Disney+ Reveals Its Latest Content Alliance With a Broadcaster – Mexico’s TV Azteca
Disney+ announced a new content partnership with Mexico's free‑to‑air broadcaster TV Azteca, bringing the upcoming season of MasterChef 24/7 to the streaming platform on May 17. The deal also adds three live Azteca channels and a slate of popular telenovelas and reality formats to Disney+ Mexico’s library. This follows Disney+’s broader strategy of teaming with free‑to‑air networks worldwide, including partners in Brazil, Spain, the UK and Germany. Disney’s CEO Josh D’Amaro has positioned the service as the company’s digital centerpiece.
No Backlash From U.S. Formula 1 Fans After the Switch to Apple TV: Liberty Media CEO
Liberty Media CEO Derek Chang said the early results of Formula 1’s switch to Apple TV as the U.S. broadcast partner are promising, with viewership up across the first three races and no fan backlash. Apple’s tech‑forward platform delivered multi‑view, data‑feed and...
Cord Cutting Today: HBO Max Ends Support For Some Devices, Disney Streaming Surges as Fubo Loses Subscribers & Roku Expands...
Cord‑cutting dynamics shifted sharply this week as Fubo shed over 500,000 North American subscribers in Q2 2026, while Disney reported an 88% jump in streaming revenue that helped offset a broader cable decline. Disney’s new CEO highlighted AI‑driven storytelling as...
This World Cup, CTV Becomes the New Stadium
The upcoming World Cup will be watched across televisions, phones, tablets and voice assistants, turning the living room into a multi‑screen arena. Connected TV (CTV) is positioned as the central hub that can capture the household’s collective attention, but only...
MNTN Wants Its AI Video Ad Generator To Stand Apart From Its CTV Platform
MNTN unveiled QuickFrame AI 3.0, an AI‑driven video ad generator that lets users craft multi‑scene narratives and reuse assets across projects. The tool is sold as a standalone subscription aimed at small‑ and mid‑market advertisers and individual creators, separate from MNTN’s...
Atresmedia Sales: The Recipe for Success with Innovative Ingredients
Atresmedia Sales, the international distribution arm of Spain’s leading media group, presented an expansive slate at LA Screenings 2026, highlighting recent scripted hits and a growing true‑crime catalog. The company is rolling out three exclusive series—Ágata y Lola, A la...
Senate Democrats Press Top Media Regulator Brendan Carr to Back Off ABC
Senate Democrats sent a letter to FCC Chair Brendan Carr demanding he reverse an order that forces ABC to file early television‑license renewal applications by the end of May, three to seven years ahead of schedule. The chair justified the...
CNN Was Ted Turner’s Brainchild. It Faces a Precarious Future | Margaret Sullivan
CNN, launched by Ted Turner in 1980 as the first 24‑hour news channel, now faces an uncertain future. Recent ownership changes—including Paramount Global’s 30% stake and a strategic partnership with Skydance Media—have sparked internal turmoil. Declining cable subscriptions and fierce...
Why Signal Quality Is Shaping the Future of Streaming Media Performance
Streaming has become a premier digital‑advertising venue, with Disney reporting a 5% rise in ad revenue in Q2 2026 as budgets shift to video and connected TV. However, the explosion of data signals—metadata, audience segments, and third‑party classifications—often creates overlap and...
EndemolShine Boomdog Presents First-Ever 24/7 Live MasterChef in Mexico
EndemolShine Boomdog, part of Banijay Americas, is debuting MasterChef Mexico 24/7 on May 17, streaming live around the clock via Disney+ and airing six days a week on TV Azteca. The format places contestants, mentors and judges in a purpose‑built house where they live,...
Why Content Protection Must Evolve for IP and Cloud-Based Workflows
Broadcast workflows have moved from isolated, hardware‑centric chains to distributed IP and cloud environments, exposing content at every stage from ingest to delivery. This expanded surface has helped piracy grow, with industry losses projected to hit $125 billion by 2028, up...
Propaganda Machine to Public Good: A Brief History of 50 Years of TV in South Africa
South Africa’s television landscape has evolved from a state‑controlled propaganda tool in the apartheid era to a diverse, competitive market that now includes private broadcasters and global streaming platforms. The first official broadcast aired on 5 January 1976, and the public broadcaster...
