Veteran meteorologist Bill Martin is retiring from Oakland Fox owned station KTVU after 33 years. Martin started working at KTVU in 1992 as the weekend meteorologist. "Over the years, he has become a trusted voice during the Bay Area's most critical weather events. From his early coverage of the Oakland Hills fires to the San...
Prebiotic soda brand Poppi has confirmed that it will return to the Super Bowl this year, after advertising for the first time during last year's game. Poppi declined to share further details about the creative. Its 2024 Super Bowl ad, titled "The Future of Soda Is Now," included a 60-second spot created by agency Virtue...
Following the 75-day extension for a possible TikTok ban in the U.S., Instagram is aggressively courting top creators. Over the past couple of weeks, Instagram has rolled out a flurry of updates aimed at creators. Instagram's short-form Reel videos now last up to three minutes, a revamped profile layout looks similar to TikTok's 4:5 ratio,...
Top of the Ticker: After five years anchoring the CBS Evening News, Norah O'Donnell opened the Eye Network newscast for one last time on Thursday. "This has been an honor of a lifetime to anchor this legacy broadcast," she said toward the end of the program, adding: "From the bottom of my heart, thank you...
Meta has added a new topic to the list of its recent right-leaning actions, as several providers of abortion pills experienced issues that have been intensifying over the past two weeks, according to The New York Times. Posts from two of those companies were blocked, blurred, or removed on Facebook and Instagram, while several abortion...
You've come a long way, Sundance. Forty years ago, in 1985, Robert Redford's Sundance Institute assumed control of the fiercely independent U.S. Film Festival held in the Utah ski town of Park City. Over the ensuing four decades, the annual event--officially rebranded as the Sundance Film Festival in 1991--has become the launching pad for filmmakers,...
TVNewser has confirmed that NBC News trimmed its staff count on Thursday, laying off around 40 people across various departments. According to sources, these cuts affect close to 3% of its 1,500-employee headcount. NBC News also has 50 open positions and is looking to add more than a dozen new positions in the coming weeks...
Influencer marketing platform ShopMy has raised $77.5 million in a Series B funding round. ShopMy connects creators with brands to facilitate affiliate marketing partnerships. Creators use ShopMy's links to share products with their followers, and earn commission when they purchase trough those links. Its technology automates the process of sending free products to creators in...
Happy Friday to all who celebrate. In this week's roundup featuring stories we didn't post this week for one reason or another, we see that a veteran journalist has retired and a fellow blogger points an insightful finger right at the folks who may be responsible for the Allen media disaster, consultants. Journalism: More than...
Musician Post Malone and comedian Shane Gillis have been caught on someone's doorbell cam with a case of Bud Light in tow. At least, that's the story behind the brand's sneak peek of its Super Bowl 59 ad. The 15-second teaser video "Knock, Knock... It's SBLIX," doesn't give too much away--beyond the fact the pair...
Meta's challenger to X, Threads, is finally introducing ads in its mobile app in the U.S and Japan, marking a key step in its push to monetize its platform. Starting today, a small group of advertisers will begin testing ads in the Threads feed, with a broader rollout expected in the coming months, according to...
TikTok is back online after a half-day outage on Jan. 19, but its reinstatement has left global brands in legal limbo. As companies reassess their TikTok strategies, concerns are mounting over whether U.S.-based entities can legally manage international brand accounts--creating fresh uncertainty in the wake of the Supreme Court's divest-or-ban law. At advertising agency Pereira...
Homes.com, which launched its brand during last year's Big Game, will return to Super Bowl 59 with two 30-second spots. The sibling company to Apartments.com--both are under the corporate umbrella of CoStar Group--has again enlisted celebrities for its commercials, though agency RPA is keeping this year's talent under wraps. "This new work will build on...
While the global community might know and love director David Lynch for cult classics like Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, and the original Dune, adland knows and loves him for way more. Because while the populus might not realize, Lynch--the lifelong creative that he was--also had an incredible, impactful career in advertising. Pablo Picasso once said,...
Progressive Insurance will not return to the Super Bowl this year, ADWEEK has learned. A spokesperson for the insurance giant confirmed it will be skipping this year's Big Game, stating that it has no plans to advertise. Progressive aired its first Super Bowl ad in 2024, during the overtime match between the Kansas City Chiefs...
All mammals have hair or fur of some type, but only humans (and perhaps some animals with bad allergies) have a fraught relationship with theirs. Many of us go through elaborate means to remove our pubic hair--but not Kiehl's. The cosmetics brand has taken a reverse approach, going through elaborate means to restore pubic hair...
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 favorite drafting table to the best software program to a lucky pen, a vintage typewriter or a pair of headphones....
Allen Media station WTVA in Tupelo Mississippi said that the station owner has reversed its decision to stop producing some weather forecasts locally and lay off staff. The NBC and ABC affiliate referenced community reaction to the original news that the station group would hub its weather forecasts in Atlanta and lay off meteorologists, saying,...
The potential sale of TikTok to an American buyer has become one of the most complex and high-stakes business deals in recent memory, with high-profile contenders like Elon Musk, Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison, creator star MrBeast, tech CEOs, and others linked to the potential sale. At the heart of the issue are competing geopolitical interests,...
Independent agency Known is the latest shop to find opportunity in a fragmented and murky media landscape. The agency revealed exclusively to ADWEEK that over the past year and a half, it has been quietly growing a new service it bills as a Media Opportunity Analysis (MOA), which helps clients identify waste, overspending, and other...
