6 TV and Streaming Shows You Should Binge-Watch in May
May’s streaming calendar is packed with six high‑profile series, ranging from spy thriller Citadel’s Season 2 debut on Prime Video to the final episode of Good Omens. The Yellowstone universe expands with the Dutton Ranch spin‑off on Paramount+, while Rick and Morty returns for Season 9 on Adult Swim. Netflix rounds out the month with two fresh entries – A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and The Four Seasons – both launching in late May. Together, these releases give binge‑watchers a diverse mix of action, fantasy, western drama, animation, and contemporary comedy.
Top 3 New Netflix and Prime Video Arrivals for a Mid-Week Binge (May 4-8)
Netflix and Prime Video unveiled three standout titles for the week of May 4‑8, targeting viewers looking for a mid‑week binge. Netflix adds the British‑produced drama "Legends" on May 7, a gritty tale about customs agents turned anti‑drug operatives. On May 8, Netflix...
WNYC, WQXR Parent Adds Three To Executive Team
New York Public Radio, which operates WNYC, WQXR and the Gothamist website, announced three senior hires. Ruchika Sharma joins as Chief People Officer, Emily Christner as Chief Growth and Engagement Officer, and Patti Cohen as Senior Vice President of Analytics,...
All Things Creator Marketing with Mae Karwowski
Mae Karwowski, founder and CEO of influencer agency Obviously, will speak at Marketing Brew’s "The Next Phase of Social & Creator Marketing" on May 12. She notes U.S. creator ad spend is expanding four times faster than the broader media...
Study: Paramount-WBD Deal Signals New Era of Streaming Scale
Parks Associates' latest research indicates that the proposed Paramount‑Warner Bros. Discovery merger would extend the combined company's reach to 57% of U.S. internet households, putting it on a level with Netflix, Google, Amazon and Disney. The study shows the four current...
MultiChoice’s Multi-Billion-Rand DStv-Replacement Plan Collapsed in Front of Everyone’s Eyes
MultiChoice’s ambitious plan to turn Showmax into an African streaming powerhouse collapsed, culminating in the service’s shutdown in April 2026. The company’s DStv subscriber base fell from 17.3 million in March 2023 to 14.4 million by the end of 2025, while Showmax’s...
Daredevil: Born Again and the Fascism of State Gangsters
Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again returns the original cast and retools its narrative to portray Wilson Fisk as a mayor who weaponizes the police as a private army. The series draws explicit parallels between state‑sanctioned violence and organized‑crime tactics, echoing historical...
AI Brands Are Pumping Ad Dollars Into Linear TV
Leading AI companies are pouring tens of millions of dollars into linear television advertising to shape public perception and drive adoption. By April 20, 2026, OpenAI has spent roughly $64.9 million, Google $81.7 million, Microsoft $34.4 million and Meta $64.2 million, amounts that nearly...
WKRP Is Back in Cincinnati
After nearly 50 years, the iconic WKRP call letters have returned to Cincinnati on 97.7 FM. The launch featured former sitcom star Gary Sandy recording new liners, and the station joins a three‑station “Oasis” oldies network covering Ohio and Kentucky. Radioactive LLC...
The SABC Should Get More Money From Taxpayers, Says Top Diplomat
South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC faces a severe funding shortfall as TV licence compliance plummeted to 14% in 2024, making it the world’s most commercially dependent public broadcaster. Deputy Director‑General Clayson Monyela urged greater taxpayer support, citing the BBC and...
Triton Digital Launches Its March 2026 Canada Podcast Ranker
Triton Digital released its March 2026 Canada Podcast Ranker, confirming CBC/Radio‑Canada as the top sales network with 2.4 million average weekly downloads, followed by Audioboom and the BBC. The same three CBC‑produced shows – Front Burner, World Report and The World This...
Penske Truck Rental Renews Sponsorship of Pit Pass Indy Podcast with Award-Winning Journalist Bruce Martin
Penske Truck Rental has renewed its role as presenting sponsor of the Pit Pass Indy podcast for the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. The weekly Wednesday episodes, running from March through September, will feature IndyCar luminaries such as Alex Palou, Scott Dixon...
