media business Netflix replaces Bela Bajaria with Peter Rice as content chief Netflix is handing global content leadership to Peter Rice. Advertisers should monitor programming decisions without assuming a change to ad policies.
media business DOJ probes five TV networks over shared White House coverage DOJ is examining five broadcasters' temporary coverage halt. The inquiry raises questions about shared newsgathering and editorial decisions.
media business Disney+ adds Super Bowl streaming in more than 55 markets Disney+ adds a Super Bowl viewing route, including Australia and New Zealand. More distribution does not establish new game ad inventory.
media business Skydance's Warner Bros. deal puts US$6B in savings behind a bigger media stack Skydance has closed its WBD deal. Now media buyers are watching how US$6B in planned synergies reshape advertising and streaming.
media business Stagwell turns Assembly into a 50-market AI media agency Stagwell is retiring Assembly and building Stagwell Media around integrated media, commerce, data and its Machine OS AI layer.
media business Google puts Nitin Gajria over Southeast Asia growth Google puts Nitin Gajria in charge of Southeast Asia and South Asia frontier growth, partnerships, developers and creators.
media business Discord makes age estimation part of the everyday platform experience Discord is making age estimation part of its default product experience, creating different safety and access rules for teen and adult accounts.
media business Disney+ redraws what “ad-free” means around Premium viewing Disney+ is widening the commercial surfaces that can sit around Premium viewing without turning it into a conventional ad-supported tier.
media business "Existential threat": what AI executives said privately about publishers The damaging quotes matter less as a verdict than as leverage for publishers negotiating AI licensing deals.
media business After nearly 260 fake-ad reports, a German court held Meta liable A Frankfurt court tied Meta's fake-ad liability to its automated auctions and algorithmic distribution, but the judgment remains appealable.