‘Solid’: Gray Media’s Q1 Financials, As Howell Sees It
Gray Television reported solid Q1 2026 results, with core advertising revenue surpassing guidance and political ad sales hitting the top of their forecast range. The company, however, posted a net loss for the quarter, partly due to a lingering impact...
Proximity Beyond Audiences Reimagines Performance Metric For TV
Blockgraph and the 4As released a report urging advertisers to replace audience‑first TV buying with proximity‑based targeting. The study shows 93% of shoppers travel less than 20 minutes to a store, and households within a brand’s conversion radius respond far...
ITV Studios Signs Unscripted Deal with WBD for Latin America
ITV Studios has secured a high‑volume unscripted content deal with Warner Bros. Discovery for its Discovery and Discovery Home & Health channels throughout Latin America. The agreement delivers over 60 hours of premium series, including Worlds Apart, Ashley Cain into the Danger...
Digital Video Spend Surges Past $80 Billion, Leaving Linear Behind
The Interactive Advertising Bureau reports U.S. digital video ad spend will surpass $80 billion in 2026, outpacing traditional linear television for the first time. Growth is driven by programmatic buying, higher CPMs on streaming platforms, and advertisers’ shift toward audience‑centric formats....
Kismet Media, Wheelhouse Reach Partnership Deal
Kismet Media has partnered with Wheelhouse to launch the reality series Calabasas Confidential, blending production expertise with investment and branding capabilities. A Media Matters analysis shows US broadcast networks delivered only eight hours of climate coverage in 2025, a 35%...
CNN Readies for America’s 250th Birthday With This Land Docuseries
CNN is debuting a six‑episode docuseries called "This Land" to mark America’s 250th birthday. The series premieres on Sunday, June 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and runs weekly, exploring the nation’s territorial growth from the Louisiana Purchase to Alaska. It weaves personal...
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises and US Soccer Extend Media Rights Agreement
NBCUniversal’s Telemundo Enterprises has extended its exclusive Spanish-language media rights with the U.S. Soccer Federation through 2030. The deal covers the men’s and women’s senior national teams, as well as youth squads, delivering more than 20 matches annually across Telemundo,...
Netflix Quietly Removes Underrated 2013 Action Movie
Netflix removed the 2013 action thriller *Homefront* from its U.S. library on May 1, 2026 as part of its regular licensed‑content purge. The film, starring Jason Statham and written by Sylvester Stallone, earned $48 million worldwide against a $22 million budget, making...
FlixLatino Launches Free AVOD Service
FlixLatino, a leading Spanish‑language streaming platform in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, launched a free ad‑supported (AVOD) service that does not overlap with its premium catalog. The new tier provides more than 10,000 hours of content, including over 250 movies...
HSE Grows Revenue and Profitability Despite Pressure on Teleshopping Sector
German teleshopping broadcaster HSE posted a 4% revenue increase in 2025, reaching €641.6 million (about $700 million), and lifted its adjusted EBITDA margin to 14.7%. The growth came despite a broader sector slump, highlighted by Channel21’s insolvency and QVC’s Chapter 11 filing. HSE’s...
Google Set to Sponsor ITV’s World Cup Coverage
Google has agreed to sponsor ITV’s coverage of the upcoming FIFA World Cup, marking the broadcaster’s largest sponsorship deal to date. The partnership will see Google’s branding integrated across ITV’s television, digital and social platforms throughout the tournament. The deal...
'Dead Man's Wire' Quietly Joins Netflix After Box Office Flop
Gus Van Sant’s thriller *Dead Man’s Wire* will debut on Netflix on May 28, 2026 after a limited theatrical run that generated just $3.55 million against a $13 million budget. The film, starring Bill Skarsgård and Dacre Montgomery, earned strong critical praise, holding a 91% Rotten...
Sky Renews Saturday Night Live UK
Sky has commissioned a second series of Saturday Night Live UK, adding 12 new episodes slated for broadcast from September 2026 through early 2027 on Sky One. The renewal arrives before the first series concludes, which featured high‑profile hosts such as...
