years....
Artificial intelligence is accelerating a wave of in‑house creative adoption, as brands seek tighter data control and faster production cycles. A recent NewtonX/Adweek survey finds 32% of brands plan to handle nearly all creative internally within the next 12 months,...
Freely has appointed Synapse TV to create and operate its Freely Showcase service on channel 100 of the Freely streaming platform. The IP‑only channel, available exclusively to Freely subscribers, will feature platform highlights, feature updates, and how‑to content to aid discovery....
The FixEd podcast features JournalismUK’s Managing Director Marcela Kunova discussing persistent gender inequality in media leadership. She highlights the motherhood penalty, the fact that women secure only 2 % of startup funding, and the critical role of sponsors over mentors. Kunova...
Podcast Industry Insights has completed a full rebuild and relaunch, adding seven years of historical data and a brand‑new Apple Podcasts Category Explorer. The free platform now tracks nearly 3 million Apple podcasts, over 4.6 million podcasts on the Podcast Index, and...
Sky Media announced that its premium video‑on‑demand (VOD) inventory is now available through Google Display & Video 360 (DV360), extending programmatic access across Sky’s owned and partner channels. The offering includes entertainment, drama, sport and news assets such as Sky Atlantic,...
Spotify celebrates the fifth anniversary of its EQUAL initiative by launching a new artist‑led video podcast, EQUAL: The Podcast. The five‑episode series, hosted by Kim Taylor Bennett, features ambassadors Juliana, Zolita, Angela Torres, Silvana Estrada and Orla Gartland, extending the program’s...
ITV has unveiled the shortlist for its 2026 Head First Award, naming five brands as finalists for the £1 million prize. The competition, which celebrates breakthrough creative work, will culminate later this year with a televised ceremony. Winners will receive not only...
Publishers are still using manual, weekly rules for ad‑yield while buy‑side platforms have leveraged real‑time machine learning for years. The gap, called the "last mile" problem, stems from the complexity of building impression‑level data pipelines, feature engineering, and sub‑50 ms inference...
Adobe has opened a public beta for Firefly Custom Models, letting creators and brands train its AI image generator on their own artwork. The tool preserves specific visual attributes such as stroke weight, color palette, lighting, and character features, ensuring...
Colgate launched the "Your Smile Is Your Strength" campaign on March 19, targeting millennials who juggle caregiving and work. The multi‑platform effort spans linear TV, YouTube TrueView, Disney CTV, Meta Moment Maker and TikTok Top Feed, and includes more than 30...
Netflix has commissioned a new romantic comedy series, Uncorked, created by Darren Star, the mind behind Emily in Paris, in partnership with New Amsterdam writer‑producer David Schulner. Set in Napa Valley, the show follows a talented yet self‑destructive winemaker seeking...
Full Set, an independent nonfiction publisher, has partnered with the award‑winning global newsroom Fuller to repurpose three of Fuller’s original essays as ebook, audiobook and print‑on‑demand titles, launching in spring 2026. The pilot, announced at the London Book Fair, will...
CNBC is debuting a new early‑morning program, “Morning Call,” anchored by veteran Morgan Brennan. The show premieres Monday, March 23 at 5 a.m. ET and promises high‑energy market insights, global developments, and a rotating panel of top business leaders. Brennan highlighted the...
Marketers face a $400 billion US media spend in 2025, yet privacy restrictions and loss of third‑party IDs erode clear ROI measurement. The article argues that the era of last‑click attribution is over, advocating a deterministic‑first, closed‑loop system that combines experiments...
Netflix has confirmed season two of its reality‑game series *Million Dollar Secret*, slated to debut on April 15 with three episodes, followed by additional drops on April 22 and April 29. Hosted by Peter Serafinowicz, the show pits eleven contestants against...
Sky is set to launch *Meantime*, a Glasgow‑based comic crime thriller adapted from Frankie Boyle’s 2022 novel. The series stars James McAvoy as Felix McAveety, a drug‑addicted man framed for his friend’s murder, and adds Mark Bonnar and former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston to...
WAN-IFRA unveiled the finalists for its 2026 Digital Media Awards, selecting 278 projects from 811 submissions across 78 countries. The finalists compete in 12 categories, including new AI‑driven and Emerging News Provider awards, with winners to be announced at the...
The Thursday, March 19, 2026 TV guide spotlights a packed lineup, from the return of Tyler Perry’s drama Beauty in Black on Netflix to an extensive March Madness slate on CBS and its cable partners. Women’s NCAA First Four opens the evening on ESPN2, while ABC...
