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Netflix Claims Ad Tier Now Reaches 250 Million Viewers Worldwide, Up From 190 Million

13 May 2026 at 18:42
Netflix says its influence among people who want to watch commercrials is growing. The streaming titan said Wednesday during its “upfront” presentation to advertisers that its ad-supported subscription tier reaches reaches more than 250 million global monthly active viewers, up from the 190 million it cited in November of 2025. Over 80% of these members […]

Spanish-Language Super Bowl, Formula 1, Mr. Beast Partnership All Part of Univision Sports Schedule

12 May 2026 at 15:30
TelevisaUnivison aims to bolster its sports schedule in unique ways, adding Spanish-language telecasts of Super Bowl LXI and the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix as the Spanish-language media giant aims to deliver broad swaths of harder-to-reach audiences to advertisers. The company said Tuesday it planned to broadcast a Spanish-language version of Super Bowl LXI […]

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  • Don Francisco Charts Return to Univision Brian Steinberg
    Don Francisco, the veteran talk-show host who dazzled millions of Spanish-speaking viewers with his Saturday-night program “Sábado Gigante” on Univision, will return to the network. The host, whose program was canceled in 2015 after a run of more than half a century, will host a new limited-run interview series featuring “major personalities from the Hispanic […]
     

Don Francisco Charts Return to Univision

12 May 2026 at 15:30
Don Francisco, the veteran talk-show host who dazzled millions of Spanish-speaking viewers with his Saturday-night program “Sábado Gigante” on Univision, will return to the network. The host, whose program was canceled in 2015 after a run of more than half a century, will host a new limited-run interview series featuring “major personalities from the Hispanic […]

Super Bowl LXI Will Have Two Different Spanish Telecasts Across ESPN, Univision

12 May 2026 at 15:09
The Super Bowl will be telecast across two different Spanish-language outlets, adding more dinero to Disney’s coffers as it seeks to monetize its rights to the 2027 game. Disney’s ESPN will broadcast Super Bowl LXI on its own ESPN Deportes, but also sublicense a telecast for TelevisaUnivision’s Univision in the U.S. Under terms of the […]

Received — 11 May 2026 People Art Movies

Amazon Squares Off Against Advertisers’ Biggest Challenge: Streaming Commercials That Run Over and Over

11 May 2026 at 13:00
After elbowing its way into the fight for TV’s billions of advertising dollars, Amazon now wants to battle one of the most dire threats to commercials. One of the biggest problems consumers have with ads in the streaming era isn’t that they see too many, but rather the same ones multiple times. Approximately 68% of […]

Received — 9 May 2026 People Art Movies

TV Ratings Revolt: Big Media Hopes for Upfront Measures Like Car Showroom Visits, Movie Ticket Sales

9 May 2026 at 18:15
TV has long been an industry based on eyeballs. Now media companies are winking more at feet. Fox Corp. is the backer of some of TV’s most-watched programs including Sunday-afternoon NFL games and “The Masked Singer.”  Earlier this week, however, it released a report touting not the number of people who see its shows, but […]

Received — 7 May 2026 People Art Movies

Amazon Sees ‘Strong’ Upfront Market, Despite Signals of Caution

7 May 2026 at 13:00
Many advertising executives say it’s too early to figure out whether the annual “upfront” sales season will be robust for video companies. Alan Moss thinks he’s already in the moment. “The upfront market is strong this year,” says Moss, vice president of global sales for Amazon Ads, during a recent interview. There may be some […]

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