Media News and Headlines
Media News and Headlines
A Class B AM station serving the Minneapolis‑St. Paul market, known for its progressive talk lineup featuring hosts like Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann, has been sold by owner Chad Larson. The station, operating at 1 kW daytime and 3 kW nighttime from towers in Eden Prairie, will transition to a new, undisclosed owner. The sale marks the end of Larson’s stewardship of a key liberal voice in the Twin Cities radio landscape. Details on the buyer and future programming remain pending.
Salem Media announced its Salem News Channel is now available on Amazon Prime Video. The addition places the channel within Prime Video’s growing free ad‑supported streaming TV (FAST) portfolio. Salem’s VP Cary Pahigian highlighted the move as a way to...
Ratings Roundup shows a surge in live sports viewership across major leagues. ESPN’s MLB spring‑training broadcast between the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers attracted 468 K average viewers, a 54 % increase over last year and the most‑watched spring‑training game in a...
Podtrac’s February 2026 U.S. podcast ranker shows no movement in the top five shows, confirming a steady hierarchy based on unique monthly downloads. The leading slots remain occupied by NPR’s “NPR News Now,” The New York Times’ “The Daily,” NPR’s “Up...
iHeartMedia announced that “The Breakfast Club” achieved its highest‑ever ratings in New York City. The morning show, produced at WWPR‑FM “Power 105.1” and syndicated nationally through Premiere Networks, topped Nielsen’s PPM survey in January for both the 18‑49 and 25‑54 demographics. It...
Compass Media Networks announced Stephanie Dolan as Vice President of Advertising Sales while expanding responsibilities for four other executives. Laura Peyer was promoted to Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales, Anthony Severino to Vice President of Sales Planning, Michael Weiss to Vice President...
The TALKERS weekly chart for March 2‑6 identified the most discussed topics on news/talk radio, with Operation Epic Fury and the War Powers Resolution leading the conversation. A Strait of Hormuz blockade and rising oil prices, Pentagon deals with Anthropic and...
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ordered the Broadcast Audience Research Council to suspend television news ratings (TRPs) for four weeks, citing concerns that sensational coverage of the US‑Iran conflict is stoking public panic. The pause aims to remove the...
MeTV Toons is debuting "Tinseltown Toons," a special night of award‑winning classic cartoons on Saturday, March 14, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern. The lineup showcases Oscar‑nominated and winning animated shorts from studios such as Warner Bros., MGM, and Disney, celebrating the golden age...
In the early 1950s CBS executives balked at casting Cuban‑born Desi Arnaz opposite Lucille Ball in the new sitcom that would become *I Love Lucy*. Ball threatened to quit unless her husband was kept, and the couple’s successful vaudeville tour proved audiences would accept...
At the 2026 NAB Show, Tedial will showcase its AI‑driven media asset management platform, highlighting new agentic AI capabilities integrated via the Model Context Protocol. The solution blends pervasive AI, composable architecture, and NoCode workflow design to boost operational efficiency...
X has introduced Creator Subscriptions 2.0, adding Exclusive Threads that let creators lock parts of a conversation behind a paywall. The update streamlines the subscription setup to two steps and places subscriber‑only content directly in the creator’s main feed. A new...
Veteran meteorologist Kellianne Klass will start as the morning weather anchor for KIII’s 3NEWS First Edition on March 9, 2026. Klass, an Emmy award winner with nearly ten years of experience covering hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme events, most recently served at...
The Capture returns for a third season after a four‑year gap, positioning itself as the “best thriller on TV” according to early critics. The story follows Inspector Rachel Carey, now Acting Commander of Counter‑Terrorism, as she pilots a new surveillance...
The Poynter Institute announced that longtime president Neil Brown will also serve as chairman of its Board of Trustees, succeeding Paul Tash after a 20‑year tenure. Brown, who joined Poynter in 2017 and previously edited the Tampa Bay Times, will...
Unleashed Brands, the youth‑enrichment operator behind Urban Air Adventure Parks, appointed former Burger King CMO Pat O’Toole as chief marketer and enlisted VaynerX to overhaul its social media strategy. Moving away from a purely lower‑funnel, conversion‑heavy approach, the partnership launched...
