
Publishers lifted paid search spending to $113m in July, Similarweb says
Similarweb counted about $113m of paid search spending by the top 100 media publishers in July 2026, 41% more than a year earlier.
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Similarweb counted about $113m of paid search spending by the top 100 media publishers in July 2026, 41% more than a year earlier.

Netflix added more than 100,000 US subscribers on August 27, 2026, the day it premiered a 26-minute Grand Theft Auto VI preview, Ampere Analysis reports.

Groupe Le Monde has seen no sudden audience drop since Google's AI Overviews reached France in July 2026, CEO Louis Dreyfus said on September 8. Le Monde gained 24,000 subscribers a month in July and August.

Sky News on September 10, 2026 launched Defence Insider, a paid video app on defense and security priced at £14.99 a month. It is the broadcaster's first paid product on a single subject.

Spotify announced on 8 September that it will run its first standalone R&B festival, RNB X Live, in Dallas on 1 November.

Channel 4 confirmed on 9 September that it will cut 340 roles, about 28% of its staff, by the end of 2026.

Netflix raised prices in Britain and Germany. The ad-supported plan rose fastest in both markets.

USA Today is cutting jobs and replacing its audience team with three desks, blaming pressure on search traffic.

Several hundred episodes of M6 shows are moving onto Disney+ in France. The first two titles arrive on 25 September.

Fox News Media said on 3 September that Maria Bartiromo has left the company after 12 and a half years. The network gave no reason.

Spotify is putting its name on an American music ceremony that has not been held for three years. The show returns on 27 November.

BMG and Concord completed their merger on 1 September 2026. Bertelsmann holds about 67 percent of a group that now owns more than four million works.
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