| Tipoffs: Media Newsletter for Friday May 08, 2026 ( 43 items ) |
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'Viral Hit' Main Trailer Turns Street Fighting Into Online Spectacle -- Premieres June 11
LOS GATOS, California, May 8 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news:
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'Viral Hit' Main Trailer Turns Street Fighting Into Online Spectacle -- Premieres June 11
Netflix has unveiled the main trailer of the upcoming series, Viral Hit, based on the highly popular South Korean webtoon of the same name that has surpassed 540 million views in Japan and 2.28 billion views worldwide.
This live-action adaptation marks the first Netflix series from director Hideki Takeuchi and
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ACS Flies Over 200 Rescued Cats and Dogs to Their New Home
SURREY, England, May 8 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news:
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ACS flies over 200 rescued cats and dogs to their new home
By Damian Brett
Charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) recently helped transport more than 200 rescue animals from California to three other locations utilising a single flight.
The rescued cats and dogs were transported from Merced in California to their new homes in Salem, Arlington
and Spokane.
Thomas Howe, chief executive of ACS California, said that t
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Bloomberg Introduces Point-In-Time Economic Data to Power Quantitative Research and Strategy Development
NEW YORK, May 7 -- Bloomberg issued the following news on May 7, 2026:
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Bloomberg Introduces Point-in-Time Economic Data to Power Quantitative Research and Strategy Development
New enterprise dataset delivers time-stamped economic data, allowing clients to recreate market conditions and backtest quantitative strategies with greater accuracy
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Bloomberg today announced the launch of its Economic Releases and Surveys Point-in-Time (PiT) dataset, expanding its Investment Research Data sol
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Chilean Wasp Named in Honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday
LONDON, England, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release:
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Chilean Wasp Named in Honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday
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Breaking research 7th May 2026
A new species of wasp originally from Chile has been named for science
Open Access Logo
Attenboroughnculus tau (c) Trustees of the Natural History Museum
* The name, Attenboroughnculus tau, honours Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday
* The n
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CNN Original Series "This Land" Premieres Sunday, June 7 at 9pm ET/PT
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news:
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CNN Original Series "This Land" Premieres Sunday, June 7 at 9pm ET/PT
NEW YORK, NY - CNN Original Series This Land, a new weekly series exploring the history of America's expansion through six defining frontiers, will premiere on Sunday, June 7 at 9pm ET/PT. Produced by October Films, the series will air two episodes weekly on Sundays at 9pm and 10pm ET/PT on CNN. Episodes will be available to stream the next
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DP World Launches "first-Of-Its-Kind" Cargo War Risk Insurance
SURREY, England, May 8 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news:
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DP World launches "first-of-its-kind" cargo war risk insurance
By Rebecca Jeffrey
DP World said it has launched a "first-of-its-kind" cargo war risk insurance solution covering all transport modes to help businesses navigate disruption across Middle East trade routes, where traditional insurance has become fragmented, costly and often unavailable.
The solution provides continuous coverage across the entire supply chai
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ESPN and Players Era Announce Multi-Year Agreement for Players Era Men's College Basketball Championships
BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN and Players Era Announce Multi-Year Agreement for Players Era Men's College Basketball Championships
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* The 2026 Players Era Men's Championships will expand to 24 teams across two tournaments, highlighted by the past two national champions Michigan and Florida
* ESPN networks will be the exclusive home of all 37 games across the two tournaments and Players Era
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ESPN continues Second Round coverage of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO
BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN continues Second Round coverage of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO
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The 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO continues with Second Round action on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Sunday features the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens (Gm. 3) at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Vegas Golden Knights vs. Anaheim Ducks (Gm. 4) at 9:30 p.m.
On Monday,
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ESPN Debuts Short Documentary "Messi: The Forgotten Tape / Messi: La Cinta Olvidada"
BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN Debuts Short Documentary "Messi: The Forgotten Tape / Messi: La Cinta Olvidada"
ESPN today announced the debut of Messi: The Forgotten Tape / Messi: La Cinta Olvidada, a new ESPN Films short documentary uncovering one of the most consequential and little-known stories in modern football history.
