Media, Marketing & Communications

Munich – September 13, 2026 -- Bayerischer Rundfunk's documentary series "Rise & Fall 1860 München" has won the German Television Award for Best Editing in the Information category, capping a launch run that generated 3.4 million views on the ARD Mediathek streaming platform.

Editor Xenja Kupin receives top honor at Cologne ceremony

The award was presented on September 8 during the "Night of the Creatives" gala in Cologne to editor Xenja Kupin, whose cutting style defined the series' visual signature. The series drew 1.6 million views in its first week alone, according to BR.

Los Angeles – September 13, 2026 -- Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) filed reply briefs pressing a district court to enforce a bond requirement against State Attorneys General and the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the two plaintiffs blocking its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD). The company says it has cleared regulatory approval in 69 jurisdictions and satisfied all closing conditions, leaving the pending lawsuits as the sole barrier to completing the transaction.

Paramount quantifies delay costs at up to $1.88 billion

The filing states Paramount provided unrebutted evidence that ticking fees and incremental financing costs tied to the closing delay could reach $1.88 billion. Paramount's briefs assert that plaintiffs have not disputed this figure or otherwise contested that the company will suffer financial injury from the court's no-close order.

Miami – September 13, 2026 -- WLRN Public Media has named Tom Hudson as permanent Chief Executive Officer following a nationwide search, ending his tenure as Interim CEO and triggering a reshuffle of the organization's flagship programming.

Board confirms Hudson after nationwide leadership search

South Florida Public Media Group Board Chair Cheryl Wilke said Hudson combines journalistic integrity, collaboration and innovation needed to guide WLRN through what she called a critical period for public media. Hudson will oversee WLRN's television, radio, digital, journalism and community engagement operations across Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties.

New York and Munich – September 13, 2026 -- Cataneo GmbH, a division of Brand Engagement Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNAI), will showcase its AI-enhanced MYDAS enterprise media platform at IBC2026, the global broadcast and technology exhibition running September 11-14 at RAI Amsterdam.

MYDAS already manages ad inventory across 1,000-plus media brands and 200-plus channels

The cloud-native platform handles advertising sales, scheduling, traffic, content management, monetization, analytics, CRM integration and real-time reporting for major global media organizations, including leading U.S. film studios.

London – September 13, 2026 -- Strategic communications agency IDX has increased its global headcount by more than 20% since January, driven by a wave of new client wins in 2026.

IDX adds five new offices and three exchange partnerships in 2026

The agency launched operations in Geneva, Chicago, Cincinnati, Lisbon and Abu Dhabi this year, expanding its physical footprint to support global clients. It also entered new partnerships with the Toronto Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse, Vienna Stock Exchange, SIX and Bahrain Bourse, giving its teams direct proximity to the markets shaping listed organisations.

Denver – September 12, 2026 -- Demand AI has appointed John P O'Malley, a former IDG Communications Chief Operating Officer, as Non-Executive Chairman of its Board as the AI-native B2B marketing technology company enters its next growth phase.

O'Malley brings three decades of IDG leadership experience to the Board

O'Malley spent more than 30 years across technology, data, media and B2B marketing, including tenure as CEO of IDG's demand-generation business and international sales and operations divisions before becoming COO of IDG Communications, overseeing data, technology, engineering, finance and global operations. He was closely involved in developing IDG's Pipeline Activator, an early platform for identifying companies showing active buying signals, and carries extensive M&A, due diligence and post-merger integration experience.

Scottsdale, Ariz. – September 11, 2026 -- Performance marketing agency Brilliant climbed to No. 1,847 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, up more than 1,700 spots from No. 3,562 in 2022, on 188% three-year revenue growth.

Revenue growth outpaces the Inc. 5000 median by 58 points

Brilliant's 188% three-year revenue growth (2022-2025) exceeds the 130% median posted by companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, which ranks U.S. private companies by three-year revenue expansion.

Agency signs new consumer brands including Haakaa, Baby Brezza and Sera Prognostics

New business wins over the past 12 months include Haakaa, Baby Brezza, Veer, b.bot, Sera Prognostics, Mira and Napa Cellars, expanding Brilliant's existing client roster with marquee consumer accounts.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- The McBride Rewind, a celebrity interview podcast hosted by television personality Josh McBride, has signed with talent agency WME for representation in all areas and entered an exclusive distribution and monetization partnership with Nasdaq Stockholm-listed Acast.

Podcast secures dual representation to scale advertising and distribution

Acast will handle global distribution, advertising sales and monetization for the show, while WME will represent it across digital media, branded content, live events and other entertainment ventures. The moves come as Acast, which describes itself as the world's largest pure-play podcast company, connects more than 140,000 creators with over 4,000 advertisers globally.

St. Petersburg, Fla. – September 11, 2026 -- The Poynter Institute and Public Media Company have launched the Future of Public Media Initiative, a national effort to rebuild the U.S. public media system a year after Congress rescinded more than $1 billion in future funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Congress cut over $1 billion in CPB funding a year ago, ending five decades of support

CPB had distributed funding to a network of 1,500 public media stations for over 50 years, backing news, educational and cultural programming. The rescission left many local stations searching for new funding and operating models.

Amsterdam – September 11, 2026 -- DJI will stage the international premiere of its SDR Transmission 2 wireless video system at IBC 2026, running September 11-14 at RAI Amsterdam, booth 12.G75.

SDR Transmission 2 targets multi-camera production teams with switchable transceiver design

The new wireless video transmission system features a design that can switch between transmitter and receiver roles, a feature DJI says suits small to mid-sized film and video teams producing commercials, documentaries, short films, feature films or livestreams with multiple cameras. DJI states the system delivers improved stability, interference resistance and signal penetration over its earlier SDR technology. Full specifications will follow the product launch on September 17.