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Streaming Hits A High, But Subscribers Are Getting Better At Loving And Leaving
Streaming subscriptions have climbedback to a record high, which sounds like terrific news for platforms and advertisers. There's just one small complication: consumers are also getting increasingly skilled at treating streamingservices like disposable situationships. A new CivicScience report finds that 78% ofU.S. adults who use video-on-demand platforms currently subscribe to at least one service, up from 72% in the first quarter.
Chemours downgraded at UBS as refrigerants reset clouds outlook
Aug 10, 2026, 10:57 AM ETBy: , SA News Editor UBS downgraded Chemours (CC) to Neutral from Buy and slashed its price target, saying a sharper-than-expected reset in the chemical maker’s refrigerants business has reduced confidence in its medium-term growth outlook. Shares of Chemours (CC) fell as To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding.
Fairfield Central Griffins Football Jamboree Teams and Schedule
The Fairfield Central Griffins Football Jamboree is part of the countdown to the 2026 South Carolina high school football and will be held on Monday, Aug. 10, as Fairfield Central hosts Monday Night Lights at E.K. McLendon Stadium in Winnsboro. The preseason showcase begins at 6 p.m. and features four programs from across the Midlands: Fairfield Central, Crestwood, South Pointe, and A.C. Flora.
CECO Environmental rises as orders nearly triple; Q2 earnings beat
Aug 10, 2026, 9:08 AM ETBy: , SA News Editor CECO Environmental (CECO) shares rose 4% in premarket trading Monday after the industrial air and water treatment company reported better-than-expected quarterly results, nearly tripled orders and raised its full-year outlook. Adjusted earnings of $0.47 a share beat the Wall Street consensus To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser.
South Carolina High School Football Top 25 | Rivals Composite All-Classifications
Dutch Fork starts 2026 ranked No. 1 in the first release South Carolina Rivals Composite High School Football Team Ranking, a consensus South Carolina High School Football Top 25, for all classifications. The Silver Foxes captured another Class 5A (Division I) State Championship in 2025 and return one of the strongest teams in the state. Head coach Tom Knotts has built a dynasty in the Midlands during his tenure there. Four Quarter Friday Podcast: Apple | Spotify Northwestern checks in at No. 2.
Travel Marketing’s Funnel Is Becoming a 64-Day Loop: The Trade Desk’s Kelly Covato
CANNES, France – Planning a vacation used to involve choosing a destination, buying a ticket and wondering whether the hotel looked anything like the photographs. Now it can take more than two months, span connected TV, audio, mobile devices and artificial intelligence, and generate enough behavioral data to make buying a plane ticket look like a minor component of the operation.
AI Agents are Coming for Adtech’s Tedious Work, Not the Upfronts: Magnite’s Paige Bilins
AMENIA, N.Y. – Advertising technology has spent decades finding increasingly sophisticated ways to automate buying and selling media. Now artificial intelligence is promising to automate some of the work involved in operating all that automation. Paige Bilins, senior vice president of product management at Magnite, sees potentially significant changes ahead as AI agents become capable of making decisions and acting on them.
Nearly half of auto liability, medical insurance claims close without payment: WSJ
Aug 09, 2026, 12:06 PM ET, , By: , SA News Editor Nearly half of auto liability and medical insurance claims resolved last year ended without a payment, as insurers tightened claims practices amid concerns about fraud, litigation and rising costs. About 45% of resolved liability and medical claims closed without payment, according to To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser.
Gaffney Indians Football Jamboree | Monday Night McDonald's Kickoff Classic Times, Teams and Schedule
The Gaffney Indians Football Jamboree, the McDonald’s Kickoff Classic series gets going Monday, Aug. 10, as Gaffney High School hosts one of four McDonald’s preseason showcase events taking place across South Carolina this August.
South Carolina High School Sports Podcast | Irmo Football Coach Aaron Brand | Four Quarter Friday
Get the statewide South Carolina High School Sports Podcast Four Quarter Friday to stay informed and be entertained about all things happening on the preps level in the Palmetto State, including the most recent episode that is South Carolina High School Football focused as the 2026 season is quickly approaching.
Toughest Upstate High School Football Non-Region Football Schedules in 2026
South Carolina High School Football Toughest Upstate High School Football Non-Region Football Schedules in 2026 Dorman has by far the toughest non-region schedule in the Upstate for the 2026 South Carolina High School Football Season It is impossible for South Carolina High School Football teams in the Upstate to not play tough non-region schedules. None is probably tougher than one Spartanburg County School, though and we dive into that and the others.
South Carolina High School Football Scrimmage Intel | Upstate + Midlands
South Carolina High School Football South Carolina High School Football Scrimmage Intel | Upstate + Midlands The latest South Carolina High School Football Scrimmage Intel (Four Quarter Friday) Four Quarter Friday checks in on high school football scrimmages from the Upstate and Midlands of South Carolina, including Hillcrest vs. Gaffney, Byrnes vs. Indian Land, Dutch Fork vs. Dorman and more.
