Charter Communications Facing Lawsuit in Death of Dylan Lyons in 2023
Charter Communications, the parent company of Orlando, Florida's Spectrum 13, is facing a lawsuit in the death of reporter Dylan Lyons. Lyons, 24, and T'Yonna Major, 9, both died on February 22, 2023,...
View ArticleBecky G Has a Baja Blast In Mountain Dew’s Super Bowl 59 Teaser
For the second year in a row, Mountain Dew is using the biggest stage in advertising to promote its fan-favorite Baja Blast flavor. This time, it has enlisted Latin artist Becky G to bring the "Do the...
View ArticleWhat Advertisers Need to Know About Netflix’s Upcoming Slate
At the Next of Netflix 2025 event this week, the streaming giant revealed its upcoming programming slate for the new year, and there are several takeaways for advertisers. The presentation, which took...
View ArticleMissing WMAQ Employee Found Dead from Possible Suicide
Kevin Spencer, the NBC Chicago employee who was reported missing this week, has died by apparent suicide on Sunday. Spencer's family issued a statement and asked for privacy at this time. "Thank you...
View ArticleAlyssa Kratz Leaves Local News, Urges Others to Continue Supporting It
Alyssa Kratz has announced her departure from WPMT in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and from local TV news. Saying she'd reached the point where she's ready for more work-life balance to be closer to home,...
View ArticleComcast Reveals the Future of NBCU After Spinning Off Cable Networks
The numbers 100 million -- Households reached by NBC and Bravo each month, according to Comcast. $372 million -- Peacock's narrowed loss numbers following a loss of $825 million in the same period last...
View ArticleJill Kelly to Succeed Valerie Davis as Assembly North America CEO
Stagwell media agency Assembly has named Jill Kelly as its North America chief executive officer (CEO), effective Feb. 3. She succeeds longtime CEO Valerie Davis, who is leaving the agency after 15...
View ArticleWill Super Bowl 2025 be the ‘Superficial’ Bowl?
As the first full commercials for Super Bowl 59 drop this week, some well-worn trends are emerging, from nostalgia (the return of the Budweiser Clydesdales, Hellmann's When Harry Met Sally reunion) to...
View ArticleBarry Keoghan Helps a Donkey Build a Website for Squarespace
Squarespace will mark its 11th appearance in the Big Game during Super Bowl 2025 in a decidedly low-tech ad set to surprise and delight viewers. The website building and hosting platform released a...
View ArticleGoogle Workspace’s Super Bowl Debut Showcases 50 Small Businesses That Use AI
As recent backlash has shown, brands that use artificial intelligence in their advertising face a difficult road to consumers' hearts. But in Google Workspace's first Super Bowl commercial, AI plays a...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines CEO Robert Isom Responds to Tragic Washington, D.C Plane Crash
American Airlines chief executive (CEO) Robert Isom has issued a statement following a collision between one of the airline's passenger planes and a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington, D.C. American...
View ArticleDentsu and Adobe Speed Up Client AI Content Production With Adobe GenStudio...
Brands are under pressure to produce more relevant content, faster, across more platforms. To meet that demand, Dentsu and Adobe are rolling out Adobe GenStudio Dentsu+, an AI tool designed to help...
View ArticleThe Dispatch Is Staffing Up and Pitching ‘Sane Conservatism’
The conservative news publisher The Dispatch, which first launched on Substack in 2019, is staffing up and expanding its advertising business amid a nationwide shift in political sentiment. The...
View ArticleHexClad Super Bowl Ad Makes Gordon Ramsay Cook for Pete Davidson and Other...
The debut HexClad Super Bowl ad isn't about its star and brand co-owner Gordon Ramsey, his comedic foil Pete Davidson, or whether or not celebrities are aliens. It's about convincing more than 100...
View ArticleUber Eats Drops More Breadcrumbs About Its Conspiracy-Driven Super Bowl Ad
Martha Stewart means business in the kitchen, and she won't be distracted by her erstwhile sous chef Matthew McConaughey, who's trying to make a connection between the salad she's tossing and the...
View ArticleIn Reese’s Super Bowl 59 Ad, Fans are Hungry for the Wrong Kind of Lava
Reese's new gooey product has caused some confusion, but the Hershey brand is here to clear things up in its Super Bowl 59 commercial. Since Reese's Chocolate Lava Big Cup hit stores nationwide last...
View ArticlePost Malone and Shane Gillis Rescue a ‘Lame’ Party in Bud Light’s Super Bowl Ad
Bud Light hopes its Super Bowl 59 ad will bring some "Big Men on the Cul-De-Sac" (BMOC) energy to the Big Game. Musician Post Malone, comedian Shane Gillis, and former quarterback Peyton Manning front...
View ArticleBooking.com Super Bowl Ad Lets Muppets Take Manhattan or Anywhere Else
If you want to sell a product during the Super Bowl, a celebrity might work. If you're looking to sell travel, however, book a Muppet. Booking.com unveiled its fourth-consecutive Super Bowl ad with The...
View ArticleParamount Eyeing Settlement With Trump Over CBS News Lawsuit
CBS News is the latest media organization seeking to settle a legal case brought by President Donald Trump. The New York Times reports that the network's parent company, Paramount Global, is in the...
View ArticleTools of the Trade: Michael Sotelo of Alma DDB
Tools of the Trade is a feature to highlight the many tools that help make advertising and marketing folks successful. The tools can be anything that helps people perform at their top form, from a...
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