Broadcasting & Streaming

New York – October 12, 2026 -- SiriusXM has signed a four-year agreement giving it exclusive distribution and exclusive global ad sales rights, across both audio and video, for the "Giggly Squad" podcast hosted by Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo. The deal takes effect immediately, and the show will be distributed through the SiriusXM Podcast Network.

SiriusXM takes global ad sales for audio and video editions

The agreement covers ad monetization across both editions of the show. It also includes a slate of new exclusive programming expanding the "Giggly Squad" brand, due to roll out in 2027. SiriusXM said further details will be announced later.

New York – October 12, 2026 -- SiriusXM (NASDAQ: SIRI) will release its third quarter 2026 operating and financial results on Thursday, October 12, 2026.

SiriusXM schedules investor call for 8:00 a.m. ET on results day

The company will host an investor conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET on October 29 to discuss the quarterly results.

A live webcast of the call will be available through the SiriusXM Investor Relations website.

The announcement gives no preview of revenue, subscriber, or earnings figures. Those details will be disclosed with the release on October 29.

New York – October 12, 2026 -- SiriusXM Media's monthly audience has grown from 170 million to approximately 255 million unduplicated listeners in a year, reaching nearly 90% of the U.S. population aged 13+, the company said at its second annual Built With Audio event.

YouTube reseller deal adds incremental reach in beta campaigns

The jump follows SiriusXM Media's agreement, announced last April, to act as exclusive reseller of YouTube and YouTube Music audio-first U.S. inventory. Across beta campaigns, adding YouTube Audio expanded advertisers' total unique reach by up to 91%, the company reported.

Los Angeles – October 07, 2026 -- Skydance Corporation (NYSE: SKYD) has named Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick as independent directors and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair as a board advisor, effective immediately, following the merger of Paramount with Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD).

David Ellison retains chairman and CEO roles atop the newly combined board

Ellison will continue to chair the Skydance board and serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the combined entity. The reconstituted board retains all current Paramount directors and adds three new members: Skydance Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz, Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell Jobs, and Activision founder Bobby Kotick, with Powell Jobs and Kotick designated as independent directors.

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. – October 05, 2026 -- Pro Shop, the golf media and commerce platform, has closed a $24 million Series B financing round led by Arthur M. Blank Sports and Entertainment (AMBSE), bringing new investors Causeway Media Partners and Ares Sports, Media and Entertainment funds into the cap table.

Returning backers include PGA Tour and two prior venture partners

Existing investors PGA Tour, Powerhouse Capital and Phoenix Capital Ventures re-upped in the round, which follows a $20 million Series A closed in 2024 under the leadership of Powerhouse Capital with participation from EP Golf Ventures, Marquee Ventures and Gametime Capital. Gunderson Dettmer served as legal counsel to Pro Shop on the transaction.

New York – October 05, 2026 -- MediaRadar launched Total Event Investment, a proprietary framework that tracks brand spending across advertising, sponsorship and creative campaigns tied to major sporting events, the company announced.

MediaRadar's World Cup research found 6,737 brands spent $1.42 billion

The framework grew out of MediaRadar's analysis of the 2026 Men's World Cup, where 6,737 brands invested a combined $1.42 billion across advertising, official sponsorships, athlete and national team partnerships, and creative campaigns. That research pushed MediaRadar to expand from broadcast and streaming ad tracking into sponsorship analytics.

New York – October 05, 2026 -- Diray Media, a woman-owned, WBENC-certified performance media company, has named Media Consulting Group (MCG) as its upstream optimization partner for streaming TV, extending its outcomes-based media model into the supply chain before bids are placed.

Diray extends its performance model upstream into supply-side procurement

Diray built its business model on scoring every media placement against client outcomes -- sales, orders, leads, and market share -- then adjusting buys to improve results. The company identified supply-side structuring as the next lever in that discipline, selecting MCG to shape streaming inventory before it reaches the bid rather than optimizing only after a placement is won.

Beijing – October 02, 2026 -- iQIYI's AIGC film series "The Ferry Man" has generated cumulative revenue-sharing earnings exceeding RMB 8 million (US$1.2 million) as of September 23, validating artificial intelligence as a financially viable film production model. The milestone arrives as the third installment, "The Ferry Man: The Dream of the Princess", debuts October 1 on iQIYI and iQIYI International.

Production costs recovered within first week of release

The series, produced jointly by iQIYI and GHY Culture & Media, recovered its full production costs within seven days of launch and crossed the RMB 8 million revenue-sharing threshold within its first month, according to the company. The first two titles, "Butterfly Dream" and "The Dream of the Celestial Maiden", released simultaneously on August 22.

Santa Monica, Calif. – October 02, 2026 -- Starz (NASDAQ: STRZ) will release third-quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, October 29, covering the period ended October 02, 2026.

Starz schedules investor call after market close on October 29

Senior management will host an analyst and investor conference call at 2:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET on October 29, following the earnings release. The session will be available via live audio webcast, with a full replay accessible later the same evening.

Premium entertainment operator confirms Q3 reporting date ahead of fiscal close

The announcement sets the formal timeline for Starz's next quarterly disclosure, giving investors and analysts a fixed date to track performance metrics for the three months ended October 02, 2026.

Morristown, N.J. – October 01, 2026 -- Financial Executives International (FEI) has opened its Media Finance Section, folding in roughly 1,200 business and financial executives from the Media Financial Management Association (MFM) as the association's first industry-specific section.

MFM members approved the merger on July 15, 2026, after board endorsement from both organizations

MFM, founded in 1961 and serving executives across broadcast, cable, publishing, streaming and digital media, now operates fully inside FEI as the Media Finance Section, effective October 1, 2026.