Rock Hill Area High School Football Toughest Non-Region Schedules in 2026
South Carolina High School Football Rock Hill Area High School Football Toughest Non-Region Schedules in 2026 South Pointe, Rock Hill and Nation Ford play three of the toughest non-region schedules in Rock Hill Area High School Football in 2026 The Greater Rock Hill area includes three teams in the preseason Massey Ratings Top 25 and multiple programs with legitimate state championship expectations. This creates some of the toughest non-region matchups in the state.
Midlands Football Intel: Early Standouts Emerge
South Carolina High School Football Midlands Football Intel: Early Standouts Emerge Katie Dugan, GamecockCentral.com Preseason practice is underway across South Carolina, and Four Quarter Friday is checking in with coaches and players around the state to identify the teams, position groups and players creating buzz behind the scenes. Here is the latest Insider Intel from the Midlands, with information gathered directly from sources inside the programs.
Upstate High School Football Intel: Quarterback Battles and Defensive Optimism
South Carolina High School Football Upstate High School Football Intel: Quarterback Battles and Defensive Optimism The Byrnes Rebels have a quarterback battle going on (File) It's almost time to kick off the high school football season in South Carolina and the Upstate as always is a hotbed. Here is the latest intel from around the region with info from sources on the ground about multiple teams, including several starting quarterback battles.
Outcomes, AI and Data Dominate the Beet Retreat Berkshires: NYSE Interviews Tameka Kee
The advertising industry has spent years building an ecosystem complicated enough to require its own ecosystem map. At the Beet Retreat Berkshires, some of the people responsible for buying ads, selling them and building the machinery in between gathered to figure out how to make the whole thing work better.
As Nielsen Buys DoubleVerify, Mark Zagorski Looks At Advertising’s Next 20 Years
Nielsen’s $2.15 billion deal to acquire media-measurement firm DoubleVerify comes at a moment when the advertising industry is undergoing another technological upheaval, with artificial intelligence poised to reshape how media is bought, measured and verified. For Mark Zagorski, chief executive of DoubleVerify, the deal also marks the latest turn in an evolution that has transformed advertising over the past two decades.
CSRA High School Football Toughest Non-Region Schedules in 2026
South Carolina High School Football CSRA High School Football Toughest Non-Region Schedules in 2026 Midland Valley, Silver Bluff and North Augusta are among the CSRA High School Football teams that have tough non-region schedules in 2026 (Four Quarter Friday) The CSRA only features one Top 25 team in the RIvals Massey Ratings, but the teams are playing higher level competition, traveling to Georgia, and filling their schedules with proven out of area teams.
South Carolina High School Sports Livestream | The Four Quarter Friday Show
The Four Quarter Friday Show, our South Carolina High School Sports Livestream, is back at 9 a.m. Friday August 7, 2026, with a new episode as we have South Carolina High School Football action from a scrimmage standpoint and look forward to the jamborees that begin Monday. LIMITED TIME OFFER: Get one year of Four Quarter Friday + On3 + RIvals for $2.49 per month The Four Quarter Friday Show is presented by the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association and is part of the Chief Sports Network.
General Dynamics adds company president Danny Deep to board
Aug 06, 2026, 3:32 PM ETBy: , SA News Editor General Dynamics (GD) said Thursday that its board elected company President Danny Deep as a director, adding the longtime executive to the defense contractor's governing body. Deep, 56, has served as president of General Dynamics (GD) since To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding. Please disable your ad-blocker and refresh.
Greenlight's David Einhorn says SpaceX IPO may signal speculative market peak
Aug 06, 2026, 3:27 PM ETBy: , SA News Editor David Einhorn, the hedge fund manager who famously bet against Lehman Brothers before its collapse in the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, on Thursday said SpaceX's (SPCX) blockbuster initial public offering may be remembered as a sign that the To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding.
Honeywell Aerospace keeps Neutral rating at BNP Paribas after earnings
Aug 06, 2026, 1:22 PM ETBy: , SA News Editor Honeywell Aerospace (HONA) faces a longer wait to regain investor confidence after a disappointing first earnings report as a standalone company prompted BNP Paribas to cut its price target and warn that the stock remains in the "penalty box." BNP To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding.
Media Quality Improved, But Mobile Web Stayed Sketchy
Digital advertising cleaned up its act in2025. That's the good news. The bad news is that one corner of the internet continues to behave like the sketchy convenience store where everyone's wallet mysteriously vanishes. According toIntegral Ad Science's 21st Media Quality Report, overall media quality improved last year as viewabilityclimbed while brand safety, brand suitability and made-for-advertising (MFA) rates all headed in the right direction. The problem is that risk didn't disappear.
