TNT to Air 3-on-3 Women’s Basketball League Unrivaled
Unrivaled, the new three-on-three basketball league co-founded by Women's National Basketball Association stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, has a TV rights deal. It reached a multiyear deal...
View ArticleFederal Crackdown Begins on Streaming Services’ Cancellation Policies
It's about to get easier to cancel your Netflix (or Hulu or Max or Disney+) subscription. The Federal Trade Commission Wednesday finalized a "click to cancel" initiative requiring companies to make it...
View ArticleCW President Dennis Miller Exits After 2 Years, Brad Schwartz to Step In
Dennis Miller will step down as president of The CW Oct. 31, TheWrap has learned. He will continue to serve in an advisory role toward the end of the year. Brad Schwartz, who was previously president...
View ArticleRobert Telles Sentenced to at Least 28 Years in Murder of Las Vegas Journalist
Former Las Vegas county politician Robert Telles was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for the murder of Jeff German, a local journalist who had written critically...
View ArticleDetroit Anchor Devin Scillian to Leave Station After Nearly 30 Years
Longtime Detroit anchor Devin Scillian is leaving Detroit NBC affiliate WDIV in December. "Some news now tonight of a more personal nature," he told viewers. "I've decided it's time to move on to the...
View ArticleWISN Names Blake Eason Co-Anchor at 5 and 10 PM, Unveils New Anchor Lineup
Milwaukee ABC affiliate WISN has announced a new weekday evening anchor lineup that starts November 11, 2024. Blake Eason will be the co-anchor of the station's 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts, alongside...
View ArticleAKQA Founder and CEO Ajaz Ahmed Steps Down After 30 Years
A three-decade run has come to an end at AKQA Group, as parent company WPP revealed the resignation of CEO Ajaz Ahmed. Ahmed founded the innovation agency in 1994. AKQA was acquired by WPP in 2012 and...
View ArticleGenerational Marketing Is Dead and Rather Irrelevant
Generational marketing is dead and rather irrelevant in modern marketing. Clinging to these outdated segments is not just lazy--it's inefficient, inaccurate, and can be dangerous. Simple logic led to...
View ArticleRevolving Door Agency Moves: BarkleyOKRP, Merkle, Wpromote, and More
While Charlie Brown will likely get a rock in his bag, as he has every year since the 1966 debut of Halloween special "It's the Great Pumpkin," several agencies received treats this week in the form of...
View ArticleWatch Kamala Harris’ First Interview on Fox News
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for her first-ever formal interview with Fox News on Thursday. The interview conducted by Special Report anchor Bret Baier was...
View ArticleNearly 8M Viewers Watched Kamala Harris’ Fox News Interview
The gamble paid off for Vice President Kamala Harris. The Democratic presidential candidate's contentious Wednesday-evening interview on Fox News returned nice dividends from a ratings perspective....
View ArticleGoogle Replacing Exec in Charge of Ads and Search, Will Block Election Ads...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced Thursday that Prabhakar Raghavan, the executive in charge of the company's search engine and ads products, is leaving his role. Longtime Google executive Nick Fox...
View ArticleTo Fight Churn on Its 740,000 Subscribers, Bloomberg Media Debuts Weekend...
The financial news publisher Bloomberg Media is launching a Weekend Edition product on Friday, part of a broader initiative to boost subscriber retention and increase weekend readership. The content...
View ArticleNetflix Adds 5.1M Subs, Details 2 Big Ads Initiatives
Netflix reported its third-quarter earnings Thursday, adding 5.1 million subscribers as its status as subscription streaming TV's dominant platform remains unchallenged. (THR) The 5.1 million...
View ArticleWhat Does it Really Mean When a Politician Says a Station’s License Should be...
After Donald Trump called for a couple of networks to lose their licenses because he didn't like the consequences of his actions, Deadline wrote up a piece on what the FCC can and can't do regarding...
View ArticleRevolving Door Roster Updates: Edelman, Latitude, Mother, and More
a21 James Beard Foundation president and chief operating officer Kris Moon left the nonprofit culinary arts organization after 17 years to join live events company a21 as its first COO. Domino's Pizza...
View ArticleFrom Pink Pony Club to Whiskey River: ACL Fest’s Multigenerational Crowd...
Hundreds of pink cowboy hats dotted the enormous crowd in Zilker Park for the last day of ACL Festival 2024, a nod to pop sensation Chappell Roan's drag-inspired, over-the-top aesthetic. But while the...
View ArticleGoogle to Pause Election Ads Across Its Platforms Once the Polls Close
The days of going to bed on election night in the U.S. and knowing who the next president would be ended a few elections ago, and Google is taking steps to ensure that its platforms are not used to...
View ArticleJudge Blocks DeSantis Administration’s Efforts to Block Pro-Abortion Ad
A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order against Florida's surgeon general after the state health department threatened to bring criminal charges against broadcasters airing an ad...
View ArticleHere’s the Roundup for the Week Ending October 18
Happy Friday to all who celebrate! In this week's edition of stories we didn't write up for one reason or another, we see the usual to and fro of local TV talent, while a station in San Antonio honors...
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