Tools of the Trade: Michael Sotelo of Alma DDB
Tools of the Trade is a feature to highlight the many tools that help make advertising and marketing folks successful. The tools can be anything that helps people perform at their top form, from a...
View ArticleHere’s the Roundup for the Week Ending January 31
So that was the longest January to ever January. Let's celebrate since you're still standing, or at least I assume you are since you're reading this! Happy Friday to all who celebrate. In this week's...
View ArticleChuck Todd Departs NBC News for ‘New Projects’
After more than 17 years in the NBC News family, Chuck Todd informed his colleagues on Friday that he would be departing the network. "There's never a perfect time to leave a place that's been a...
View ArticleApple Files Emergency Motion in Google Search Antitrust Case
Apple has filed an emergency motion with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia late Thursday regarding Google's search antitrust case. The motion requests a stay of possible remedies the...
View ArticleWatch the Regional Ads Airing During Super Bowl 59
The secret to saving during the Super Bowl: Brands can still reach millions of viewers without shelling out $8 million for a national ad. Regional ad buys have led to nationally memorable moments in...
View ArticleMatthew McConaughey Prevents Dining Disasters with Salesforce AI Agent In...
Fresh off its recent "Agentforce. What AI Was Meant to Be" campaign, Salesforce is returning to Super Bowl 59 with a 30-second ad, again starring Matthew McConaughey. The cloud software company will...
View ArticleForbes Lays Off Around 5% of Staff
The business news publisher Forbes announced a sweeping round of layoffs on Friday, which will affect roughly 5% of its total workforce. A representative for the company confirmed the reductions. In a...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg Defends Meta’s Recent Moves, Sets Up 2025 in Leaked All-Hands...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg used an all-hands meeting Thursday that was leaked to several media outlets to prepare staff for an "intense" year ahead and address recent controversial moves, as well as to...
View ArticleDove Prints Special Edition of ‘Sports ReIllustrated’ Ahead of Super Bowl 59
Sports Illustrated has become Sports ReIllustrated ahead of the Super Bowl, in partnership with Dove as part of its ongoing "Body Confident Sport" program. Honor Dayagao' Smoke, a 10-year-old wrestler...
View ArticleTicker: ABC News Moves 2 More Shows to New Hudson Square HQ
Top of the Ticker: ABC News' overnight and early morning programs, World News Now and Good Morning America First Look, have made the move to their new space at 7 Hudson Square, per NewsCast Studio....
View ArticlePaul D’Arcy Named Chief Marketing Officer at Moloco
Former Dell and Indeed head marketer Paul D'Arcy has joined advertising solutions provider Moloco as chief marketing officer. D'Arcy had previously been CMO at Miro, a digital workspace collaboration...
View ArticleVerizon Punts Super Bowl Spot in Favor of Grammys Ad to Create Buzz
Verizon and Beyonce essentially won the Super Bowl in 2024 with an ad that included a mysterious teaser campaign and an album announcement. This year, however, the company opted out of the game because...
View ArticleGlen Powell Stars as Goldilocks in Ram Super Bowl Teaser
Glen Powell is going on a joyride, hijacking a truck, and putting the pedal to the metal. In the first teaser for Ram's upcoming Super Bowl 59 ad, the red-hot Hollywood actor sets up a...
View ArticleEli Lilly Disrupts Grammys With a Timely Message About Breast Cancer
Female artists including Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter will be in the spotlight at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 2). Amid this...
View ArticleStok Cold Brew Super Bowl Ad Lets Channing Tatum Step Up Wrexham Dance Moves
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have managed to bring their Welsh soccer club, Wrexham AFC, to the United States for the last two years, so why not bring it to the nation's biggest sporting event?...
View ArticleDisney Outlines Changes Coming to Disney+
The numbers $24.7 billion -- Disney's reported revenue for Q1, a 5% increase from a year ago. $2.64 billion -- Disney's net income for Q1, a 23% bump from the prior-year period. $293 million --...
View ArticleWeek of Jan. 27 Cable News Ratings: MSNBC and CNN Benefit From a Busy News Cycle
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Jan. 27, 2025. The unfortunate airplane tragedies that occurred in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia this past week...
View ArticleSaturday, Feb. 1 Evening Cable News Ratings: The Big Weekend Show Leads the...
The recently expanded The Big Show Weekend was Fox News most-watched program on Saturday night, leading in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. The 6 p.m. edition of CNN Newsroom with Jessica...
View ArticleDisney+ Removes All Joy in Super Bowl Spot
For many, Disney+ and Hulu are a literal bundle of joy. But what if they weren't? In its new Super Bowl spot, Disney goes Joy-less ... and R2-D2-less, and Elsa-less, as it removes several of its iconic...
View ArticleBaton Rouge Reporter Joining East Baton Rouge Mayor’s Office as...
Falon Brown is leaving local TV to work as the communications director for East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards. Brown most recently worked as a reporter for ABC affiliate WBRZ in Baton Rouge....
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