Revolving Door Agency Moves: BarkleyOKRP, Merkle, Wpromote, and More
While Charlie Brown will likely get a rock in his bag, as he has every year since the 1966 debut of Halloween special "It's the Great Pumpkin," several agencies received treats this week in the form of...
View ArticleWatch Kamala Harris’ First Interview on Fox News
Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for her first-ever formal interview as the Democratic presidential candidate with Fox News on Wednesday. Special Report anchor Bret Baier conducted the...
View ArticleNostalgia Drives Halloween as Brands Revive Classic Ads
A 30-second Geico ad called "Horror Movie" needed to look like the real Hollywood slasher franchises it was parodying, with attractive stars, desolate setting, high stakes, and slick production values....
View ArticleBarkleyOKRP Turns to AI to Help Fight Kansas City’s Fentanyl Epidemic
Fentanyl-related deaths in Kansas City, Mo., are up by an alarming 1,190% over the past five years. To raise awareness of the epidemic, the city and its local United Way chapter teamed up with...
View ArticleWatch Donald Trump’s Univision Town Hall
Former President Donald Trump took the stage on Wednesday night to hear from Latino voters during a town hall hosted by Univision. The event aired nearly a week after the Republican candidate's...
View ArticleResume Rewind: Alexis Ohanian
"God, it is insane that I have a career," Alexis Ohanian joked with ADWEEK for the initial installment of video series Resume Rewind, sponsored by entertainment wiki hosting service Fandom. "It is...
View ArticleRevolving Door Roundup: Brian Williams to Helm Election Night Coverage on...
Prime Election Day: Amazon's Prime Video streaming service has officially thrown its hat into news coverage. As Puck's Dylan Byers reported weeks ago, Prime Video has struck a deal with former NBC News...
View ArticleNetflix Adds 5 Million Subscribers and Details 2 Big Ads Initiatives
The numbers 5 million -- The number of subscribers Netflix added in Q3, beating Wall Street's expectations. 282.7 million -- Netflix's total global subscribers. $9.83 billion -- The streaming giant's...
View ArticleNearly 8 Million Viewers Watched Kamala Harris’ Fox News Interview
The gamble paid off for Vice President Kamala Harris. The Democratic presidential candidate's contentious Wednesday evening interview on Fox News returned nice dividends from a ratings perspective....
View ArticleJudge Blocks DeSantis Administration’s Efforts to Block Pro-Abortion Ad
A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order against Florida's surgeon general after the state health department threatened to bring criminal charges against broadcasters airing an ad...
View ArticleHere’s the Roundup for the Week Ending October 18
Happy Friday to all who celebrate! In this week's edition of stories we didn't write up for one reason or another, we see the usual to and fro of local TV talent, while a station in San Antonio honors...
View ArticleNick Fox Replaces Prabhakar Raghavan Leading Google’s Search and Advertising...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed a change in leadership for its Knowledge & Information unit, which encompasses ads, commerce, Google Earth, and search: Nick Fox will take over for Prabhakar...
View ArticleTop 5 TV-Themed Brand Activations at New York Comic Con 2024
It's that time of the year where the Javits Center will be full of superheroes, supervillains, and more. New York Comic Con kicked off Oct. 17 and will run through Oct. 20. While the East Coast leg is...
View ArticleHere’s Where You Can Watch the Presidential Candidates on TV This Week
Opportunities to reach undecided voters are becoming fewer and fewer for the presidential candidates and their running mates. With early voting already underway in some of the battleground states,...
View ArticleResume Rewind: Stephanie Fried
Stephanie Fried's career first took her into politics before shifting into marketing. Fried broke down her career in the second installment of ADWEEK's video series Resume Rewind, sponsored by...
View ArticleStarbucks Taps Tressie Lieberman for New Role of EVP, Global Chief Brand Officer
If Tressie Lieberman and Brian Niccol ever met over coffee to discuss reuniting, it's a safe bet that the coffee came from Starbucks. Lieberman will join the java giant in the newly created position of...
View ArticleCivic Wisdom Foundation Wants to Register Young Voters Weeks Ahead of U.S....
With only a couple of weeks left before the U.S. election, it's crunch time for making sure that young American voters like Gen Z and millennials get to the polls. A new nonpartisan campaign from...
View ArticleCBS News Is Reportedly Weighing an Editorial Review of Its Reporting
It's been over two weeks since Tony Dokoupil's CBS Mornings interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates set off an internal firestorm at CBS News. Now, The Wall Street Journal reports that CBS News...
View ArticleTicker: CNN’s Mark Thompson Is Ready to Make His Mark on the Network
Top of the Ticker: CNN's Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson has officially passed the one year mark as the network's leader. As he embarks on Year 2, The Ankler's Lachlan Cartwright reports that the former...
View ArticleDiamon O’Daniel Leaves WBBJ in Tennessee
Diamon O'Daniel has left WBBJ in Jackson, Tennessee. She started working at the ABC and CBS affiliate in August 2022 as a reporter and moved into the role of producer and anchor. "Thank you!" she told...
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