Mayor of Kingstown Season 5 Marks Series Finale on Paramount+
Mayor of Kingstown season 5 will sadly be the Taylor Sheridan show's final installment — here's everything we know so far about its Paramount+ return. https://t.co/jtFZom36lX
Get Friday's New Releases Early—Free Weekly Newsletter
Every Friday feels different when you already know what's coming out. My newsletter keeps you ahead of new release day every single week, for free, no subscription fee required. Subscribe here: https://t.co/gvidKYi4gA
AI Becomes a Behind‑the‑scenes Tool for Creators
Studios are quietly moving past the "AI experiment" phase. Obsidian Studio is a good example. They're shipping work with Longchamp and Beyond Noise not as AI demos, but as actual commercial productions. The setup isn't what you'd expect: → Storyboard artists, cinematographers, and...
CHiPS Finale: Ponch Teams
📺 May 1, 1983: Ponch (Erik Estrada) got help from the teenage ex-members of his Explorer troop to catch a group of junior-high extortionists in the series finale of “CHiPS” on NBC. The police drama ran six seasons. https://t.co/9OSyKq26Vj https://t.co/a66pG9PYcE
Big Tech and Networks Threaten Local TV Survival
What is @KrisKobach1787 going to say after Big Tech and the Big Four TV networks squeeze local TV station owners into oblivion, leaving the American underclass dependent on a U.S. version of the @BBC run by people who call...
NBC Pulls Two New Series From Lineup
#NBC has canceled sophomore medical drama #BrilliantMinds & freshman cheerleading comedy #Stumble. #WarnerBros & #Universal produced the former; Universal the latter. $CMCSA $WBD
Countdown Clocks Heighten Awareness of Ad Frequency
Streaming services telling you how long the ad breaks are with a countdown clock really makes you even more cognizant of how many there are
Claude Now Creates Professional Videos From a Single Prompt
The Pika x Claude MCP integration is wild. 26 video skills now sit inside Claude. No editing software. No timeline. No render queue. Drop a GitHub URL → get a walkthrough video with a lip-synced presenter and captions. Hand it a topic →...
1988 TV Sequel “Splash Too” Premieres on ABC
📺 May 1, 1988: TV movie “Splash Too” starring Amy Yasbeck and Todd Waring, the sequel to the 1984 theatrical film “Splash”, originally aired on ABC. https://t.co/s3zVrWge61 https://t.co/Thwp123bJW
Wuthering Heights Tops HBO Max’s May Romance Lineup
Wuthering Heights leads the line up of new HBO Max romantic movies you won't want to miss in May. https://t.co/3pi3VWOslw
News Emmys to Host White House Correspondents Awards
Scoop in tonight’s email… The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has offered to host the White House Correspondents’ Association’s awards ceremony at its News Emmys ceremony later this month in New York… More details: https://t.co/aUkyssMv7F @PuckNews
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If you aren't subscribed to Democracy Docket, you missed tonight's nightly newsletter. With everything going on right now, make sure you are signed-up. It's free, helps me spread the word, but is not available on the website. https://bit.ly/4meZPiV
Netflix Gives Narnia Film 49-Day Exclusive Theatrical Run
Netflix is releasing Greta Gerwig's adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia exclusively in theaters for 49 days. Netflix says this is not a change in strategy, but this is the first time the company has ever put a movie in...
Netflix Launches Greta Gerwig’s Narnia Worldwide with 49‑day Theatrical Window
It is a massive development that Netflix has authorized the wide release on February 12, 2027 in movie theatres globally — so very importantly with a traditional 49-day exclusive theatrical window — of acclaimed director Greta Gerwig’s newest film...
Disney CEO Targets Unified Super App Across All Platforms
New Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro wants the company to create a super app, uniting its films, TV shows, parks passes, games and merchandise within Disney+. His predecessor talked about this for years. Can D'Amaro finally get it done? New with @tgbuckley https://t.co/e60a05d9li
Comcast Revises NFL Network Statement, Adds Incendiary Tone
Update - Comcast amended its statement on NFL Network going dark in a carriage dispute to make it more incendiary https://t.co/q0XPV8A9hS
NYT Could Secure Second Cup Coffee Sponsorship
First, I hope The Athletic staffers can occasionally hang out here. But more importantly: Big opportunity for the NYT to get a coffee sponsorship from Second Cup. "All the coffee that's fit to drink. Second Cup is a proud sponsor of...