Debuting Sunday, May 10 at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, th
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ESPN Digital & Social 2026: No. 1 in March
BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN Digital & Social 2026: No. 1 in March
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In March, ESPN Digital & Social was once again No. 1 in the U.S. Sports Category with 196.6 million unique users, up 1% YoY and reaching 70% of U.S. adults across digital, YouTube and social media platforms, according to recently released Comscore data.
* The ESPN App also remained No. 1 in March, reaching 28.2 million uniq
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ESPN's WNBA coverage tips off landmark 30th season with WNBA Tip Off Presented by CarMax on May 9
BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN's WNBA coverage tips off landmark 30th season with WNBA Tip Off Presented by CarMax on May 9
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ESPN, which has presented the WNBA since the league's inaugural season in 1997, begins its landmark 30th season coverage on Saturday, May 9, with the WNBA Tip Off Presented by CarMax doubleheader across ABC, Disney+, ESPN App and ESPN Deportes. The opening weekend showcase
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Fact-checking organizations awarded IFCN grants to encourage financial sustainability work
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release:
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Fact-checking organizations awarded IFCN grants to encourage financial sustainability work
The International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute has awarded $750,000 to 25 fact-checking organizations through SUSTAIN, a Global Fact Check Fund program that helps fact-checkers keep publishing while they build more stable sources of support.
Each organization receives $
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Forbes And HarrisX Partner On New American Confidence Survey As Gallup Ends Approval Polling
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 8 (TNSxrep) -- Forbes Media posted the following news release:
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Forbes And HarrisX Partner On New American Confidence Survey As Gallup Ends Approval Polling
Forbes and HarrisX's New American Confidence Survey Finds Trump's Approval Rating is Underwater at 41%, among U.S. Adults, but breaks 52% among Business Leaders.
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NEW YORK, NY - For nearly a century, Gallup's monthly polling helped define how Americans understand themselves: their confidence in institu
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Gatwick Airport Acquires On-Airport Cargo Centre
SURREY, England, May 8 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news:
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Gatwick Airport acquires on-airport cargo centre
By Damian Brett
Gatwick Airport has acquired control on the on-airport World Cargo Centre in order to safeguard cargo infrastructure out the UK airport.
London Gatwick said that the purchase of the World Cargo Centre would strengthen the resilience and long term growth of freight across the UK's Southeast.
"The move brings one of London Gatwick's most strategically imp
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HBO Releases New Teaser And Images For The Upcoming Original Series LIFE, LARRY, AND THE PURSUIT OF UNHAPPINESS, Featuring President Obama And Larry David
NEW YORK, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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HBO Releases New Teaser And Images For The Upcoming Original Series LIFE, LARRY, AND THE PURSUIT OF UNHAPPINESS, Featuring President Obama And Larry David
* HBO has released a new teaser and images for the original limited sketch comedy series LIFE, LARRY, AND THE PURSUIT OF UNHAPPINESS. The seven-episode series debuts FRIDAY, JUNE 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT o
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IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY: A FAREED ZAKARIA SPECIAL PREMIERES MAY 10 at 8pmET/PT
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news:
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THE IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY: A FAREED ZAKARIA SPECIAL PREMIERES MAY 10 at 8pmET/PT
New York, NY - In his second term, President Donald Trump has pushed the boundaries of presidential authority-defying Congress, ignoring the courts, denying due process, attacking free speech, prosecuting political opponents, launching a war unilaterally, and deploying troops domestically. Yet Trump is hardly the first president to
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LinkedIn Job Search Safety Pulse: 2026
SUNNYVALE, California, May 8 (TNSrpt) -- LinkedIn, a professional networking tool, issued the following news:
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The LinkedIn Job Search Safety Pulse: 2026
Key Takeaways:
* The First Contact Vulnerability: Employment scams are most likely to occur during initial outreach, with 90% of reported scams involving attempts to move conversations off-platform.
