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Streaming Subscription Fatigue Has Officially Turned America Into Your Grandfather

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:26:43 -0400

FAST's growth shows that consumers aren't demanding fewer ads. They're demanding fewer monthly charges.

Rising NFL Media Costs: Where Do Consumers Fit In?

Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400

The NFL is now getting heat from federal regulators and others over possible antitrust business behavior, as media-rights deals are on the rise.

Classless Clowns To Network That Paid Them Millions: F-You!

Tue, 19 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Like others who have been in the same situation, Stephen Colbert has a choice of either bowing out of late night gracefully or taking the low road of anger and ingratitude.

Nielsen: Cable, Broadcast Decline In March - Streaming Gains

Tue, 19 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Cable share for the month is down vs. a year ago, from 24.0% in March 2025. Broadcast was down 20.3% vs. 20.5%, and streaming grew to 47.6% from 43.8%.

YouTube Rolls Out Likeness Detection To All Creators Over 18

Mon, 18 May 2026 15:46:28 -0400

YouTube is launching its likeness detection technology to all eligible creators over age 18 to combat the spread of misleading AI-generated content.

Digital-First Streamers Up Ad Spend, Prime Video At $52M

Mon, 18 May 2026 12:40:16 -0400

Legacy TV-owned streaming services including Paramount+; Peacock, Disney+, ESPN and Hulu benefit from those companies' owned TV network ad-promotional inventory.

'Creator Journalism:' Better Label, Shine For News Consumers?

Mon, 18 May 2026 11:53:24 -0400

"This creator journalism is not a sideshow. It is fast becoming the show," said Deborah Turness, who resigned from her position as CEO of BBC News in 2025. "If we have been wondering for years what would eventually replace the broadcast news mass media model, we are seeing the answer now."

Brooke Shields Gets Cozy In Acorn Mystery Series

Mon, 18 May 2026 10:57:41 -0400

A bestselling mystery author is an amateur sleuth who conducts her own self-styled investigations of murders in the storybook seaside town in which she lives.

If this sounds like the premise for the old 1980s and ’90s CBS series “Murder, She Wrote,” then that would be correct.

But it also serves as a description of a new mystery series starring Brooke Shields.

Angela Lansbury famously played mystery author Jessica Fletcher on “Murder, She Wrote,” which had an extraordinarily long run on CBS for twelve seasons (1984-96).

The new Brooke Shields show -- titled “You’re Killing Me” and premiering Monday on Acorn -- has Shields, 60, playing Allison Chandler, a very successful mystery writer who has written so many novels relying on the same detective character that her sales have plateaued.

The character is named Chandler, perhaps as a nod to Raymond Chandler, who wrote detective novels for 19 years starting in 1939 with The Big Sleep.

But Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled novels were not “cozy” mysteries. The term “cozy mystery” has come to describe a genre of murder-mystery TV shows that take place in quaint towns or villages, where murders are incomprehensibly numerous in relation to the population.

In a cozy mystery, crime scenes are not depicted graphically and the murders are relatively chaste affairs.

The crime-solvers in the shows range from a local police detective to amateurs such as vicars, mystery writers and, in at least one mystery show, a nun (“Sister Boniface Mysteries”).

Cozy mysteries imported from British television are a staple of PBS, and the content on Acorn TV is, for the most part, British as well.

“You’re Killing Me” is definitely cozy and decidedly American, although it was filmed in and around Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Like “Murder, She Wrote,” which took place in the fictional seaside town of Cabot Cove, “You’re Killing Me” also takes place in a similarly named fictional “cove” named Founders Cove.

In the first episode previewed by the TV Blog on Friday, Chandler is receiving an award at a convention of mystery writers that just happens to be taking place in the very town in which she lives.

All of a sudden, a man known to everyone in town plummets from a high hotel window and crash-lands on the roof of a parked car. And thus begins the episode’s murder mystery.

“You’re Killing Me” diverges from the “Murder, She Wrote” formula in one important way.

Unlike Jessica Fletcher, Allison Chandler takes on a sidekick -- a young woman who styles herself as a true-crime podcaster (played by Amalia Williamson, above photo, right, with Shields).

As Episode One proceeds, the Baby Boomer and the Gen-Z’er clash over everything from cellphones to coffee orders.

More to the point, they are each carrying on their own investigations and bumping into each other everywhere they go.

