- OpenAI Acquires Streaming Business TBPN
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 2, 2026
OpenAI, moving into the entertainment world, has acquired TBPN, a streaming busines ...
- Higher Social Media Use Means Lower Belief In Democracy, Poll Shows
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 2, 2026
Americans who spend at least five hours a day on social med ...
- Jeff Shell In Talks To Leave Paramount Skydance
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 2, 2026
Jeff Shell may be leaving his post as president of Paramount Skydanc ...
- Health, Government Entities Advertised On Sites That Promoted Misinformation
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Friday, April 3, 2026
Health and government organizations accounted for more than 10% of the advertisi ...
- 'Hide My Email' Proviso: Apple Data Is Not Really Hidden From Law Enforcement
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 2, 2026
Apple shared data on two iCloud+ users with federal law enforcement agencie ...
- Hour Ticks Up Buys, Acquiring City/Regional Magazines
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 2, 2026
Hour Media now owns over 100 publications, but layoffs have ensued ...
- Kalshi Faces 20 Lawsuits And One Criminal Charge As Volume Grows
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 2, 2026
Kalshi, the prediction market platform where players can place bets on wor ...
- Warshaw, Soros Fund Management Battle In Court Over Audacy Acquisition
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 2, 2026
The legal battle between Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw and Soros Fund Manageme ...
- Young Adults Follow Social Influencers Instead Of Mainstream Financial Institutions
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 2, 2026
Young consumers are increasingly influenced by social media platforms and influencers concerning mon ...
- Jack Sheehan To Head Global Sales At Concourse Media
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 2, 2026
Concourse Media has named Jack Sheehan as president of worldwide sales, Screen Daily report ...
- Leaning On Reviews: Consumers Trust Them More, But Have Reason To Be Wary
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 2, 2026
Most have lingering concerns over AI, but almost half use it f ...
- Ruffling Privacy: Perplexity, Meta And Google Hit With Suit Over Alleged Data Sharing
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 1, 2026
The attempted class action suit may not go anywhere, but it reflec ...
- Colorado Law Will Force Social Media Firms To Quickly Respond To Search Warrants
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Colorado has passed a bipartisan bill that would force social media compani ...
- Programmatic Ad Tech Overlooks Differences In Media Quality
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
The advertising industry’s fixation with tying media value to short-term outcomes usi ...
- U.S. Judge Says President Trump Cannot Cut Off Funding For NPR, PBS
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
A federal judge has ruled that the president’s executive order barring fundi ...
- Darren Abbott Named President Of Hallmark Media
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Hallmark Media has named Darren Abbott as president, The Hollywood Reporter write ...
- The Name Game: Gmail Rolls Out Ability For Users To Change Account Handles
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Gmail members can now add new user names to sign into Goog ...
- Anthropic Dances To The Music: News/Media Alliance, Other Groups File Brief In Concord Case
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Concord Music Group alleges in its lawsuit that Anthropic unlawfully used copyrig ...
- Nonprofit News Sites Saw Traffic Growth In January
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Nonprofit news sites drew 72.1 million visits in January, up from 6. ...
- FTC Cracks Down On Ad Practices By Car Dealerships
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission has toughened its regulation of car dealerships, includi ...
- Brands Ramp Up Use Of Content And Agentic AI
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Brands like ScottsMiracle-Gro and
Clinique are using Agentic AI to serve consumers a ...
- Media Censorship Through 'Noise' Leads To Cognitive Overload
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Media capture is a political strategy that authoritarian governments often use to co-opt independent ne ...
- Text Reflex: Gen Z, Millennials Opt In For Messages, But Want Limits
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
A full 90% want to be texted only once per week, SimpleTexti ...
- Mid-America News Gulch: Several Iowa Outlets To Close
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Sunday, March 29, 2026
Iowa's Mid-America Publishing is going out of business. The only bright sp ...
- Versant May Acquire Vox Media Podcast Business
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 30, 2026
Versant, the parent company of CNBC and MS NOW, is one of several suitors ...
- Netflix Raises Price Of Standard Ad-Free Plan, Ad Tier A Better Bargain
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 30, 2026
Netflix raised the price of its standard ad-free plan to $19.99 p ...
- FCC Head Carr Says Trump Is Winning War Against 'Fake News Media'
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 30, 2026
Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, claimed on Friday th ...
- Colorado Public Media Broadcasters Discuss Merger
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 30, 2026
Two Colorado public media broadcasters are exploring a merger, Inside Radio report ...
- Email Reprieve: State Of Washington Softens Subject Line Law
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 30, 2026
The penalty for violations in consumer lawsuits has been reduced by ...
- 'Politico' Powerhouse: Jonathan Greenberger Appointed As Global Editor In Chief
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Sunday, March 29, 2026
Existing EIC John Harris moves to chairman role. Dasha Burns will ser ...