For the second time in a row and possibly for the near future, a Television Critics Association meeting held in the summer and the winter isn't happening. Its July/August summer event, which happens before the fall season start has been cancelled.

Michael O'Leary, president/CEO of Cinema United, a trade group that represents major theater owners, said the movie-studio world needs to revert back to a longer exclusive period for theaters.

For some hard-pressed linear TV networks, the good news is that the NFL again helps to keep it viable.

On Monday Newsmax went public. Shares spiked on Monday, its first day of trading, by more than 700%, then rose over 2,000% over two days.

With a wide range of public U.S. companies, especially direct-first companies and some law firms, now bending the knee to the Trump Administration, one wonders what's next - especially for the media.

Tariffs are threatening to hit in April. Guess what that might mean for the TV upfront market, which is set to start in a couple of weeks?

In the media battle for "Yellowstone" between Paramount and NBCU, Paramount has exclusive rights to stream the blockbuster Western hit on Peacock through 2029, according to 'The Wall Street Journal.'

Big viewing and ad revenue gains for Tubi, Pluto TV and the Roku Channel aren't slowing down - and they continue to bring in new deals.

Nielsen says audiences young and old are increasingly using YouTube to access content that also appears on social-media apps.There is also rising interest in "video" podcasts on YouTube.

Streaming distribution/retail service Roku is testing autoplay ads that load onscreen before the viewer gets to the Roku home screen. Will other similar companies follow?