- Youth Sells, Until It Doesn't: AARP Study Calls Out Media's Age Blind Spot
Research Intelligencer, Robert Williams - Friday, January 9, 2026
Hollywood's long-standing youth obsession (now reinforced by algorithms, AI-assisted development tools a ...
- FTC Presses To Move Forward With Probe Of Media Matters
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 7, 2026
The FTC is asking an appellate court to lift an injunction blocki ...
- Disney Going 'Vertical,' Unveils AI 'Ad Agent'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 8, 2026
Disney+ will start up short-form video content for a wide variety ...
- Longtime Cable Nets: Will They Get Digital Spins?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 8, 2026
Something's got to give - as seen with Versant Media Group, t ...
- TikTok Launches Immersive Hub For Sponsored Sports Content
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, January 5, 2026
"TikTok GamePlan," a new in-app resource, is intended to help official spor ...
- AI's Sexually Explicit Side Surfaces Via Search, Prompts
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, January 2, 2026
Grok and YouTube have a problem. Sexually explicit AI-generated content based ...
- Pew: TikTok Most Popular Social News Source For Gen Z
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, December 31, 2025
U.S. consumers ages 18-29 are using TikTok more than any other social-med ...
- AI Prophet: Tool Is Designed To Tell If Content Will Work
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Thursday, January 1, 2026
Publishers and marketers can determine in advance if images will engage read ...
- Eyeballing 2025: The Trends And Challenges Of A Hectic Year
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Artificial intelligence helped email marketers - but it also created issues. ...
- 2025: A Year In Social Media 'Slop'
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, December 31, 2025
When Merriam-Webster announced its Word of the Year was "slop," it ma ...
- MrBeast To Feature Starbucks In Upcoming Reality Show Season
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, December 29, 2025
Amazon Prime's reality show "Beast Games: Strong vs. Smart," owned and host ...
- From The Sublime To The Ridiculous: The Year In Content
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Almost nothing changed in the world of TV content in 2025 ...
- Judge Blocks Feds From Detaining Hate Speech Researcher
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 26, 2025
A judge in New York has prohibited the federal government from detaini ...
- Squeezing Perplexity: Japan Publisher Accuses It Of 'Free Riding'
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Thursday, December 25, 2025
Company sends protest letter to Perplexity. Meanwhile, the Chicago Tribune Co. a ...
- Google Sues Search Data-Scraping Company
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, December 22, 2025
Google has filed a lawsuit against a Texas-based company it accuses ...
- Roblox Boosts Player Engagement, Attracts More Major Brands: Report
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Friday, December 19, 2025
Roblox has seen steady growth this year, onboarding more Fortune 500 a ...
- Arkansas Social Media Law Likely Violates First Amendment, Judge Rules
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 16, 2025
A federal judge has blocked enforcement of an Arkansas law that wou ...
- YouTube Updates Aim To Strengthen Brand-Creator Relationships
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, December 15, 2025
In an effort to strengthen brand-creator relationships, YouTube is updating its brand ...
- WSJ's New Opinion: Paper Adds Newsletter And Writers
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Monday, December 15, 2025
"Free Expression" will also have a presence on Substack. ...
- A Brief History Of Broadcast Time (Spent)
TV Watch, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, December 16, 2025
It has been a little over four years since Nielsen rebooted t ...
- RCS: What's Next? Interactive Format Grows In Volume
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Friday, December 12, 2025
RCS usage surged on Black Friday, while email saw steady advancement. ...
- Disney Strikes $1B Deal With OpenAI, Licenses Iconic Characters
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 11, 2025
Disney's $1 billion deal with OpenAI would allow fans to create short-fo ...
- Publishers' Payday: Company Forms Content Partnership In Europe
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Monday, December 8, 2025
ProRata.ai signs partnership deal with Danish publishing group. ...
- 'The New York Times' Sues Perplexity
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, December 5, 2025
The copyright action follows a similar filing by the Center for Investigati ...
- Shared Culture: People Inc. Signs Lifestyle Content Deal With Meta
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Monday, December 8, 2025
Meta AI users will have access to People Inc. content across ...
- New York Times, AP, Others Ask Court To Block Texas Law Restricting App Downloads
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 4, 2025
"The Act renders wide swaths of speech at the very heart ...
- New TikTok Feed Connects Users With Local Content, Creators, Businesses
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, December 4, 2025
TikTok is launching a "Nearby Feed" focused on connecting users with conten ...
- Brain Activity Study Shows Neuro-Contextual Ads Drive Higher Engagement
Performance Marketing Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, December 5, 2025
A study conducted by a neuro-contextual ad company in partnership with ...
- 'Chicago Tribune' Sues Perplexity For Alleged Copyright Infringement
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, December 4, 2025
The suit, filed on Thursday, charges that Perplexity is using the "Chica ...
- TV, Movie Discovery Continue To Benefit From Social Media
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 3, 2025
S&P Global Market Intelligence research finds 73% of Gen Zers get bett ...