Dark Money Pays Influencers to Demonize Chinese AI
A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat https://t.co/QyPyez4PyO https://t.co/CZHpXg0sZE
NYT Opens First Canadian Office in Toronto After Century
The New York Times can now proudly say that we have an office in Toronto, where most of our Canada team is based, for the first time in our 100+ years of covering the country. Very proud to be building...
Google's AI Headline Rewrite Raises Deception and Authorship Concerns
Google is testing a feature to have its AI rewrite news headlines. This stuff is verging on deception. Can Google claim someone wrote something they didn't write? https://t.co/YV7wf8kcRK
April Recap: Freelance Journalist Highlights & Latest Articles
Here's my newsletter detailing how April went for me as a freelance journalist, links to my latest articles, and more: https://t.co/GPhPYh684h
YouTube Launches Suite of Creator‑focused Feature Upgrades
Over the last week, our @YouTube teams shipped many new products you’ve been asking for 🔥 🪟 We launched fully custom multiview on @YouTubeTV, giving you full control to mix and match live streams. ⏳ With countdown stickers, mobile live streamers can...
CORE Boys Back on YouTube, Nightmare Finally Ends
🚨 The CORE boys have been reinstated on YouTube 🚨 Our long national nightmare is over.
AI-Generated Podcasts Now Number Thousands Each Week
A growing share of podcasts are generated by AI. Thousands every week. Read @ashleyrcarman on the rise of podslop https://t.co/Jp6BNH7CB6
Low‑cost Airline Drama: Spirit Airlines, the Anti‑PanAm
Someone should launch a TV series about Spirit Airlines. It would be opposite of PanAm.
Skip Obvious On-Screen Captions; Trust Audience Inference
Memo to producers and executives: If two characters say they are going to Rio De Janeiro and are on a plane, you don't need a chyron three seconds later telling us they are in Rio De Janeiro.
Threads Audience Growth: A Lottery with One Winning Strategy
Building an audience here on Threads is just a lottery. And there is only one way to win this "game":
Charlie Kirk's Shooting Audio Becomes TikTok Outfit Remix
The audio of Charlie Kirk getting shot is now a TikTok sound for outfit transformations https://t.co/PIm5hCqpPH
Google News Prioritizes Trump Amid Rising Search Interest
Is there something up with the Google News algorithm? It feels like 25-50% of my news home page is related to President Trump. Google trends shows 'Trump' searches are heavier this term, are more prolific than matters like 'economy' and...
Google's Network Revenue Falls 15th Quarter, YouTube Leads
This is your regular reminder that Google's Network business is vestigial: Network revenue declined for the 15th consecutive quarter in Q1 2026, and the delta between YouTube and Network revenue was nearly $3BN (although the gap shrank from Q4 2025)....
Three Fresh Netflix Originals Stream All May
Get your thrills with Netflix this May, as three great new originals are streaming throughout the month. https://t.co/li1CQrJ7YN
IStories App Bypasses Russian Censorship to Deliver News
Important Stories launched the IStories mobile app in February to make sure information would reach Russians despite widespread internet censorship and VPN restrictions. https://t.co/dovF6gH7Fc
Build Your Channel by Reverse‑engineering a Clear Vision
What does your dream channel look like in 3 years? 👀 Get specific. Write it down. Then work backwards. The best channels aren't built by accident. They're reverse engineered from a vision. 🎯 https://t.co/KfQpOfbVQn
Embrace Awkwardness: Fun Collaboration with Teachable & Jayde
This was such a fun project to shoot with @teachable and @jaydeipowell (Also if you’ve ever worried you’re too awkward to be on camera, literally just watch me 🤪 zero chill)
Talking to Camera Stays Uniquely Human
Talking to camera is the one content format AI cannot replicate... Before you come at me with "what about AI avatars" we can still see that those aren't real. We can sniff that bullshit from a mile away. There is something...
