Here’s the Roundup for the Week Ending October 25
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 former CBS Newser Jeff Glor may be heading to Buffalo, while an anchor who...
View ArticleMatt MacDonald to Depart BBDO NY
BBDO New York chief creative officer Matt MacDonald is leaving the agency, ADWEEK has learned. A BBDO spokesperson confirmed his departure and said MacDonald had a "great opportunity he couldn't turn...
View ArticleRevolving Door Roster Updates: Brandwatch, Dentsu, Ogilvy, and More
This week brought plenty of changes in the agency world, with shops from Cincinnati to New York and London welcoming new employees. Brandwatch Social media intelligence provider Brandwatch announced a...
View ArticleWatch the First Trailer for Brian Williams’ Election Night Special
Brian Williams has a date with Amazon on Election Night. The former NBC News anchor is headlining the company's first foray into the TV news space--a live special that will stream globally on Prime...
View ArticleWhy We Must Stop Google
I was head of sales for independent adtech company MediaMath until 2019, during which time the company was considered a top player in the space. Our tech was licensed by big brands and premier agency...
View ArticleRevolving Door Roundup: Alison Pepper to Leave CBS News
Top Story: CBS News' senior vice president of talent strategy Alison Pepper announced that she will depart the network once the presidential election cycle concludes. Pepper--who has been with the...
View ArticleResume Rewind: Brendan Gahan Reveals What Made Him Choose LinkedIn as the...
Brendan Gahan wanted to work in advertising when he was a kid. The co-founder and CEO of LinkedIn influencer marketing agency Creator Authority--featured in the latest episode of video series Resume...
View ArticleTicker: The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times Will Not Endorse a...
Top of the Ticker: Two major American newspapers--The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times--have chosen not to issue a presidential endorsement, reportedly at the behest of their billionaire...
View ArticleVenom: The Last Dance Opens to Sluggish $51M Domestic, Solid $175M Globally
Venom: The Last Dance is No. 1 at the box office, but the comic book film fell significantly short of expectations. The third and final entry in Sony's Marvel antihero series, led by Tom Hardy, opened...
View ArticleLA Times Non-Endorsement Fallout: Owner’s Daughter’s Conflicting Statement,...
Nika Soon-Shiong, the outspoken pro-Palestinian activist daughter of Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, defended the paper's non-endorsement of a presidential candidate Friday, saying in an X...
View ArticleWaPo Opinion Editor Approved Harris Endorsement—Jeff Bezos Killed It
On Friday, The Washington Post's publisher, Will Lewis, announced that the paper would no longer make endorsements for president--after its journalists had already drafted an endorsement of Vice...
View ArticleWLS Anchor Judy Hsu OK After Getting Hit by Foul Ball at World Series
WLS anchor Judy Hsu is OK after she was hit by a foul ball during batting practice before the game first game of the professional men's baseball World Series game between the New York Yankees and the...
View ArticleWLOX Anchor Dave Elliott Fired After Political Post on Social Media
WLOX anchor David "Dave" Elliott said he was fired Friday morning because of his political posts on X, formerly known as Twitter. "I'm no longer at WLOX as of 10-25-24," Elliott wrote on his Facebook...
View ArticleWhy Grubhub and Amazon Took the Plunge With a Co-Branded Ad
Shoppers can find most things they need on Amazon, and some they don't (see: tiny deck chairs and emotional support pickles). They can also order sushi, burritos, and more without delivery fees, thanks...
View Article5 Questions For… Kaitlan Collins
As the host of CNN's The Source, it's only appropriate that Kaitlan Collins has regularly been a source of Donald Trump's ire. In 2018, the Alabama-born journalist was famously barred from a Rose...
View ArticleDeep Blue Partners With PWHL to Net More Brands for Women’s Hockey
Neither Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment nor the Professional Women's Hockey League existed before 2023, but each can help the other advance women's sports for the foreseeable future. Deep Blue just...
View ArticleNetflix Debuts Ad For New ‘Moments’ Feature, Proving Even Celebrities Obsess...
Netflix has debuted a star-studded brand campaign for its new mobile feature, Moments, which allows users to share favorite scenes from TV shows and movies. Moments launched on Netflix's iOS app on...
View ArticleNew Sight Lines Platform Aims to Spark Investment in Women’s Sports
New platform Sight Lines, launched this month by Murphy Media Partners, aims to boost investment and leadership in women's sports through a series of global events. New research by Wasserman's...
View ArticleWeek of October 21 Evening News Ratings: ABC and NBC Newscasts See...
The closing days of the presidential election are upon us, but the deadlocked race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump doesn't seem to be piquing viewer interest in...
View Article4 Charts Reveal What’s Happening With US Presidential Ads in Swing States
Although Democrats continue to pour more money than Republicans into presidential advertising on a national level, the 2024 contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald...
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