SpaceX holds steady as $100B share unlock tests investor appetite
Aug 06, 2026, 10:22 AM ETBy: , SA News Editor SpaceX (SPCX) shares were little changed Thursday as investors absorbed the expiration of lock-up restrictions that made roughly 911.5 million additional shares, valued at about $100 billion, eligible for sale by insiders. The stock swung between gains and losses of To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding.
BlackSky Technology jumps after revenue beat as Gen-3 fuels growth
Aug 06, 2026, 9:13 AM ETBy: , SA News Editor BlackSky Technology (BKSY) shares climbed 6.4% in premarket trading Thursday after the satellite imaging and geospatial intelligence company reported second quarter revenue that topped Wall Street expectations, fueled by strong demand for its Gen-3 space-based intelligence services. Before Thursday, the stock had gained To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser.
Parker-Hannifin climbs after record quarter, improved outlook
Aug 06, 2026, 8:35 AM ETBy: , SA News Editor Parker-Hannifin (PH) surged 8% in premarket trading Thursday after the motion and control technology company reported record quarterly results that topped Wall Street expectations and issued fiscal 2027 earnings guidance above consensus. The company posted fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $5.76 billion, up To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser.
Howmet Aerospace rises on earnings beat, gas-turbine demand
Aug 06, 2026, 8:05 AM ETBy: , SA News Editor Howmet Aerospace (HWM) rose 3% in premarket trading Thursday after the aerospace supplier reported second-quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates and raised its full-year outlook. Its shares had gained 42% this year before Thursday’s premarket advance. The company posted To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding.
Rheinmetall cuts 2026 outlook after Germany scraps frigate program
Aug 06, 2026, 7:22 AM ET, By: , SA News Editor German defense contractor Rheinmetall (RNMBF)(RNMBY) lowered its financial outlook for 2026 on Thursday after Germany canceled a long-delayed frigate program that investors had widely expected the company to secure. The company now projects 2026 revenue of 13.7 billion euros to To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding.
AI Won’t Kill Agencies, but Programmatic Advertising Might: Taboola’s Adam Singolda
CANNES, France — If you expected artificial intelligence to wipe out advertising agencies, Adam Singolda, founder and chief executive of Taboola, has other ideas. The bigger threat, he argues, is that the traditional programmatic advertising business could end up getting replaced by software agents that negotiate directly with each other while humans are still debating the agenda for the next status meeting.
Media Quality Improved, But Mobile Web Stayed Sketchy
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AI Ads Need More Humanity, Less Robot Energy: Omnicom Media’s Joanna O’Connell
AMENIA, N.Y. — Artificial intelligence may be writing code, summarizing meetings and generating suspiciously photogenic influencers but consumers still aren’t ready to hand over advertising to the robots. That’s one of the key findings from research discussed by Joanna O’Connell, chief intelligence officer at Omnicom Media, during an interview with Beet.TV contributor Tameka Kee at the Beet Retreat Berkshires.
Joby Aviation tops revenue estimates as air taxi push accelerates
Aug 05, 2026, 6:18 PM ETBy: , SA News Editor Joby Aviation (JOBY) beat Wall Street's revenue expectations for the second quarter as its air taxi business moved closer to commercial service, though the electric aircraft developer posted a slightly wider-than-expected loss amid continued heavy investment in certification and manufacturing. Shares To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser.
SpaceX rocket stage crashes into moon after mission, scientists detect impact
Aug 05, 2026, 4:30 PM ETBy: , SA News Editor A spent SpaceX (SPCX) rocket stage slammed into the moon early Wednesday, ending a months-long journey that scientists had been tracking and giving researchers a rare opportunity to study the impact of a human-made object on the lunar surface. The To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding.
Criteo sinks as weak outlook overshadows earnings beat
Aug 05, 2026, 2:03 PM ETBy: , SA News Editor Criteo (CRTO) shares plunged as much as 26% Wednesday to a six-week low after the digital advertising technology company cut its full-year outlook and issued weaker-than-expected third-quarter guidance. Contribution excluding traffic acquisition costs, a closely watched company metric, dropped 13% to $255 million. To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser.
Kratos Defense upgraded at Piper Sandler on buying opportunity
Aug 05, 2026, 1:02 PM ETBy: , SA News Editor Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) received an upgrade from Piper Sandler on Tuesday after the investment bank said the defense technology company's steep share-price decline has created an attractive entry point as confidence grows in its production pipeline To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding.
Lockheed Martin demonstrates AI-powered sonar for submarine detection
Aug 05, 2026, 12:47 PM ETBy: , SA News Editor Lockheed Martin (LMT) said Wednesday it successfully demonstrated an artificial intelligence-powered sonar analysis system during the U.S. Navy's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 exercise, showcasing technology designed to help helicopter crews detect and track enemy submarines more quickly by retraining AI models To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser.
