Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen Steps Down After Board Investigation
Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen is no longer in stock at Kroger, as the supermarket chain announced his resignation Monday following an investigation into his conduct by the company's board of...
View ArticleVeteran Anchor Darla Montgomery to Retire from KLFY
Longtime KLFY anchor and reporter Darla Montgomery is retiring after more than 33 years. The Opelousas native joined the Lafayette, Louisiana CBS station in 1992. The station said her career has "taken...
View Article2025 Oscar Ratings Dip to 18.1 Million Viewers
Oscar voters may have loved Anora, but viewers at home still need to get to know her. Preliminary ratings for the 97th Oscars are in, and this year's independent film-dominated show saw a 7% dip from...
View ArticleGen Z Is More Worried About AI Taking Their Jobs Than You Might Think,...
It turns out that Gen Z is often just as anxious about artificial intelligence booting them from a job as many other people. One of the most common assumptions made in corporate America over the last...
View ArticleFrom Burger King to Bumble, These Brands are Currently Without a CMO
There is always activity in the chief marketing executive (CMO) role, and some big moves have been made over the last 12 months. Where OpenAI hired its first marketing chief, other brands such as...
View ArticleAndrew Noel and Sophia Zhang to Succeed Brad Simms at GALE
Stagwell agency GALE has named Andrew Noel as its new global chief executive officer (CEO) and Sophia Zhang as its North America CEO, it exclusively shared with ADWEEK. The longtime execs succeed...
View ArticleSaucony Shifts Strategy to Focus on Community and Connection
Back in October, Saucony's chief marketing officer (CMO) Joy Allen-Altimare told ADWEEK she wanted to bridge the gap between performance and lifestyle. Now, five months on, the exec is spearheading a...
View ArticleAmazon’s Latest Tool Automates Big Parts of Buying TV Ads, Vying With Google...
Amazon wants a bigger piece of TV ad dollars that are going programmatic. The company is launching a new tool called Complete TV within its demand-side-platform, Amazon DSP, for advertisers to plan and...
View ArticleE.W. Scripps Begins Layoffs at Its Local Stations
E.W. Scripps is laying off staff at many of its local stations. Scripps owns and operates more than 60 stations in over 40 markets. Staffers were told on Monday. The station group also said open...
View ArticleSunday, March 2 Evening Cable News Ratings: Fox News Wins on Oscar Night
The 97th Academy Awards may have contributed to a decline in viewership numbers across all three cable networks. Fox News continued its run as the most-watched network, with MSNBC finishing in second...
View ArticleSiriusXM Names Scott Walker As Its New Chief Advertising Revenue Officer,...
Radio and digital audio business SiriusXM named executive Scott Walker as its new chief advertising revenue officer this week, where he will replace John Trimble, who is retiring after 16 years with...
View ArticleNational CineMedia Reveals 2025 U.S. Young Lions Finalists
Cinema advertising platform National CineMedia (NCM), the U.S. representative of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity's Young Lions competition, revealed this year's 25 finalist teams...
View ArticleGoogle Has Pulled Nearly 200 Apps Due to Extensive Android Ad Fraud Scheme
Google has wiped over 180 apps from the Play Store in response to findings from ad verification vendor Integral Ad Science (IAS) that uncovered a massive ad fraud operation that used shell Android apps...
View ArticleMicrosoft Lures Brands to Advertise in Chatbot Copilot with New Formats and...
Microsoft is blurring the line between search and shopping with new AI-powered ads in its generative AI chatbot, Copilot. It unveiled several AI ad formats and tools today at its Advertising Accelerate...
View ArticleMonday, March 3 Evening Cable News Ratings: Hannity Takes Top Spot in the Demo
Fox News was the second highest-rated television network on Monday evening, with Hannity's interview with Vice President J.D. Vance landing in first place in the Adults 25-54 demo at 9 p.m. The...
View ArticleAllen Media to Begin Hubbing Weather Again
It looks like Allen Media is "circling back" with the hub idea. WEVV meteorologist Griffin Glasscock has posted an update to social media saying she has a new schedule because the Allen Media station...
View ArticleWeek of Feb. 24 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Stakes Its Claim as ‘the 5th...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Feb. 24, 2025. A busy news week from a political and global standpoint fueled growth for all three cable networks....
View ArticleGoogle Pushes Trump DOJ to Pull Back Calls to Break Up Company
Google is hoping that a change in regime leads to a change in its perception as an illegal monopoly in the online search sector by regulators in Washington, D.C. Sources familiar with the discussions...
View ArticleNew Evidence May Be Released in Case of Missing Iowa Anchor
The cold case involving the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit may get new life depending on what a judge in Cerro Gordo, Iowa decides. Huisentruit went missing nearly 30 years ago when...
View ArticleKTLA Names Melvin Robert its New Entertainment Anchor and Reporter
Melvin Robert will join Los Angeles Nexstar owned station KTLA as entertainment anchor and reporter the week of March 17. Robert will fill the empty slot left by the late Sam Rubin, who died last May....
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