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Tipoffs: Media Newsletter for 2026-04-08 ( 28 items )  
"Wrongheaded" Court Decision on Iowa Book Ban Law Upholds Bans in Schools for Titles with Sexual Content (10)
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * "Wrongheaded" Court Decision on Iowa Book Ban Law Upholds Bans in Schools for Titles with Sexual Content * (NEW YORK)-PEN America today condemned two court rulings that vacated a preliminary injunction against Iowa's book banning statute and held that schools or state legislatures "can c more PR

ASI Enhances ESP+ With Time-Saving Updates That Simplify Proposals, Pricing and Online Stores (10)
TREVOSE, Pennsylvania, April 8 -- The Advertising Specialty Institute issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * ASI Enhances ESP+ With Time-Saving Updates That Simplify Proposals, Pricing and Online Stores Latest update reduces manual work, improves accuracy and streamlines day-to-day workflows * ASI (Advertising Specialty Institute) today announced new ESP+ tools designed to help distributors better manage proposals, pricing and online stores as their businesses grow. The u more PR

Bloomberg Expands Single-Asset Commodity Coverage With Launch of BCOM Global Commodity Singles Indices (10)
NEW YORK, April 8 -- Bloomberg issued the following news: * * * Bloomberg Expands Single-Asset Commodity Coverage with Launch of BCOM Global Commodity Singles Indices Energy, metals, agriculture, livestock and additional commodities now available as Bloomberg single-asset indices * Bloomberg Indices announced an expansion of its single-asset index capabilities, launching the Bloomberg Global Commodity Singles Indices (BCOM Global Singles). These launches underscore the growing convergence o more PR

Bloomberg News, DCTV, and Jolt Receive Peabody Award Nomination for Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media (10)
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Bloomberg Media posted the following news: * * * Bloomberg News, DCTV, and Jolt Receive Peabody Award Nomination for Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media * NEW YORK (April 7, 2026) -Bloomberg News, DCTV, and Jolt have received a Peabody Award nomination for Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media in the Documentary category. Category nominees are selected to represent the most captivating and impactful stories released in 2025 across more PR

Bloomberg Nominated for 10 News & Documentary Emmy Awards (10)
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Bloomberg Media posted the following news: * * * Bloomberg Nominated for 10 News & Documentary Emmy Awards * NEW YORK (April 7, 2026) Bloomberg has earned 10 nominations for the 47th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, announced today: Leaders with Francine Lacqua, " Finland's President on Trump, Resilience and Putin's Threat " for Outstanding Interview, Long Form In Leaders with Francine Lacqua, Lacqua sits down with the decision-makers s more PR

Canoe Intelligence and Bloomberg Launch Integration to Automate Private Fund Data Delivery, Supporting a Total Portfolio View (10)
NEW YORK, April 8 -- Bloomberg issued the following news with Canoe Intelligence: * * * Canoe Intelligence and Bloomberg Launch Integration to Automate Private Fund Data Delivery, Supporting a Total Portfolio View Integration helps asset owners reduce manual reporting and support cross-asset portfolio analysis * Canoe Intelligence ("Canoe"), the platform for smarter alts management, and Bloomberg today announced a certified integration that automates the delivery of private fund data direct more PR

Charities losing nearly PS30m yearly due to 'inefficient' training, data shows (10)
LONDON, England, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Charities losing nearly PS30m yearly due to 'inefficient' training, data shows * Charities and voluntary organisations are losing PS28m each year due to inefficient staff training, according to data from a compliance training provider. Skillcast's Lost Hours Report found that the charity, voluntary an more PR

CNN BUSINESS PAIRS TOP LEADERS FOR CANDID CONVERSATIONS IN NEW STREAMING SERIES, THE 1 ON 1 WITH CNN (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN BUSINESS PAIRS TOP LEADERS FOR CANDID CONVERSATIONS IN NEW STREAMING SERIES, THE 1 ON 1 WITH CNN * April 7th, 2026 New episodes with Chef Jose Andres, Chef Eric Ripert, Pinterest CEO Bill Ready, and Venmo co-founder Iqram Magdon-Ismail are available now NEW YORK, NY - (April 7, 2026) - Today, CNN Business launched a brand-new series, The 1 on 1 with CNN, bringing together two top business leaders f more PR

