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Mirimar sells stake to Common Interest—behind the latest M&A move
The deal with the U.K.-based communications and entertainment group, which will eventually give it majority ownership of Mirimar, allows the agency to expand its capabilities and global footprint.
Common Interest Expands US Presence With Mirimar Investment
The deal marks Common Interest’s biggest move in the U.S. to date.
Shannon Nunn Rounds Out LePub NY Leadership Team as CEO
Former president of Special US will lead the global creative network’s new stateside hub.
2026 FIFA World Cup Provided a Big Kick to NBCU Ad Sales
Telemundo and Peacock benefited from Spanish-language World Cup rights with $224 million in ad revenue in Q3.
Ireland: Saorsat shutter services in 2028
Saorsat, the FTA satellite service that provides coverage in rural areas across Ireland, is shutting down in early 2028. Since 2012, Saorsat has provided coverage in areas where reception for DTT service is likely to be challenged. Services from RTÉ, TG4 and Oireachtas TV are currently available on Saorsat. “The satellite that is used to […]
Best AI Tools for Content Creators (2026): CapCut Featured for Streamlining Video and Visual Content Production by Expert Consumers
Expert Consumers has recognized CapCut for its role in streamlining video and visual content production, highlighting the platform’s AI-assisted tools for creators working across video, images, audio, and digital storytelling. The recognition reflects growing interest in creative software that can simplify production tasks while preserving opportunities for individual editing and creative control. CapCut – an AI-powered creative […]
Zoom Advances Its AI Strategy With a New Unified Context Layer That Helps Turn Meeting Conversations Into Completed Work
The company introduces a suite of AI products to close the conversation gap across Zoom Workplace, customer experience, developer tools, and events Zoom Communications, Inc., a leading AI-first platform for human connection, introduced a new Unified Context Layer and several new products with AI-powered capabilities. The new offerings are designed to help businesses transform rich […]
Google’s Illyes: Robots.txt Covers Crawling, Not AI Training via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google's new robots.txt video says the standard covers crawling, not how content gets used, and recommends percent-encoding non-English robots.txt paths. The post Google’s Illyes: Robots.txt Covers Crawling, Not AI Training appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Why Reddit Belongs In Your PR Strategy via @sejournal, @brentcsutoras
Reddit conversations can become news stories. Brands that listen and respond gain a chance to address problems before coverage follows. The post Why Reddit Belongs In Your PR Strategy appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
From Screen to Store: The Creative DOOH Choices that Drive Consumer Intent
Martine Hammink, VP, Creative Studio & Creative Solutions at Vistar Media looks at how DOOH is a home for creative and performance… Martine Hammink, VP, Creative Studio & Creative Solutions, Vistar Media Every brand that sells in physical stores, from supermarkets and [...] The post From Screen to Store: The Creative DOOH Choices that Drive Consumer Intent appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.
Marcel Gets its First CEO as Publicis Competes With Off-the-Shelf AI
Scott Hagedorn and Sam Levine Archer named CEO and CSO of the holdco’s AI platform, which started life as an employee tool and now builds agents for more than 90 clients.
LinkedIn’s B2B Audiences Are Now Available On CTV Via Google DV360
LinkedIn is plugging its professional data into Google’s ad buying platform so that advertisers can use job titles and company info to target streaming ads programmatically. The post LinkedIn’s B2B Audiences Are Now Available On CTV Via Google DV360 appeared first on AdExchanger.