* The Gen Z "Scam Gap": Younger professionals face the highest exposure to scams (32%), yet nearly a third (32%) admit to ignoring red f
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Lufthansa Cargo Sees Profits Rise Following Middle East Conflict
SURREY, England, May 8 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news:
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Lufthansa Cargo sees profits rise following Middle East conflict
By Damian Brett
Lufthansa's logistics division saw cargo traffic, revenues and operating profits improve in the first quarter of the year in part as a result of capacity tightness caused by the Middle East conflict.
The logistics division, which includes Lufthansa Cargo, time:matters, Jettainer, HeyWorld and a 50% stake in AeroLogic, saw revenues improve
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NAB Leadership Foundation Announces Service to America Leadership Honoree
WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The National Association of Broadcasters posted the following news release:
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NAB Leadership Foundation Announces Service to America Leadership Honoree
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Washington, D.C. - The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF) today announced that philanthropist and businesswoman Gayle Benson will be the recipient of the 2026 Celebration of Service to America Leadership Award for her exceptional civic and humanitarian contributions.
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Netflix Announces Standalone Sequel to Global Hit La Palma
LOS GATOS, California, May 8 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news:
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Netflix Announces Standalone Sequel to Global Hit La Palma
Following the global success of the Norwegian Netflix hit La Palma (2024) - currently ranked as the 8th most-watched non-English TV title globally on Netflix with 70.3 million views - Netflix announced the standalone sequel during the media conference Nordic Media Days in Bergen: The new event mini-series Florida (working title). The series i
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Netflix Sets June 5 Premiere for 'Teach You a Lesson,' an Action-Packed School Series Restoring Justice in Classrooms
LOS GATOS, California, May 8 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news on May 6, 2026:
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Netflix Sets June 5 Premiere for 'Teach You a Lesson,' an Action-Packed School Series Restoring Justice in Classrooms
Netflix has confirmed that Teach You a Lesson will premiere June 5, unveiling its teaser poster and trailer.
Set in a broken school system pushed to the brink, the series follows the Teachers' Rights Protection Bureau, a fictional government agency created to protect v
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Netflix to Bring First Looks at 'Charlie vs. The Chocolate Factory' Film, Upcoming Anime Slate Including 'The One Piece', and Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan for 'Ghostbusters' Series to Annecy Festival
LOS GATOS, California, May 8 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news:
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Netflix to Bring First Looks at 'Charlie vs. The Chocolate Factory' Film, Upcoming Anime Slate Including 'The One Piece', and Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan for 'Ghostbusters' Series to Annecy Festival
Reveals New Concept Art for Brad Bird's Ray Gunn, Still & Release Date for Ricky Gervais' Adult Comedy, Alley Cats
What's New:
* Exclusive sneak peeks for Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory and THE ONE P
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New Episode Of HBO Original Documentary Series THE YOGURT SHOP MURDERS Debuts May 22
NEW YORK, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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New Episode Of HBO Original Documentary Series THE YOGURT SHOP MURDERS Debuts May 22
* The HBO Original documentary series THE YOGURT SHOP MURDERS continues with a new, 90-minute fifth episode, "The End of Wondering," directed by Margaret Brown ("Descendant") from A24 and Fruit Tree, debuting FRIDAY, MAY 22 (9:00-10:35 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and HBO Max. The
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Nexstar Media Group Reports First Quarter Results
IRVING, Texas, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release:
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Nexstar Media Group Reports First Quarter Results
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Closed acquisition of TEGNA Inc. on March 19, 2026, following FCC and DOJ regulatory approvals
Transaction positions Nexstar to compete more aggressively with Big Tech and legacy media conglomerates ensuring the preservation of high-quality local journalism and a diversity of viewpoints - upholding
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Nina Jankowicz, Jane Lytvynenko and Peter Erdelyi to lead GlobalFact as invited speakers
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release:
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Nina Jankowicz, Jane Lytvynenko and Peter Erdelyi to lead GlobalFact as invited speakers
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Award-winning author and counterdisinformation expert Nina Jankowicz will be a keynote speaker at the annual GlobalFact conference, held June 17-19 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Also joining the conference will be Jane Lytvynenko, an NBC News investigative journalist who reports on the Russia-Ukr
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OPTIMUM REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2026 RESULTS
NEW YORK, May 8 -- Optimum Communications (formerly Altice USA) issued the following news release:
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OPTIMUM REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2026 RESULTS
