Media News and Headlines
Media News and Headlines
DAX US has appointed Jennifer Tang as Senior Vice President of Programmatic, bringing more than two decades of agency and publisher experience from firms such as Spotify, Yieldmo and UberMedia. Based in Los Angeles, Tang will steer programmatic strategy, sales, and partnership development to boost audio inventory across podcasts, streaming services and connected devices. Her hire coincides with DAX US’s recent DISQO partnership that adds real‑time brand‑lift measurement to audio campaigns, and a new Learfield deal to sell digital audio ads on live college sports streams. The moves signal an aggressive push to capture expanding programmatic audio spend.
Four Corners aired a new episode titled "Toxic Tide" to revisit South Australia’s toxic algal bloom that first emerged in March 2025. The investigation probes lingering questions about the government’s handling of health warnings, the scale of marine devastation, and...
The medical comedy *Scrubs* returned for a nine‑episode revival on ABC, marking its 10th season after a 16‑year hiatus. The premiere attracted 11.4 million viewers within five days, and the season holds a 94% audience score and 90% critic rating on...
NBC’s spy‑comedy “Chuck” faced cancellation after a low‑rated Season 2. A fan‑driven campaign urged viewers to buy Subway sandwiches, turning purchases into a financial pledge for the series. Subway responded by negotiating a sponsorship deal with NBC, embedding its products into...
YMH Studios announced a strategic partnership with Magellan AI that makes full multi‑platform ad attribution free for every advertiser and agency using its network. The offering covers audio RSS, Spotify streaming, and YouTube video, with YMH absorbing all attribution costs...
Shotoku announced the Aura TR‑XPTZ control system, extending its high‑end robotic camera expertise to PTZ productions, at the 2026 NAB Show. The suite also includes the Swoop robotic crane family—available in 140 cm and 220 cm versions with SmartPed or manual bases—and...
Pushkin Industries and BBC Studios announced a first‑time partnership to launch “Big Lives,” a weekly podcast that draws on the BBC’s extensive archive to profile cultural icons. Hosted by Kai Wright and Emmanuel Dzotsi, the series will debut globally on...
AudioShake, founded by CEO Jessica Powell, will showcase its newest low‑latency AI separation models at the 2026 NAB Show. The technology automatically isolates dialogue, music, and effects, enabling real‑time broadcast cleanup, improved transcription, and automated copyright compliance. Major broadcasters such...
The hit crime drama Power is set to leave Netflix on March 31, ending its six‑year streaming run. All six seasons, totaling 63 episodes, remain available for a final binge before the departure. The series, executive‑produced by 50 Cent, boasts an...
The FCC’s chairman warned broadcasters that inaccurate coverage could jeopardize license renewals, heightening political pressure on news accuracy. The Copyright Royalty Board approved settlements setting higher webcasting royalties for commercial, public, educational, and religious broadcasters through 2030. The FCC also...
On March 15, 1977 ABC debuted the sitcom *Three’s Company*, adapting the British hit *Man About the House*. The pilot drew modest ratings, but by the second episode the series attracted over 20 million viewers, securing a prime Tuesday‑night slot. The...
Paramount Global announced a plan to merge its Paramount+ streaming service with BET+ and HBO Max, creating a single super‑streaming platform. The move follows Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and aims to combine libraries, technology and subscriber...
YouTube TV quietly rolled out a background‑audio playback mode in late 2024, making it a standard feature by early 2026 on both Android and iOS devices. The capability lets users keep listening to live TV, sports or news while the screen is...
Camillia Nwokedi quit her crypto‑startup job in 2025 after the company’s sale, taking $6,000 in savings and a 60‑day TikTok trial to test the waters. Within a year she built a personal brand, secured brand deals, consulting and coaching clients,...
Former Fox broadcaster Piers Morgan has turned his YouTube channel, Uncensored, into a growing media platform. The channel now boasts over 4.3 million subscribers and recently secured $30 million in funding to launch new shows and hire talent, including a former MSNBC...
The 2026 World Cup will feature mid‑half hydration breaks to protect players from extreme heat, and broadcasters like ITV are planning to sell ad space during these pauses. Rather than traditional commercial slots, the network is testing split‑screen and picture‑in‑picture...