CNN Worldwide Honored with 32 News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominations (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN Worldwide Honored with 32 News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominations * April 7th, 2026 NEW YORK - (April 7, 2026) - CNN Worldwide celebrates 32 nominations in the 47th Annual News and Documentary Emmy(r) Award competition. The nominations were announced today by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. CNN's diverse nominations span breaking news - from our coverage of the LA wildfires an more PR

Detention of Poet Highlights Egypt's Relentless Persecution of Free Expression (10)
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Detention of Poet Highlights Egypt's Relentless Persecution of Free Expression * (NEW YORK)-PEN America today calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Egyptian poet and activist Ahmed Douma, who was detained on Monday, highlighting the Egyptian government's alarming and relen more PR

ESPN Continues Global Expansion on Disney+ (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Continues Global Expansion on Disney+ * ESPN on Disney+ Launches Today Across 53 Countries and Territories in Europe and Asia-Pacific Subscribers Have Access to Live Events, Original Content and Studio Shows Expanding its commitment to serving sports fans,ESPN and Disney+ announced the launch of ESPN on Disney+ in Europe and select Asia-Pacific markets today,  more PR

ESPN NBA Full Court Press: NBA enters its final week of the regular season as ESPN features two matchups with playoff implications (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN NBA Full Court Press: NBA enters its final week of the regular season as ESPN features two matchups with playoff implications * ESPN continues its coverage of the Advil Playoff Push on Wednesday, April 8 with a star-studded doubleheader presented by State Farm on ESPN. The action tips off at 7 p.m. ET as the Atlanta Hawks, led by reigning Eastern Conference Play more PR

ESPN scores second most-watched NCAA Women's Final Four on record (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN scores second most-watched NCAA Women's Final Four on record * * Based on Full Nielsen + Big Data Numbers 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game * ESPN delivered the third largest audience since its exclusive rights agreement began in 1996, behind only 2024's record-breaking game (South Carolina-Iowa) and 2023 (LSU-Iowa) * Averaged 9.9 m more PR

ESPN to exclusively televise 2026 NBA G League Finals starting April 8 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN to exclusively televise 2026 NBA G League Finals starting April 8 * ESPN will exclusively televise the 2026 NBA G League Finals, with coverage available across ESPNEWS, ESPNU and ESPN2, beginning Wednesday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Jorge Sedano and Cory Alexander will call the action for the championship series, with David Resnick reporting from courtside. The  more PR

ESPN's weekly 'I Scored a Touchdown' series showcases Derrick Brooks' Super Bowl XXXVII pick-six (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's weekly 'I Scored a Touchdown' series showcases Derrick Brooks' Super Bowl XXXVII pick-six * * Eighth installment in ESPN's Year of the Super Bowl weekly storytelling series; airing across ESPN platforms through April 11 * Super Bowl XXXVII pick-six capped historic season for Brooks, Bucs Watch HERE *** Original text here: https://espnpressroom.com/us/pr more PR

FOX to Integrate Kalshi Forecasts Across FOX News Media and FOX One Platforms (10)
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Fox, a media company, issued the following news release: * * * FOX to Integrate Kalshi Forecasts Across FOX News Media and FOX One Platforms * NEW YORK, NY (April 7, 2026) - Kalshi, the world's largest prediction market, and Fox Corporation (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX), a leader in producing and distributing news, sports and entertainment content, today announced an integration to incorporate Kalshi's data across FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, FOX W more PR

HBO Releases Official Trailer For Original Limited Series HALF MAN, Debuting April 23 (10)
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HBO Releases Official Trailer For Original Limited Series HALF MAN, Debuting April 23 * * HBO has released the official trailer for HALF MAN, an original six-episode limited series from Emmy (r) -winning creator and executive producer Richard Gadd ("Baby Reindeer," "Against the Law"). HALF MAN debuts THURSDAY, APRIL 23 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO a more PR

Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations and Experts Call for an End to Trump's Threats of War Crimes and Commit to Pursuing Accountability (10)
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations and Experts Call for an End to Trump's Threats of War Crimes and Commit to Pursuing Accountability * More than 200 groups today, including PEN America, issued a joint statement following remarks by President Donald Trump warning that "a whole c more PR

