The Guardian·2026-04-14
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette saved from closure by Maryland non-profitThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which has roots that date back to 1786, was set to close next month, in a major blow to the city and a sign of the distressed state of local news. Not any more. On Tuesday, the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, the parent company of the Baltimore Banner non-profit news website in Maryland, announced it had acquired the Post-Gazette for an undisclosed sum. “We are committed to working with exceptional journalists, along with civic and business leaders across the region, to build a new future for local journalism in western Pennsylvania,” said Bob Cohn, CEO of the Venetoulis Institute. “We are clear-eyed about the task ahead. We have learned in Maryland that this work takes time, discipline and investment.” Block Communications, owner of the Post-Gazette
The Guardian·2026-04-14
Telegraph takeover by German buyer cleared by culture secretaryThe culture secretary has cleared Axel Springer’s £575m takeover of the Telegraph, paving the way for the end of almost three years of uncertainty over the ownership of the titles. Lisa Nandy said that she does not believe there are grounds to intervene and refer the deal to the media regulator, Ofcom, for an in-depth regulatory investigation. The culture secretary has the power to call in mergers for further scrutiny on public interest grounds, as well as the new foreign state influence regime. “I am currently not minded to intervene in this merger under either regime on the basis of the evidence available to me at this time,” she said. “This is without prejudice to my ability to intervene in this merger within the applicable statutory time limits, if new or additional information comes t
The Guardian·2026-04-14
Gary Neville’s media group buys football YouTuber Mark Goldbridge’s channelsGary Neville’s sports media group has acquired two YouTube channels owned by one of the UK’s most popular but controversial football content creators in a deal understood to be worth a seven-figure sum. Mark Goldbridge’s The United Stand and That’s Football YouTube channels bring a combined 3.7 million subscribers to The Overlap, Neville’s group, which is understood to be seeking to grow its specialist coverage of big clubs across Europe. Neville’s purchase may raise some eyebrows: the former Manchester United defender and Goldbridge, whose sometimes negative, explosive outbursts about Manchester United seem to attract criticism and subscribers equally, may appear unlikely bedfellows. Neville admits he criticised “those bloody YouTubers” before he became one. Once asked if he would invite
Adweek·2026-04-14
Patrón Takes Shot at Sponsoring Prime Video’s NBA Nightcap Through the PlayoffsPrime Video shares advertising game plan for NBA playoffs.
Adweek·2026-04-14
Disney CEO Sends Memo Confirming LayoffsDisney is expected to lay off as many as 1,000 employees.
Adweek·2026-04-14
How AI Is Democratizing Content and Creating Today’s ‘Access Era’Higgsfield AI's Mahi de Silva reveals how creativity barriers are coming down at ADWEEK's Social Media Week.
Digiday·2026-04-14
MrBeast is so big, Beast Industries turns down eight-figure brand deals if they aren’t the right fitJimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson just hosted a two-day, multi-platform “50 Streamers” competition that exceeded 1 billion total views within the first three days. The latest MrBeast offering, which pitted 50 streamers against each other in competitions with the winner getting $1 million, dipped into the livestreaming space, with its Easter Sunday grand finale drawing 1.75 million live concurrent viewers
Digiday·2026-04-14
‘Absolutely no intention’: Publicis Group CEO rules out building a Trade Desk rival amid ongoing disputeA month after Publicis Groupe told clients to pull spend from The Trade Desk, it still hasn’t told them where to put it instead. The directive — the result of an audit that surfaced transparency concerns serious enough to warrant client notification — left clients in limbo. On today’s earnings call, CEO Arthur Sadoun said they’ll stay there a little longer. What he was clear on, though, is what th
Digiday·2026-04-14
Digiday+ Research: Publishers favor generative AI over predictive AIThis is an excerpt from our Digiday+ Research report How publishers from Dow Jones and Business Insider to People Inc. are approaching AI in 2026 , which explores how publishers are navigating the opportunities and challenges that have come with the evolution of AI. The report is based on a survey of 40 publisher professionals, as well as individual interviews with publisher executives responsible
Adweek·2026-04-14
BMW Digital Founder Urges Brands to Trade Moments for CommitmentsAt Social Media Week, NeAndre Broussard argued that consistency will outperform trend-driven campaigns.