Optimum Communications, Inc. (NYSE: OPTU) today reports results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Dennis Mathew, Optimum Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said: "The first quarter reflects the deliberate choices we are making to build a more resilient business over time. We continued to navigate an intense competitive environment wi
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PBS America @ 250 Continues with Semiquincentennial-Themed Programming
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release:
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PBS America @ 250 Continues with Semiquincentennial-Themed Programming
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to Mark the Nation's Historic Anniversary
ARLINGTON, VA; May 7, 2026 - PBS America @ 250, a multiyear celebration of U.S. history, culture, and children's programming, which began in spring 2025 and continues through America's Semi-quincentennial in 2026 and beyond, is part of the largest national and local engagement effo
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PBS Honors Patricia de Stacy Harrison with the Beacon Award for Lifetime Contributions to Public Media
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release:
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PBS Honors Patricia de Stacy Harrison with the Beacon Award for Lifetime Contributions to Public Media
Today, Patricia de Stacy Harrison was named the recipient of the 2025 PBS Beacon Award in honor of her decades-long career of service championing the United States public television and public radio systems. As the highest honor in public television, the PBS Beacon Award pays tribute to individu
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PGA Championship on ESPN: More than 235 hours of live coverage across platforms
BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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PGA Championship on ESPN: More than 235 hours of live coverage across platforms
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* Coverage of the PGA Championship begins Tuesday, May 12, all available for fans on ESPN App
* Live coverage of First and Second Rounds - from first tee shot to last putt - starts Thursday, May 14, at 6:45 a.m. ET
* Four days of live, six-feed championship coverage on ESPN App, incl
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Poynter announces latest cohort for Essential Skills leadership program
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release:
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Poynter announces latest cohort for Essential Skills leadership program
The Poynter Institute today announced the newest cohort of its Essential Skills leadership program, bringing together journalists and newsroom leaders from around the world for an intensive training experience focused on leadership, strategy and communication.
The Essential Skills program is designed for eme
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ProPublica Launches Flagship Podcast "Paper Trail"
NEW YORK, May 7 [Category: Media] -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release:
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ProPublica Launches Flagship Podcast "Paper Trail"
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ProPublica on Thursday announced the launch of " Paper Trail," a flagship podcast hosted by investigative journalist Jessica Lussenhop. With new episodes available on Thursdays beginning May 14, the podcast is brought to listeners everywhere in partnership with public media orga
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Pulitzer Center: Practical Training for Journalists Investigating the Ocean
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that says it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following statement on May 7, 2026, by editor Fernanda Buffa:
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Practical Training for Journalists Investigating the Ocean
I have a cheesy confession to make. Last year, I made a resolution to celebrate every win--no matter how small. At work, that meant creating a folder on my desktop called Joy. There, I keep emails that made me smile, messages from journalists, and screensh
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Biographer Jon Meacham and Copyright Scholar Paul Goldstein Headline AAP's Annual Meeting
WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release:
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Biographer Jon Meacham and Copyright Scholar Paul Goldstein Headline AAP's Annual Meeting
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Distinguished Authors Speak to America's 250th Birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the 1976 Copyright Act
On May 7th, the Association of American Publishers hosted its 2026 annual meeting celebrating the 250 th birthday of the United States and the rich publi
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REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER May 8 Episode Lineup
NEW YORK, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER May 8 Episode Lineup
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues FRIDAY, MAY 8 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/7:00-8:00 p.m. PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests, roundtab
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Scripps reports Q1 2026 financial results
CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release:
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Scripps reports Q1 2026 financial results
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May 7, 2026 By Carolyn Micheli
CINCINNATI - The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) delivered $517 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2026. Loss attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $18 million or 20 cents per share.