Eventually, they make peace, team up, face danger together and solve the murder mystery.

The verdict? “You’re Killing Me” is a very nice show that is easy to take -- in a word, cozy.

“You’re Killing Me” starts streaming on Monday, May 18, on Acorn TV.

Dua Lipa Sues Samsung For $15M For Copyright Infringement

Sun, 17 May 2026 15:01:14 -0400

Lipa learned about the alleged infringement in June 2025 and demanded Samsung stop using the image. The complaint claims the company refused.

Upfront Buzzwords Spike Interest: What Are The Real Meanings?

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:07:54 -0400

Showing brands and advertisers that legacy TV media's linear TV business has what it takes now more than ever is key. The message is: We need to deliver more proven results for your media campaign.

Q1 Streaming Growth Slows As Disney+, Netflix, HBO Max See Gains

Fri, 15 May 2026 11:32:08 -0400

Antenna estimates that Disney+ was the fastest-growing service year-over-year, adding 5.4 million. HBO Max was next at 4.9 million with a 12% share.

Surefire Hit 'Big Bang' Spinoff Goes To Streaming, Not Network TV

Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400

"The Big Bang Theory" and its two spinoffs have been huge hits for CBS, but the third spinoff is going directly to streaming.

YouTube Strategy Is Roadmap For LinkedIn

Thu, 14 May 2026 16:59:03 -0400

YouTube rolled out interactive and immersive features including conversational AI search, gaming title cards, family groups, and chapter navigation to smart TVs and gaming consoles in its Q1 2026 update, but the company has its eyes firmly on artificial intelligence.

Kicking Off The Upfronts Discussing Shifting Role Of TV Advertising

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:20:09 -0400

Thoughts on the future of TV as an outcome-driving channel: Mid-funnel is back. Live sports are essential, but unsustainable.

Automotive TV Spending Down 18% In April

Thu, 14 May 2026 10:31:12 -0400

"The most recent growth story is unfolding across Spanish-language TV," iSpot.tv.'s Stuart Schwartzapfel tells "Marketing Daily."

Bundling YouTube: Upfront Pulling All Media Budgets - Linear, Social

Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400

At its Brandcast upfront, YouTube execs talked about the platform's content foundation and creator content focus, distinguishing it in comparison to other channels.

Kimmel Avoided Trump Attacks In Upfront Monologue

Thu, 14 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Jimmy Kimmel restrained himself from making his annual monologue at the Disney Upfront this week all about his battles with Donald Trump.

Netflix's 'Formidable' Upfront Pitch

Wed, 13 May 2026 16:37:10 -0400

"If the last couple of years were about proving we're a durable player, this year is about establishing ourselves as a formidable one," promised ad chief Amy Reinhard.

NHL's Stanley Pup Returns For Third Postseason

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:26:49 -0400

During the 90-minute special sponsored by Bissell and Halo Collar, adoptable pups will face off in a friendly competition.

Upfront Sports Market Advertising, Audience Scenarios

Wed, 13 May 2026 13:29:41 -0400

Leveraging live sports viewership helps pull in higher ad revenue across a platform's wide-ranging content. But more focus should be placed on future younger audiences, especially for legacy-owned streaming platforms.

Comcast Connects 'Universal Ads' To AI Via MCP

Wed, 13 May 2026 13:22:34 -0400

Moving performance advertising and marketing deeper into TV, Comcast has released a local tool via the Model Context Protocol open standard for connecting AI tools to external data sources.

WBD Upfront: New Ad Solutions, Real-Time Dashboard

Wed, 13 May 2026 12:10:31 -0400

WBD is launching an "always-on" measurement and attribution dashboard, emphasizing efforts to focus on real-time insights and business outcomes for in-flight campaigns.

The Audacity Of 'Baywatch,' Other Upfront Notes

Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Fox positions its new "Baywatch" as a drama, but it drew some scattered laughs around the audience at the Fox Upfront Monday in New York.

OpenAP Unifies Big Nine Member 'Outcome' Measurement

Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400

As brands push for more specific business outcome data, execs say siloed business outcomes from individual TV network/streaming sellers do not provide a unified look at overall media campaign results.

Upfront Focus: Linear Unchanged, Shift To Social Video, CTV

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A recent iSpot study found 45.5% of respondents say business outcomes are key, while 28.5% point to verified ad delivery.