New York – October 16, 2026 -- The inaugural Lumara Film Festival, presented by MoonPay and Venice, has named six finalists for a Grand Prize worth $32,000 and 3.2 million Venice AI credits, after receiving more than 700 submissions from filmmakers worldwide.

The Jury Selection award carries $20,000 and 2 million Venice AI credits. Winners will be announced live on October 26 at the Roxy Hotel Cinema in New York City. The festival has also named 16 nominees across five category awards.

Cannes – October 16, 2026 -- NetShort, a global short-drama platform available in more than 170 countries and over 17 languages, is using MIPCOM Cannes to recruit international partners for original short-drama production and distribution.

North America leads a geographically diversified audience base

The platform serves millions of viewers daily. North America is its largest market, while Europe, Japan and South Korea, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Latin America each make meaningful contributions to its business.

Silver Spring – October 15, 2026 -- Urban One, Inc. (NASDAQ: UONEK; UONE) will hold an investor conference call on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST to discuss results for its third fiscal quarter of 2026.

Urban One opens call to investors, analysts and other interested parties

U.S. callers can join toll-free, while international callers must dial a direct line. Live audio will also be available on the company's corporate website.

New York – October 13, 2026 -- New York Public Radio (NYPR) said President and CEO Christy Tanner will step down, and a three-person interim Office of the CEO will run the organization while its Board of Trustees searches for a permanent successor.

Three board-linked media executives form a temporary Office of the CEO

The interim team consists of current Board members Jenna Weiss-Berman and Gary Knell, plus LaFontaine Oliver. Oliver will also serve as interim acting President.

All three have established ties to NYPR and to the wider media sector:

Chengdu – October 13, 2026 -- Chengdu Plus screened two documentaries with a combined runtime of about 70 minutes at a cross-cultural filmmaking exchange in New York on August 26. Approximately 50 academic experts, cultural institution representatives, film and television professionals and local audience members attended.

Los Angeles – October 12, 2026 -- Cineverse (Nasdaq: CNVS) has launched German Soccer Network, a free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel available in the U.S. exclusively on LG Channels, in partnership with the German Football Federation (DFB).

New York – – October 11, 2026 -- SiriusXM (NASDAQ: SIRI) has promoted 26-year company veteran Sean Gibbons to Senior Vice President and Chief Product and Technology Officer, placing him on its Executive Leadership Team and reporting to CEO Jennifer Witz.

New York – October 11, 2026 -- SiriusXM has signed a four-year agreement giving it exclusive distribution and exclusive global ad sales rights, across both audio and video, for the "Giggly Squad" podcast hosted by Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo. The deal takes effect immediately, and the show will be distributed through the SiriusXM Podcast Network.

New York – October 11, 2026 -- SiriusXM (NASDAQ: SIRI) will release its third quarter 2026 operating and financial results on Thursday, October 29, 2026.

SiriusXM schedules investor call for 8:00 a.m. ET on results day

The company will host an investor conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET on October 29 to discuss the quarterly results.

A live webcast of the call will be available through the SiriusXM Investor Relations website.

New York – October 11, 2026 -- SiriusXM Media's monthly audience has grown from 170 million to approximately 255 million unduplicated listeners in a year, reaching nearly 90% of the U.S. population aged 13+, the company said at its second annual Built With Audio event.