Business notes :
* Net leverage at the end of the first quarter was 3.9x, per
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Springer Nature Brings Trusted Pharma Intelligence Into Claude
LONDON, England, May 8 (TNSrpt) -- Springer Nature, a research, educational and professional publisher, issued the following news release:
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Springer Nature brings trusted pharma intelligence into Claude
Integration to benefit users by increasing visibility and use of trusted content
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AdisInsight brings together curated, evidence-linked intelligence spanning drug development, clinical trials, adverse drug reaction case reports, regulatory milestones including drug approvals, and the la
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Stonewalled by federal agencies? We want to document it
COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news:
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Stonewalled by federal agencies? We want to document it
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Across the country, journalists have described being blocked from public datasets, facing extended FOIA delays and losing access to agency experts who were once regularly available for interviews. These aren't isolated incidents. These incidents signal broader shifts in media policy that deserve close scrutiny.
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Swissport to Handle Atlas 747F Flights for K+N at Liege
SURREY, England, May 8 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news:
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Swissport to handle Atlas 747F flights for K+N at Liege
By Rebecca Jeffrey
Swissport has struck a deal to handle cargo for Atlas Air's Boeing 747-8F flights on behalf of Kuehne and Nagel (K+N) at Liege Airport (LGG).
In a LinkedIn post on 6 May, Wilfried Jans, managing director Swissport Cargo Services Belgium, said Swissport has entered a long-term partnership to handle cargo for the 747-8F flights.
Jans said: "We'r
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TNT Sports Unveils Commentator Roster for 2026 Roland-Garros
NEW YORK, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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TNT Sports Unveils Commentator Roster for 2026 Roland-Garros
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TNT Sports today announced its commentator roster for its 2026 coverage of Roland-Garros, assembling one of the most accomplished and dynamic teams in tennis as it enters its second year as the U.S. home of the prestigious Grand Slam.
Live coverage from Paris will be presented across TNT, t
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U.S. News & World Report Announces Inaugural Winners of the 2026-2027 Car Insurance Awards
WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, posted the following news release:
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U.S. News & World Report Announces Inaugural Winners of the 2026-2027 Car Insurance Awards
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today recognizes the winners of the 2026-2027 Car Insurance Awards. These accolades identify the leading car insurance companies across five key cate
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Wolters Kluwer: 80/20 AI Problem in Finance
ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, Netherlands, May 8 (TNSrep) -- Wolters Kluwer, a company that specializes in professional information, software solutions and services, issued the following news release:
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The 80/20 AI problem in finance
CCH Tagetik introduces the Expert AI Readiness Program to help finance teams close the AI readiness gap
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Recent research shows that while four in five finance leaders believe artificial intelligence will transform their function over the next three years, fewer t
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Wolters Kluwer: Safety Leaders are 'Owning the Future' When Decisions Matter Most
ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, Netherlands, May 8 -- Wolters Kluwer, a company that specializes in professional information, software solutions and services, issued the following news release:
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Safety leaders are 'owning the future' when decisions matter most
Wolters Kluwer Enablon's Sustainable Performance Forum highlights how AI, integrated risk, and human accountability are reshaping modern safety leadership
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Environment, health, and safety (EHS) professionals operate in high consequence env
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Zambia: PEN International Joins the IFEX Network to Condemn the Zambian Government's Cancellation of RightsCon 2026
LONDON, England, May 8 -- PEN International issued the following statement:
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Zambia: PEN International joins the IFEX network to condemn the Zambian government's cancellation of RightsCon 2026
PEN International joins over 100 organisations in condemning the Zambian government's last-minute cancellation of RightsCon 2026, following pressure from China over the participation of Taiwanese delegates. The world's leading summit on human rights in the digital age had been due to take place in
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