A landmark tort lawsuit in Los Angeles accuses Meta and YouTube of designing addictive features that harm children, shifting the legal focus from First Amendment speech protections to product design. The case, representing roughly 1,600 plaintiffs from 350 families, draws...
Digital Natives has been awarded the social media account for KP Snacks, a leading UK snack manufacturer. The agency will oversee digital strategy, content creation, and community management for brands such as Tyrrells, KP, and Butterkist. Creativebrief managed the agency...
Juanjo Duran, a veteran Google executive, highlighted vertical videos—low‑budget, portrait‑oriented series—as a multi‑billion‑dollar growth engine reshaping streaming. He explained Google’s plan to partner with studios, surface vertical content on the Google TV mobile app, and embed Google Pay for frictionless...
As audiences increasingly skip traditional commercials, brands are turning to authentic product placements to maintain relevance. EightPM’s partnership with 7‑Eleven led to a subtle integration on the hockey rink in the series Heated Rivalry, illustrating the power of early, low‑touch...
Deezer announced its first full‑year net profit for fiscal 2025, posting €8 million in net income and €10 million in adjusted EBITDA on €543 million of revenue. The profit stemmed from a €12 million expense reduction and a 25.4% adjusted gross‑profit margin. Meanwhile, the...
Netflix is reshaping its 2026 film strategy by prioritizing original storytelling and a robust comedy slate, moving away from the sequel‑driven model that dominates theaters. Dan Lin, the film chairman, highlighted a healthy content budget that will both build and...
WAN-IFRA, FT Strategies and Arc XP have launched the Future Newsroom Study, a global survey aimed at establishing a benchmark for newsroom transformation. The research will probe how editorial leaders are redefining strategy, integrating AI and automation, reshaping organisational structures,...
Podcast Movement Evolutions integrated into SXSW was a massive success, marking a strategic shift from a traditional conference to an industry‑infrastructure hub. By consolidating to a single track and situating the event within the larger SXSW festival, organizers attracted over...
Venatus Media, in partnership with Lumen Research, reports that its video‑ad platform achieves up to five times higher attention by targeting audiences "In the Zone"—users deeply engaged in gaming, sports or entertainment. The technology assesses mindset, context and timing to...
ADWEEK has opened entries for its 2026 Fastest Growing Agencies ranking, inviting agencies worldwide to submit three years of revenue data. Participants must certify figures through audited statements or a CEO/CFO notarized letter, though actual revenues remain private and only...
Publicis Groupe told select clients to pause work with The Trade Desk after an independent audit flagged questionable fee applications and opaque cost reporting. The Trade Desk rejected the allegations, citing confidentiality constraints on the auditor’s data requests. Meanwhile, Meta...
Former Buccaneer co‑CEO Richard Tulk‑Hart and ex‑Cineflix scripted head James Durie have launched High Road Entertainment, a co‑production and sales consultancy focused on drama. The venture, rebadged from Volteo Media, is already developing the Greek‑set crime series Antiparos and the...
India’s IPL 2025 delivered over 1 billion viewers and 840 billion minutes watched, creating a massive, time‑compressed traffic surge. Peaks occur a week before the tournament, during the first two weeks, and again before playoffs, demanding rapid campaign scaling. Affiliates succeed by...
Recent Growtika analysis of Ahrefs data shows tech media traffic plummeting, with Digital Trends down 97%, ZDNet 90% and The Verge 85% since their peak months. The decline is linked to AI‑driven search, which consolidates answers and reduces clicks to...
The BBC debuted The Claudia Winkleman Show, a celebrity chat program, after Winkleman announced her exit from Strictly Come Dancing. The first episode featured Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Saunders, Vanessa Williams and Tom Allen, delivering a pleasant but conventional interview style....
Influencer marketing tied to the Indian Premier League is projected to hit roughly ₹700 crore by the 2026 season, according to Qoruz. Spending has risen from about ₹250 crore in 2023 to ₹550 crore in 2025, reflecting a 40 % compound annual growth rate....
Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned citing conscience objections to the U.S. approach to a potential war with Iran. On "The Late Show," Stephen Colbert dismissed calls to label Kent a "hero," mocking his past...
Publishers are piloting AI‑powered sell‑side agents that use large language models to negotiate and package ad inventory on behalf of sellers. Early adopters such as The Weather Company and Optable have built prototypes leveraging the open Prebid framework and Anthropic’s...