Instagram Reassures Meme Creators, Cracks Down on Content Thieves
Instagram isn't trying to get rid of memes — they actually had a call to reassure meme creators on Thursday They're trying to get rid of aggregators that rip off other people's content
Indie Author Hits $19K KDP Revenue with Minimal Ads
Indie Author Transparency - April 2026 👀 Words written- 20k Books read- 3 New newsletter subs- 579 New Fb- 240 New Insta- 296 New TT- 20 New Threads - 788 -Income- KU page reads- 3,774,660 Ebooks sold- 1582 Free ebooks- 1697 PB sold- 53 Est. KDP income- $18,863 Fb ads spend- $7,171 TT...
NFL Network Clashes with Comcast over Carriage After Disney Takeover
NFL Network is in a carriage dispute with Comcast, the first one since it went under the Disney/ESPN umbrella https://t.co/q0XPV8A9hS
CNN NewsNight Risks Distraction Amid Jennings‑Mockler Clash
Will CNN's 'NewsNight' get sidetracked by news fight between Scott Jennings and Adam Mockler? https://t.co/r26nbzu9HT
Celebrating Shayndi’s Hit Stories and Editorial Leadership
Now that my friend and, sadly, former colleague @shayndi is on her way to CBS to work for @bariweiss, it’s a good time to share all her hit stories—those she authored but also spearheaded as an editor (and not what...
Americans' Trust in Mass Media Hits 20% Historic Low
Only 20% of Americans trust mass media... the lowest in 50 years measured by Gallup. Down from 68% in 1972. Down 40% in just the last 5 years. Legacy media has lost its monopoly.
YouTube's AI Inspiration Feature Misses the Mark
This YouTube inspiration feature is pretty bad. They need to put an actual YouTube creator in charge of this because they'll immediately tell you that these titles and thumbnails just won't work. Right now this just looks like AI slop. https://t.co/uGLtgwI7En
Paying for Verification Fuels Anonymous Troll Blue Checks
Twitter is pretty weird. But the weirdest part of Twitter, by far, is that anonymous trolls spend $8/month to get a blue checkmark on their accounts. You're paying actual $$$ to be verified unverifiably. It's the internet version of buying knockoff designer bags...
Court Reporters Warn Daily Mail's Unverified Salacious Story
Any journalist who regularly covers courts can easily spot complaints that are so outrageous that you have to do plenty of digging before a story is ready for publication. @Daily_MailUS seemingly just ran with a salacious story without doing the...
Well‑Funded Groups Manufacture Doomer Narrative Online
Doomerism *is* inorganic though. That’s why massively well funded groups are spending millions pushing doomer messaging on social media. Here’s a WaPo piece on some of this https://t.co/ImB0mFy7yk
Half of Gen Z Want to Live in 2016
2016 nostalgia isn’t fading: A new report says nearly half of Gen Z would choose to live in the past if they could Vine and Friendster are making a comeback And I talked to @alenayuann who’s crushing it across social — she...
May 2026 Streaming Releases Start Unusually Quiet
May 2026 is off to a peculiarly quiet start on the new streaming releases front. https://t.co/wRKNV2sizU
Gaming Ads: Unlocking an Underused Advertising Powerhouse
Scott Ensign, Chief Strategy Officer at @ButlerTill, discusses why gaming is still one of the most misunderstood and underutilized channels in advertising and how brands can finally unlock its full potential. https://t.co/bgRersWIG8
Competitor Adds Four Star Wars Films to Library
A major Disney+ competitor just Force pulled four great Star Wars movies into its film library. https://t.co/fHKE1efmPC
Avoid Over‑Splitting Budgets; Tiny Campaigns Waste Data
Just audited an ad account spending around 300k/month and they currently have 107 active campaigns with budgets as low as $20/day. Don't do this.... ever please. I'm all for unique strategies when running an account etc... but when you split your account...