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...
Shake Shack's chief marketing officer (CMO) Jay Livingston is leaving his role at the end of next month, he confirmed to ADWEEK. He has yet to announce his next move. Livingston made the announcement today in a lengthy post on his LinkedIn page. "I'm finally getting around to writing this, but after over six incredible...
After previously announcing that a B/R Sports add-on would become available to Max subscribers at an additional cost, Warner Bros. Discovery is changing its game plan. Today, WBD clarified that its plans to go with a paid sports add-on, which were originally announced in 2023, will not move forward ... "for now," the company added...
Longtime WTWO meteorologist Dan Reynolds, known as Doppler Dan or Dop has died. He was 71 years old. He started working at the Terre Haute, Indiana NBC affiliate in May 1993. Reynolds worked his entire 32 year career as a weekend meteorologist. "I'm deeply saddened by the passing of Dan Reynolds," Tim Sanders, vice president...
Joy Reid's final appearance on MSNBC was also the network's most-watched show in the Adults 25-54 demo. In total viewers, The ReidOut landed in second place behind The Rachel Maddow Show and edged out The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell by just 59,000 total viewers. Meanwhile, The Five once again topped total viewers for Fox...
This may seem like a ridiculous question, but in what world is a salty snack more famous than Jennifer Aniston? In ad land, of course, via a new campaign for SkinnyPop in which The Morning Show and Friends star becomes the Hershey-owned popcorn's first celebrity endorser and its most curiously unrecognized devotee. The 30-second spot,...
WBMA chief meteorologist James Spann has voiced his support of the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Spann's post comes in response to Trump's promise to cut the budget at the NOAA, which could undermine the agency's ability to provide critical weather forecasts, thereby affecting people's safety. "This post is not...
Veteran KEYE reporter Fred Cantu will retire at the end of March after 53 years in local TV. Cantu began his broadcasting career in 1972 when he was 17 and has worked in the Austin market for 45 years. He joined CBS Austin in 2002 after working at Fox 7 and KVUE. "Being in this...
The debut of One Nation with Brian Kilmeade on Sunday nights at 10 p.m. ET produced big numbers for Fox News, as it finished as the top show of the night in the Adults 25-44 demo across all three cable networks. However, One Nation was not FNC's top show in total viewers--that honor went to...
Paul Randall has joined creative agency VML in the new position of chief delivery officer (CDO) for North America, leading its program delivery organization. He spent nearly three years as vp and managing director, program management, product experiences U.S. for the Google account at R/GA. Prior to that, he was with Huge for more than...
Can you imagine being immersed in a party in a cottage in the countryside with your dream dinner guests? Thanks to Allbirds and Stanley Tucci, that dream is becoming a reality. Today, Allbirds premiered Cards on the Table, a four-part series where actor and host Stanley Tucci throws a dream dinner party with various notable...
Sports isn't going anywhere. Today, Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, released new research that shows global subscription video-on-demand services (SVODs), including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Netflix, and Paramount+, have significantly grown their sports programming over the last quarter. According to the Gracenote Data Hub, which provides a snapshot of global...
The debut of Fox News' new 9 p.m. ET show My View with Lara Trump easily won the night in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. It was also FNC's most-watched 9 p.m. hour on a Saturday since the first assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in July 2024. MSNBC saw its biggest total...
Just like the crew of the starship Enterprise, the Oscars are about to venture into their own final frontier: streaming television. On March 2, Hollywood's pre-eminent awards show returns to ABC for its 97th edition--and the first that will be livestreamed on multiple digital platforms, including Hulu, Fubo, and AT&T TV. It's an evolution that...
Rondrell Moore told WTHI viewers that "It's time" in a social post announcing his departure from the Terre Haute CBS and Fox affiliate. Saying his last newscast will be on Thursday, he added, "I can say this is MY decision. However, it was an incredibly difficult one to make. I cannot say thank you ALL...
One day after announcing a programming overhaul that saw Joy Reid exiting the network, MSNBC is said to to be instituting widespread layoffs. In a joint statement posted to social media, the WGA East and MSNBC Union claim that the network intends to cut 99 union employees across nine different shows. "This devastating news comes...