Netflix Opens New Offices and Unveils Its "Made in Argentina" Slate for 2026-2027 (10)
LOS GATOS, California, April 8 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * Netflix Opens New Offices and Unveils Its "Made in Argentina" Slate for 2026-2027 Netflix has revealed a slate of productions made in Argentina and premiering in 2026 and 2027, which includes a wide variety of series, films and documentaries, and has opened new offices in the Villa Crespo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Netflix launched in Latin America in 2011, started producing local content in Arg more PR

Netflix Reveals 'ONE PIECE' Expansion With New Original Titles and Extensions Delivering More Adventures for the Straw Hat Crew (10)
LOS GATOS, California, April 8 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * Netflix Reveals 'ONE PIECE' Expansion With New Original Titles and Extensions Delivering More Adventures for the Straw Hat Crew All New LEGO(R) ONE PIECE Animated Special -- A Netflix First! -- Set to Sail September 29 Season 3 of the Live-Action Series Gets an Official Title, ONE PIECE: The Battle of Alabasta, and Logline Ahead of 2027 Debut A Glimpse of the Unseen Canvas: Inside the Creation o more PR

Rowntree charity appoints head of reparations to address endowment's origins (10)
LONDON, England, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Rowntree charity appoints head of reparations to address endowment's origins * The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) has appointed Keon West as its head of reparations to lead a programme that will address the legacy of its endowment. Last week, JRCT announced that, starting this month, West wou more PR

Scripps Sports, Nashville Predators partner on multi-year agreement to air National Hockey League team's games (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release: * * * Scripps Sports, Nashville Predators partner on multi-year agreement to air National Hockey League team's games * NASHVILLE and CINCINNATI - The Nashville Predators and Scripps Sports have created a landmark multi-year media rights agreement that brings free, over-the-air access to the Predators' National Hockey League games to fans across Middle Tennessee and b more PR

Shaquille O'Neal & TNT Sports to Launch DUNKMAN, the World's First Professional Dunk League (10)
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Shaquille O'Neal & TNT Sports to Launch DUNKMAN, the World's First Professional Dunk League * Shaquille O'Neal, Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) and TNT Sports, in partnership with Eli Lilly and Company, will launch DUNKMAN - the world's first professional league in the sport of dunking - in Summer 2026. The new global league, which builds on the suc more PR

Statement from National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. on reports of American journalist Shelly Kittleson's release (10)
WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * Statement from National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. on reports of American journalist Shelly Kittleson's release * National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. Tuesday issued the following statement on the release today of American journalist Shelly Kittleson by an Iraqi militia aligned with Iran: "We are relieved to learn that Shelly Kittleson has been released by her capt more PR

Stranded Chefs Battle Each Other and the Elements in New Food Network Series Chopped Castaways (10)
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Stranded Chefs Battle Each Other and the Elements in New Food Network Series Chopped Castaways * Chopped Castaways, the most extreme evolution of Food Network's juggernaut Chopped, premieres Tuesday, May 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network and will be available to stream the following day on HBO Max(r). Hosted by Ted Allen, the eight-episode series stra more PR

U.S. News Unveils 2026 Best Graduate Schools (10)
WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, posted the following news release: * * * U.S. News Unveils 2026 Best Graduate Schools * Washington, D.C. - U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today announced the 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings. The rankings are a resource for students pursuing postgraduate education, offering evaluations of programs in fields like law, busines more PR

WARNER BROS. GAMES ANNOUNCES GAME OF THRONES: DRAGONFIRE (10)
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * WARNER BROS. GAMES ANNOUNCES GAME OF THRONES: DRAGONFIRE * BOSTON, Mass. - Apr. 7, 2026 - Warner Bros. Games and HBO(r) today announced Game of Thrones: Dragonfire, an all-new free-to-play mobile strategy game based on the Emmy(r) Award-winning original drama series, "House of the Dragon." Starting today, players are invited to pre-register on the App  more PR

Who's Funding: Postcode Lottery, Parkinson's UK, Selco and more (10)
LONDON, England, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Who's Funding: Postcode Lottery, Parkinson's UK, Selco and more * UK Community Foundations - Lead the Change fund Grants available: One or two grants of PS123,300 awarded by each participating foundation. Deadline to apply: Expressions of interest open on 1 April but each foundation sets its own de more PR