CNN Says Melania Trump Publisher Asked for $250K Fee in Response to Interview...
Nearly two months ago, CNN reached out to Melania Trump's book publisher, Skyhorse Publishing, to request an interview with the former first lady ahead of her upcoming memoir. After several exchanges...
View ArticleParamount Sued by Former Employee for Violating WARN Law During September...
Paramount Global was sued by a former employee for violating New York's WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act during layoffs that occurred in September, which stripped more than 300...
View ArticleMarketing Morsels: Roku, Uber Direct, Squarespace & More
Roku Roku launched its new "Less Screaming. More Streaming." ad campaign centered around common consumer frustrations of streaming and watching TV at home. Whether it's searching for a lost remote,...
View ArticleJericka Duncan to Anchor CBS Weekend News on Saturday
CBS News announced on Friday that Jericka Duncan will now helm the Saturday edition of the CBS Weekend News. Duncan was already the anchor of the Sunday evening edition of the news broadcast. News of...
View ArticleHere’s the Roundup for the Week Ending October 4
Happy Friday to all who celebrate! In this week's news I didn't write up for one reason or another, we see a couple of political stories where a local journalist asks the hard questions and a longtime...
View ArticleToyota Is the Latest Brand To U-Turn on DEI Initiatives
Toyota is the latest major brand to pump the brakes on its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. As per an internal memo seen by Bloomberg, the car brand emailed around 50,000 employees and...
View ArticleHonda’s Reverse Poem About Failure Is an Ode to F1 Legends
Honda literally flips the script on a poem about failure in an emotional brand campaign about Formula 1 drivers that includes a partnership with Netflix. "Unstoppable Dreams," created by independent...
View ArticleRevolving Door Roster Updates: Betty, Dentsu, Sid Lee & More
AF&G AFG& (Avrett Free Ginsberg) has promoted two leaders from within its ranks. Dawn Terrazas assumes the role of president of North America and LATAM and Amy Adams assumes the role of...
View ArticlePerplexity Is Referring Modest Traffic to Publishers, Even to Those Who Try...
Publishers are starting to see referral traffic from AI search engine Perplexity, according to data from three sources. The New York Times, The Guardian, and Forbes are all seeing traffic referrals,...
View ArticleIt’s All ‘Smiles’ Following Gut New York’s First Campaign for Heinz
Gut New York's first campaign for Heinz was a messy one--in a good way. Kraft Heinz in-house agency The Kitchen also provided support for "Heinz Smiles," consisting of three ads in which fans of Heinz...
View ArticleWBD Ad Sales Chief Jon Steinlauf Exits
After more than three decades, Jon Steinlauf is exiting Warner Bros. Discovery. Bruce Campbell, the company's chief revenue and strategy officer, made the announcement Friday in a note to staff, saying...
View ArticleHere Are the Cable News Ratings for September 2024
From a weather perspective, September is the transition from summer to autumn/fall. For many, this period of the calendar is the sweet spot weather-wise as the blistering temps of the summer have gone...
View ArticleHere’s the Third Quarter 2024 Cable News Report
Below are the cable news ratings for the third quarter of 2024. The period from July to the end of September was busy for news. Calls for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee grew...
View ArticleSupreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal From Elon Musk’s X Platform Over Warrant in...
The Supreme Court said Monday that it won't hear an appeal from social media platform X over a search warrant prosecutors obtained in the election-interference case against former President Donald...
View ArticleCBS Rebukes Anchor Over Tense Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates
CBS News Monday rebuked one of its star morning anchors, Tony Dokoupil, over an interview that he conducted last week with author Ta-Nehisi Coates, in which Dokoupil challenged Coates' views about the...
View ArticleIsrael-Hamas War Among Deadliest Conflicts for Journalists in Recent History
As of Oct. 7, 2024, the Committee to Protect Journalists' preliminary investigations showed that at least 128 journalists and media workers were among the more than 42,000 killed since the war began,...
View ArticleShams Charania Leaves The Athletic, Replaces Mentor-Turned-Rival Adrian...
Shams Charania is leaving The Athletic to join ESPN as its top National Basketball Association insider. Charania announced the news Monday on X to his more than 2.4 million followers, writing: "I am...
View ArticleSocial App Claim Raises $12m to Help Marketers Connect With Gen Z Shoppers
Claim, an app that helps shoppers find and use promotions at stores, has raised $12 million in Series A funding. The funding was led by VMG Technology and also includes previous investors Sequoia...
View ArticleSnapchat Begins Testing 2 New Ad Placements
Snap said Tuesday that it began testing two new placements for ads on the Snapchat platform: Sponsored Snaps and Promoted Places on Snap Map. "We're enhancing our ad offerings to meet Snapchatters...
View Article5 Questions For… Lawrence Jones
Guy Fieri might the self-styled expert on diners, drive-ins and dives, but Lawrence Jones could probably give that spiky-haired chef a run for his Donkey Sauce. The Fox & Friends co-host is a...
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