Google, Amazon, Others Respond to Senators’ Inquiry About Funding CSAM Via Ads
Under pressure from bipartisan lawmakers, Google, Amazon, and other major ad industry players have shared the actions they're taking after they inadvertently helped facilitate advertising on a site...
View ArticleE.W. Scripps Begins Layoffs at Its Local Stations
E.W. Scripps is laying off staff at many of its local stations. Scripps owns and operates more than 60 stations in over 40 markets. Staffers were told on Monday. The station group also said open...
View ArticleTwo Veteran Anchors Retiring: One in Wisconsin Another in Michigan
It seems like veteran journalists are dropping out of local TV in larger numbers than usual. Either that, or I'm just getting old. Hopefully, no one feels shorted by this combo post where I cover two...
View ArticleTens of Thousands In Ad Revenue Lost in Google Ads’ Weekend Outage
Google is apologizing to advertisers after Google Ads stopped serving ads for some accounts over the weekend, beginning on March 1. Other advertisers were met with error messages, high latency, and...
View ArticleCurology’s Steve Siegal on Scaling From DTC to Omnichannel Retail
In this episode of the Brave Commerce podcast, Steve Siegal, chief marketing and innovation officer at Curology, joins hosts Rachel Tipograph and Sarah Hofstetter to discuss Curology's journey from a...
View ArticleKnoxville’s First Black Anchor Edye Ellis Dies
Former WBIR anchor Edye Ellis has died. She was 81. Her cousin, Robert Collins, told the Knoxville, Tennessee NBC affiliate that everyone who met her "should be assured she was genuine. She loved...
View ArticleCade Cunningham Takes on Robot Basketball Hoop to Coach Fans About Crypto
Cade Cunningham faced the three-point contest, a new game format, and a steady stream of brand activations and events during his first NBA All-Star Weekend, including everything from an interview from...
View ArticleMSNBC Hosts Clarify Their New Roles as the Network Announces The Weekend...
Over the weekend, MSNBC hosts Jonathan Capehart and Ayman Mohyeldin cleared the air surrounding their positions within the network. The two hosts addressed audiences on their respective programs,...
View ArticleMeta Wants Businesses of All Sizes to Use Its AI Assistant
Meta introduced generative artificial intelligence-powered digital assistant Meta AI in September 2023 across Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, and the company is reportedly developing a stand-alone...
View ArticleWhere Pharma’s $12Bn TV Ad Budget Could Go Next
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a longtime critic of pharmaceutical companies running advertisements on television. Now that he's U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, he has an opportunity to do...
View ArticleWeek of Feb. 24 Morning News Ratings: Today Snatches Top Spot From Good...
NBC News' Today snapped ABC News' Good Morning America's two-week win streak in total viewers. The competitive battle for the top spot favored Today as it dethroned GMA with +40,000 additional total...
View ArticleNew Evidence May Be Released in Case of Missing Iowa Anchor
The cold case involving the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit may get new life depending on what a judge in Cerro Gordo, Iowa decides. Huisentruit went missing nearly 30 years ago when...
View ArticleStart Preparing Now for a Potential Ban on Pharma TV Ads
For the advertising industry in the United States, few regulatory changes have the potential to be as seismic as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s proposal to ban pharmaceutical advertising from television. As...
View ArticleT-Mobile Snags Location-Based Ad Firm Blis for $175M, Boosting Adtech Stack
Telecoms giant T-Mobile on Wednesday announced that it closed a deal on Monday to acquire Blis, an adtech company specializing in location-based advertising, for approximately $175 million in cash....
View ArticleA+E Networks Reveals New Name and Rebrands Ad Sales Team
With its new name, A+E officially says, "Hello, world!" Today, slightly ahead of the company's virtual upfront event, A+E Networks announced it's changing its name to A+E Global Media. According to the...
View ArticleDisney Announces Layoffs at ABC News and Disney Entertainment Networks
The Walt Disney Company announced layoffs on Wednesday at ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Network. According to sources familiar with the matter, the cuts will impact nearly 200 employees or...
View ArticleWPP Makes Next Big AI Bet With Investment in Stability AI
WPP is deepening its artificial intelligence toolset and making a strategic move into generative AI with a stake in Stability AI. The holding company's investment in Stability AI is meant to deepen...
View ArticleSid Lee Promotes Marie-Lise Campeau to Global CEO
Marie-Lise Campeau, who has been global chief operating officer at creative agency Sid Lee since last October, has been promoted to global CEO. She succeeds Patrick McDaniel, who had been serving as...
View ArticleExclusive: MSNBC’s Eugene Daniels to Give Commencement Speech at Alma Mater
Just like Rodney Dangerfield, Eugene Daniels is heading back to school. TVNewser can exclusive reveal that the former White House correspondent for Politico and MSNBC's newly-announced senior...
View ArticleOMD Taps Publicis Execs As Chief Investment Officer Kelly Metz Exits
Omnicom Media Group (OMG) agency OMD has announced two new additions to its C-suite: Dan Rolli as chief investment officer (CIO) and Kim Einan as chief strategy officer (CSO). Both execs join from long...
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