SpaceX's first earnings report tops expectations, Wall Street embraces AI growth story
Aug 05, 2026, 12:12 PM ET, , , By: , SA News Editor SpaceX's (SPCX) inaugural public-company earnings report exceeded even bullish expectations, prompting analysts to raise forecasts and reaffirm positive ratings as investors increasingly view the company as more than a launch provider or satellite operator. The Elon Musk-led company on Tuesday To ensure this doesn’t happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser.
Midlands High School Football Toughest Non-Region Schedules in 2026
South Carolina High School Football Midlands High School Football Toughest Non-Region Schedules in 2026 Ridge View, Dutch Fork and Sumter face tough non-region schedules in 2026 (Four Quarter Friday) The Midlands toughest non-region schedules are primarily built from playing other teams in the Midlands. With seven Top 25 preseason teams according to the Massey Ratings, the area is loaded with talented teams and high expectations.
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South Carolina High School Football will get started next week with jamborees across the Palmetto State and Four Quarter Friday is offering an insanely steep discount (75 percent off) on subscriptions for a limited time. Already sold?
Lugoff-Elgin Demons Football Insider Notes
South Carolina High School Football Lugoff-Elgin Demons Football Insider Notes There is excitement at Lugoff-Elgin for good reason. The Demons open Aug. 21 at home against Chapin. Lugoff-Elgin head coach Jarvin Littlejohn is excited about the top end talent on his team, especially on defense. He told Four Quarter Friday that his top 22 are as good as anyone in the state and compared one player to Percy Harvin.
AI Isn’t Replacing Marketing Basics, It’s Making Them Matter More: LiveRamp’s Ted Flanagan
CANNES, France — AI may be moving at warp speed but Ted Flanagan, vice president of customer success and solution engineering at LiveRamp, thinks marketers should resist the urge to chase every shiny new model. Instead, they should do something far less glamorous: make sure their data isn’t a dumpster fire.
America Once Gathered Around One Screen, But Now We Can't Even Agree On What To Stream
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AI Is Smart, but It Still Needs an Adult in the Room: Canvas Worldwide’s Anita Patil-Sayed
AMENIA, N.Y. — Artificial intelligence may be churning out marketing insights faster than a coffee machine at Cannes Lions but Anita Patil-Sayed isn’t ready to hand it the keys just yet.
Pee Dee High School Football Toughest Non-Region Schedules in 2026
South Carolina High School Football Pee Dee High School Football Toughest Non-Region Schedules in 2026 Mrytle Beach and South Florence have two of the toughest non-region schedules in the Pee Dee/Grand Strand for 2026. (Four Quarter Friday) The Pee Dee and Grand Strand areas in the state of South Carolina are filled with long-standing rivalries that provide tough non-region matchups. Here are the teams in the area who have the hardest schedudles prior to the region slate.
AI Market Is Starting To Look Suspiciously Like Streaming Video
The AI industry has a new participation trophy.It's called "everybody else." A new report from OneLittleWeb found that AI tools attracted a staggering144.5 billion web visits over the past year. That's up 80.9% from the prior year. Sounds like everybody's winning, right? Well, not exactly. The real story is that the AI market is starting tolook suspiciously like streaming video. Everybody's launching a service. Everybody's making announcements.
Woodruff Wolverines Football Jamboree Teams and Schedule
This year’s Woodruff Wolverines Football Jamboree will be Monday Night Football. The McDonald’s Classic will kick off on Monday, Aug. 10, at W.L. Varner Stadium, the home of the Wolverines. Discuss the Woodruff Wolverines Football Jamboree on The Varsity Club The three-game preseason showcase begins at 6 p.m. and features six Upstate programs, giving fans an early look at several teams before the regular season officially kicks off later this month.
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Byrnes Rebels Football Jamboree Teams and Schedule
This season’s Byrnes Rebels Football Jamboree, the McDonald’s Classic, will be held Aug. 14 at Nixon Field in Duncan, S.C. Join Four Quarter Friday and take advantage of our membership special The four-game jamboree begins at 6 p.m. and features eight teams, including a pair of interstate matchups against North Carolina programs. Fans will get an early look at several teams expected to contend for region championships before the 2026 regular season officially kicks off the following week.
Fountain Inn Fury Football Summer Check-In
Fountain Inn Fury Football is still relatively new on the South Carolina High School Football scene, but the southernmost Greenville County program has reasons to believe things are looking up. Four Quarter Friday takes a look. The Big Picture This will be the sixth year since Fountain Inn High School reopened and and only the fifth season of Fountain Inn Fury Football at the varsity level.
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