Jolie Sherman Returns to Detroit as Reporter
Jolie Sherman will join Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ as a reporter and multimedia journalist. The Bloomfield Hills native has also worked at WVNY in Burlington, Vermont and at WVIT in Hartford,...
View ArticleGoogle, Amazon, Others Respond to Senators’ Inquiry About Funding CSAM Via Ads
Under pressure from bipartisan lawmakers, Google, Amazon, and other major ad industry players have shared the actions they're taking after they inadvertently helped facilitate advertising on a site...
View ArticleFrom Burger King to Bumble, These Brands are Currently Without a CMO
There is always activity in the chief marketing executive (CMO) role, and some big moves have been made over the last 12 months. Where OpenAI hired its first marketing chief, other brands such as...
View ArticleAndrew Noel and Sophia Zhang to Succeed Brad Simms at GALE
Stagwell agency GALE has named Andrew Noel as its new global chief executive officer (CEO) and Sophia Zhang as its North America CEO, it exclusively shared with ADWEEK. The longtime execs succeed...
View ArticleSaucony Shifts Strategy to Focus on Community and Connection
Back in October, Saucony's chief marketing officer (CMO) Joy Allen-Altimare told ADWEEK she wanted to bridge the gap between performance and lifestyle. Now, five months on, the exec is spearheading a...
View ArticleAmazon’s Latest Tool Automates Big Parts of Buying TV Ads, Vying With Google...
Amazon wants a bigger piece of TV ad dollars that are going programmatic. The company is launching a new tool called Complete TV within its demand-side-platform, Amazon DSP, for advertisers to plan and...
View ArticleE.W. Scripps Begins Layoffs at Its Local Stations
E.W. Scripps is laying off staff at many of its local stations. Scripps owns and operates more than 60 stations in over 40 markets. Staffers were told on Monday. The station group also said open...
View ArticleTwo Veteran Anchors Retiring: One in Wisconsin Another in Michigan
It seems like veteran journalists are dropping out of local TV in larger numbers than usual. Either that, or I'm just getting old. Hopefully, no one feels shorted by this combo post where I cover two...
View ArticleTens of Thousands In Ad Revenue Lost in Google Ads’ Weekend Outage
Google is apologizing to advertisers after Google Ads stopped serving ads for some accounts over the weekend, beginning on March 1. Other advertisers were met with error messages, high latency, and...
View ArticleCurology’s Steve Siegal on Scaling From DTC to Omnichannel Retail
In this episode of the Brave Commerce podcast, Steve Siegal, chief marketing and innovation officer at Curology, joins hosts Rachel Tipograph and Sarah Hofstetter to discuss Curology's journey from a...
View ArticleKnoxville’s First Black Anchor Edye Ellis Dies
Former WBIR anchor Edye Ellis has died. She was 81. Her cousin, Robert Collins, told the Knoxville, Tennessee NBC affiliate that everyone who met her "should be assured she was genuine. She loved...
View ArticleCade Cunningham Takes on Robot Basketball Hoop to Coach Fans About Crypto
Cade Cunningham faced the three-point contest, a new game format, and a steady stream of brand activations and events during his first NBA All-Star Weekend, including everything from an interview from...
View ArticleAllen Media to Begin Hubbing Weather Again
It looks like Allen Media is "circling back" with the hub idea. WEVV meteorologist Griffin Glasscock has posted an update to social media saying she has a new schedule because the Allen Media station...
View ArticleWeek of Feb. 24 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Stakes Its Claim as ‘the 5th...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Feb. 24, 2025. A busy news week from a political and global standpoint fueled growth for all three cable networks....
View ArticleGoogle Pushes Trump DOJ to Pull Back Calls to Break Up Company
Google is hoping that a change in regime leads to a change in its perception as an illegal monopoly in the online search sector by regulators in Washington, D.C. Sources familiar with the discussions...
View ArticleNew Evidence May Be Released in Case of Missing Iowa Anchor
The cold case involving the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit may get new life depending on what a judge in Cerro Gordo, Iowa decides. Huisentruit went missing nearly 30 years ago when...
View ArticleStart Preparing Now for a Potential Ban on Pharma TV Ads
For the advertising industry in the United States, few regulatory changes have the potential to be as seismic as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s proposal to ban pharmaceutical advertising from television. As...
View ArticleT-Mobile Snags Location-Based Ad Firm Blis for $175M, Boosting Adtech Stack
Telecoms giant T-Mobile on Wednesday announced that it closed a deal on Monday to acquire Blis, an adtech company specializing in location-based advertising, for approximately $175 million in cash....
View ArticleA+E Networks Reveals New Name and Rebrands Ad Sales Team
With its new name, A+E officially says, "Hello, world!" Today, slightly ahead of the company's virtual upfront event, A+E Networks announced it's changing its name to A+E Global Media. According to the...
View ArticleDisney Announces Layoffs at ABC News and Disney Entertainment Networks
The Walt Disney Company announced layoffs on Wednesday at ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Network. According to sources familiar with the matter, the cuts will impact nearly 200 employees or...
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