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TL;DR

• The 98th Academy Awards delivered one of the week’s biggest entertainment headlines, with "One Battle After Another" winning Best Picture and six Oscars total, while "Sinners" won four, including a history-making cinematography win for Autumn Durald Arkapaw. (AP)

• NBCUniversal canceled "Access Hollywood" after nearly 30 years, ending one of entertainment television’s longest-running daily brands. (People)

• Prime Video premiered "Invincible" Season 4 on March 18, giving the platform one of the week’s biggest genre-TV returns and a major fan-driven streaming moment. (Tech Radar)

Interesting campaigns / creative

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  Burger King launched its new “There’s A New King And It’s You” campaign, a guest-centric brand push that aired during the Oscars and continues the chain’s effort to put consumers, rather than the old mascot, at the center of the story. (Marketing Dive)

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  Twix launched a new global platform campaign built around “the good thing twice,” backed by a redesigned visual identity and a 360 push across OOH, TV, social and PR. (Little Black Book)

Audiences

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  YouGov found 69% of 16–24-year-olds watch short-form video daily, versus 18% of adults 55+. (YouGov)

• Streaming represented 43.8% of TV viewing in first half of the year, while cable reached 24.4% and broadcast hit 21.2% (Nielsen)

• Among adults 18–49, streaming now accounts for 66.7% of ad-supported TV time spent. (Nielsen)

Platforms

• nstagram is testing clickable links in post captions for select Meta Verified subscribers. (Social Media Today)

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  TikTok published new data on how #FilmTok is helping shape awards-season discovery and conversation around the 98th Oscars, with communities driving fandom growth. (TikTok Newsroom)

• YouTube is expanding its AI likeness-detection pilot to politicians, journalists and public officials so they can identify and request removal of AI-generated deepfakes of themselves. (Social Media Today)

Content

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  Madonna is making a surprise acting comeback by joining Season 2 of Apple TV+’s "The Studio," adding another major celebrity name to one of the buzziest comedy series in the market. (People)

• Bradley Cooper is in talks to write, direct, and star in an "Ocean’s Eleven" prequel with Margot Robbie, reviving one of Hollywood’s biggest franchise brands. (People)

• Amazon MGM dropped the first trailer for "Balls Up," a new Prime Video comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser as marketing executives whose FIFA stunt spirals into an international scandal. (People)

Tech & AI

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  FedEx says it is building an AI agent workforce and aims to use AI agents in more than half of its core workflows by 2028. (The Wall Street Journal)

• Adobe said CEO Shantanu Narayen will step down after 18 years, a major leadership change as the company faces growing pressure over its AI strategy. (The Wall Street Journal)

• Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts as heavy AI data-center spending puts pressure on cash flow, according to reports citing people familiar with the plans. (Yahoo Finance)

Location-based entertainment

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  Disneyland Paris confirmed that World of Frozen and the reimagined Disney Adventure World will open on March 29, making it one of Europe’s biggest new attraction launches this month. (Disneyland News)

• Busch Gardens Tampa Bay announced "Lion & Hyena Ridge," a large new immersive animal habitat opening this spring and described by the park as its most ambitious habitat project in more than a decade. (Busch Gardens News)

• Dollywood kicked off its 2026 season with new details on "NightFlight Expedition," a new immersive indoor roller coaster opening later this spring as one of the park’s biggest new draws of the year. (Amusement Park News)

Travel & hospitality

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  Southwest will exit Chicago O’Hare and Washington Dulles in June, a notable network pullback that will reshape options for domestic travelers in two major metro markets. (The Points Guy)

• Crystal Bridges will reopen its expanded campus on June 6, adding 114,000 square feet and positioning Bentonville for a bigger arts-tourism push this summer. (Axios)

• British Airways will return to Melbourne in January 2027 with daily London service via Kuala Lumpur, restoring the airline to the market after a 20-year absence and giving Australia-bound travelers a major new long-haul option. (Aviation Week)

Gaming

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  The Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2026 delivered a new wave of game reveals, demos, and release-date announcements, including fresh looks at "Little Nightmares VR", "Life is Strange: Reunion", and "Monster Hunter Stories 3." (Games Radar)

• Crimson Desert launches March 19, giving the month one of its biggest open-world RPG releases. (PC Gamer)

• GamesRadar’s latest 2026 Xbox release tracker highlights a packed upcoming slate led by "GTA 6," "Forza Horizon 6," and "Monster Hunter Stories 3", underscoring how crowded the rest of the gaming calendar is shaping up to be. (Steam)

Mental health

• Build in short resets during the day, because work stress can affect well-being and small breaks can help reduce strain before it builds.

• Protect your sleep routine by keeping a consistent bedtime and wake time, since good sleep supports emotional well-being and overall health.