New Details and Controversy Accompany Morning Joe’s Meeting With Donald Trump
The Morning Joe team kick-started their own news cycle on Monday when co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski revealed that they'd booked a private sit-down interview with Donald Trump over the...
View ArticleShamrock Capital Invests in Experiential Agency DE-YAN
Shamrock Capital has invested in global experiential consultancy DE-YAN. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Los Angeles-based private equity firm Shamrock, which also owns ADWEEK, focuses on...
View ArticleGoogle Updates Its Site Reputation Abuse Policy, Upending Publisher Affiliate...
Google issued a critical update to its Site Reputation Abuse policy on Tuesday, the culmination of a monthslong effort from the search platform to close a loophole that publishers had been using for...
View ArticleThe Metaverse’s Rise and Fall in 5 Charts
Just over three years ago, Facebook, Inc. changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. The idea, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg explained at the time, was to usher in a new era of the internet where...
View ArticleAesia Toliver Moves from Mornings to Evenings at WAVY
Aesia Toliver has been named weekday evening co-anchor at Norfolk, Virginia NBC affiliate WAVY. She was the weekday morning news co-anchor at WAVY. "It's been such an honor and joy waking up Hampton...
View ArticleTim Maleeny Joins Quad Leadership as Chief Client Strategy and Integration...
Marketing experience company Quad/Graphics (Quad), which counts agencies Rise and Betty among its network, has brought on strategy veteran Tim Maleeny as chief client strategy and integration officer....
View ArticleMcCann’s Javier Campopiano on Indie Threats and Advertising in a ‘Post-Truth...
Welcome to Big Ideas, ADWEEK's semi-regular series in which we talk to the industry's top creative minds. Javier Campopiano is obsessed with the truth. Campopiano, who joined McCann Worldgroup and...
View ArticleWeek of Nov. 11 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Wins the Week, but Still Loses...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Nov. 11, 2024. The viewership wave that followed President-elect Donald Trump's Election Night victory greatly...
View ArticleHow Coca-Cola’s AI Holiday Ad Went From Praise To Rage
Initially, Coca-Cola's AI-powered remake of its 1995 commercial, "Holidays Are Coming," seemed to be well received. System1, which tests emotional responses to ads, found an "overwhelmingly positive"...
View ArticleMSNBC to Split From NBC News Following Comcast Cable Break-Up
Comcast to MSNBC: It's not us, it's you. NBCUniversal News Group's parent company unveiled an ambitious plan on Wednesday that would spin many of its struggling cable networks off into a separate...
View Article40% of an Ecommerce Brand’s Pmax Buys Were Served on AI-spun MFA Sites and...
The increase in AI-spun made for advertising sites is making it harder for buyers to ensure their ads show up in quality environments, especially when using AI-powered media buying tools like Google's...
View ArticleWhat the Comcast Cable Spinoff Really Means to the TV Industry
It's official. Comcast will spin off its cable network channels, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The networks being spun off into a new company include USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, E!, SYFY, and the...
View ArticleSweetgreen’s Newest Product Is Indicative of a Larger Problem in Our Industry
Last week, Sweetgreen's newly unveiled Kale Camo Hoodie hit my social feed. My first reaction was: "What a clever way to super-serve mega fans." The company proudly heralded the idea in a press release...
View ArticleSymone Woolridge to Anchor for KMSP in Minneapolis
Symone Woolridge has joined Minneapolis Fox-owned station KMSP as evening news anchor. Starting in December, she'll co-anchor the Fox 9 at 5 p.m. newscast alongside Kelcey Carlson, the Fox 9 at 5:30...
View ArticleWhy Black Culture-Focused Tentpole Events Should Be on Your Brand’s Radar
For years--especially in the last four--we've watched brands expand marketing efforts holistically and prioritize voices of color through organic and paid media placements. However, a continuously...
View ArticleMax Launches New AI-Powered Shoppable Ads Ahead of Black Friday
Warner Bros. Discovery is looking to Max-imize its shoppable ads with new AI-powered formats. Ahead of Black Friday, Warner Bros. Discovery Advertising Sales is announcing two new ad solutions for...
View ArticleDaniel Ramírez Joins Telemundo Las Vegas as MMJ
Daniel Ramirez has joined Telemundo Las Vegas (KBLR), part of Telemundo Station Group, as a multimedia journalist. He made his on-air on Monday. Ramirez joins KBLR after working for Telemundo 33...
View ArticleWWAY Anchor Donna Gregory Dies After Cancer Battle
WWAY anchor Donna Gregory died on Tuesday after a battle with Stage 4 lung cancer. Gregory was diagnosed in early April. "Donna confronted her illness with grace and determination, undergoing...
View ArticleHow The DOJ’s Remedies for Google’s Search Case Will Impact the Ad Industry
Separating Google from its popular browser Chrome--it should go without saying--will have wide-reaching repercussions on the ad industry. The Department of Justice requested a federal judge order...
View ArticleTools of the Trade: Evan Schultz from Le Truc
Tools of the Trade is an AgencySpy feature to help highlight the many tools that help make advertising and marketing folks successful. The tools can be anything that helps people perform at their top...
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