Nielsen: Millennials stream the most Halloween horror
In 2025, Nielsen tracked horror’s slice of October movie watching across four Octobers and found a small but real bump, nearly a full point between 2023 and 2024. Now October 2025 has officially wrapped, the US audience measurement specialist added the newest data point to reveal that horror made up 14.7 per cent of October […]
Iridium Q3 results beat expectations
Satellite operator Iridium Communications, itself in the process of being acquired by Rocket Lab, reported better than expected results for its Q3 trading. Iridium reported Q3 total revenue of $245.7 million (€218.7m), an 8 per cent increase versus the comparable period of 2025. Service revenue grew 13 per cent from the year-ago period, primarily due […]
SpaceX: Everything, everywhere, all at once
Few investors or the market in general could have been disappointed by SpaceX’s Q3 results. Analysts at MoffettNathanson (MN) distilled the results down and while recognising the achievements also covered the enormous amount of spending, both Capex and Opex, ahead for SpaceX and its various divisions. MN is concerned about the investment required. “In the […]
Viaplay CEO: “Q3 was another milestone”
Viaplay Group has revealed its Q3 2026 results, showing the “continued execution” of its strategic turnaround even as the Nordic streamer contends with persistent cash flow challenges and elevated debt levels. Core operations sales reached SEK 5,251 million (€472.4m), up 30 per cent on a reported year-over-year basis attributed to the Allente consolidation (in late […]
Alliance tackles Swiss IPTV piracy
According to a study by the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA), around 634,000 people in Switzerland use IPTV services that are offered illegally and have acquired content by unlawful means. Anyone who uses such services is exposing themselves to a high risk of fraud, phishing, malware and identity theft, as well as misuse of personal data […]
Canal+ “well on track” to deliver 2026 guidance
Canal+ has reported that Group revenue for the first 9 months of 2026 was up 37.5 per cent to €6.4 billion, reflecting increased scale following the acquisition of MultiChoice. The French broadcaster added that it was well on track to deliver 2026 guidance. Group revenue excluding MultiChoice increased 1.3 per ent on a restated basis […]
Legendary circles Lionsgate
Legendary Entertainment, the US production company behind the Dune and Minecraft franchises, has reportedly revived talks to acquire Lionsgate Studios. and submitted a takeover offer according to Bloomberg. Legendary, owned by Apollo Global Management, had previously mulled making a bid for Lionsgate in 2025. Since then, the two parties are said to have held on-and-off […]
Italy: Streaming revenues double since 2020
Italy’s audiovisual industry reached a total turnover of €16.8 billion in 2025, marking a 3.1 per cent year-over-year increase, according to a report by the Audiovisual Producers Association (APA). While TV continues to anchor the sector, streaming platforms are rapidly closing the distance – doubling their market share from 21 per cent in 2020 to […]
Trust is the new currency as media brands fight for attention across platforms
The battle for audience attention has never been more fragmented, and at the LG Ad Solutions Thought Leadership Breakfast, fragmentation was the starting point for a wide-ranging conversation between New Digital Age Editor in Chief Justin Pearse and Abi Watson, Head of Publishing at Enders Analysis. The conversation explored how broadcasters and media owners are adapting to an audience that no longer sits neatly in front of a single screen, and what that means for trust, quality and the future of premium content. The post Trust is the new currency as media brands fight for attention across platforms appeared first on New Digital Age.
VisionCoreAI and Capital Q® Ventures Announce Partnership to Accelerate Growth of AI Video Intelligence Platform
With its first commercial applications in correctional security, VisionCoreAI is building momentum toward broader adoption of its proprietary AI technology. VisionCoreAI, Inc., an emerging artificial intelligence technology company developing advanced video intelligence solutions, today announced a strategic capital and growth partnership with Capital Q® Ventures Inc. to support the company’s next stage of commercialization, product […]
DuckDB 2.0 Gives Developers More Ways to Connect, Query and Build
Major open-source feature release advances the Quack protocol, accelerates remote data access, and expands SQL, extensions and AI-agent capabilities. DuckDB was built to run inside applications, without requiring a separate database server. Today, DuckLabs announced DuckDB 2.0, a major feature release that preserves this in-process architecture while expanding how developers connect to and work with […]
Spotify Hums Along in Q3, Reaching 306 Million Paid Subscribers: ‘There Is More Runway Ahead’
Spotify hit the mark on all its key targets in the third quarter of 2026, as the streaming-audio giant packed on 6 million subscribers in the period — to reach 306 million — and saw healthier growth in ad revenue. On the free side, Spotify added a net 11 million monthly active users to stand […]