by Wayne Friedman
Streaming viewers are largely backing the efforts of striking writers and actors and plan to seek alternative programming if their favorite shows become unavailable, … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Adam Buckman, Featured Columnist
A letter to the editor in "The Wall Street Journal" this week provided a look at the actors' strike from the point of view … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
Spotify will be the first audio platform to be integrated directly into WPP's products and solutions including offerings from WPP data division Choreograph. Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Apple TV+ is now at 8.3% demand share in Q2 in the U.S. -- just behind Amazon Prime Video at 8.6. Both Apple and … Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
X Corp. has made "troubling decisions that appear calculated to harass, silence, and suppress research and accountability" for extremist content, hate speech and other … Read the whole story
by Colin Kirkland
Meta's new AI code AudioCraft combines three separate AI sound-creation models, which are expected to appeal to musicians, creators and advertisers. Read the whole story
by Colin Kirkland
Snapchat has launched a Lens Creator Reward program that will "celebrate the most creative Lenses" developed by creators via performance-based cash payouts. Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
The campaign, which was created by Jellyfish, utilizes two of Clear Channel Outdoor's 3D full-motion video billboards overlooking Times Square. Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
The government of Kenya has suspended Sam Altman's Worldcoin project, which gives cryptocurrency to people in exchange for their biometric data. Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
YouTube TV keeps growing, and is now coming close to becoming one of the top four of all U.S. pay TV providers. Read the whole story
by Rob Williams
The rebound in demand is a sign that brands are more active about reaching shoppers who are less burdened by rising consumer prices. Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Sinclair Inc. had a tough Q2 period with revenue, including advertising and distribution -- down 8% to $768 million vs. the same period a … Read the whole story