Best IPTV in USA – Complete Guide for 2026 (Featuring 360IPTV)
IPTV has become a mainstream alternative to cable in the United States, offering live TV, on‑demand movies, and sports over the internet. 360IPTV.com distinguishes itself with a vast HD channel lineup, anti‑buffering technology, and a free trial for new users. Its pricing undercuts traditional cable packages that typically run $80‑$150 per month, delivering comparable or greater content variety. The service works across major devices, from Firestick to iOS, making it a flexible entertainment solution.
"Brilliant" Period Drama with Comparisons to Downton Abbey Gets Exciting New-Season Update
British period drama "The Hardacres" unveiled first‑look images for its second season, confirming a return after a well‑received debut. Original leads Claire Cooper and Liam McMahon reprise Mary and Sam Hardacre, while newcomers such as Michele Dotrice join the ensemble. The...
Odds and Ends
Prediction‑market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket are now featured on major cable news networks, including CNN, CNBC and Fox, as they seek to tap the rapidly expanding older‑adult gambling market. The partnerships bring real‑time odds on elections, sports and other events...
The Identity Crisis Coming for News SEO
Google is experimenting with AI‑generated headlines and summaries that rewrite or replace news publishers' original titles, as seen in a recent test on The Verge. The move extends to Google Discover, which now auto‑summarizes headlines, sometimes producing inaccurate or misleading...
Bluesky Down in US and UK? Thousands of Users Report Outages - Check Current Status
Bluesky, the decentralized social‑media platform, experienced a widespread outage on Thursday affecting users in the United States and the United Kingdom. Down Detector logged 1,221 reports from the U.S. and 576 from the U.K., while Bluesky’s own status page also...
Channel 4 Programming Chief Ian Katz to Leave After Nearly Nine Years
Channel 4’s chief content officer Ian Katz, who has managed a £650 million (≈$830 million) annual programming budget, will depart in October after nearly nine years, making him the longest‑serving head of programming in the broadcaster’s history. Katz, a former Guardian senior executive...
Presidio Expands Resonate with Modular AI Solutions for Sports, Broadcasting, and News Media
Presidio announced an expansion of its Resonate platform, adding modular AI‑powered accelerators for sports, broadcasting, and news media. The new suite includes an AWS Media Lake accelerator, intelligent sports and news media accelerators, and 24×7 managed services. Built on AWS,...
"Captivating" Mystery Series that "Deserves More Hype" Lands New UK Streaming Home
Emmy‑winning fantasy series "Fallen" will debut on UK streaming platform ITVX on May 3, 2024. The show adapts Lauren Kate’s bestselling novels, following Lucinda Price (Jessica Alexander) and her centuries‑old love with Daniel Grigori (Gijs Blom) amid a celestial war. It adds notable...
WPP Media Wins Strategic Media Mandate for KFC and Pizza Hut Singapore
WPP Media has been selected as the integrated media agency for KFC Singapore and Pizza Hut Singapore after a competitive pitch. The agency will handle media strategy, planning and buying, using its AI‑driven WPP Open platform to turn consumer insights...
We’re Ruining LinkedIn. Here’s How to Fix It.
The piece warns that LinkedIn’s feed is being flooded with AI‑generated posts, with Originality.AI estimating that more than half of longer articles are likely assisted by large language models. While AI can streamline writing, the author argues it is eroding...
License-Layer Security: The Missing Piece in OTT Content Protection
Modern OTT services rely on DRM to protect streamed video, but DRM only secures content in transit. Attackers now target the license layer, extracting keys from legitimate license responses and redistributing decrypted copies at scale. The article argues that license‑layer...
Server-Guided Ad Insertion (SGAI) and the Future of Streaming
Server‑guided ad insertion (SGAI) is a hybrid approach that gives publishers server‑side control over ad break timing while allowing the player to manage the actual ad rendering. It bridges the resource‑heavy client‑side insertion (CSAI) and the less flexible server‑side insertion...
