Not surprisingly, the Block The Merger coalition – more specifically, Free Press, the Committee for the First Amendment, the Freedom of the Press Foundation, the Future Film Coalition and the International Documentary Association – officially filed an amicus brief to oppose the settlement Paramount Skydance made with 12 state attorneys general.
Jenny Wall is a veteran of the TV and CTV industry but tends to specialize in what she calls “disruptive” companies.
Should I stay or should I go? Paramount CEO David Ellison is dialing up his threats to relocate the company outside Hollywood in an attempt to close its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition.
CTV buyers want more transparency into where their ads actually run. According to a new IAB report, 43% of CTV buyers said they have little or no confidence in the inventory they’re buying.
On Thursday night, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” chose to post an interview with Texas State Senate candidate James Talarico (D) on YouTube rather than air it on television.
At a recent industry event, an executive described a meeting with a major distribution platform. The platform had agreed to share audience data. When the meeting finally happened, they arrived with a printout. They wouldn’t let anyone keep it.
It’s finally here. Versant-owned news cable network MS NOW launched its dedicated streaming service on Wednesday. Memberships cost $7.99 per month or $79.99 annually.
According to Telemundo, one out of every two people who watched the 2026 FIFA World Cup this year tuned into the network’s Spanish-language broadcasts rather than the English-language version on Fox.
Connected television is projected to grow 14% in 2026, faster than the overall advertising market, according to IAB. But continued growth depends on proving that CTV delivers business results, not merely audiences and impressions.
At this point in the streaming industry’s evolution, everything old is new again.
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