Tuesday January 20, 2026 IN THE NEWS Faced with the massive costs of AI infrastructure, OpenAI is looking to monetize its 800 million weekly users by advertising in ChatGPT. The company says it plans to test ads in the free tier, as well as ChatGPT Go, a low-cost […]
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Friday January 16, 2026 Cynopsis will not publish on Monday, January 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. IN THE NEWS IAB released its AI Transparency and Disclosure Framework, designed to help brands use AI responsibly without losing consumer trust. “The digital industry is embracing AI in all of […]
Thursday January 15, 2026 IN THE NEWS In the fourth quarter, Netflix reclaimed its position as US SVOD market leader with a 20% share, according to JustWatch’s Q4 2025 US Market Share Report, and Prime Video slipped to second. While each service lost share year-over-year, Disney (14%) and Apple TV (9%) each gained 2 […]
Wednesday January 14, 2026 The 2026 Convergent TV Influence Awards Breaking: Meet the 2026 Leaders Defining Convergent TV The Convergent TV World Influence Awards honor the brand and agency leaders shaping the future of video advertising. Honorees from P&G, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Bayer, Best Buy Ads, Horizon Media, dentsu, Omnicom Media Group, WPP, […]
Wednesday January 14, 2026 IN THE NEWS Trevor Noah will return for a sixth and, it appears, final time hosting the Grammy Awards. Noah will also serve as executive producer for the event, which is moving to ABC from CBS, its broadcast home since 1973, next year. “I am beyond thrilled to welcome Trevor […]
Tuesday January 13, 2026 IN THE NEWS Paramount Skydance is pressing ahead with its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, filing a lawsuit to force WBD to disclose details of its $82.7 billion agreement with Netflix, which Paramount argues is inferior to its own $108.4 billion offer. “WBD’s stockholders have an immediate need for […]
Monday January 12, 2026 That’s a wrap on CES 2026. To no one’s surprise, ad tech conversations centered on AI — but this time, with a focus on agentic workflows. Ad tech companies Viant, PubMatic and Magnite all brandished new agents to simplify and improve media workflows, while streamers and creative companies also showcased new […]
Monday January 12, 2026 IN THE NEWS Netflix has renewed “Black Mirror” for an eighth season. The dystopian anthology series from Charlie Brooker launched on UK’s Channel 4 in 2011, moving to the streamer in 2016 starting with season three. Audience interest in seeing actors age 50-plus in leading roles is […]
Sunday January 11, 2026 CONVERGENT TV WORLD 2026 The Room Where Cross-Screen Strategy Takes Shape Convergent TV World brings together the leaders shaping how video is planned, bought, measured, and monetized—across streaming, linear, gaming, and emerging platforms. Expect unfiltered dialogue on AI, signal loss, evolving standards, and where budgets are really moving. Workshops, hosted buyer […]
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