Jericka 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 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...
View ArticleHaley Clawson Leaving KESQ in Palm Springs After 8 Years
Chief meteorologist Haley Clawson is leaving Palm Springs ABC affiliate KESQ after eight years. "After much reflection, I've decided to step away from my role as Chief Meteorologist at News Channel 3,"...
View ArticleWOIO Reporter Winnie Dortch Shot in Domestic Incident
WOIO reporter Winnie Dortch was shot early Monday morning in a domestic incident where a man was killed. Lakewood, Ohio police said that just before 8 a.m. Monday, a person called to report two people...
View ArticleHouston Station Evacuated After Suspicious Package Found
Houston CBS station KHOU was forced to evacuate last night because of a suspicious package sent to another tenant in its building. According to police, an officer heard a vibrating sound when they...
View ArticleMediaplus Lands Bosch’s International Media Account Across 38 Countries
Mediaplus, part of the Serviceplan Group, has won the pitch for the global media account of the technology and services giant Bosch. The independent agency group will now oversee media strategy,...
View ArticleATTN: and ADWEEK Team Up on Trends Platform Attention Sparks to Guide Marketers
Keeping up with trends is a necessary endeavor for marketers, but it can also be time-consuming, resource-draining, and costly. Help is on the way from media company ATTN: and ADWEEK. The...
View ArticleCBS News Determines That Tony Dokoupil’s Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates Did...
CBS Mornings co-anchor Tony Dokoupil is currently under the public microscope for an interview that CBS News executives have now said did not meet the network's editorial standards. The interview and...
View ArticleMeta Expands Gen AI Tools to Video Ads As Platform Competition Ramps Up
Meta unveiled new generative AI ad tools focused on video generation capabilities, aimed at helping advertisers capitalize on the growth in watching video content on Facebook and Instagram, it...
View ArticlePress Releases Have Become Way Too Hyperbolic
Lindsay Morrow, a senior associate brand manager at Kit Kat, was thrilled to announce the candy brand had added another flavor to its product line: vanilla. Likewise, Aaron McMillan, managing director...
View ArticleHere’s How News Outlets Are Covering Hurricane Milton
Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene brought untold devastation to the southern United States, the region is facing another extreme weather event, Hurricane Milton. Mass evacuations are already...
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