Youtube Rolls Out Major Creator and Monetisation Upgrades
YouTube announced a sweeping set of creator‑focused upgrades, boosting visual tools, monetisation options, and safety features. Thumbnail file limits jump from 2 MB to 50 MB and localized thumbnails become widely available. The platform expands its Shopping Affiliate programme, launches a unified Creator Partnerships suite, and adds new effects tools integrated with Veo 3. Additional moves include a Shorts grid layout, South‑Korea gifting features, a $20 M teen wellbeing initiative, and a FIFA World Cup partnership.
Prime Video Marks Vijay Varma’s Birthday by Announcing April 17 as Release Date of Matka King
Prime Video announced that its new Indian original drama Mat King will debut worldwide on April 17, coinciding with lead actor Vijay Varma’s birthday. The series, set in 1960s Bombay, follows a cotton trader who invents the Matka gambling system, turning a niche...
Steel Ball Run Translator Criticizes Netflix, Says JoJo Fans Deserve Better
Netflix announced that the upcoming JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run anime will be released in nine curated batches aligned with the story’s stages, rather than the traditional weekly drop. The decision follows a similar controversial batch rollout for Stone...
‘Malcolm In The Middle’ Team On The Possibility Of A Full-Fledged Reboot: “A Whole New Set Of Characters And Circumstances...
Disney+/Hulu is set to debut a four‑part Malcolm in the Middle revival titled “Life’s Still Unfair” on April 10, reuniting most of the original cast while recasting Dewey with Caleb Ellsworth‑Clark. The limited series follows a grown‑up Malcolm, now estranged from his family, as he...
Saturday VOZ Ratings | BLUE MURDER MOTEL Does the Number Again for Aunty
Saturday VOZ ratings for 28 March 2026 show ABC’s drama “Blue Murder Motel” again topping the charts, capturing the highest overnight audience across all networks. The release introduces OzTAM’s new metrics, which count viewers who watch at least one minute of broadcast...
All 5 Seasons of Vampire Series & Every TV Show Leaving Netflix in April
Netflix will remove a slate of TV titles in April 2026, including both original series and licensed shows. Notable exits include the full five‑season run of the vampire drama Van Helsing, the four‑season historical adventure Black Sails, and later‑season episodes...
DVB-I Gathers Global Momentum
Momentum is building for the DVB‑I open specification as New Zealand, Ireland and Germany announce concrete steps toward deployment. Freeview New Zealand aims for a nationwide DVB‑I launch in 2026, positioning the standard as the future of free‑to‑air TV. RTÉ in Ireland...
Rebecca Ferguson’s Highest-Grossing Sci-Fi Movie Surges on Streaming Ahead of Next Chapter
Rebecca Ferguson’s sci‑fi thriller *Mercy*—a box‑office flop with a 25% Rotten Tomatoes score—has surged to the top of Prime Video’s global charts, while her blockbuster *Dune: Part Two* continues to dominate both theaters and HBO Max, pulling $715 million worldwide and...
‘Stranger Things’ Creators’ New 8-Part Netflix Series Is Already Dominating Streaming
The Duffer Brothers’ first post‑Stranger Things project, the eight‑episode horror limited series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, debuted on Netflix on March 26, 2026 and instantly entered the platform’s domestic and worldwide Top 10 charts. The show, starring Camila Morrone...
Another Cable TV Network Is Shutting Down
FanDuel TV will be phased out over the next 20 months, ending its linear broadcast by December 2026 and eliminating more than 100 jobs. The company will shift focus to its digital betting platforms and the FanDuel TV+ streaming service,...
JioStar Cracks IPTV Piracy Network as TATA IPL 2026 Gets Underway
On the opening day of TATA IPL 2026, JioStar dismantled the BOS IPTV piracy network, which streamed over 10,000 live channels and 25,000 on‑demand titles to roughly 64,000 users. The broadcaster filed a criminal complaint, leading to an FIR under the IT...
CBS Cancels ‘Watson’ and ‘DMV’
CBS announced the cancellation of the medical‑mystery drama *Watson* after two seasons and the workplace comedy *DMV* after one season. *Watson* will conclude with its series finale on May 3, while *DMV* ends on May 11. Both shows posted modest...