Tink Media to Co-Present International Women’s Podcast Awards with Naomi Mellor of Everybody Media
Podcast growth firm Tink Media announced it will co‑present the 2026 International Women’s Podcast Awards alongside Naomi Mellor of Everybody Media. The ceremony, traditionally held online, will be hosted in Toronto later this year, marking its first North American venue....
DoorDash Delivers Memes, Reality TV Moms for Mother’s Day Campaign
DoorDash launched a Mother’s Day campaign that mixes meme‑driven video spots with a reality‑TV‑style series called “The Real Moms of the Group Chat.” The multichannel effort, built with Loop, Get Engaged Media and Gut Los Angeles, runs on Instagram, TikTok and...
How Earned Media Supports Nonprofit Authority in a World Powered by AI
Nonprofit organizations are losing control of first‑contact impressions as AI‑generated summaries and third‑party citations replace direct website visits. Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) now prioritizes earned‑media placements, making credible external coverage essential for AI‑driven search visibility. To thrive, nonprofits must craft...
Is the Retail Media Network Gold Rush Over?
Retail media networks are moving from a gold‑rush expansion to a consolidation phase as marketers reallocate spend toward platforms that prove clear ROI. New data from Keen Decision Systems shows over a quarter of retail marketers pulling budget from RMNs...
NAB Says Nomination Window for Marconi Awards Is Open
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has opened nominations for the 2026 Marconi Radio Awards, with submissions accepted through May 31 via the NAB member portal. Winners will be revealed at a dinner on October 20, 2026, the night before the NAB...
Beasley Best Community of Caring Initiative Launches
Beasley Media Group has launched its "Beasley Best Community of Caring" initiative to mark Mental Health Awareness Month. Throughout May, the company will air on‑air public service announcements, publish relatable digital stories, and display supportive messages on Quu dashboard screens...
Syracuse University Launches Creator Economy Minor
Syracuse University will debut a Creator Economy minor in fall 2026, the first formal credential from its Center for the Creator Economy. The program requires three core courses—an introduction to the creator economy, a business toolkit for creators, and entrepreneurship—plus...
Billy Bob Thornton's Big Break Came In Α Short-Lived Fox TV Sequel Series
In 1990 Fox aired a short‑lived sequel series to S.E. Hinton’s novel *The Outsiders*, produced by Francis Ford Coppola. Billy Bob Thornton landed his first major television role as greaser Buck Merrill, appearing in ten of the show’s thirteen episodes. The series also featured...
More Eye-Popping Mergers Ahead: Comcast And Charter?
Comcast and Charter are exploring a merger that would unite roughly 26 million video subscribers, representing about 20 percent of U.S. households. The deal is driven by two forces: a 15‑year decline in traditional pay‑TV subscriptions and the need to bolster weakening...
Hisense Aggressively Cuts the Price of Its RGB LED TV on Release Day
Hisense slashed the launch price of its UR9 RGB LED TV by more than 40%, cutting $1,500‑$2,000 off each size. The 65‑inch model now sells for $1,999, the 75‑inch for $2,999, and the 85‑inch for $3,999, making it cheaper than Samsung’s...
Netflix Unveils Trailer for Dibu Martínez: The Kid Who Stops Time
Netflix has released the trailer for "Dibu Martínez: The Kid Who Stops Time," an animated‑documentary that chronicles Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez’s journey from a Mar del Plata child to World Cup hero. The feature, produced by PEGSA and directed by...
Barry McKay Named PD at Coastal Virginia’s 92.9 The Wave
Max Media of Coastal Virginia announced two internal promotions. Barry McKay, a longtime on‑air personality, has been elevated to Program Director and Brand Manager while also taking the afternoon host slot at 92.9 The Wave. Jerry Hoyt, a versatile veteran of the company, will...
Dollar General Launches Unified Retail Media Platform
Dollar General, together with Kevel and The Trade Desk, unveiled a unified retail media platform that merges its onsite ad inventory with offsite digital channels. The solution lets advertisers plan, execute and measure campaigns across the full purchase funnel from...