Brian Kelly turned his personal fascination with credit‑card points into The Points Guy, a travel‑focused blog launched in 2010. By charging a modest $50 fee and later adopting affiliate marketing, he generated $1 million in six months. The rapid growth led...
The Pentagon issued a memo on March 9 tightening editorial control over the independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes, citing the need to align content with "good order and discipline." While the paper is promised editorial independence, the memo bans wire‑service...
Peter Rosenberg, a longtime Hot 97 personality, voiced frustration on Twitter after rapper‑host N.O.R.E. gave a public shout‑out to The Kid Mero during the latter’s first New York radio appearance since 1997. Rosenberg interpreted the praise as a subtle jab, reigniting tensions that...
Australian Idol’s 2026 live shows launched tonight, putting the Top 12 contestants on national television for the first time. The opening “movie week” challenges singers to reinterpret iconic blockbuster tracks from titles like The Lion King, Top Gun and Frozen. Viewer...
Black and Latino listeners are among the fastest‑growing podcast audiences, pushing the medium ahead of talk radio in spoken‑word share. Yet creators from these groups rarely own their shows, with distribution and monetization dominated by Apple, Spotify and YouTube. Latina...
The week’s TV lineup is anchored by the 98th Academy Awards, streamed live on Seven and 7plus, and the launch of two high‑profile second‑season series: Deadloch on Prime Video and Jury Duty on Prime Video. Both shows promise fresh narrative...
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr used social media to warn broadcasters that stations spreading what he calls “fake news” about the U.S. bombing of Iran could face license renewal challenges. He emphasized the FCC’s public‑interest mandate and suggested that non‑compliant stations...
Hulu has cancelled its planned *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* reboot starring Sarah Michelle Gellar after the pilot failed to meet internal standards. The project, ordered a year ago and directed by Oscar‑winner Chloé Zhao, featured a script by the Zuckerman sisters and...
Stephen King, the prolific horror novelist, shared his favorite television series, compiling a list of fifteen shows spanning horror, drama, sci‑fi, and crime across Netflix, HBO, Apple TV+, and network outlets. His endorsements include supernatural thriller Evil, German time‑travel drama Dark,...
FX’s docudrama “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” earned Performer of the Week honors for Sarah Pidgeon, who delivered a nuanced portrayal of Carolyn Bessette in the episode “Obsession.” The episode dramatizes the couple’s early marriage, media...
The Los Angeles Angels have bought Main Street Sports Group’s 50 percent stake in FanDuel Sports Network West, gaining full ownership of the regional sports network. The deal eliminates the bankruptcy‑related uncertainty surrounding Main Street and allows the Angels to launch an...
The Affair, the acclaimed drama starring Ruth Wilson and Dominic West, is now streaming for free on ITVX in the UK. The first three seasons—32 episodes—are available immediately, with season four slated for summer and the final season arriving next...
CNN senior correspondent Frederik Pleitgen spent a week as the sole Western television journalist with a visa inside war‑torn Iran, navigating active combat zones and government‑imposed movement restrictions. He and producer Claudia Otto narrowly escaped anti‑aircraft fire and explosions while...
Saturday’s TV lineup blends high‑profile entertainment with strategic premieres. Harry Styles will both host and perform on Saturday Night Live, while Paramount+ debuts Taylor Sheridan’s drama The Madison with its first three episodes. The NBA season finale pits the Denver Nuggets...
Arsenal is pioneering a digital transformation that links ticketing, merchandise and original content into a single owned platform, aiming to deepen fan immersion. Leveraging data from Snapchat—where 67% of users connect through sport and 57% watch games live—the club is...
Zohran Mamdani pulled out of a scheduled CBS Sunday Morning interview after Bari Weiss retweeted a video sharply criticizing him. The retweet, described by sources as the “nail in the coffin,” followed Mamdani’s already tentative stance due to Weiss’s Free Press...
Now Voyager, a premium long‑form magazine, debuted in Harlem with a $29 price tag and a striking art‑book aesthetic. Its first issue features a 22,000‑word investigation into a Veracruz drug‑cartel kidnapping and a piece on 60 Ukrainian orphans, alongside dispatches...