WBD Talks Up Global Ambitions and Streaming Bundles Following HBO Max’s International Rollout
Warner Bros. Discovery used its Q1 earnings call to outline a global push for HBO Max, emphasizing bundled packages with local partners as it prepares for a merger with Paramount‑Skydance. CEO David Zaslav highlighted that bundling with Disney+/Hulu, RTL+ in...
Amazon Bets AI Can Rewrite the Upfront Playbook in a Fragmented TV Market
Amazon is revamping its upfront pitch by marrying premium streaming content with AI‑driven ad technology. The company’s DSP now reaches roughly 90% of U.S. households through an authenticated graph and has added LinkedIn’s CTV inventory, tapping over a billion first‑party...
Released 29 April, This True-Crime Docuseries About a Woman Who Met a Murderer on Tinder Has Got Everyone Talking
"Should I Marry a Murderer?" debuted on Netflix on 29 April 2026 and instantly claimed the No. 1 spot in the United States, ranking in the global top five. The three‑part British docuseries follows Glasgow forensic pathologist Dr. Caroline Muirhead, who discovers her...
Griffin TV Stations: The Latest DirecTV Retrans War Pawns
Griffin Media’s two CBS affiliates in Oklahoma—KWTV‑9 and KOTV‑6—have been removed from DirecTV after the satellite provider failed to sign a new retransmission‑consent deal. Griffin granted a temporary carriage permission, but DirecTV declined to continue broadcasting without a fresh agreement....
Mega Creators Find that Their Personalities Alone Aren’t Scalable as Standalone Businesses
Mega‑creators are discovering that personal fame does not automatically translate into a scalable media company. Unwell Network, founded by Alex Cooper of "Call Her Daddy," has seen high turnover and under‑performing shows, while Beast Industries faces lawsuits and cultural growing...
DIRECTV Pulls Griffin Media CBS Affiliates in Oklahoma
DIRECTV pulled four Griffin Media stations—including CBS affiliates KWTV and KOTV—from its satellite and streaming platforms after a carriage agreement expired without renewal. The blackout also affects independent outlet KSBI and CW affiliate KQCW, leaving Oklahoma viewers without local news,...
ACT Fibernet Partners with Spotify to Enhance Home Entertainment
ACT Fibernet, India’s leading wired ISP, has teamed up with Spotify to give eligible customers three months of complimentary Spotify Premium Standard, a benefit valued at roughly ₹597 (about $7). The offer is bundled with ACT’s SmartWiFi service, promising ad‑free,...
Netflix Just Secured the Future of Its Biggest Sci-Fi Universe With a Season 2 Renewal
Netflix has renewed the animated spin‑off *Stranger Things: Tales From ’85* for a second season, slated to debut before the end of 2026. The series, set between Seasons 2 and 3 of the live‑action show, offers new adventures for the core kids...
TV Ratings (6/5/2026): Stories Of Women’s Sport Soar For Nine
Nine’s documentary "Unstoppable: Women’s Sport" propelled the network’s "Events That Changed Australia" series to a sixth‑place national ranking, capitalising on the momentum from Women’s State of Origin Game 1 and building anticipation for Game 2. The special highlighted decades of progress for...
Spencer Pratt Blames Karen Bass, Nithya Raman for LA Film Exodus in First Mayoral Debate: ‘Why There’s No Hollywood’
At the first Los Angeles mayoral debate, reality‑TV star Spencer Pratt blamed incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman for a perceived exodus of film production from the city. Bass defended her record, citing faster permits, lower filming costs...
Re-Convergence: Why Streamers Are Copying Free-to-Air
Australian and U.S. viewers are increasingly favoring ad‑supported streaming over premium, ad‑free subscriptions, driven by tighter household budgets. PwC research shows six in ten Australians and two‑thirds of Americans now prefer free or ad‑supported platforms. Broadcasters such as 7plus and...
Lack of NBC Sports Causes Higher Churn at Fubo During Q2
Fubo’s Q2 pay‑TV subscriber count dropped by 200,000, leaving the platform with 5.7 million users after a prolonged carriage dispute with Comcast’s NBC Universal blocked access to NBC sports, including the Super Bowl and the 2026 Winter Olympics. The loss reflects the...