Blog: Wifi Killed the BBC Radio Car
The BBC has retired its iconic Radio Car, a £70,000 (≈ $86,000) on‑site broadcast vehicle, moving the service to on‑demand, Wi‑Fi‑enabled reporting. The newer Verv model, which replaced the original car with a satellite dish, is also being phased out as...
How to Navigate Burnout
Burnout is a pervasive, work‑related stress response affecting roughly 70% of journalists, with women and younger staff reporting higher rates. The American Press Institute argues that self‑care alone cannot solve the problem because burnout is rooted in organizational culture. News...
Mental Well-Being in the Newsroom
The American Press Institute launched a May Special Edition series on newsroom mental well‑being, timed with Mental Health Awareness Month. The program offers a trio of webinars and practical guides for news leaders to recognize burnout, trauma, and to build...
National Library Report Finds Book Readership to Be ‘Stable’ in Poland
Poland’s National Library reports that 41% of residents aged 15 and older read at least one book in 2025, matching the previous year’s figure and up from 37% in 2015. Young adults lead the market, with 45% of 15‑24‑year‑olds reading,...
Jessi Draper Only Has One Reality-TV Nemesis
Jessi Draper, formerly Jessi Ngatikaura, rose to prominence on Hulu’s *The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives* after an on‑camera affair with Marciano Brunette from *Vanderpump Villa* became a headline‑grabbing storyline. The scandal helped Hulu position its reality‑TV slate as a...
Andy Cohen Bent the World to His Reality
Andy Cohen has been the architect of Bravo’s reality‑TV empire, guiding shows from *Top Chef* to the *Real Housewives* franchise for over two decades. After stepping down from his executive role in 2013, he became the on‑camera face of the...
The Masterminds of Reality TV
Vulture unveiled its inaugural Reality TV Masterminds list, spotlighting the genre’s cultural dominance in 2026. The publication honored Andy Cohen with its sixth honorary degree and named Kathy Hilton the first Forever Icon. Reality shows such as *Survivor*, *Love Island* and *The...
Is Influencer Campaign ROI Really That Hard to Measure?
Influencer marketing’s promised 11x return on investment is largely a myth, according to the latest guide from Influencer Marketing Hub. The article outlines practical frameworks for measuring campaign impact, including multi‑touch attribution, UTM parameters, and benchmark data from a survey...
Service Journalism that Actually Pays Off – Lessons From Canada’s Village Media
Village Media, a Canadian digital‑media group, operates 27 hyperlocal news sites that rely on an ad‑supported, reach‑based model rather than subscriptions. About 70% of its revenue is generated from local advertisers, with a newsroom structure of one reporter per 15,000...
All William Hill SPFL Play-Offs to Be Streamed Live
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) will stream every play‑off match live for the first time through the Premier Sports Player platform. Matches not already on Sky Sports, BBC Scotland or BBC ALBA will be available on a pay‑per‑view basis at...
Creator Economy Event Calendar – May 4, 2026 – YouTube, Twitch, The Podcast Show: A Headline-Packed Month
May 2026’s creator‑economy calendar spans the U.S., Europe, Africa and Latin America, featuring flagship gatherings such as YouTube Brandcast in New York, Scalable Summit in Venice, and TwitchCon in Rotterdam. The schedule includes the inaugural African Social Media Influencers Summit...
Could a Unified, Independent Measurement System for CTV Be Close?
Industry leaders at an ADWEEK House Possible chat highlighted that Connected TV (CTV) has become a powerful ad channel but still suffers from fragmented, opaque measurement. Viant’s recent acquisition of TVision, which uses camera‑based eye‑tracking to count viewers and gauge...
How Marketers Can Get Clean Incrementality Measurements in a Messy World
Marketers are under mounting pressure to prove the incremental impact of their spend, yet only about 8% of brands have a formal incrementality program. Panelists highlighted that attribution is both technically hard and organizationally fragmented, making it difficult to isolate...