Countdown to NAB Show 2026: Benztown’s Dave “Chachi” Denes
Benztown President Dave “Chachi” Denes previewed NAB Show 2026, emphasizing AI’s dual role as disruptor and opportunity for radio. He highlighted Benztown’s AI‑driven products AirReady and SPECai, and announced two new SPECai enhancements at the show. Denes also underscored the...
Women To Watch: Cherise Richards; 94.9 WQMX, Akron
Cherise Richards is the midday host, Assistant Program Director and Music Director at 94.9 WQMX in Akron, while also hosting a weekend show on 107.3 Alternative Cleveland. She champions live, unscripted radio, training eight part‑time on‑air personalities without voice‑tracking. Richards integrates personal...
Documentaries to Watch Now: Cover-Up (2025)
"Cover‑Up" (2025), directed by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, profiles Pulitzer‑winning journalist Seymour Hersh and his landmark investigations of the My Lai massacre and Abu Ghraib abuses. The film blends the tension of 1970s political thrillers with rigorous reporting, offering a...
Audio-Technica Launches Two New Broadcast Mics
Audio‑Technica introduced two new mid‑side stereo broadcast microphones, the BP350ST‑UB and BP350ST‑UL, aimed at professional broadcast, production, and field‑recording markets. The BP350ST‑UB features a 5‑inch gooseneck and low‑profile boundary housing for discreet stereo capture, while the BP350ST‑UL is a compact...
AEO, GEO, SEO: Who, What & Why
Reza Moaiandin of SALT.agency explains that SEO, AEO and GEO are interconnected facets of AI‑driven search, not separate silos. He highlights a 20% adoption tipping point for generative AI that is compressing discovery, comparison and purchase into a single interaction....
Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert Take Aim at J.D. Vance’s ‘Rough Week’
Vice President JD Vance faced a barrage of criticism on late‑night shows after a rough week that included defending Donald Trump’s remarks about the Pope, denying a close friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, and failing to broker a cease‑fire in Iran....
Why the World Cup Exposes Sports Streaming's Biggest Engagement Gap
The World Cup will attract over five billion viewers, but its engagement spikes end with the final whistle. In contrast, gaming platforms sustain daily interaction through persistent systems, social layers, and reward mechanics. The article argues that sports streaming must adopt...
This Video of ‘Iran Capturing US Pilot’ Was Filmed in Pakistan
The South China Morning Post fact‑check revealed that a viral video claiming Iran captured a downed U.S. F‑35 pilot actually depicts a paraglider in Chitral, Pakistan. The clip, originally posted on YouTube on May 10, 2025, was miscaptioned amid heightened tensions after...
AI Answer Engine Drive More Effective Advertisng at Reach and Independent
Taboola’s AI‑powered answer engine, Deeper Dive, is now live on dozens of publisher sites including Reach, The Independent and Huffpost UK. The tool draws about seven million monthly users, with roughly one in six visitors asking questions, and delivers ad conversion...
Apple News Revenue Helped BBC Science Focus Double Size of Team
BBC Science Focus has more than doubled its editorial team and monthly page views after focusing on Apple News and Apple News+ subscriptions. The platform now accounts for roughly 45% of the title’s digital revenue, delivering about $8.30 per subscriber per month...
Live Sports Is Powering the Next Wave of Streaming Innovation
Live sports is driving the next wave of streaming innovation as massive, concurrent viewership demands ultra‑low latency and broadcast‑grade quality. Rising U.S. sports media rights, projected to exceed $37 billion by 2030, force providers to seek new monetization models. AI, cloud...
While Adtech Builds the Homescreen Pipes, Advertisers Can Still Tap Into the Opportunity
The CTV homescreen has become the primary gateway for viewers, consolidating fragmented streaming audiences into a premium advertising surface. However, each OEM—Samsung, LG, Roku, Google TV—imposes its own creative specifications, creating operational friction for advertisers. The IAB’s Ad Format Hero...
