Katelyn Heck is leaving the anchor desk at WMAZ after 13 years. On social media, Heck said she was also leaving local TV. "This new chapter will give me the opportunity to spend more time with my husband and my kids, something invaluable to me," Heck said. "I've learned from being in the news just...
The numbers 6.4 million -- The global streaming subscribers added by Warner Bros. Discovery in the fourth quarter. 116.9 million -- WBD's total global subscribers across 70 countries. $2.65 billion -- Fourth-quarter revenue for WBD's streaming segment, led by Max. That's up 5% from $2.53 billion in the same quarter last year. $409 million --...
The cold month of February was warm to all three cable news networks. Neither CNN, Fox News, or MSNBC suffered viewership losses in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 across primetime and total day. Fox News continues to lead the way with large viewership numbers as the Donald Trump administration settles back into the Oval...
We may not feel much about our monetary transactions, let alone be moved by the technology that enables them. But Visa wants to change that with its new global campaign debuting during the Academy Awards. This is the first work from Visa's new agency partner Anomaly after the financial brand parted ways with Wieden+Kennedy earlier...
The Gap, aiming to recapture the cool factor of its 1990s and early 2000s heyday, has enlisted a fellow '90s icon for its latest campaign: actress Parker Posey. Posey, known for her roles in '90s independent films like Dazed and Confused, Kicking and Screaming, and Party Girl, is experiencing her own return to the spotlight...
Amid its pending $8 billion merger with Skydance Media, Paramount becomes the latest media company to roll back DEI initiatives. In a Wednesday memo to staff seen by ADWEEK, co-CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy, and Brian Robbins noted that the Trump Administration's mandates require "changes in the way the company approaches inclusion moving forward." Among...
Putting Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas in a Lay's commercial is tricky enough, but having them pop into soccer bars in Miami and Barcelona unrecognized requires Ballon d'Or skills. PepsiCo first sent French soccer legend Theirry Henry door-to-door in Barcelona during the UEFA Champions League tournament in 2023, offering to watch a match with fans...
Freya Williams has joined global creative consultancy Revolt in the new role of chief strategy officer (CSO) for North America. Williams had been working with Revolt in a part-time advisory role as a fractional CSO. Prior to Revolt, she spent more than seven-and-a-half years as CEO of sustainability and impact strategy and creative consultancy Futerra...
The advertising industry is at an inflection point, grappling with the fallout of a shifting political landscape. Since the reascendancy of president Donald Trump, brands that once championed diversity, equity, and inclusion are now retreating, with Target, Meta, and Walmart among those pulling back efforts. In response, activists are calling for boycotts, warning that companies...
This ad character washes his car, grabs his newspaper, and barbecues his dinner at exactly the same time as his neighbor, often wearing a mirror-image outfit while making awkward small talk. His behavior might not technically constitute stalking--it stops short of Single White Female, dude version--but he's just too close for comfort. For its latest...
WPP's shares tumbled by 18% during early trading hours on Thursday (Feb. 27) following disappointing 2024 results and a weak outlook for this year. The numbers $14.38 billion (GBP11.35 billion) - revenue less pass-through costs in 2024, down 1% on a like-for-like basis. 2.3% - decline in Q4 revenue less pass-through costs. 0 to 2%...
CBS News and Stations is venturing into the world of Artificial Intelligence video creation by partnering with Waymark, an AI video creation technology company. Through its partnership with Waymark, CBS owned stations will offer their local advertising partners Waymark's technology that allows instant and, what it called, affordable video creative that, it said, overcomes traditional...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Feb. 17, 2025. Fox News and CNN were the recipients of positive momentum as the two cable networks recorded week-to-week growth in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo during primetime, according to Nielsen Media Research. CNN was the only...
Under Armour has tapped Liz Bacelar, former executive director of global tech innovation at Estee Lauder, as its new head of AI and advanced analytics. Bacelar's role is to "fuel an era of generative AI for our organization", the company confirmed with ADWEEK. Bacelar is responsible for assembling a team of data scientists, engineers, and...
The numbers $7.98 billion -- Paramount's revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024, a 5% year-over-year increase. $4.98 million -- Paramount's revenue from TV ads, which declined 4% from the year prior. The decrease reflects declines in the linear advertising market and fewer sporting events on CBS, partially offset by high spends on political advertising....
Amazon is experimenting with more generative AI ads. In September, Amazon released a product note that search ads were coming to Rufus, the year-old shopping assistant that uses generative AI to help shoppers find products. Now, Amazon has turned on the spigot with video ads. Amazon confirmed to ADWEEK that it is testing video ads...
Update Feb. 26, 4:06 pm ET: AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi has issued a response to various short seller reports, writing: "It's disappointing that a few nefarious short-sellers are making false and misleading claims aimed at undermining our success, and driving down our stock price for their own financial gain, rather than acknowledging the sophisticated AI...
Will Tegna begin hubbing its weather forecasts? The question came up after we looked into an FTVLive story about recent a posting from the station group looking for someone to work in what looked like a weather hub system. We heard from Tegna that the position is primarily to back up weather casters during times...
Walmart wants more brands to buy ads on its website and mobile app. The retailer is launching a new Application Programming Interface (API) that allows retail adtech firms to build their own tools to sell display ads that appear on Walmart's ecommerce website and app. The display ads are sold through a self-serve platform that...
For former NBA slam dunk champion Jason Richardson, the value of legacy isn't what he could throw down but what he can pass down. Richardson won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during his first two seasons in the league in 2002 and 2003--including an inbound pass and a reverse slam during his second year. He's...
