Overnight Cable News Ratings Nov. 26-28: Viewers Abandon the News Networks...
Tuesday, Nov. 26 Even during the slow Thanksgiving holiday period, Fox News' The Five continues to be appointment television. The show hovered above the four million mark in total viewers, and was the...
View ArticleOmnicom’s IPG Takeover Is a Boon for PE
The blockbuster tie-up between Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group on Monday offers valuable clues about the future of dealmaking in the ecosystem, and telegraphs what parts of the combined business...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch Fails in Attempt to Alter Family Trust
Former Fox Corporation and News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch has lost his bid to alter his family trust. The New York Times reported on Monday that a Nevada commissioner ruled against the...
View ArticleADWEEK’s 2024 Creative Tech Award Winners Use Data as the Beating Heart of...
There has never been more ways to incorporate technology into a campaign, from data analytics to generative AI. But the honorees of ADWEEK's inaugural Creative Tech Awards took the use of these...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Horizon Media Opens A Full-Service Creative Agency
Horizon Media now has a full-service creative agency, with the launch of One Horizon. One of the largest U.S. media agencies and the largest independent agency globally on Tuesday revealed advertising...
View Article2024’s Biggest Adtech Deals Show the Industry’s Shift to Strategic M&A
Adtech M&A has started to pick up the pace in the last few weeks. Third-quarter deal volume was up 118% year-over-year and up 26% quarter over quarter, according to data from Luma Partners, Axios...
View ArticleHow the Omnicom and IPG Merger Could Reshape the TV Ad Marketplace
Upon the news that Omnicom is acquiring rival agency holding company Interpublic Group, marketers and brands are wondering how the potential merger could impact the TV marketplace. Ross Benes, a senior...
View ArticleWeek of Dec. 2 Evening News Ratings: Major Events Bring Viewers Back to...
With Thanksgiving in the rearview, the first week of December saw a total viewer bump for all three evening newscasts. News of President Joe Biden pardoning son Hunter Biden as well as the shooting of...
View ArticleWeek of Dec. 2 Morning News Ratings: Today Is on Top, but CBS Mornings Sees...
NBC News' Today continued its winning streak as America's No. 1 morning show in total viewers and the advertiser-prized Adults 25-54 for the week of Dec. 2. It's the sixth week in a row that Today has...
View ArticleRetail Resilience: Consumer Trends, Tariffs, and the Future of Commerce
In this insightful episode of the Brave Commerce podcast, Sucharita Kodali, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester, returns for an unprecedented third appearance to dissect the current state...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Meet the Press Interview Scores 3 Million Viewers
Three million viewers tuned in to watch President-elect Donald Trump sit for his first post-election interview with a non-Fox News legacy media outlet over the weekend. According to Nielsen Media...
View ArticleFoot Locker’s Innovative Retail Strategy to Court Sneakerheads
In this episode of The Speed of Culture podcast, Suzy founder and host Matt Britton speaks with Kim Waldmann, global chief customer officer at Foot Locker. Kim shares how Foot Locker is leveraging...
View ArticleWBFF Reporter Has Live Shot Disrupted by Leaf Blower Protest
If you thought they only showed up when you wanted to sleep in, a Maryland man armed with a leaf blower tried to disrupt the media presence outside the former school of alleged assassin Luigi Mangione....
View ArticleThe Omnicom-IPG Acquisition Looks Like a Good Bet. Here’s Why It May Also Be...
Omnicom's Monday announcement of its plans to acquire Interpublic Group became the latest tremor in the already shaky ground of the agency world. If the deal goes through, it'll create the largest ad...
View ArticleNerdWallet Makes Its Super Bowl Debut, Digging Further into Live Sports
The money experts NerdWallet--who have built a brand synonymous with penny pinching--see the pricey Super Bowl as a good investment, today announcing their first Big Game ad. NerdWallet plans to run a...
View ArticleInside the Eye-popping Numbers of 2024’s Hottest AI Firms
As the artificial intelligence gold rush continues, valuations have soared to dizzying heights. From generative AI models that can write codes to AI-driven search engines that promise smarter answers,...
View ArticleWhat the Omnicom-IPG Mega-Merger Could Mean for Agency Talent and Clients
The recent announcement of Omnicom's acquisition of IPG got me thinking about my early days working for both holding companies. I started my career in media at BBDO, buying television. Back then, media...
View ArticleMLB CMO Karin Timpone to Exit Next Year
Major League Baseball's chief marketing officer Karin Timpione is leaving her role at the end of this year, both she and MLB confirmed to ADWEEK. She has yet to announce her next move. Timpone made the...
View ArticleOvernight Cable News Ratings: Dec. 6-9: MSNBC Has Big Monday Energy After a...
Friday, Dec. 6 The Five ends the week as the most-watched show with over four million total viewers. Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace finished as MSNBC's most-watched program and OutFront with...
View ArticleOmnicom-IPG’s Strong AI Front Could Protect Against a Big Tech Takeover
On December 13, 1996, Miller Beer pulled all its business out of Leo Burnett, literally overnight. Officially, it was about lackluster sales, but rumors abounded that Miller discovered a subsidiary of...
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