New England Sports Network’s 360 Streaming Service Saw Record Boston Red Sox Opening Day Viewership
New England Sports Network’s direct‑to‑consumer platform NESN 360 logged its highest‑ever streaming audience for the Boston Red Sox’s March 26 opening‑day win, surpassing the previous record by 17.5% and beating the 2025 opening‑day benchmark by 38%. The service, priced at $239.99...
Tubi Mocks Netflix’s Latest Price Increase, With a Savage Take Down of Paid Streaming Services
Netflix announced a second price increase in 2026, pushing its ad‑supported tier to $8.99, the standard plan to $19.99, and the premium tier to $24.99 per month. Tubi responded with a tongue‑in‑cheek social post highlighting its zero‑dollar price, reinforcing its...
Talamasca, Watson, and DMV All Just Got Tossed on the Friday Night Cancellation Pile
AMC announced the cancellation of *Talamasca: The Secret Order* after just one season, joining CBS's decision to pull the plug on both *Watson* and *DMV* as they wrap up final episodes. The three shows represent a mix of genre spin‑offs...
Colorado Public Broadcasters Explore Merger
Rocky Mountain Public Media and Community Radio for Northern Colorado, the operator of KUNC, have signed a nonbinding agreement to explore a merger. The proposal would combine finance, fundraising and human‑resources functions while keeping both stations locally owned and pledging...
‘Unapologetically Schmaltzy’: How Love Story Became Disney+’s Most-Streamed Drama Ever
Disney+ announced that Ryan Murphy’s nine‑part series *Love Story* has become the platform’s most‑streamed drama ever, with later episodes drawing 50% more global viewers than the February pilot. Social‑media searches for JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette surged over 9,100% in the...
Braves Bet On Gray For More Blooper and Acuña
The Atlanta Braves and Gray Media have inked a multi‑year deal to simulcast 25 regular‑season games on free, over‑the‑air stations and the team’s new BravesVision platform. Raycom Sports, a Gray subsidiary, will produce end‑to‑end live coverage, starting with Opening Day...
The Roku Channel Adds Salem’s Video Offering
Salem Media has signed a distribution agreement with Roku to place its Salem News Channel FAST stream directly in Roku’s Live TV guide. The deal follows a recent launch of the channel on Amazon’s Prime Video FAST platform and moves...
Altibox Taps Comcast Technology Solutions for Centralized Video Management
Comcast Technology Solutions has been chosen by Altibox, the Scandinavian IPTV leader, to power its next‑generation Altibox TV service using CTS’s Cloud Video Platform. The cloud‑based solution will handle on‑demand ingest, metadata, rights management and multi‑tenant asset consolidation for subscribers...
VICE Studios Bolsters Leadership Team
VICE Studios announced a major leadership overhaul, adding Adam Kassan as executive vice president of scripted film and television and Cat Lawson as executive vice president of unscripted. Internally, Claire Marshall was promoted to head of international scripted, while Paul...
How the Bible Became Bingeable
The evangelical‑driven series “The Chosen” has evolved into a multi‑platform franchise, amassing over 308 million viewers, a yearly convention, extensive merchandise, and a forthcoming spinoff, “Joseph of Egypt,” as it heads into its sixth season. Its success has sparked a wave...
Stream These Movies and Shows Before They Leave Netflix in April
Netflix will remove a wave of high‑profile titles for U.S. viewers in April, including most of the James Bond film library, the Oscar‑winning drama Ford v. Ferrari, Denzel Washington’s thriller Man on Fire, and the classic Cast Away. The streaming service also adds Christopher Guest’s beloved mockumentary trio—Waiting for...
Crunchyroll Launches on Apple TV in the U.K.
Crunchyroll has launched a dedicated Apple TV app for the United Kingdom, allowing users to subscribe directly through the platform. The service grants access to roughly 50,000 anime episodes, alongside exclusive games and merchandise discounts. New releases such as season...