Roku’s New Home Screen Won’t Let You Go Back To The Old Version on Roku TVs & Roku Players, Over...
Roku announced a mandatory redesign of its home screen that will display larger, persistent ads and prioritize subscription apps, aiming to boost ad revenue and user engagement. The company also launched its first cloud DVR‑like features through a partnership with...
Scott Jennings Crossed a Line on CNN, but the Bigger Problem Is the Show Itself
CNN’s prime‑time debate program “NewsNight,” hosted by Abby Phillip, sparked controversy when conservative commentator Scott Jennings shouted an expletive at liberal panelist Adam Mockler during a live discussion on the Iran war. The incident highlighted the show’s confrontational format, which...
Zattoo Upgrades SRG Channels to Full HD
Zattoo is upgrading its Ultimate tier in Switzerland to stream all seven SRG SSR channels in Full HD, expanding its premium offering to 118 Full HD and 202 HD channels out of a total of 374. The enhancement arrives ahead...
Upfronts Advertisers Say They Want Outcomes – And Amazon Licks Its Chops
Amazon Ads is pivoting to outcome‑based TV advertising as advertisers demand measurable sales impact. The company unveiled upgrades—including an expanded Prime Video Insights beta, a new long‑term sales metric, and longer measurement look‑back windows—leveraging its proprietary Authenticated Graph. This graph...
Upfronts Advertisers Say They Want Outcomes – And Amazon Licks Its Chops
Amazon Ads is rolling out a suite of measurement upgrades aimed at TV and streaming advertisers who are demanding outcome‑based buying. The new Prime Video Insights beta lets brands match first‑party data to specific genres and shows, while a long‑term...
Rajeev Khandelwal Shares Early Acting Struggles on Tum Ho Naa
Rajeev Khandelwal opened up on Sony's "Tum Ho Naa – Ghar Ki Superstar" about his early acting days, explaining how he learned by closely observing peers and mimicking their styles in private. He said the imitation exercise helped him gauge...
What We Know About the Next Drama Coming From Creator of Popular Hit Tell Me Lies
Creator Meaghan Oppenheimer is developing a new Hulu family drama titled "Bastards," which follows three adult siblings returning home after their famous parent’s scandal. The project is being fast‑tracked and is expected to debut no earlier than 2027. Oppenheimer’s latest...
Serving Low-Income Immigrants Was Supposed to Be Our Weakness. It Proved to Be the Key to Our Sustainability
El Tímpano, an Oakland newsroom serving low‑income Latino and Indigenous immigrants, proved that its focus on hard‑to‑reach audiences is a revenue advantage, not a liability. By leveraging multilingual trust, it secured a $5,000 county grant in 2020 and expanded civic‑partnership income...
Middle East Journalism Innovates Across Borders, Conflict and Constraint
The 2026 WAN‑IFRA Digital Media Awards highlighted Middle‑East journalism that thrives despite conflict, censorship and technical constraints. Winners leveraged audience participation, AI and data‑visualisation to turn citizen‑generated content into verified news products. Notable projects include the Saudi Gazette’s mobile‑first website...
Flipkart Taps Kodinhi’s Twin-Town Identity for Its ‘Double Deals’ Ad
Flipkart’s SASA LELE sale campaign uses Kerala’s twin‑town Kodinhi to showcase “double deals.” The ad features more than 20 twins, turning the village’s unique demographic into a visual metaphor for paired discounts. Produced by 22feet and directed by Godwin D’mello, the...
After 40 Years and for the First Time, WKRP Returns to Cincinnati
Veteran broadcasters Randy Michaels and Jeff Ziesmann have revived the iconic WKRP call letters, launching a real‑world station that serves Cincinnati, Dayton and Northern Kentucky. The call sign was purchased at an FCC auction from a low‑power FM in Raleigh,...
Missouri Broadcaster to FCC: Scrap Caps to Save Local Radio
John Zimmer, president of Zimmer Radio, has filed an ex parte letter with the FCC urging the removal of local radio ownership caps in the 2022 Quadrennial Review. The request follows his successful challenge to the TV Top‑Four prohibition and...