Netflix Reveals First Ad Tier Price Hike
The numbers 18.91 million -- Netflix's number of paid net subscriber additions in Q4. 302 million -- The streamer's total subscribers to end the year, up from 282.72 in Q3. 16% -- The company's...
View ArticleVeteran Journalist Chuck Goudie to Leave WLS in Chicago
WLS investigative reporter Chuck Goudie has left the Chicago ABC owned station after more than 40 years. Goudie started working at the station in 1980 as a general assignment reporter. "Chuck Goudie...
View ArticleZipRecruiter and Norelco Tap Into the Shadowy Severance World For New Ads
Lumon Industries is on the lookout for employees with "wisdom, etiquette, and zeal," according to a creepy recruiting ad that conveniently fails to mention the soul-sucking, brain-hacking part of the...
View ArticleMSNBC Live To Co-Host and Stream Final DNC Leadership Forum [Exclusive]
Live from Washington, D.C., it's the latest edition of MSNBC Live. TVNewser can exclusively reveal that the cable network's in-person event division is co-hosting the fourth and final Democratic...
View ArticlePortland Reporter Leaves Local TV to Work in State Government
KOIN anchor Jenny Hansson has left the Portland, Oregon CBS affiliate to take a job as communications director for Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield. Hansson's last day at KOIN was on Friday,...
View ArticleLittle Caesars Returns to the Super Bowl After 2020 Debut
Pizza chain Little Caesars is returning to the Super Bowl to debut the first spot in a new multi-channel campaign that will extend into March. Creative agency of record, McKinney, helped develop this...
View ArticleWFFT Anchor Terra Brantley Leaving Local TV to Work with Non Profits
Terra Brantley is leaving Fort Wayne, Indiana Fox affiliate WFFT after two and a half years to work with local non profits. She announced the news on the station website by saying, "After more than two...
View ArticleDentsu Hires IAB’s Jeffrey Bustos to Build Out Retail Media Measurement
Dentsu has hired Jeffrey Bustos to build out the agency's analytics practice for retail media. Bustos is joining as SVP of retail media analytics, a role that sits within customer experience agency...
View ArticleColle McVoy Appoints Obele Brown-West as President
Minneapolis agency Colle McVoy has found a new president in Obele Brown-West. The exec fills the position vacated by Jessica Henrichs, who was promoted from president to chief executive (CEO) after...
View ArticleTaco Bell Reunites With Doja Cat in Super Bowl 59 Ad Teaser
Taco Bell and Doja Cat are together again in the brand's upcoming commercial for Super Bowl 59, per a teaser released today. The sneak peek gives a few clues about celebrity and fan involvement in the...
View ArticleHellmann’s Leans Into Rom-Com Nostalgia in Super Bowl Teaser
Hellmann's dropped the teaser for its upcoming Super Bowl 59 ad, and you may want to listen closely. In the 20-second teaser, a waitress meticulously reads back a woman's long-winded sandwich order,...
View ArticleDrew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom Star in Teaser for MSC Cruises’ First Super...
Either Drew Barrymore is a tone-deaf singer, or Orlando Bloom is a harsh critic of her musical performance. Turns out it may be a bit of both, according to a teaser for MSC Cruises' first Super Bowl...
View ArticleWeek of Jan. 13 Morning News Ratings: Today Remains No. 1 Despite Total...
NBC News' Today didn't lose a step the week of Jan. 13. The morning show's new main duo of Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin kept it at the top of the ratings chart in both total viewers and the...
View ArticleOld Spice Guy, Weiner Dogs, and Pillsbury Doughboy Pitch Instacart In Super...
For Instacart's first Super Bowl ad, the grocery-delivery company is enlisting the help of mascots. The 30-second trailer shows a few famous mascots prepping for an upcoming ad campaign. The ad takes...
View ArticleCNN To Cut 6% of Workforce as It Pivots to Digital
CNN has announced that it will be shedding 6% of its staff as part of the network's long-planned pivot from a linear to digital strategy. CNN chairman and CEO Mark Thompson announced the layoffs, which...
View ArticleMilwaukee Meteorologist Out After Criticizing Elon Musk’s Alleged Seig Heil...
WDJT meteorologist Sam Kuffel is out at the Milwaukee CBS affiliate after she criticized Elon Musk for his Nazi salute gesture at Trump's inauguration. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said station staff...
View ArticleAR Startup Infinite Reality Buys Virtual Shopping Platform Obsess Following...
Infinite Reality, an augmented reality-focused startup, is buying virtual shopping platform Obsess. The companies declined to share the financial details of the deal. The acquisition follows Infinite...
View ArticleSZA Showers Kendrick Lamar in Super Bowl Halftime Show Trailer
Apple Music teased Kendrick Lamar's upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show performance with a trailer revealing a guest performance from singer SZA. The 30-second teaser, dropped on Thursday, sees Lamar...
View ArticleFinding Comfort in Chaos: UTA’s Julian Jacobs on Driving Impact
The future of marketing lies at the crossroads of culture and commerce, where brands must seamlessly integrate into the entertainment world to stay relevant. In this episode of The Speed of Culture...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Anchor Leaves Local TV to Work for State Treasurer
Former Spectrum News 1 anchor Loretta Boniti will join the Department of State Treasurer as the Director of Strategic Communications and Media Relations. Boniti was a political anchor and senior...
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