Grass Valley and NVP Deploy Camera Systems for LALIGA Broadcast Production
Grass Valley, together with NVP and integration partner Video Progetti, has completed a live‑production rollout for LALIGA broadcasts. The system equips 15 outside‑broadcast trucks with 144 Grass Valley cameras, delivering native 4K UHD HDR and HD SDR for more than...
Cineverse Launching New FAST Channel Featuring Comic Jay Mohr’s Podcast ‘Mohr Stories’
Cineverse is debuting a free‑ad‑supported streaming TV (FAST) channel called “Mohr Stories,” featuring comedian Jay Mohr’s podcast and video interviews. The channel launches exclusively on LG Channels, while the audio version remains on the Witz Podcast Network. Mohr’s show has...
2026 NAB Show Exhibitor Insight: Netgear
Netgear’s AV chief CJ Prober says the broadcast industry is shifting from early‑adopter to early‑majority adoption of IP‑based workflows, moving beyond experimental pilots toward operational reality. Most facilities now run hybrid environments where SMPTE ST 2110 IP systems coexist with...
Government Rolls Out TV Ratings Policy 2026 to Boost Transparency
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting introduced the TV Ratings Policy 2026, overhauling audience measurement by dropping landing‑page views from ratings and slashing the net‑worth entry bar for rating agencies from roughly $2.4 million to $0.6 million. The rules mandate expanding the metered‑home...
Comcast Business Powers 2026 THE PLAYERS Championship Network and Broadcast Infrastructure
Comcast Business installed a massive network for the 2026 THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass. The deployment featured roughly 600 miles of fiber, 400+ Wi‑Fi access points and connected 58,000 devices, supporting up to 16,500 concurrent Wi‑Fi users and 40 TB...
Polsat Box Go Adds AI-Powered Highlights and Alerts for Sports Viewers
Polsat Box Go has launched PRO AI Mode, an AI‑driven feature that automatically creates live‑sport highlights and push notifications. Built with WSC Sports, it identifies key actions such as goals and delivers short clips to mobile and desktop users. The service debuts during major events...
Vodafone TV Adds BBC Earth, BBC Lifestyle and BBC History
Vodafone TV will add three BBC Studios thematic channels—BBC Earth, BBC Lifestyle and BBC History—on 1 April, offering them to all customers at no extra cost. The new channels broaden Vodafone's factual and lifestyle portfolio, moving the service further into premium...
Russia-India Cinematic Spectacle Persimmon of My Love Set for Grand Moscow Debut
Moscow Film Cluster and Mumbai’s Film City have signed a cooperation agreement to boost film production between Russia and India. The memorandum, signed at the India International Film Tourism Conclave, highlights Moscow’s 45% rebate program and a $255,000 Image Grant...
Salem Media Adds Roku to FAST Partners
Salem Media announced a partnership with The Roku Channel, placing its Salem News Channel directly in Roku’s ad‑supported FAST lineup and Live TV guide. The move follows a recent launch on Amazon Prime Video’s free FAST service and comes as...
Fox One and the Future of Sports Streaming: Ten Insights From DTC Chief Pete Distad
Fox Corporation unveiled Fox One, a streaming‑first sports platform designed to capture the roughly 60 million U.S. households that have left the traditional pay‑TV bundle. The service complements, rather than replaces, existing pay‑TV offerings, bundling live sports, news and entertainment while...
Why Microdramas Are a Streaming Media Opportunity
Recent EMARKETER data shows Americans now spend more than five hours daily on mobile video, while TV accounts for under 40% of total viewing time by 2026. Chinese‑origin microdrama apps, delivering 60‑90 second episodes for a $15‑$25 series fee, generated...
Disney+ Signs RTVE Content Deal
Disney+ has inked a content agreement with Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE, bringing a curated slate of the network’s titles to the streaming service a day after their linear broadcast. The lineup includes the thriller series *Rojo sobre blanco* and the...
How to Achieve Seamless Shoppable CTV
At Streaming Media Connect 2026, leaders from Fuse Media, Disney, Spaceback and LG outlined the next wave of shoppable CTV innovations. They highlighted homepage tile ads as a low‑funnel performance tool, Roku’s phone‑number‑linked click‑to‑buy flow, and LG’s Shop Time platform that leverages...
