Prime Video launched its ad-supported tier last January, opening new opportunities for brands looking to reach its massive audience of more than 200 million Amazon Prime subscribers. As the platform enters its second year with ads, advertisers have praised the streamer for its robust data offering, impressive reach, and premium content. But the streamer still...
Innovation isn't just about speed--it's about direction. As U.S. chief innovation officer at Deloitte, Deb Golden is redefining how businesses approach transformation, from embracing AI responsibly to dismantling outdated systems that hold them back. In this episode of The Speed of Culture podcast, she shares why speed without strategy leads to chaos, how businesses can...
Fox News' two top-performing programs shared the spoils on Tuesday. The Five won the total viewer battle, while Jesse Watters Primetime finished first in the Adults 25-54 demo. Over at MSNBC, the 7 p.m. slot vacated by Joy Reid was temporarily rebranded as MSNBC Prime. The first episode was anchored by Michael Steele and was...
WPP disappointed the market with weaker-than-expected earnings results for Q4 and 2024. For the former, revenue less pass-through costs declined 2.3%, while the latter declined 1% on a like-for-like basis. The outlook for 2025 is flat to minus 2%, sending the ad giant's shares tumbling in early morning trading on Thursday. WPP's results stand in...
Mummy Pig is announcing a pregnancy, and Kylie Kelce is the perfect host to Peppa her with questions. Today, Kelce's Not Gonna Lie (NGL) podcast and her team at Wave Sports & Entertainment joined with Hasbro to announce that Mummy Pig, Peppa Pig's mom from the British animated franchise, is pregnant. "Baby No. 3 is...
Yesterday, we posted a story where we asked if Tegna was setting up a weather forecasting hub based on a job posting we saw. Tegna quickly responded to our question by saying it was a backup role for big weather events, but also sent along a full statement, which I didn't post in full. I...
Five-time Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman has died at age 95. He was found dead Wednesday afternoon at his home in Santa Fe, N.M., along with his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog. Hackman had a prolific career in Hollywood, despite not getting his first big break until he was in his 30s...
The SNL50 anniversary special may be over, but NBCUniversal wants fans to continue celebrating. Today, the company announced that it has partnered with Comcast, Cox, and Verizon to launch an SNL Arcade experience, which was created by Exponential Entertainment and includes three trivia quizzes for fans to test their knowledge of the sketch comedy show....
Mike Gillaspia has been named weekday evening co-anchor alongside Leslie Adami for Corpus Christi, Texas ABC affiliate KIII. He replaces Rudy Trevino who went part-time role in January. Gillaspia has worked at KIII since 2020. "To be asked to fill this role at a legacy station like KIII is beyond compare for me," Gillaspia said....
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%...
