Jan Wade to Retire from WISN in Milwaukee
Jan Wade will retire as the president and general manager of WISN, Hearst Television's ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the end of this year. Wade joined WISN in 2007. "Leveraging her deep...
View ArticleAesia Toliver Moves from Mornings to Evenings at WAVY
Aesia Toliver has been named weekday evening co-anchor at Norfolk, Virginia NBC affiliate WAVY. She was the weekday morning news co-anchor at WAVY. "It's been such an honor and joy waking up Hampton...
View ArticleTim Maleeny Joins Quad Leadership as Chief Client Strategy and Integration...
Marketing experience company Quad/Graphics (Quad), which counts agencies Rise and Betty among its network, has brought on strategy veteran Tim Maleeny as chief client strategy and integration officer....
View ArticleMcCann’s Javier Campopiano on Indie Threats and Advertising in a ‘Post-Truth...
Welcome to Big Ideas, ADWEEK's semi-regular series in which we talk to the industry's top creative minds. Javier Campopiano is obsessed with the truth. Campopiano, who joined McCann Worldgroup and...
View ArticleWeek of Nov. 11 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Wins the Week, but Still Loses...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Nov. 11, 2024. The viewership wave that followed President-elect Donald Trump's Election Night victory greatly...
View ArticleHow Coca-Cola’s AI Holiday Ad Went From Praise To Rage
Initially, Coca-Cola's AI-powered remake of its 1995 commercial, "Holidays Are Coming," seemed to be well received. System1, which tests emotional responses to ads, found an "overwhelmingly positive"...
View ArticleMSNBC to Split From NBC News Following Comcast Cable Break-Up
Comcast to MSNBC: It's not us, it's you. NBCUniversal News Group's parent company unveiled an ambitious plan on Wednesday that would spin many of its struggling cable networks off into a separate...
View Article40% of an Ecommerce Brand’s Pmax Buys Were Served on AI-spun MFA Sites and...
The increase in AI-spun made for advertising sites is making it harder for buyers to ensure their ads show up in quality environments, especially when using AI-powered media buying tools like Google's...
View ArticleWhat the Comcast Cable Spinoff Really Means to the TV Industry
It's official. Comcast will spin off its cable network channels, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The networks being spun off into a new company include USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, E!, SYFY, and the...
View ArticleThe Daily Beast Nearly Doubles Revenue, Has Higher Ambitions for Next Year
The politics and pop culture publisher The Daily Beast increased its year-over-year revenue by 81% in the third quarter--the first profitable quarter in the 16-year history of the title. The results,...
View ArticleFord Unveils Docuseries Capturing a Global Adventure in Its Electric Vehicle
Ford enlisted adventure YouTuber Lexie Limitless, the youngest person to visit every country in the world, to circumnavigate the globe in an electric Ford Explorer and chronicle the journey in a Prime...
View ArticleRise New York & Partners Expands Globally With Acquisition of Spaces&Creatures
Rise New York & Partners, an independent creative agency, has acquired Spaces&Creatures, an experiential studio. Renamed Artlab by Rise, the acquisition expands Rise's capabilities in creative...
View ArticleWhy Black Culture-Focused Tentpole Events Should Be on Your Brand’s Radar
For years--especially in the last four--we've watched brands expand marketing efforts holistically and prioritize voices of color through organic and paid media placements. However, a continuously...
View ArticleMax Launches New AI-Powered Shoppable Ads Ahead of Black Friday
Warner Bros. Discovery is looking to Max-imize its shoppable ads with new AI-powered formats. Ahead of Black Friday, Warner Bros. Discovery Advertising Sales is announcing two new ad solutions for...
View ArticleDaniel Ramírez Joins Telemundo Las Vegas as MMJ
Daniel Ramirez has joined Telemundo Las Vegas (KBLR), part of Telemundo Station Group, as a multimedia journalist. He made his on-air on Monday. Ramirez joins KBLR after working for Telemundo 33...
View ArticleWWAY Anchor Donna Gregory Dies After Cancer Battle
WWAY anchor Donna Gregory died on Tuesday after a battle with Stage 4 lung cancer. Gregory was diagnosed in early April. "Donna confronted her illness with grace and determination, undergoing...
View ArticleHow The DOJ’s Remedies for Google’s Search Case Will Impact the Ad Industry
Separating Google from its popular browser Chrome--it should go without saying--will have repercussions on the ad industry. The Department of Justice requested a federal judge order Google to sell off...
View ArticleTools of the Trade: Evan Schultz from Le Truc
Tools of the Trade is an AgencySpy feature to help highlight the many tools that help make advertising and marketing folks successful. The tools can be anything that helps people perform at their top...
View ArticleInside Gap’s Blueprint for Reaching Gen Z With Creators and Nostalgia
Gap is trying to stay relevant with Gen Z. In May, Fabiola Torres was hired as Gap's first global CMO in two years. She's a former Pepsi marketing exec tasked with turning around Gap's sales and...
View ArticleOut of Home Advertising Had Another Record-Breaking Quarter
Dollars spent advertising on posters, billboards, and other out-of-home (OOH) placements climbed to $2.04 billion between July and September, according to U.S. trade group the Out of Home Advertising...
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