HBO’s new comedy “Rooster” debuts Sunday, March 8, starring Steve Carell as Greg Russo, an insecure thriller author navigating personal and professional turmoil. The series is created by Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses, with Jonathan Krisel directing, and has been lauded...
Marketers are increasingly splitting influencer efforts between in‑house teams and agencies, with 52% adopting a hybrid approach and 16% moving fully in‑house. Only 25% of agencies tie compensation to key performance indicators, and just 51% of marketers have full visibility...
Disney will retire the standalone Hulu app by 2026, moving its on‑demand library into Disney+. Hulu + Live TV will stay as a separate subscription but its future home is unclear, with options including the Disney+ app or the merged Fubo platform....
The NBA is in advanced talks with YouTube TV, Amazon, ESPN and DAZN to launch a centralized streaming hub for local team broadcasts, potentially as early as the 2026‑27 season. The effort gained urgency after Main Street Sports Group collapsed,...
Virgin Radio is set to launch a dedicated 90s channel, Virgin Radio 90s, on DAB in London and online across the UK on Monday 9 March at 10 am. The station will deliver nonstop 90s music, ranging from dance anthems to...
Netflix announced the acquisition of InterPositive, Ben Affleck's AI‑focused filmmaking‑technology firm, to bolster its in‑house production capabilities. The deal underscores Netflix's commitment to integrating generative AI tools that enhance, rather than replace, creative talent. Meanwhile, German media conglomerate Axel Springer...
Savannah Guthrie announced she intends to return to NBC’s “Today” show despite her mother’s ongoing disappearance investigation. Paramount CEO David Ellison discussed the pending Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, emphasizing that CNN will retain editorial independence while expanding into streaming. CNN’s...
T‑Mobile has revived its partnership with Major League Baseball, offering eligible customers a free MLB.TV subscription for the 2026 season—a service normally priced at $149.99. The benefit applies to qualifying T‑Mobile and Metro by T‑Mobile voice and data plans, but...
John Lewis has teamed up with actress Daisy May Cooper for its Mother’s Day social campaign, developed by Saatchi & Saatchi. The initiative spotlights what mums truly want, moving beyond conventional gift tropes. Launched across digital channels, the content aims...
A new Ipsos global survey shows public attitudes toward gender equality have plateaued, with little movement over recent years. The study reveals modest generational shifts, as younger respondents are marginally more supportive of progressive norms while older groups retain traditional...
A city‑owned golf course in Delray Beach, Florida, houses a Class B AM radio station that transmits at 5 kW during the day and 500 W after dark. The station currently airs a Spanish‑language Christian format. Ownership and programming leadership are shifting to...
Czech television viewing jumped sharply in February after Atmedia introduced a new audience metric that adds out‑of‑home consumption. Average daily viewing rose to 4 hours 11 minutes, a 10% year‑on‑year increase. Out‑of‑home viewing accounted for about 7% of total time but drove roughly...
Aviva has launched a comprehensive review of its media agency arrangements following the recent acquisition of Direct Line. The review seeks to consolidate the agencies handling Aviva’s and Direct Line’s advertising to create a unified communications strategy. By aligning media...
Chinese automaker Changan announced its entry into the United Kingdom by signing a partnership with a leading UK media agency to launch its electric‑vehicle line. The collaboration will drive a £5 million marketing push aimed at introducing the brand to British...
The article warns that radio hosts slipping into autopilot lose the spark needed for fresh content. When routine thinking filters out everyday moments, potential story ideas vanish. The author argues that true creativity stems from keen observation and emotional reaction...
The Atlantic has entered a profitable “virtue cycle,” reinvesting subscription revenue to expand its newsroom and content offerings. Subscriber numbers jumped to 1.5 million in 2025, with half of those digital‑only, after a 14.7% year‑on‑year increase in 2024. The magazine capitalized...
Entravision Communications posted a fourth‑quarter net loss of $18.2 million, a sharp improvement from $56.4 million a year earlier, while full‑year loss narrowed to $79.2 million. The turnaround was driven entirely by its Advertising Technology & Services (ATS) segment, which saw revenue jump...
