Plexo Capital Partner Lo Toney on Why VCs Shouldn’t Treat CPG Brands Like...
As retail disruption increasingly pushes the consumer-packaged goods industry into direct-to-consumer and ecommerce channels, new brands in the space are looking more and more like tech startups....
View ArticleThis NYC Pop-Up Arcade Lets Visitors Experience Firsthand the Future of...
Some of the most compelling new story formats like virtual reality and immersive theater aren't always the most easily accessible. They're expensive, they require a lot of space, or they're complicated...
View ArticleBMF Co-Owner Sues Agency for Allegedly Demoting Her After Learning She Was...
An executive vice president and would-be head of sales for experiential agency BMF sued her employer this week, alleging its leadership violated several employment laws by demoting her and cutting her...
View ArticleCan YouTube Ever Be Completely Safe for Advertisers?
This week's YouTube brand-safety "furor" came to you via the comments section. And now not even seemingly innocent content on the platform is 100 percent safe for advertisers. This week again...
View ArticleAudacy Emerges From Bankruptcy as a Private Company
Radio and podcast giant Audacy emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following the approval of a transfer of its radio station licenses from the Federal Communications Commission. (Axios) The...
View ArticleTV Ratings: SNL Hits 4-Year Premiere High With Season 50 Opener
The 50th season of Saturday Night Live is off to a strong ratings start and is a record-breaker for streaming service Peacock. NBC said Monday that 5.3 million people watched the premiere live, the...
View ArticleRust Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Loses Bid for New Trial, Dismissal of Charges
A bid from Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to overturn her conviction for involuntary manslaughter over the accidental shooting death of the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, has been denied....
View ArticleSony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra to Step Down, Ravi Ahuja to...
In a surprise executive shuffle, Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra is stepping down from his CEO role effective Jan. 2, 2025. (Deadline) He will hand the reins in January to...
View ArticleVP Debate: The Network, Moderators, and QR Code Fact-Checking
CBS News' Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan will moderate the vice presidential debate between Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) Tuesday. (Axios) O'Donnell has a strong background...
View ArticleAdobe Splits Its Global Creative Between Dentsu and Stagwell
Adobe has named Stagwell as its global lead for creative campaigns and social content for its Digital Media (DMe) business, while the software giant picked Dentsu Creative as its lead global scaled...
View ArticleCBS Chicago to Launch AR/VR Studio
CBS Chicago will launch an Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality technology-driven studio during this afternoon's 4:00 p.m. CT newscast. CBS Chicago's AR/VR space covers over 1100 sq ft of floor area and...
View ArticleWhy Whoopi Goldberg Helped Launch Family-Friendly Streaming Service BLKFam
Despite the entertainment industry having more streaming services than ever, Whoopi Goldberg and digital media veteran Larry Adams thought something was missing. That's where BLKFam comes in. Founded...
View ArticlePhotographer-Heavy Platform VSCO Starts Selling Ads With Liquid IV Campaign
Photo editing platform Visual Supply Company (pronounced vis-co), is digging deeper into the ad-selling game with the hope of more effectively monetizing its user base. The decade-old platform said it...
View ArticleTools of the Trade: Dave Snyder of Siberia
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 ArticleUS Calls for Release of Award-Winning Cambodian Journalist
The U.S. is calling for the immediate release of Mech Dara, a Cambodian journalist arrested Monday and charged with incitement over recent social media posts. (The Hill) In a statement, the Phnom Penh...
View ArticleTaylor Lorenz Exits WaPo to Launch User Mag on Substack
Tech culture columnist Taylor Lorenz is striking out on her own, exiting The Washington Post to launch User Mag, her own publication on the Substack platform. (THR) The move comes less than two months...
View ArticleReporter Olivia Nuzzi Accuses Ex-Fiancé Ryan Lizza of Blackmail, Harassment
New York magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi is publicly accusing her ex-fiance, Ryan Lizza, a prominent political journalist with Politico, of orchestrating a harassment and blackmail campaign against her...
View ArticleCNN and Reuters Introduce Paywalls as Vox Explores One for The Verge
Frequent visitors to CNN's website were greeted with a different kind of headline Tuesday--one that encourages them to pay in order to continue reading. (TVNewser) The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned news...
View ArticleFormer CBS Colorado Sports Anchor Mark McIntosh Meets Woman Who Donated...
Former CBS Colorado sports anchor Mark McIntosh met the woman who donated one of her kidneys to him. The 65-year-old McIntosh was an on-air sports broadcaster at CBS Colorado from 1988 to 2006....
View ArticleParty Land Employs Kenny G and Santa to Solicit Super Bowl Work
Independent agency Party Land is looking for Super Bowl work, and it has hired a saxophonist, a Real Housewife, and a jolly old elf to get the word out. Party Land is shaking things up with a series of...
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