Kagan Media & Telecom Summit Preview: Streaming, Sports Rights, Broadband, M&A Outlook for 2026

"MediaTalk" host Mike Reynolds provides a preview of the Kagan Media & Telecom Summit 2026 on June 9 at The Commons in Midtown Manhattan. The episode spotlights what attendees can expect across the media value chain — streaming's continued rise, the evolving economics of sports rights, and how broadband infrastructure and advertising technology are shaping what viewers and advertisers can access next. Along the way, speakers preview multiple sessions: an advertising outlook focused on whether TV can win back advertisers and fuel new growth; a sports media panel that breaks down how deal structure, valuation, monetization, and capital/technology are reshaping the ecosystem; and a broadband discussion on closing adoption gaps through fixed wireless and satellite internet. The conversation also turns to deal-making, with a merger mania segment exploring why media M&A is heating up and what's driving changing valuations and financing mechanisms. What role is foreign money playing in media M&A? Has the expected wave of deregulation happened? More S&P Global content: Kagan Media & Telecom Summit 2026 Featured experts: Justin Nielson, head of Kagan Research at S&P Global Market Intelligence. Scott Robson, principal analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan. Michael Johnson, research analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan. Seth Shafer, principal analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan. John Fletcher, principal research analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan. Sarah James, TMT News Lead at S&P Global Market Intelligence   Credits: Host/Author: Mike Reynolds Producer/Editor: Sarah James