Media news in the US

An overview of news, trends and research in the Media industry in the US:

Video game makers scramble to innovate as growth stalls The global video game industry, which experienced explosive, pandemic-driven growth, is now grappling with stagnation, forcing companies to shift their focus from market expansion to efficiency and i
02 October 2025
Lazard adds three senior hires to media sector practice in New York Lazard, a New York-headquartered financial advisory and asset management firm, has added three investment bankers to its media, entertainment, and sports group in New York: Stephen Finkel, Manoel Car
22 January 2025
Mattel hires ex-McKinsey partner Ken Wee as chief strategy officer Mattel, a toy manufacturing and entertainment company, has hired former McKinsey partner Ken Wee as EVP and chief strategy officer.
11 September 2024
Begun, the 'streaming bundle wars' have The “streaming bundle wars” are expected to heat up in 2024, according to a recent AlixPartners media report, as the highly fragmented streaming market competes for a slice of consumers' discretionar
01 December 2023
OC&C advises on $750 million investment in music company Kobalt London-based music publisher Kobalt has sold a controlling stake in its business to Francisco Partners for $750 million, with OC&C Strategy Consultants providing strategic and commercial due diligenc
15 September 2022
Bain: Young gamers 'embracing' metaverse Young gamers (age 13-17) are the most eager consumers of metaverse-style games, according to a recent study from Bain & Company.
29 July 2022
Deloitte buys media technology consulting firm NTC Deloitte US has acquired National TeleConsultants (NTC), a Glendale, CA-based technology consulting firm focusing on the media and entertainment industry.
02 March 2022
Armanino adds entertainment industry team from Prager Metis Armanino LLP, a national accounting and consulting firm, has added a team of nearly 30 professionals specializing in business management for the entertainment sector from Prager Metis CPAs.
12 July 2021
Hollywood missing out on $10 billion by undervaluing Black projects Hollywood could unlock $10 billion in annual revenue (a 7% increase) if it addresses racial inequities in the US film and TV industry, according to a report from strategy firm McKinsey & Company.
22 March 2021
Future of gaming is in subscription services, says Simon-Kucher Gaming subscription services are expected to continue gaining in popularity, accord to a report from Simon-Kucher & Partners.
18 December 2020
EY and Microsoft's Xbox division expand blockchain royalties platform Consulting firm EY and Microsoft have announced the expansion of an Azure-powered, blockchain platform for gaming rights and royalty management.
16 December 2020
Mike Chapman joins Kearney as Americas media lead Mike Chapman has joined management consultancy Kearney as a partner and leader of the media sector in the Americas. He is based in Washington, DC.
17 November 2020
Pandemic boosting global video game market, and effects will linger The Covid-19 pandemic and consequent stay-at-home policies have boosted the global video game market, according to a report from Simon-Kucher & Partners and Dynata.
31 August 2020
Covid-19 accelerates video streaming subscriptions and cancellations With Covid-19 keeping people at home and mass unemployment freeing up time, subscriptions to video streaming services have risen, according to recent report from Deloitte.
08 July 2020
California newspapers headed for financial ruin, finds FTI report The financial fortunes of California newspapers will rapidly decline over the next two years, according to an economic analysis from FTI Consulting commissioned by the California News Publishers Asso
24 April 2020
Stonecutter Media Ltd. taps industry veterans for consultancy roles Broadcast, digital, and theatrical film distributor Stonecutter Media Ltd.
07 November 2019
CBS and Viacom tap Bain to advise on merger integration CBS and Viacom have brought in consulting firm Bain & Company to advise on the merger integration of the two media companies.
23 October 2019
Amazon and Netflix have potential to enter video games though streaming Amazon and Netflix garnered top marks for consideration among potential video game streaming customers, according to a recent report from Escalent.
11 October 2019
‘Fake news’ remains a major concern to US, UK audiences Concern regarding “fake news” and bias is on the rise, according to a study by consulting firm OC&C. This concern is “cross-generational and cross-political,” and affects both US and UK citizens.
13 June 2019
Bain & Company launches new digital products and services business Strategy firm Bain & Company has announced the launch of Bain Media Lab, in partnership with full-stack deep learning company Hive.
08 May 2019
Fincons Group supports Associated Press with IT transformation project IT consultancy Fincons has helped global news network AP develop a new content unbundling distribution platform.
25 March 2019
Radio continues to garner audiences, with 3 billion listeners worldwide Predictions about the death of radio as a medium may be well exaggerated, finds a new study by Deloitte. The medium generates around $40 billion in annual revenue from approximately 3 billion listeners.
06 March 2019
Academy Award campaign consultants set for large paydays The consultant behind the Oscar campaign for best picture-winner “Green Book” – as well as those who managed the award season rush of Rami Malek and Olivia Colman, who respectively won best actor and
25 February 2019
Netflix takes smart strategy in latest price increase Netlix recently announced that it was bumping up prices across its three membership categories. But don’t expect the company to suffer a crippling rash of defections.
04 February 2019
Global podcast ad revenues to boom to $1.6 billion by 2022 Though audio podcasts have been around for over a decade, only in recent years have they acquired the financial infrastructure and network structures to turn them into big business.
24 October 2018
Podcast ad revenue will more than double by 2021 Podcasts have taken the digital world by storm, generating ad revenues in the US which surpassed $300 million last year.
29 June 2018
Top consultants named among Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America Paul Linton, the Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at FTI Consulting, has been named among the Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America by Savoy magazine.
21 May 2018
FTI Consulting forecasts US online ad spending to hit $123 billion Digital media is set to capture half of the entire US advertising market share within three years according to new analysis from FTI Consulting.
16 May 2018

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