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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 […]
Cynopsis 01/12/26: Netflix Renews “Black Mirror” for Season 8
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 […]
01/11/26: Cynopsis Jobs
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 […]
Cynopsis 01/09/26: Paramount Reaffirms Bid for WBD
Friday January 9, 2026 IN THE NEWS Paramount Skydance is doubling down, reaffirming its $30-a-share bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and insisting it tops the deal WBD struck with Netflix. The company says it has “diligently and constructively” addressed every concern raised by WBD, pointing to its December 22 revised proposal and follow-up filings […]
Cynopsis 01/08/26: Yahoo Integrates Agentic AI
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