Expedia Courts Non-Travel Brands With New Adtech Deal
Expedia Group has partnered with ad‑tech platform Magnite to monetize its vast first‑party data set. The deal gives brands and agencies access to roughly 200 petabytes of traveler data for targeting across streaming TV, video, display and audio. Expedia’s travel media...
Measurement Biggest Barrier to DOOH Investment, Azerion Finds; It’s Partly a Perception Problem
Azerian’s February‑March 2026 study of 128 UK media planners reveals that while 68% have increased out‑of‑home (OOH) usage and 93% consider it vital to omnichannel strategies, 58% view measurement and attribution uncertainty as the primary barrier to further investment. The...
Hard Truths For Retail Media At The IAB Connected Commerce Summit
At the IAB’s 2026 Connected Commerce Summit, industry leaders warned that retail media is at a crossroads, noting the market cannot sustain hundreds of undifferentiated commerce media networks. The new IAB report stresses that future growth will come from tapping...
As RFPs Shrink, Multicultural Publishers Fight For Dollars With First-Party Data
Multicultural publishers are seeing RFP volumes shrink and referral traffic dry up, pressuring them to prove scale for advertisers. To counteract the reach gap, firms like Q Digital and AURN are adopting AdGrid’s Audience Accelerator, a first‑party data platform that...
Myer Teams with News Corp to Launch Glamour in Australia
News Corp Australia is set to launch Glamour Australia, a digital‑first lifestyle platform aimed at Gen Z and Millennial women, later this year. Myer has signed a multi‑year exclusive agreement to serve as the magazine’s beauty partner, integrating e‑commerce and insider...
Agencies Compete for SEO Talent as Client Demand for Zero-Click Expertise Surges
Ad agencies are racing to fill senior SEO positions as brands clamor for zero‑click and AI‑driven search expertise. Eight firms, from indie shops to large holding companies, posted roles with salaries ranging from $100,000 to $260,000. The hiring focus extends...
How College Athlete Carson Roney Went From TikTok Dances to Gatorade Commercials
Carson Roney, a college basketball and volleyball player, turned TikTok dance videos into a 5 million‑follower empire. By partnering with Wasserman manager Erin Convey, she expanded her content to fashion and beauty, securing long‑term deals with Gatorade, the NBA and other...
Ogilvy APAC and Quad China Launch Tuborg’s New Global Campaign “You Don’t Have To”
Ogilvy APAC and Quad China have launched Tuborg's new global campaign “You Don’t Have To,” aimed at young people overwhelmed by social‑media pressure and performance anxiety. The rollout features two global films directed by Cannes Lions Grand Prix‑winning director Terence Neale,...
Pinterest’s New Ad Asks: When Did Watching Life Online Become Enough?
Pinterest unveiled a 60‑second in‑house film titled “How did they do it?” that stitches together employee home movies to argue the best thing found online is a reason to go offline. The ad, part of a broader brand campaign against...
YouTube Finally Lets You Turn Off Shorts: Check Out Exact Settings to Clean up Your Feed
YouTube has introduced a new setting that lets users set the Shorts feed limit to zero, effectively removing Shorts from the app. The option expands on the Shorts feed limit feature launched in October 2023, which previously allowed a minimum...
Bestads Best TV of the Week: Unibet’s ‘Let Sport Win You Over’ via La Maison Créative Justement
Unibet’s new commercial “Let Sport Win You Over,” produced by Paris agency Justement, was crowned Bestads Best TV of the Week. The retro‑futuristic spot shows emotionless robots abandoning code to chase a ball, using sport as a universal connector. Executive...
Ryobi Explores the Addictive World of DIY in ‘Come Equipped’
Ryobi, owned by Techtronic Industries, unveiled the "Come Equipped" campaign to dramatize the addictive pull of DIY projects. The ad follows a househusband whose simple drill trigger ignites a cascade of increasingly elaborate wood constructions, symbolising how one tool can...