Digiday·2026-04-14
Creator content has become critical for retail media networksThis story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail Two fast-growing advertising sectors — retail media and the creator economy — are increasingly interlinked. Executives in the advertising businesses of retailers like Walmart, Best Buy and Albertsons are starting to see value in incorporating more creator-led content into advertising campaigns for brands. Not only that, but they are a
Nieman Lab·2026-04-14
Social traffic kinda stinks for news publishers now, in 3 chartsA lot of the discussion of news publishers traffic in recent months has focused on a decline in search traffic . But social traffic is down, too. Last week, when I was analyzing how links hurt publishers on Twitter , I asked analytics platform Chartbeat for data on how Twitter referral traffic has changed. The decline is stark. Global Chartbeat clients traffic from Twitter has fallen by 70% since
Nieman Lab·2026-04-14
The Baltimore Banner’s parent nonprofit acquires the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteWill Pittsburgh become America s most important city without a newspaper? Josh asked in January. The answer, we learned Tuesday, is no: The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism , the nonprofit parent organization of The Baltimore Banner , reached an agreement with Block Communications to acquire the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , which was slated to shut down in May. It s a dramatic, if not entire
Digiday·2026-04-13
What separates brands that grow from brands that stand stillBradley Keefer, Chief Revenue Officer, Keen Decision Systems Every brand is trying to find the right levers to maximize its ad budget. While it is easy to assume larger budgets grant a natural advantage, capital alone does not guarantee success. The brands that win are not necessarily those with the deepest pockets; they are the ones making superior decisions. To understand what separates growing
Adweek·2026-04-13
The Cockroach of Marketing Concepts Will Never DieThe sales funnel survives everything thrown at it: academic critique, platform revolution, the endless march of Silicon Valley shamans declaring the next big thing.
Adweek·2026-04-13
The Newest Character on Netflix’s Running Point? Jake From State FarmBrand mascots are crossing over from ads to dramatic roles as advertising and entertainment collide
Digiday·2026-04-13
Why marketing is now the operating system for growthAmanda Forrester, svp, marketing and communications, OpenX Artificial intelligence is pushing marketing to the center of business, making it the operating system for growth. Marketing now determines how a company is discovered, interpreted and trusted by both people and the machines that increasingly guide their decisions. As a result, the role of marketing is expanding from storytelling to archit
Nieman Lab·2026-04-13
BREAKING: These are the kinds of news tweets that perform bestFor news publishers, links are life. But, as I reported last week, publishers appear to face a penalty when they link to their stories on X. I used Claude to scrape the 200 most recent tweets from 18 different publishers, then charted their median engagements (likes + comments + RT s). Posts with links definitely do worse. The New York Times, which includes links in 88% of its tweets, has 53 milli
Nieman Lab·2026-04-13
Independent journalists are mission-driven, but financially strained, a new report saysThere isn t yet a clear playbook for financial sustainability in creator journalism, according to a report published by the Center for News, Technology Innovation (CNTI) on Monday. To better understand the trends and challenges in the growing landscape, CNTI partnered with Project C — a research hub on creator journalism — to survey 43 independent information providers and creator-journalists in t
Nieman Lab·2026-04-13
TMZ staffs up a new team in D.C. to cover “pop culture and politics”One of the busiest beats in news just got a little more crowded. On Monday, TMZ — the American tabloid outlet known for entertainment and celebrity news — announced that its staffers are now covering Washington D.C. Our 3 intrepid producers Charlie Cotton , Jacob Wasserman and Jakson Buhaj are working The Hill, the story reads. So we re in D.C. on the hunt for good stories. We re also going to exp
Digiday·2026-04-13
‘I’m playing the long game’: Journalists are striking out alone and discovering the business is toughest beat of allIndependent journalism is structurally viable for the first time. The infrastructure is there. The audiences are there. What’s lagging is business fluency, and journalists are learning it the hard way. According to CNTI’s latest research, only three of 26 indie info providers — the report’s term for people delivering factual information via personality-driven brands — interviewed fully fund their
Digiday·2026-04-13
Creator scandals have turned morality clauses into brands’ go-to exit strategyWhether it was Edie Parker quietly scrubbing every trace of Summer House star Amanda Batula from its website days after she revealed a secret relationship with one of her cast mates, or ABC canceling an entire Bachelorette season after TMZ published footage of its star in a physical altercation with her then-boyfriend, the pattern is the same: when a creator becomes a liability, brands reach for t
Adweek·2026-04-13
Meta is Quietly Becoming a Bigger Ad Business Than GoogleAccording to Emarketer, Meta is projected to generate $243.46 billion in global ad revenue in 2026, edging past Google’s $239.54 billion.
Adweek·2026-04-13
Ticker: Fox News Media Partners With KalshiFox News Media joins CNN and CNBC in partnering with Kalshi.
Nieman Lab·2026-04-09
ProPublica journalists walk off the job in first U.S. newsroom strike over AIOn Wednesday, roughly 150 members of the Propublica Guild, one of the largest nonprofit newsroom unions in the country, went on a 24-hour strike. About two dozen Guild members picketed ProPublica’s headquarters in New York City’s Hudson Square neighborhood during working hours, as simultaneous picket lines formed in front of the publication’s offices in Chicago and Washington D.C. On the uncharact
Adweek·2026-04-08T17:26:58Z
Experiential Retail as a Loyalty Driver at a Heritage Brand With Tecovas CEO David LafitteBalancing brand and performance marketing.
Fast Company·2026-03-21T13:01:00Z
John Stamos debated live-streaming his first tattoo at SXSW: Is the future of media 'life in real-time'?Speaking with Fast Company at SXSW, the 'Full House' actor shared why he’s excited to be the chief innovation officer of streaming platform Zeam.
