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Holiday Programming Guide 2026

A Cynopsis Message from UP Entertainment   Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Holiday Programming Guide 2026 From beloved Christmas classics to brand-new festive premieres, there’s something for everyone this holiday season. Welcome to Cynopsis’ annual roundup of holiday specials, episodes and films airing through January 1. Happy watching! (To submit an update, contact

Live Sports Streaming Has The Fans. Now Advertisers Need A Smarter Way To Reach Them

  Wednesday October 21, 2026 Live Sports Streaming Has The Fans. Now Advertisers Need A Smarter Way To Reach Them Live sports delivers something increasingly scarce in today’s fragmented media landscape: large, highly engaged audiences that show up together in real time. It’s no surprise that advertisers want in. According to

Cynopsis 7/27/2026: Paramount/WBD Merger Paused

Monday, July 27, 2026 Happy Monday! The media business is in the middle of one of its great reshufflings — consolidation at the top, contraction in the middle and reinvention everywhere else. The old playbook is getting rewritten in real time, and today’s news is a pretty clean cross-section of exactly that. In today’s news: […]

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Cynopsis 7/22/2026: The Sharks Are Circling, and So Are the Brands

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Happy Wednesday!  We hope your second peek at the refreshed Cynopsis hit the mark. A new design, the same curated coverage aimed at getting your day off to an informed start.  In today’s issue: Disney’s Year of Restructuring Rolls On Shark Week: Which Brands Took the Bait? 39 Years Later, Detroit’s […]

Cynopsis: 7/21/2026: Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Hit With Restraining Order; The Final Whistle Has Blown — but the World Cup Is Still Making Noise

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Good morning, readers! Welcome to Streamlined, the essential read for television business professionals. Streamlined comes to your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. We hope you like what you see. In today’s issue: Q&A with the Chief Content Officer at AMC Global Media Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Hit With Restraining Order The […]

Cynopsis 07/17/26: Roku Launches Brand Campaign

Friday July 17, 2026 Good morning and welcome to Cynopsis — the media industry’s essential morning read. Today: · Repetition Wins: Live Sports Viewers Are More Ad-Tolerant Than You Think · Roku Turns Its Cult Screensaver Into an Explorable Universe · E! Expands “The Golden Life” Before It Even Debuts    IN THE […]

The Real Convergence Story Is Happening in Local Markets

Thursday July 16, 2026 The Real Convergence Story Is Happening in Local Markets TV convergence has largely been framed as a national conversation: advertisers looking for more connected ways to plan across linear and streaming, measure performance, and understand audiences. But as buyers push for more accountable, performance-oriented TV campaigns, that national-first approach […]

Cynopsis 07/16/26: “The Challenge” Makes a Move

Thursday July 16, 2026 Good morning and welcome to Cynopsis — the media industry’s essential morning read. Today: · Last Call for the 39%: FCC Eyes End to TV Ownership Limit · Pitts Stop: Paramount Moves to Pull Judge From Merger Lawsuit · Class Action Takes Aim at YouTube’s ‘Ad-Free’ Promise    IN […]

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