FCC Waives Ownership Rules for Gray to Buy Second Rochester Station
The Federal Communications Commission has granted a waiver of its local ownership rules to allow Gray Media to acquire KXLT (Fox) in the Rochester, Minnesota, television market, where Gray already owns...
View ArticleMichael Williams to Retire from WPTV After 44 Years in Broadcasting
WPTV anchor Michael Williams is retiring from broadcasting after 44 years. Williams started working at West Palm Beach NBC affiliate in 2011. He started his career in TV at WSVN in Miami in 1984 and...
View ArticleWeek of March 3 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Leads All of TV, Including the...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of March 3, 2025. One week after Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch observed that Fox News should be considered "the...
View ArticleThe Lotame Acquisition Is a Smart Move for Publicis, But Not a Cure-All for...
In a world where AI decisioning and autonomous agents are reshaping the advertising landscape, data and identity have never been more important. After all, how can you market to someone if you can't...
View ArticleWGN Names Jeff Lilly Director of Technology
Jeff Lilly has been named director of technology for Nexstar's Chicago owned station WGN. Lilly will oversee the day-to-day operations of the engineering department and the Bradley Place facility. He...
View ArticleOmnicom’s Kelly Metz to Lead Investment at Spark Foundry
Publicis Media-owned agency Spark Foundry has nabbed two Omnicom Media Group (OMG) executives to join its investment practice. Kelly Metz, who left her role as chief investment officer at OMD last...
View ArticleScope3 Takes on IAS, DoubleVerify With Custom AI Agents for Brand Safety
Scope3 has launched an AI-powered brand safety and suitability product, taking on incumbents DoubleVerify and Integral Ad Science. Scope3's Brand Standards lets advertisers build their own AI...
View ArticleInvesting in Our AI-Powered Future With Jeffrey Katzenberg an Justin Wexler...
For decades, Jeffrey Katzenberg has been at the forefront of culture-defining innovation--from revolutionizing Hollywood to investing in transformative technology. Now, as AI reshapes how we work,...
View ArticleAfter Axing Fact-Checkers, Meta’s Community Notes Will Have Help From X
Meta will begin testing its Community Notes feature--a crowdsourcing approach to content moderation that invites users to add context to posts and rate other users' notes--on Facebook, Instagram, and...
View ArticleWKYC News Director Jonathan Adkins Leaving the Cleveland Station
WKYC news director Jonathan Adkins is leaving the Tegna owned Cleveland NBC affiliate after 16 years there. Before being named news director in 2023, Adkins had been the station's news content director...
View ArticleAnalysis: Can MSNBC Afford to Have Rachel Maddow Return to a Monday-Only...
We've reached the midpoint of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in the Oval Office. That's also the midpoint for Rachel Maddow's return to a Monday through Friday schedule on MSNBC. In that time,...
View ArticleWhy CTV Ad Buyers Are Still Skeptical About Generative AI
Connected TV (CTV) advertisers aren't sold on generative AI just yet. While some brands are experimenting with AI-powered creative and optimization tools, ad buyers remain wary of handing over full...
View ArticlePodcasting and Influencers Are on a Collision Course—Who Will Win?
At this point, many stories have been written about Spotify's bid to steal a piece of the video podcasting pie away from YouTube, as well as podcast star Alex Cooper's subsequent move to make her video...
View ArticleHinge Is Bucking Dating App Burnout With Marketing That Caters to Gen Z
A couple sits side-by-side in a diner booth, recounting how they met. Strangely enough, they were neighbors growing up--"I had a hundred chances to say hi to him," the woman recalls--yet they didn't...
View ArticleMichael Wolff Claims to Have Been Banned From News Networks Over Latest Trump...
Writer and journalist Michael Wolff has written three bestselling books about President Donald Trump that were extensively covered by the major news networks. He recently released his fourth book All...
View ArticleApple Plays With Action Movie Tropes in New iPhone 16 Ad
Most every self-respecting Hollywood action flick contains the following scene: a few grizzled cops walk directly toward the camera--in dramatic slow motion--while the background lights up with...
View ArticleWhat’s Next in the Evolution of Generative AI-Powered Marketing
This post was created in partnership with Adobe Generative AI has shifted from an experimental playground to a vital part of modern marketing. From hyper-personalized content to scaled creative...
View ArticleMadison Reed Appoints Sheila Shekar Pollak as CMO
Sheila Shekar Pollak has joined hair care and color brand Madison Reed as chief marketing officer (CMO). Pollak was most recently chief brand experience officer at outdoor apparel and gear provider...
View ArticleThe New Rules of Crisis Response
This post was created in partnership with Brandwatch A brand's response to a crisis can define public perception for years. In an era where misinformation spreads in seconds and consumers demand swift,...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: ‘You Threw Gasoline on the Fire’: Madwell CEO Lashes Out at Unpaid...
The CEO of Brooklyn-based creative shop Madwell, Christopher Sojka, is lashing out against distressed employees--according to internal communications obtained by ADWEEK--for pushing back against the...
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