A Cynopsis Message From ITN Wednesday April 22, 2026   IN THE NEWS Peacock’s ad-free Premium Plus tier is coming to Roku Premium Subscriptions through a new deal between NBCUniversal and Roku. The top-tier plan remains ad-free except for live sports and includes offline downloads and access to geo-targeted local TV stations. It’s […]
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM PREMION Tuesday April 21, 2026   IN THE NEWS Midterm spending for the 2026 cycle is on track to top $10 billion – just 8% shy of the 2024 presidential cycle ($11.2 billion) and 16% higher than the 2022 midterms ($8.9 billion), according to Kinetiq’s The […]
Monday April 20, 2026   IN THE NEWS Station owner Nexstar has been temporarily barred from combining its operations with Tegna, despite the companies having secured regulatory approval for their $6.2 billion merger – and closed the transaction on March 19. The setback stems from an antitrust lawsuit filed by DirecTV and […]
Friday April 17, 2026   IN THE NEWS Along with Netflix’s quarterly earnings on Thursday came the news that Reed Hastings is stepping down from the board of directors at the company he co-founded in 1997. “Netflix changed my life in so many ways, and my all‑time favorite memory was January 2016, […]
Thursday April 16, 2026   IN THE NEWS MGM+ has renewed “From” – the most-viewed series in network history – for a fifth and final season. Season four of the sci-fi horror hit debuts Sunday, April 19. “’From’ represents the pinnacle of what MGM+ strives for; world-class talent, cinematic production values, and classic storytelling that […]
A Cynopsis Message From A+E Global Media Wednesday April 15, 2026   IN THE NEWS Disney has begun a round of layoffs that will impact 1,000 jobs across multiple divisions. Employees were notified about the impending cuts on Tuesday by Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro. “Over the past several months, we […]
Tuesday April 14, 2026   IN THE NEWS Paramount Skydance responded to an open letter signed by over 1000 industry professionals, including JJ Abrams, David Fincher, Don Cheadle, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jason Bateman, who object to the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. “We are deeply concerned by indications of support for this merger […]
Monday April 13, 2026   IN THE NEWS A federal judge has extended the freeze on Nexstar’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna for another week, pushing the deadline to April 17 as he weighs whether to impose a longer preliminary injunction. The deal remains in limbo amid an antitrust challenge from DirecTV and a coalition […]
Friday April 10, 2026   IN THE NEWS Disney is set to cut as many as 1,000 positions over the next few weeks, with many in the marketing department recently consolidated under Asad Ayaz, reports the Wall Street Journal. While the layoffs fall under new CEO Josh D’Amaro, plans for the reductions […]
Thursday April 9, 2026 Â Â IN THE NEWS Jeff Shell is out as president of Paramount Skydance after less than a year on the job. The move comes after the company reviewed allegations from gambler and self-described fixer RJ Cipriani, who claims Shell leaked confidential information tied to Paramount deals. Paramount said […]
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