ACE Dismantles AnimePlay
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has taken down AnimePlay, a major illicit anime‑streaming app operating from Riau, Indonesia. The service, launched in 2020, attracted over 5 million registered users and stored more than 60 TB of pirated content. ACE seized...
Shoppable TV Has a QR Code Problem
Shoppable TV has leaned on QR codes to turn viewers into shoppers, but industry data shows click‑through rates hovering around 0.03%, far below expectations. While 62% of consumers discover new brands on television and spend roughly $290 annually on TV‑inspired...
Virgin TV Offers Free UHD Boost This Easter
Virgin Media O2 is giving all Virgin TV customers free access to its Ultra HD channel (228 and 999) from March 28 through April 12, covering the Easter half‑term break. The promotion features a curated slate of movies, documentaries and live‑music performances, including titles...
New Business Structure for Movistar Plus+
Movistar Plus+, Telefónica’s Spanish pay‑TV and streaming service, announced a restructuring that merges its rights‑acquisition function with the Global Partners management under the Business and Sports Management Division. The Partnerships Division will now report directly to Enric Rojas, who also oversees...
YouTube Is Testing a New AI Powered Auto Speed Feature That Changes the Speed of Your Videos Based on What...
Google’s YouTube is piloting an AI‑driven Auto speed feature that dynamically changes video playback speed in real time. Available to Premium members on Android and iOS until April 27, the tool speeds up low‑information segments and slows down dense parts, aiming...
Carr Defends Nexstar/Tegna Merger, Provides Details on Disney-Owned Station Enforcement Action
FCC Chair Brendan Carr defended the FCC’s approval of the $6.2 billion Nexstar‑Tegna merger, arguing it supports a healthy, thriving local broadcast TV market. He also detailed an ongoing enforcement action against Disney’s ABC station for not filing the required equal‑time...
ServusTV Pulls Formula 1 and Other Premium Sports From Joyn
Austrian broadcaster ServusTV will cease streaming Formula 1, MotoGP and other premium sports on the joint platform Joyn, moving all live rights to its own service ServusTV On from 1 January 2026. Joyn will retain only the on‑demand library without live sports. The shift...
Fubo to Live-Stream All 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Games
Fubo, majority‑owned by Disney, has secured a deal with Spectrum SportsNet LA to live‑stream every Los Angeles Dodgers game in the 2026 season. The agreement covers more than 140 regular‑season contests, pre‑ and post‑game shows, and the network’s “Backstage: Dodgers” series....
Hot Package: 3 Studios Battle For Tom Hanks & Marielle Heller Baseball Re-Team ‘The Comebacker’
Three major studios are bidding on "The Comebacker," a baseball‑themed drama that reunites Tom Hanks with director Marielle Heller. The film, based on a Dave Eggers short story and scripted by Heller, follows a major‑league pitcher whose life changes after...
Ex-ESPN Reporter Michele Steele Joins Big Ten Network
Veteran sports journalist Michele Steele has left ESPN after a 14‑year stint to become a contributor for the Big Ten Network. She will serve as a sideline reporter for Nebraska’s Red‑White spring game and anchor studio shows alongside BTN’s veteran...
Roku Adds a New Live Channel From Warner Bros. Discovery to Roku TVs & Roku Players
Roku announced a dedicated live channel (5270) featuring the Property Brothers, delivering 24/7 home‑renovation content on Roku TVs and streaming players. The launch follows the addition of 16 other new channels, expanding Roku’s free, ad‑supported live TV portfolio. By bundling...
What’s Next for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives?
Production on season five of Hulu’s reality series *The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives* was halted on March 16 after Utah police opened a domestic‑violence investigation involving star Taylor Frankie Paul and co‑star Dakota Mortensen. Jeff Jenkins Productions has launched a...
Amazon MGM Studios’ ‘The Glass House’ Premiere Breaks New Ground as Series Mania Closing Gala (EXCLUSIVE)
Amazon MGM Studios’ limited series "The Glass House" debuted as the closing gala of Series Mania, marking the first French‑language scripted series produced by the studio’s Canadian unit and the first Canadian Prime Video Original to secure that slot. The...