Gray Media Closes Acquisition of Block Communications Stations
Gray Media completed an $80 million purchase of five local TV stations in Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois, securing FCC approval despite objections from DIRECTV, Newsmax and public interest groups. The stations include NBC’s WAND‑TV, CW’s WBKI, Fox’s WDRB, and dual‑affiliated NBC/Fox...
Warner Bros Discovery’s Oscar Collection Grew In Q1, But Its Revenue Did Not
Warner Bros. Discovery reported Q1 2026 revenue of $8.9 billion, a slight dip from $9 billion a year earlier, as the company prepares for its pending sale to Paramount Skydance. While total advertising revenue fell 8% to $1.8 billion, streaming revenue grew 7% YoY...
ARN Admits Kyle and Jackie O Crisis Cost More than Their $20m Payday
ARN Media disclosed that the brand‑safety controversy surrounding The Kyle and Jackie O Show cost the company about $26.4 million AUD (≈$17.4 million USD) in metro and regional advertising revenue for FY25. The hosts were paid a combined $20 million AUD (≈$13.2 million USD)...
Gray Media Inc (GTN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Gray Media reported 2025 revenue of $792 million, topping the high end of its guidance, while operating expenses of $618 million came in below the low end. The company posted a $23 million net loss but delivered adjusted EBITDA of...
Nexstar Stays Confident on Tegna
Nexstar’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna hit a roadblock when a federal court issued a preliminary injunction, forcing the companies to operate separately despite Nexstar’s claim of ownership. The FCC’s Media Bureau had already approved the deal, even though it exceeds...
Carriage
DirecTV added the Hispanic‑focused action‑sports network PX Sports to its lineup, marking the channel’s first major linear distribution in the United States. PX Sports delivers BMX, surfing, snowboarding, motocross and skateboarding content tailored for bilingual and Hispanic audiences. The partnership...
Fubo Sees Sub Decline, Despite Record Revenue
Fubo reported a record $1.57 billion in revenue for its first full quarter after merging with Hulu + Live TV, and narrowed its net loss to $6.2 million. Despite the financial beat, North American subscribers slipped to 5.7 million, a 3% YoY decline, and the stock...
State AGs Send Paramount Subpoenas in Warner Bros. Merger Investigation
Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery are advancing a $110 billion merger, but a coalition of state attorneys general has issued civil investigative subpoenas to Paramount. The subpoenas target the Department of Justice’s antitrust review and the competitive impact of the...
"If You Haven't Seen It, You're Missing Out": All 9 Episodes of "Riveting" Crime Drama Now Streaming
The second season of Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story, *The Assassination of Gianni Versace*, has migrated from Netflix to Channel 4’s streaming platform in the UK. The eight‑episode drama stars Darren Criss as serial killer Andrew Cunanan and Penélope Cruz as Donatella Versace, with...
Box Office Preview: ‘Mortal Kombat II’ to Battle ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ for Mother’s Day Bouquet
Warner Bros. predicts a conservative $35 million domestic opening for the video‑game sequel Mortal Kombat II, while industry trackers see the film pulling $40‑$49 million and challenging the female‑led sequel Devil Wears Prada 2 for the Mother’s Day box‑office crown. Prada 2, buoyed by a $77.2 million opening...
Fubo Unveils AI Assistant for Improved Search of DVR & More Coming to Roku & Apple TV
Fubo TV announced an AI Assistant that lets subscribers search DVR recordings using natural language. The tool can locate specific sports moments by describing plays, players, or events, cutting down on manual scrubbing. The assistant will launch this fall on...
Nielsen: Prime Video Posts Three of Top 20 Most-Watched Weekly TV Sports Content Through May 3
Nielsen’s latest weekly TV sports ratings show Amazon’s Prime Video captured three of the top‑20 most‑watched sports broadcasts for the week of April 27‑May 3. The Lakers‑Rockets Western Conference playoff game aired on Prime Video ranked No. 6 with 4.45 million viewers, while two...
Highway To Heaven Reboot Coming To Fox From Friday Night Lights Boss
Fox has ordered a reboot of the 1980s series “Highway to Heaven” for the 2027‑28 television season. Veteran showrunner Jason Katims, known for “Friday Night Lights” and “Parenthood,” will serve as executive producer and showrunner. The new series will blend...