Benjamin Hale explains how his Harper's article on a 1978 Ozark murder expanded into the book Cave Mountain because he had far more material than the 15,000‑word limit allowed. He outlines his nine‑box grid method, a nine‑square outline that builds...
Movistar Plus has expanded its mandatory pre‑roll advertising to several Atresmedia linear channels, adding a 30‑second non‑skippable ad before viewers can watch live broadcasts. The system, first rolled out on RTVE channels, limits exposure to one ad per 30 minutes...
Entravision announced a major leadership reshuffle, naming Eduardo Maytorena as President of Entravision Audio to oversee radio, digital audio, and national sales. Winter Horton was promoted to Chief Revenue Officer, while Jeff DeMartino, Maria Martinez‑Guzman, Jessica Martinez, LeaAnna Hernandez and...
The Daily Mail published a July 2025 story that compared electric‑vehicle prices with a £22,000 petrol‑car figure, implying a stark cost gap. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit argued the comparison was misleading because the petrol figure did not represent an...
digitalAudience is accelerating its UK footprint in 2026 by appointing Paul Smith as Managing Director and Cristina Ghiuta as Customer Success Manager. The hires aim to drive market development, partnership growth, and customer onboarding for the company’s privacy‑first data‑collaboration platform....
The London Book Fair 2026 will host a three‑day seminar program from March 10‑12, featuring hundreds of publishers, authors, technologists and industry leaders. Highlights include keynotes from Tom Weldon of Penguin Random House UK and Joanna Prior of Pan Macmillan, alongside sessions...
The global audiobook market, valued at $6.8 billion in 2023, is projected to exceed $31 billion by 2030, creating a surge in demand for skilled narrators. Radio presenters, already adept at mic work and audience connection, see a natural pathway into long‑form...
Volumetric video captured the Winter Olympics, delivering multi‑angle replays that can be re‑framed in post‑production. The technology proved its worth at Milano Cortina 2026, where AI‑enhanced volumetric replays approached cinematic quality. Outside sport, artists like Radiohead have experimented with the format, but...
At Streaming Media Connect 2026, Fuse Media’s CRO Karl Meyer and Spaceback co‑founder Joe Hall discussed how shoppable content is converging with cloud gaming on connected‑TV platforms. Samsung’s early integration of on‑demand gaming into its smart TVs set the stage,...
ABC News appointed Dani Isdale as the new Executive Producer of 7.30, succeeding Joel Tozer. Isdale brings 26 years of award‑winning international journalism experience, including BAFTA, News Emmy and RTS honors. She currently serves as Deputy Head of Foreign and...
The transition from broadcast to IP delivery has sharpened the focus on live‑stream latency, exposing a 30‑60 second gap that threatens viewer engagement. Unlike Video on Demand, live events cannot rely on pre‑encoding buffers, forcing engineers to balance immediacy against stability....
Estrella TV’s latest Nielsen report marks its strongest performance in half a decade, with a 51 percent lift in prime‑time audience among adults 18‑49 and a 65 percent year‑over‑year gain for February. The surge pushes the network’s average to 40,900 viewers in...
Bandcamp Fridays, launched in March 2020 during the pandemic, waive the platform’s revenue share so every purchase goes directly to artists and labels. The program has generated over $120 million for independent musicians and has become a vehicle for charitable fundraising....
Tubi has assembled one of the largest free horror libraries on any streaming platform, offering hundreds of titles across classic, cult, and modern sub‑genres. The service runs two dedicated 24/7 FAST horror channels and continuously refreshes its on‑demand catalog, with...
YouTube now accounts for over 12% of all TV viewing time in January, outpacing Netflix by roughly four percentage points, according to Nielsen’s latest "The Gauge" report. The platform’s VP for the Americas, Tara Walpert Levy, framed YouTube as a...
TikTok released data, in partnership with measurement firm Samba, linking ad exposure to real‑world movie ticket purchases across 38 U.S. campaigns from early 2023 to mid‑2025. The analysis shows a median 172% lift in purchase rates for exposed audiences, with...
The MusicWatch Annual Music Study estimates that U.S. on‑demand and non‑interactive music subscribers reached a record 130 million in 2025, up from roughly 29 million in 2016. The figure is derived from a comprehensive consumer survey and aligns closely with hard‑data sources...
