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With the news tab retired, partnerships expired and Canadian news links restored only under regulatory pressure, publishers' social referral strategy is now a search-and-direct problem.
Aleksandr Komarov · March 4, 2026
The ad tiers launched by the major streamers turned subscriptions into an inventory machine, and their pricing logic — discount for data — is pulling the rest of the video ad market with it.
Aleksandr Komarov · February 9, 2026
Media merger review in the United States runs on two statutory tracks — Hart-Scott-Rodido antitrust scrutiny and FCC licensing approval — and the outcomes turn on market definition, not headlines about size.
Aleksandr Komarov · January 17, 2026