Licht Journal — Media News https://licht-journal.com/media-news/ Ongoing record of media acquisitions, title launches and shutdowns, editorial layoffs, platform policy changes and executive moves across publishing. en-US Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:31:22 GMT Media News What Meta's Canada news ban actually did to publisher traffic https://licht-journal.com/media-news/what-metas-canada-news-ban-did-to-publisher-referrals/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/what-metas-canada-news-ban-did-to-publisher-referrals/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:55:03 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News Why Substack keeps 10% of subscriber revenue and two rivals keep 0% https://licht-journal.com/media-news/why-substack-keeps-10-of-subscriber-revenue-and-two-rivals-keep-0/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/why-substack-keeps-10-of-subscriber-revenue-and-two-rivals-keep-0/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:44:49 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News YouTube raises new-channel monetization to 8,000 watch hours https://licht-journal.com/media-news/youtube-raises-new-channel-monetization-to-8-000-watch-hours/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/youtube-raises-new-channel-monetization-to-8-000-watch-hours/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:44:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News Why media consolidation accelerated in 2025 — and what the deal logic actually was https://licht-journal.com/media-news/media-ma-consolidation-2025-review/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/media-ma-consolidation-2025-review/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News The podcast ad market in numbers: growth, video's rise and what creators actually earn https://licht-journal.com/media-news/podcast-ad-market-latest-figures/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/podcast-ad-market-latest-figures/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Colin Reyes Media News Creator funds keep shrinking: the payout cuts creators built on, in one account https://licht-journal.com/media-news/creator-fund-payouts-cut-news/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/creator-fund-payouts-cut-news/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News The latest news-desert counts: what two decades of newsroom closures add up to https://licht-journal.com/media-news/local-news-deserts-latest-data/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/local-news-deserts-latest-data/ Mon, 25 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News Google's publisher-payment programs keep shrinking, and publishers keep relearning the lesson https://licht-journal.com/media-news/google-news-showcase-us-expansion-news/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/google-news-showcase-us-expansion-news/ Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News CNN went paid in 2024 — what the TV brand's subscription bet says about reader revenue https://licht-journal.com/media-news/cnn-digital-subscription-launch-analysis/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/cnn-digital-subscription-launch-analysis/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Colin Reyes Media News The publisher lawsuits against AI search, two years in: what's settled and what isn't https://licht-journal.com/media-news/perplexity-publisher-lawsuits-ai-scraping/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/perplexity-publisher-lawsuits-ai-scraping/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News TikTok's US joint venture closed in January — four lessons for publishers who built on it https://licht-journal.com/media-news/tiktok-divest-or-ban-publishers-takeaways/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/tiktok-divest-or-ban-publishers-takeaways/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News One year after Meta ended fact-checking, publishers are still counting the cost https://licht-journal.com/media-news/meta-ends-fact-checking-impact-publishers/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/meta-ends-fact-checking-impact-publishers/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News The media business stories that defined 2025: AI licensing went from experiment to revenue line https://licht-journal.com/media-news/media-industry-2025-year-in-review/ https://licht-journal.com/media-news/media-industry-2025-year-in-review/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Media News