Starz narrows net loss to $34.8M, beats Wall Street Q3 targets
Variety’s Jennifer Maas reports that Starz beat Wall Street’s third-quarter estimates, narrowing its net loss to $34.8 million from $52.6 million a year earlier.
‘Tulsa King’ ends Netflix’s four-week reign atop Samba streaming chart
TheWrap reports that Paramount+‘s “Tulsa King” topped Samba’s weekly chart, breaking a four-week Netflix streak. Netflix still holds five of the Top 10 slots, including “From,” whose back catalog just landed on the service ahead of its final season.
CTV’s “ghost audiences” are inflating ad inventory, Samsung Ads exec says
AdExchanger publishes a guest column from Samsung Ads’ Justin Fromm arguing that subscriber counts and MAUs mask “ghost audiences” — inactive subscribers who count toward platform size but generate no real ad supply.
YouTube payment changes could widen brands’ influencer options
eMarketer’s Grace Harmon reports that YouTube’s creator payment changes could expand the pool of influencers brands can work with.
Starz revenue climbs, losses narrow as owned-content strategy pays off
Deadline’s Jill Goldsmith reports that Starz revenue rose to $321.4 million in its fiscal third quarter, with OTT revenue climbing even as linear dipped to $95.8 million.
Netflix, Disney+ point to international subscriber growth ahead
TV Tech’s Tom Butts reports that Netflix and Disney+ both see continued room for international subscriber growth, pointing to markets outside North America as the primary driver of future streaming expansion for the two companies.
Jassy: Prime Video revenue run rate now in the tens of billions
TechCrunch’s Julie Bort reports that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told investors on the quarterly earnings call that Prime Video has a revenue run rate “in the tens of billions of dollars” and is now profitable.
Laika self-releases Wildwood, bets $100M stop-motion epic ends Oscar drought
The Ankler’s Katey Rich reports that Laika self-released Wildwood through Fathom Events, handling its own marketing and flying awards voters and journalists to Portland for set tours.
Red Seat Ventures lands exclusive rights to Homecoming Golf’s shows
Podnews reports that Fox-owned Red Seat Ventures struck an exclusive audio-video deal with Homecoming Golf, covering Drink Cart Scramble and Marquee Match Series across YouTube and other platforms.
Report finds CTV ad buyers lack content-level data
TV Tech’s Phil Kurz reports on a study finding CTV ad buyers face a “dearth of information” about the content surrounding their ads, limiting their ability to make informed placement decisions.
YouTube ad revenue growth slows, missing Wall Street estimates
Business Insider’s Dan Whateley reports that Alphabet posted $11.2 billion in third-quarter YouTube ad revenue, up 9% year over year but below the $11.43 billion analyst consensus.
NOVA’s AIIMS Creator Hub adds sports and true-crime podcasts
Podnews reports that NOVA Entertainment partner AIIMS Creator Hub is expanding its slate with new sports podcast MAYDAY, hosted by NRL brothers Terrell and Taylan May, and true crime series The Disappearance of Katie Walker.
Fox News ratings fall 27% in October as rivals gain ground
Variety’s Todd Spangler reports Fox News averaged 1.1 million total viewers in October, down 27% year over year, its lowest total-day month since December 2023, while MS NOW rose 16% and CNN rose 3%.
Nielsen reissues DC radio ratings after tainted panel household found
Inside Radio reports that Nielsen Audio has reissued the Spring 2026 National Regional Database, Nationwide and Washington, DC Diary-Meter Combo reports after discovering a media-affiliated household sat in the DC PPM panel from January 2025 through August 2026.
MS NOW’s Last Word tops cable news demo as Fox leads total viewers
Adweek’s Mark Mwachiro reports Monday’s Nielsen data show Fox News led total viewers across total day and primetime.
Instagram pays creators up to $500,000 to post long-form video
Business Insider’s Sydney Bradley and Lucia Moses report that Instagram is offering select creators $50,000 to $500,000 to post long-form video to its new Features product, non-exclusively, as long as they also post same-day to YouTube.
Netflix’s ‘Below’ tops Nielsen chart as horror takes over streaming ratings
The Hollywood Reporter’s Rick Porter reports Nielsen’s Oct. 12-18 streaming chart turned toward horror, with Netflix’s Below taking the top spot at 1.3 billion viewing minutes, unseating Prime Video’s Carrie, while Peacock’s Crystal Lake debuted at No. 5 with 774 million minutes.
Recipe blogger bets on direct-to-consumer as Google search fades
Simon Owens’s Media Newsletter reports that recipe blogger Nicole Hunn, who built Gluten Free on a Shoestring into a business with 130,000 email subscribers and six cookbooks, is now shifting toward direct-to-consumer products.