Reuters·2026-03-11T07:06:55Z
Canal+ taps Google's AI for video production, content recommendationFrench media group Canal+ on Wednesday said it had struck a multi-year partnership with Alphabet's Google Cloud to deploy generative artificial intelligence across its production operations and streaming platform.
Digiday·2026-03-11
From rented audiences to engaged communities: Why participation is the new moat for publishersMark Zohar, President and CEO, Viafoura For more than a decade, digital publishers have had to make a trade-off regarding social media. Social platforms promised reach, scale and frictionless distribution. In exchange, publishers ceded control of audience relationships, data and, ultimately, trust. Today, that bargain is not working. Social media is imperfect. Feeds are flooded with bots, syntheti
Digiday·2026-03-11
Future of TV Briefing: OpenX adds attention targeting for CTV ads backed by TVisionThis week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at a new ad targeting option for CTV advertisers wary of people staring at their phones while an ad airs. Paid attention Netflix’s AI acquisition, Netflix’s Amazon ad targeting option and more Paid attention It’s easy to assume people watching on TV screens are paying attention. But advertisers wary of second screens stealing their spotlight may prefer to pa
Digiday·2026-03-11
Best Buy wants to be the hub for AI-powered hardware like glasses, laptopsThis story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail . Best Buy is positioning itself as the place where people go to shop for AI-powered everything. The tech retailer is looking for growth, as its revenue was essentially flat this past fiscal year (which ended Jan. 31) from the year before, at almost $42 billion. CEO Corie Barry said its market share was at least flat, showing slightly
Digiday·2026-03-11
Layoffs hit LADbible Group’s social video team amid slower user-generated content growthLADbible Group is cutting approximately a dozen staffers on its social video team based in Manchester, in the U.K. This comes after a round of layoffs to the social video team in London last fall, which impacted about 10 people, according to people familiar with the matter. LADbible Group (which operates LADbible, SPORTbible and Betches Media) is one of the most dominant publishers on social platf
Adweek·2026-03-10
Cannes Lions Names Agency Icon Susan Credle 2026 Lion of St. Mark HonoreeThe lifetime achievement award honors Credle’s four-decade career.
Adweek·2026-03-10
The Growth Paradox: Jeff Greenspoon of Kantar on Brand PowerPlus, how CMOs can protect their north star while experimenting boldly.
Nieman Lab·2026-03-10
The creator of Wordle is back with a new game about cryptic crosswordsThe quickest way to feel dumb, in my experience, is to attempt a cryptic crossword . As Simon Parkin explains in the New Yorker : American, or concise, crosswords are typically exercises in trivia more so than wit. A conventional clue might read: Got up. If the solution line has four letters, two answers might fit — rose or woke — and only the crossing letters can settle the matter. The cryptic cl
Adweek·2026-03-10
2026 NCAA Men’s Tournament Ad Sales Seeing ‘Tremendous Demand’CBS Sports and TNT Sports execs say March Madness is cutting through for advertisers, but they don't 'give too much specificity.'
Nieman Lab·2026-03-10
As AI data centers scale, investigating their impact becomes its own beatData centers have long underpinned the internet as we know it, but the generative AI boom has ushered in a new era of rapid, largely unchecked development. Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta alone are expected to spend over $700 billion on capital expenses in 2026 , an increase of 60% from 2025. Much of that money will be funneled toward stockpiling specialized chips and breaking ground on massiv
Adweek·2026-03-10
Agency Creatives: Looking for Job Satisfaction? Consider Moving to the Brand SideBrand marketers enjoy a better quality of life, according to a new survey.
Mechanicsburg Patriot News·2026-03-09T19:04:48Z
Will HBO Max shut down? Merger raises questions about streaming futureA prominent media analyst believes the streaming platform will essentially be shut down after Warner Bros. Discovery merges with Paramount, though HBO content may continue.
