The Guardian·2026-04-17
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings to leave streaming serviceReed Hastings, the Netflix chair, is leaving the streaming service he co-founded almost 30 years ago as the company regains its footing after losing out on a $72bn (£53bn) deal for Warner Bros Discovery. In a 14-page letter to investors released on Thursday, Netflix said Hastings would not stand for re-election at its annual meeting in June and planned to focus on philanthropy and other pursuits. The company’s share price fell by about 8% on the news of the departure. “Mr Hastings’ decision to not stand for re-election is not as a result of any disagreement with the company,” Netflix said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The company has not named a successor for his board seat. In the letter to shareholders, Hastings said Netflix had changed his life. “My
The Guardian·2026-04-17
‘Starmer in peril’: what the papers say about Mandelson vetting rowOn Thursday, the Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting clearance, but that decision was overruled by the Foreign Office to ensure he could take up his post as ambassador to the US. The revelation dominated the front pages on Friday, after Downing Street released a statement confirming the Guardian’s story. It stressed the prime minister had no knowledge that security officials advised Mandelson should not be given clearance, and said responsibility lay with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The top civil servant at the Foreign Office, Olly Robbins, later left his post. In their exclusive story, Paul Lewis, Henry Dyer and Pippa Crerar revealed Mandelson was initially denied clearance in late January 2025 after a developed vetting process, a highl
The Guardian·2026-04-17
Row over Harry and Meghan’s ‘leaked’ Australian itinerary leaves tabloids stranded at the baggage carousel | Weekly BeastBefore Prince Harry and Meghan touched down in Melbourne on Tuesday, relations between the Sussexes’ media team and the Australian press had soured. When Guardian Australia asked for details of the four-day tour we were told the itinerary would no longer be shared due to some media breaking the “strict embargo” on the information five days early. “Media from the Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror, and Sky News Australia unfortunately reported on sensitive embargoed information, complicating and compromising security arrangements, we are therefore no longer sharing itineraries beyond the initial ops note with media for the remainder of their trip,” a spokesperson from Meghan’s PR team said. A breathless story in the Daily Mail on 9 April said: “Under-wraps details about the Duke and Duchess of Su
Digiday·2026-04-17
Puma’s AI head says the brand is still giving ‘the keys to the consumer’ as it invests in digital conciergeThis story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail . As Puma looks to return to growth, it’s also embracing the latest technology. The nearly 80-year-old brand is diving headfirst into artificial intelligence, a few years after it launched a Roblox experience and tested out NFTs and Web3 programs. Most recently, on April 13, Puma debuted a new AI-powered “digital human” concierge name
Digiday·2026-04-17
The Rundown: Q1 dealmaking cools across ad tech and martech as AI remains the hottest ticketThe last two weeks witnessed separate mergers and acquisitions in the ad tech sector, a stark contrast to the opening three weeks of the year, according to statistics from LUMA Partners released this week. The deals in question were Viant’s intended $40 million purchase of TVision, an announcement made a day after True Anthem’s takeover by JWX, the entity formed from the union of JW Player and Con
Digiday·2026-04-17
‘Everything is coming down’: ChatGPT ads are getting cheaperAdvertising in ChatGPT is already getting cheaper. The rate advertisers pay to reach every thousand users has fallen from $60 at launch nine weeks ago to as low as $25 now — and counting. It s early days, but marketers quoted Digiday a range of prices. Ad agency Jellyfish is currently onboarding its first client into the pilot. Jai Amin, the agency’s chief of media activation, said that while the
Adweek·2026-04-17
Ticker: Brian Williams Teams With Netflix for New Podcast SeriesChristine Romans to get a two-hour show on NBC News Now.
Adweek·2026-04-17
Week of April 6 Cable News Ratings: Artemis II Coverage Lifts Cable NetsArtemis II and Iran coverage led to viewership for cable.
Adweek·2026-04-17
Week of April 6 Evening News Ratings: WNT Stays on TopABC News also led the way with coverage of Artemis II's return.
Adweek·2026-04-17
The Next ANA CEO Will Have to Face Down The Threat of AIBob Liodice says his successor must be more than a "brand guy" to tackle the challenges facing today's marketers
Digiday·2026-04-17
Bauer Media Group slashes publishing headcount in company-wide restructureBauer Media Group, the entity behind titles such as Closer, Empire, Grazia and Heat, announced a company-wide restructuring this week, including significant job cuts, with sources indicating it could affect up to 30% of its publishing staff. The developments came to light when the Europe-based publisher addressed staff internally earlier this week, during which leadership announced the cutbacks, p
Nieman Lab·2026-04-15
Journalists champion Wayback Machine after news publishers limit article archivingIn January, Hanaa’ Tameez and I broke the story that The New York Times, The Guardian, and USA Today Co. had begun limiting the Wayback Machine’s access to their news articles. Our reporting showed that these decisions, including a “hard block” by the Times that started late last year, were driven by publishers’ concern that the Internet Archive’s free library of webpage snapshots could be scraped
Nieman Lab·2026-04-15
Prediction markets are breaking the news and becoming their own beatDepending on whom you ask, prediction markets are either: A dangerous, unregulated form of gambling that allows for degenerate betting on real events, unfettered by the economic and legal rules that keep stock markets and sports betting in check, creating an opportunity for corruption and insider trading on a scale we have never seen before. Perfectly legal crystal balls that could replace polling
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
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
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.
