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Painter, who was the CEO of Ascential and who negotiated the sale of Flywheel to Omnicom, had been seen as a rising star integrating commerce, retail, data and AI.

Pope Leo paid tribute to journalists who have died reporting from combat zones while marking World Press Freedom Day on Sunday, Reuters reports. “Today we celebrate World Press Freedom Day … unfortunately, this right is often violated, sometimes in blatant ways, sometimes in more hidden forms,” the Pontiff said, speaking at Saint Peter’s Square. 

Criteo, Fandango and Fetch as well as Best Buy Ads, Kroger Precision Media and Instacart became early launch partners. The strategy ties retail media data directly with CTV to target ads.

Why this deal? Video subscriptions, which have been declining for nearly 15 years – and helping to bolster a weakening, declining broadband business.

Gray Media has completed the acquisition of 11 local television stations owned by Allen Media Group at a cost of $171 million, TheDesk.net reports. Included are three TV stations that were approved by the Federal Communications in March and another seven that were more recently approved.

Roku posted total Q1 revenue of $1.248 billion — an increase of 22% YoY — and net income of $85.7 million, compared to a net loss of $27.4 million in Q1 2025, Yahoo Finance reports. Breaking out advertising and subscription numbers for the first time, the company also reported that advertising revenue grew 27% to $613

The film spent a modest $14.3 million on national TV advertising from 3,401 airings, pulling 833.0 million impressions.

ORLANDO — In advance of this week’s Association of National Advertisers’ Advertising Financial Management Conference here I spoke with Ralph Pardo, CEO of Omnicom Media North America and a speaker at the event, about today’s ever-changing media environment. My first question: What excites him most about media.

The BBC news operation will cut up to 2,000 jobs as the BBC seeks to reduce costs by 15%, compared to the 10% announced last month, The Guardian reports. The BBC had announced  a £600 million cost-cutting plan, but it is now clear that the news division may experience deeper cuts than expected. This occurs as former Google executive Matt Brittin becomes BBC’s director general

In response to the rumors about reviving “The Apprentice,” the “TV Blog” asks: Why bother?