- Mega Mergers Are Hurting Local News As Layoffs Ensue
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Local news is the biggest casualty as Hollywood studios merge and streami ...
- Take The 'Bait' And Don't Miss Amazon's New Comedy
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, March 25, 2026
"Bait" is comedic at times, but it can suddenly veer into da ...
- Google Unveils Agentic Media-Buying Tools At NewFront
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, March 23, 2026
Google has brought new, agentic media-buying capabilities to YouTube with Google Displ ...
- Streamers, Brands Reach Far And Wide For Sports Content
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 20, 2026
A report from SponsorUnited says that in 2025, women's sports leagues includi ...
- DIRECTV Loses NFL Sunday Ticket Access As NFL Moves To Streaming Model
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Thursday, March 19, 2026
DIRECTV is losing its long-time role distributing NFL Sunday Ticket to bar ...
- Disney+ Is Company's 'Digital Centerpiece,' New CEO Says
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 19, 2026
Incoming CEO Josh D'Amaro said Disney+ would essentially be a "portal" f ...
- On-Demand Streaming Engagement Outpaces 'Channel-Based,' Social Media
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 18, 2026
A Harris Poll report finds 90% of streaming viewers are more engag ...
- FIFA Adds YouTube As World Cup Media Partner
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, March 17, 2026
FIFA has added YouTube as a second "Preferred Platform" partner to spotlig ...
- Five Or 10 Years From Now, What Splash Will Netflix Need To Make?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Should Netflix look more to live sports, gaming, and video podcasts? Ye ...
- KC Global Media Distribution Acquires Rights To 'Eat With Ziami' Series
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 17, 2026
KC Global Media Distribution has acquired global rights to Eat With Xiami, ...
- NFL Reportedly Seeking 50% Hike In New CBS Deal
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The NFL has a pricing hike option with CBS and other TV/streami ...
- Whoa, Nellie! Will It Be Linear By A Nose?
Planning & Buying Insider, Joe Mandese - Monday, March 16, 2026
Trade reporters typically cover Nielsen ratings like a horse race, but that ...
- M&W: TV Ad Spending To Slide 2.4%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 13, 2026
National TV advertising will sink 2% to $27.9 billion (excluding political ads ...
- Streaming Movie Ding? Universal's Films Are 'Theatrical-First'
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 13, 2026
Starting next year, Universal Pictures will extend the theatrical window for n ...
- Praising A Pharma Company: Documentary 'The Pink Pill' Now Streaming
Pharma & Health Insider, Les Luchter - Thursday, March 12, 2026
The 90-minute film tells the inspiring story of the fight to bri ...
- Nielsen's Tone Deaf 'Upfront Planning Guide'
Planning & Buying Insider, Joe Mandese - Thursday, March 12, 2026
It's tone deaf because it features problematic legacy data its clients ...
- Agentic Agency Technology Takes Stronger Position In Ad Chain
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Global independent ad agency PMG became one of the first partners ...
- 'Value' Of Legacy Network Streamers Grows 11%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 11, 2026
A recent 3-month snapshot of "media value" ad/promotion time for streamers ...
- Warner Bros. Deal History: Storylines Are Not Happy Endings
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Business deals for Warner Bros. are not uplifting movie-like stories to rec ...
- Nothing Sunny About Hulu Dramedy 'Sunny Nights'
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, March 10, 2026
"Sunny Nights" is a dark, violent, seedy show about desperate people ...
- Passport Not Required: Global Content Surges Across Streaming Libraries
Research Intelligencer, Rob Williams - Thursday, March 5, 2026
Netflix and Amazon Prime Video appear to be leading the charge towa ...
- NBCU Strikes Real-Time Data Deal With HyphaMetrics
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 5, 2026
NBCU will become the first licensor of HyphaMetrics' UNIeVista measurement system, whi ...
- Digital Video Ads Not All That 'Personalized,' Study Finds
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 4, 2026
"While CTV and streaming platforms have advanced audience targeting, consumers may n ...
- Basic Cable Might Not Be As Dead As It Seems
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, March 4, 2026
The big TV companies just might find a use for their lega ...
- Netflix's WBD View: Nice To Have, But Not Necessary
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 2, 2026
Future good news for Netflix? Its stock has been up 20% ov ...
- Ride 'Em Cowboy: CBS 'Marshals' Is Latest 'Yellowstone' Spinoff
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Friday, February 27, 2026
The sprawling saga of the "Yellowstone" Dutton family gets the CBS crime-fighti ...
- When GOTV Means Getting Voters OUT Of The Buy
Planning & Buying Insider, Joe Mandese - Thursday, February 26, 2026
What if political campaigns could target ads only to households that haven ...
- Paramount Q4 Ad Revenues Sink 9%, Streaming Falls 4%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2026
Paramount's total core ad revenues were 4% lower to $3.8 billion, accordi ...
- Netflix Declines Counter, Paramount Nabs WBD
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2026
Earlier this week, Paramount boosted its per-share cash price to shareholders ...
- NBCU's Big Sports February: Any More Upfront Advertising Power Left?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2026
NBCU posted an average 23.5 million viewers for its Milan Cortina Wint ...