‘We Are Making History’: Meet Jordan Baker, New Editor of Australia’s Oldest Paper, the Sydney Morning Herald
Jordan Baker, the newly appointed editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, marked the paper’s 195th anniversary on April 18, highlighting its status as Australia’s oldest continuously published newspaper. Despite industry doubts, the Herald’s print edition still generates roughly $129 million USD in...
Media Job Apocalypse Continues: Thousands Cut at Disney, Snap and BBC
The BBC announced a 10% workforce reduction, cutting 1,800‑2,000 jobs to save roughly £500 million (about $635 million) over two years. Snap Inc will lay off around 1,000 employees – about 16% of its staff – aiming for $460 million in savings for...
UK Marketing Budgets Revised Upwards Despite Geopolitical Unrest
UK advertisers are lifting their marketing budgets despite ongoing geopolitical unrest, according to a new Campaign report. The upward revisions signal a strategic push to preserve competitive advantage as market challenges persist. While exact figures were not disclosed, analysts estimate...
Ratings
Euphoria’s Season 3 premiere attracted 8.5 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max in its first three days, a 44% jump from the second‑season debut and propelling the series to the No. 1 spot on HBO Max globally. Meanwhile, the Masters golf tournament delivered strong...
Scripps Sports Rides the Bull
Scripps Sports has secured a multiyear partnership with Professional Bull Riders to broadcast Premier Women’s Rodeo on its Ion and Grit networks, beginning with the 2026 PWR Championship on May 17. The agreement expands in 2027 to include the original...
Roku Hits 100 Million Milestone
Roku announced that its platform reached 100 million active streaming households in April, marking a key milestone in its user base. The company said more than half of U.S. broadband households now use Roku devices, and its engagement outpaces Amazon Fire...
Google One Discount Takes 50% Off YouTube Premium for a Year
Google One is offering a limited‑time 50% discount on YouTube Premium for a year, cutting the $15.99‑per‑month price to $7.99 for eligible subscribers. The promotion applies only to Google One Premium members who pay $9.99 per month for 2 TB of storage or...
Amazon Sellers Boycott Ads
Amazon announced that, beginning April 15, 2026, advertising fees will be automatically deducted from sellers' retail proceeds, prompting a 24‑hour boycott by the Million Dollar Sellers community, which represents over 700 vendors and $14 billion in revenue. After strong pushback, Amazon...
Nine Snatches Netball TV Rights From Foxtel
Nine secured a five‑year partnership with Netball Australia, taking over broadcast and streaming rights for Suncorp Super Netball, Australian Diamonds matches, and the 2027 Netball World Cup from Foxtel. The agreement delivers free‑to‑air coverage on the Nine Network alongside streaming...
TFM Digital Launches ‘That F*cking Marketing (TFM) Podcast’
TFM Digital has launched the "That F*cking Marketing" podcast, a weekly audio series that cuts through generic Australian marketing advice. The inaugural season debuts three episodes featuring CEO Taylor Fielding, CCO Mathew Fielding, and guests such as Mamamia CEO Natalie...
David Zaslav and the Tyranny of Incentives
Paramount Global and Skydance are poised to acquire Warner Bros Discovery in a cash transaction that shareholders will vote on April 23. The deal, valued at a multi‑billion‑dollar cash offer, comes as Warner’s stock trades about 12 % below that price, underscoring the premium...
The Verdict on Social Media Addiction
Recent jury verdicts find Meta and YouTube liable for harms linked to their engineered platform designs, signaling a legal shift from viewing social media as a neutral tool to a product that can cause addiction. The rulings highlight how infinite...
Audacy/Boston Morning Co-Host Named A MIW Airblazer
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) announced that Kennedy Elsey, co‑host of the Karson & Kennedy morning show on Boston’s MIX 104.1, will receive the 11th annual 2026 MIW Airblazer Award. The accolade, created through MIW’s 2015 partnership with Talentmasters Morning...
Social Media Has Positive Benefits for Teens
New Pew Research data from April 2026 surveyed 1,458 U.S. teens and a parent each, examining usage of TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. The study finds teens turn to TikTok for entertainment and product information, while Snapchat is favored for private...