Nieman Lab·2026-03-09
A lot of journalism folks are offering editing advice as Grammarly’s AI “experts”Pretty soon, I won t have to edit Nieman Lab stories anymore. Instead, I ll have AI edit them as me. And I get tired of myself, I can move on to get edits from other people who write about journalism. At least, that s the idea behind Expert Review , a feature from AI editing software Grammarly that promises writing feedback by subject-matter experts. Instead of producing what looks like a generic
Nieman Lab·2026-03-09
Iran’s divided media landscape makes getting information during wartime even harderFrom brutal crackdowns on nationwide protests in January, to Israel and the United States recent strikes , Iran has been in the international spotlight for weeks. Reporting on Iran is challenging, both from inside the country and from outside. During periods of unrest and political turmoil, it becomes even harder and more restrictive. Iran s media landscape is divided between outlets closely affil
Nieman Lab·2026-03-04
AI-powered search is fueling a wave of Epstein Files transparency projectsThe Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) requires that the millions of documents collected by the Department of Justice (DOJ) about Jeffrey Epstein be shared with the public in a searchable and downloadable format. In practice, though, the searchability of the DOJ releases has been crude at best. Keywords may turn up individual links to PDFs, but users have reported major search malfunctions and
Digiday·2026-03-04
‘The conversation has shifted’: The CFO moved upstream. Now agencies have to as wellCFOs are demanding more from marketing — and not in the usual way. The familiar playbook of squeezing costs and investing in performance spend is still in motion, driven by an uncertain economy and an unpredictable geopolitical backdrop. But CFOs now are asking harder questions driven by a better grasp of how marketing actually works, and a sharper instinct for where it doesn t. For example, Vayne
Digiday·2026-03-04
Why one brand reimbursed $10,000 to customers who paid its ‘Trump Tariff Surcharge’ last yearThis story was originally published on sister site, Modern Retail. Dame is refunding customers who paid its “Trump Tariff Surcharge” last year, becoming one of the first brands to proactively return money tied to President Donald Trump’s now-invalidated tariffs. The sexual wellness company began adding a visible $5 line-item fee at checkout in 2025 as the Trump administration’s trade war pushed up
Adweek·2026-03-04
A+E Turns Brands Into Lifetime Movies as It Looks to Compete in Upfront PitchA+E Global Media announces new content and brand creative studio.
Adweek·2026-03-04
Netflix Taps Amazon’s Shopping Data to Sharpen Ad TargetingThe move pairs Amazon’s shopping signals with Netflix’s new Conversion API as the streamer courts performance budgets.
Adweek·2026-03-04
Ad Agencies Are Embracing ‘Vibe Coding’ to Build GEO Products for ClientsFrom two-hour builds to full SaaS platforms, agencies are using Anthropic's Claude to create custom tools that track how brands show up in AI-generated answers.
Adweek·2026-03-04
Havas Bets on AI Veteran Sharona Sankar-King to Lead Proprietary Tech PushHavas Media Network North America has hired data and AI veteran Sharona Sankar-King as chief data and product officer to lead its Converged.AI platform.
Digiday·2026-03-04
How creator talent agencies are evolving into multi-platform operatorsThe legacy agency model, long overdue for a reckoning, is finally being rebuilt from the ground up — with creators at the center. The old agency model — brokering deals, manually sourcing talent and running slow, service-heavy operations that treated creators like traditional talent — came of age in a fragmented market. But that model is giving way to something faster, more scalable, and built aro
Digiday·2026-03-04
Future of TV Briefing: How Paramount’s and Warner Bros. Discovery’s ad tech stacks stack upThis week’s Future of TV Briefing breaks down Paramount’s and Warner Bros. Discovery’s ad tech stacks now that the companies seem set (finally) to combine. Streaming stacks Netflix’s exit, WBD’s town hall, CNN’s future and more Streaming stacks Paramount plans to combine its and Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming services after Paramount+’s owner completes its acquisition of HBO Max’s parent. But
Nieman Lab·2026-03-03
X will demonetize users who post AI-generated videos of war (but not other kinds of disinformation)On Tuesday Nikita Bier , head of product at X, announced that users who post AI-generated videos of an armed conflict without disclosing they were AI-generated will suspended from the site s revenue-sharing program for 90 days, with repeated offenses leading to a permanent suspension from the program: Today we are revising our Creator Revenue Sharing policies to maintain authenticity of content on
Nieman Lab·2026-03-03
Newsonomics: Will national news shrink even faster than local news did?Anderson Cooper may be running out of lily pads. Just two weeks ago, he announced his decision to leave CBS’s 60 Minutes, after almost 20 years of multitasking. Over time, he arrived at the pinnacle of the TV news profession as a CNN anchor, growing his gravitas as a cascade of crises consumed our world while contributing to the most storied newsmagazine of the entire TV era. He’d seen enough of t
M Live Michigan·2026-03-02T17:27:10Z
Major streaming platform may be going away after $110 billion dealThe merger, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, will create a media empire.
Nieman Lab·2026-03-02
New York Times runs in-house ad asking listeners to “support any news organization dedicated to original reporting”The New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger has voiced a new ad encouraging listeners to support any news organization dedicated to original reporting — even if it s not the Times. It s Sulzberger s first-ever advertisement, the Times confirmed, and it ran for the first time on Monday. A New York Times spokesperson said the publisher wanted to call attention to the shrinking of the news industry.
Savannah Morning News·2026-02-24T17:29:30Z
Atlanta Braves announce their own streaming platform for 2026 seasonThe Atlanta Braves ended their broadcast agreement earlier this year, and have now announced their own media platform for the start of the 2026 season
Augusta Chronicle·2026-02-24T17:29:30Z
Atlanta Braves announce their own streaming platform for 2026 seasonThe Atlanta Braves ended their broadcast agreement earlier this year, and have now announced their own media platform for the start of the 2026 season
Athens Banner-Herald·2026-02-24T17:29:30Z
Atlanta Braves announce their own streaming platform for 2026 seasonThe Atlanta Braves ended their broadcast agreement earlier this year, and have now announced their own media platform for the start of the 2026 season
