This section covers the media and content industry in the United States — news organizations, streaming platforms, social media companies and the publishing and content businesses that produce and distribute information and entertainment. Reporting takes in both the editorial and business dimensions.
American City Business Journals will eliminate roughly a dozen full-time photography positions, with affected staff able to continue as freelancers.
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November 6, 2026
Straight Arrow News Ceases OperationsThe Omaha-based national news organization founded by Joe Ricketts has shut down, and its staff have lost their jobs.
November 6, 2026
Influencers Shape Young Voters, Survey FindsA Morning Consult study and a Pathos Lab survey point to social media and streaming as growing influences on how Americans think about politics.
November 6, 2026
David C Cook Names Linda Howard EVP, PublisherThe Christian publisher promoted Howard to executive vice president and publisher after she joined the company 14 months earlier.
November 6, 2026
Judge Lets Video Privacy Claim Against BBC ProceedA federal judge in New York kept one privacy claim alive while dismissing other claims in a proposed class action against BBC Global News US LLC.
November 6, 2026
NYT Nears Deal for LetterboxdThe New York Times Company is in exclusive talks to acquire the film-focused social platform Letterboxd for roughly $330 million.
November 5, 2026
HarperCollins Revenue Climbs 9% to $582 MillionNews Corp's book publisher posted higher revenue and EBITDA in the quarter ended September 30, driven by demand across general trade and children's titles.
November 5, 2026
USA TODAY Co. Launches $100M Cost CutsThe publisher's third-quarter revenue fell 7.4% as digital subscriptions shrank and costs were trimmed.
November 5, 2026
Trump Media Moves 4,259 BTC to Crypto.comThe transfer comes as the company faces a $1 billion convertible notes repurchase right due November 30.
November 4, 2026
Meta Hires Rich Latour to Lead Content StudioThe former NBC News producer joins Meta's communications and public affairs division as the company pushes to show off uses for its AI spending.
November 4, 2026
Penske Media Appeals Google Antitrust DismissalPenske Media has asked an appeals court to review the dismissal of its lawsuit over Google's AI-powered search summaries.
Layoffs and hiring, subscriber figures, content moderation decisions, merger and acquisition activity, streaming economics and the revenue models that news and entertainment organizations are navigating are the recurring subjects here. New York and Los Angeles are the centers of the U.S. media industry, and business and strategy news from outlets, studios and platforms headquartered in those cities drives most of the national coverage. Streaming service economics — subscriber growth, content spending and the path to profitability — have become the most sustained business coverage thread in this sector over recent years. News organization finances and their effect on staffing and coverage capacity have generated a secondary thread that runs independently of the entertainment side of the industry.