The BBC launched The Claudia Winkleman Show on Friday night, featuring Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Saunders and Vanessa Williams as guests. Early fan reactions on X praised the studio vibe and likened the format to The Graham Norton Show while noting Winkleman’s...
The French crime drama The Eclipse is now streaming for free on Channel 4’s Walter Presents collection in the UK. The six‑episode series follows the investigation of teenager Nour’s disappearance in the rural town of Saint Croix, led by two female officers...
The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) organized a two‑day Mobile Journalism Workshop for its regional information officers, social media managers and reporters. The program, led by ABS‑CBN journalists and media experts, covered mobile storytelling, video production, content strategy and emerging AI...
PBS will launch the documentary "White With Fear" on March 24, both on its broadcast network and streaming app. The film investigates a decades‑long political playbook that amplifies racial division and white‑victimization narratives for power and profit. It features first‑person...
Hip‑hop entrepreneur Dame Dash has secured a partnership with BET to launch a new talk‑docuseries titled “OG Stories.” The series, which he will produce and host, will spotlight “OGs,” cultural architects, street legends, and self‑made bosses, debuting in the spring...
The article argues that generative AI is reshaping fandom from passive consumption to active co‑creation. Gen Z and Gen Alpha now view fan engagement as creation, demanding immersive, 24/7 experiences. Partnerships such as Disney’s deal with OpenAI let fans generate...
Meta unveiled new creator tools that streamline reporting of impersonators and introduced stricter guidelines for what qualifies as original content on Facebook. The updates include a central dashboard where creators can flag duplicate reels, and Meta reports that original‑content views...
Blumhouse Television, under new chief Melissa Aouate, is expanding its horror portfolio beyond traditional monsters and slashers to embrace a full spectrum of sub‑genres. The strategy is exemplified by the Amazon series "Scarpetta," a forensic procedural infused with creepy elements,...
Elon Musk's X Corp, conservative platform Rumble, the Babylon Bee and other plaintiffs have asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to keep a lower‑court injunction that blocks California’s Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act (AB 2655). The law, enacted...
GlobalM SA unveiled major upgrades to its GMX Distributed Video Gateway at the 2026 NAB Show. The new GlobalM Device Control (GMDC) extends orchestration to encoder and decoder management via APIs. Edge processing services like frame‑rate and HDR‑to‑SDR conversion are...
John Rice, CEO of JAM Media, warned that the traditional broadcaster‑centric model for preschool animation is becoming obsolete as platforms cut budgets and demand more audience ownership. He highlighted the need for studios to build direct relationships with children and...
BuzzFeed’s 2023 pivot to artificial intelligence was heralded by a soaring stock price that jumped from roughly $3 to over $15 per share, as the company promised AI‑generated quizzes and articles. The experiment quickly faltered; AI‑driven content proved low‑quality, prompting...
At Streaming Media Connect 2026, Philo and Roku executives discussed how contextual data drives brand‑safe CTV advertising. Philo, a lean MVPD with just 11 ad‑operations staff, relies on programmatic workflows and granular tone signals—such as happy versus sad moments—to match...
Fox Sports shattered World Baseball Classic pool‑play viewership records, delivering an average 3.17 million viewers – a 183% increase over 2023 – with the Italy‑USA upset becoming the most‑watched telecast on FS1. ESPN posted its strongest men’s college basketball season in...
Nominations for the 2026 Medallas de Cortez awards close on March 13 at 8 pm Eastern. The awards, named for Raúl Cortez—founder of the nation’s first Spanish‑language station KCOR—recognize excellence across seven categories, from on‑air personalities to sales and station management....
Marc Allera, chair of CVC Capital Partners' Global Sport Group (GSG), said streaming platforms have made the sports media rights market healthier and that data‑driven revenue streams will drive future growth. GSG, which consolidates over €4.6 billion of CVC’s sports investments,...
Rashida Jones, former head of MSNBC, has been appointed CEO of Piers Morgan’s digital‑first news venture, Uncensored. The outlet announced a new funding round backed by Raine Ventures, Antenna Group and the Reuben Brothers, bolstering its growth capital. Jones, who...
