Netflix Charging $5 Million For NFL Christmas Commercials
The five ad packages for pro football’s Christmas games on Netflix will each cost at least $5 million. The packages are categorized by …
Global Audiences Suspicious Of AI-Powered Newsrooms
Global concerns about the use of AI in news production and misinformation are growing, a report published by the Reuters Institute for the …
Surgeon General Murthy Wants Social Media Warning Labels
A push by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to slap tobacco-style warning labels on social media galvanized supporters on Monday — but with no …
Social Media Influencers Aren’t Getting Rich — They’re Barely Getting By
Platforms are paying less for popular posts, brands are pickier about partnerships and a possible TikTok ban looms.
David Zaslav Hires Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs As Warner Bros. Discovery Comms Chief
The former Obama Administration official will take over a role that has been vacant since the departure of Nathaniel Brown in January.
Tony Awards Fall With Father’s Day Slot
The Broadway honors on CBS slipped by about 15% on a lightly watched Sunday night.
Comscore Working With Kochava To Measure Linear Campaign Impact
The combination of Comscore’s Exact Ratings and Kocava’s marketing mix modelling is designed to provide outcome measurements, such as mobile …
Stock Market Today: World Shares Mostly Gain After Wall St. Rallies To New Records
Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied to more records, with gains for technology companies …
CPB Awards $936,000 Grant To Fund Alaska Desk Journalism Collaboration
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded a $936,000 grant to Alaska Public Media to lead the Alaska Desk, a statewide …
Sean Spivey Joins Wilkinson Barker Knauer As Partner In D.C. Office
Wilkinson Barker Knauer has hired C. Sean Spivey as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office. He comes to WBK after serving in several …
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Defends ‘Sunday Ticket’ Package As A Premium Product
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated during testimony in federal court Monday that the league's Sunday Ticket package, the subject of a …
Dow Gains 188, Nasdaq Jumps 168, S&P Adds 42
Wall Street rose to more records on Monday as big tech stocks kept climbing.
Tim Ingram Is Nexstar’s New GM In Baton Rouge
The veteran broadcast sales and marketing leader will oversee WGMB, WBRL, KZUP, brproud.com and White Knight’s WVLA.
‘Access Hollywood’ Extends Run Through 2026
Companion show Access Daily has also been renewed in syndication. Access Hollywood hosts Zuri Hall, Scott Evans, Kit Hoover and Mario Lopez.
Paramount Global Shares Fall Under $10, Record Low Since Viacom & CBS Merged
Share of Paramount Global hit a milestone today, and not a good one. The stock price fell below $10 intraday, changing hands at $9.91 just …
Former NBCU Exec Frances Manfredi Joins Future Shack, Reuniting With CEO Jeff Wachtel
Former NBCU exec Frances Manfredi, who most recently was president of content acquisition and strategy at Peacock, has joined indie TV …
DirecTV Turns 30: Colorful History, Questions About The Future
Launched 30 years ago on June 17, 1994, DirecTV rose to become the country’s top pay TV distributor, revolutionizing the industry, in part …
Urban One Considering Making A Bid For Bounce TV
Urban One, fresh off the release of its delayed full-year 2023 and first-quarter 2024 earnings reports, is exploring a possible acquisition …
Tegna Names Michael Steib To Succeed CEO David Lougee
Steib, an NBCUniversal and Google veteran, is currently CEO of Artsy, an online platform for discovering and collecting art. The transition …
CNN Is Sharing Its Presidential Debate With Rivals. But There Are Strings Attached
Network news competitors will have to follow CNN’s rules if they want to simulcast the June 27 showdown between Biden and Trump.
‘The Apprentice’ Is Still Donald Trump’s Proudest Accomplishment
Ramin Setoodeh: At a low ebb for the former president in 2021, I started work on a book about his hit reality TV show. Trump immediately …
The Media’s Role In Fracturing Sports
Jerry Brewer: As societal grievance divides sports fans, will media members meet this moment or get trampled by it?
Martin Starger, Influential Shaper Of TV And Movies, Dies At 92
In his decade at ABC, long the doormat network in prime time, he helped guide it toward the No. 1 spot. He later produced Nashville and won …
Washington Post Publisher And Incoming Editor Are Said To Have Used Stolen Records In Britain
Years before becoming The Post’s publisher, Will Lewis assigned an article based on stolen phone records, a former reporter said.
Mississippi Opens The Playbook For Dismantling A Free Press
Adam Ganucheau: Slow-moving lawsuits intended to drain newsrooms of their limited financial resources and editorial bandwidth. Threats of …
Disney Launches ‘Advergames’ On Hulu, ESPN
Disney is introducing two new gamified ad products on its streaming platforms Hulu and ESPN in an attempt to “push the limits of what is …
Stock Market Today: Asian Shares Mostly Lower As China Reports Factory Output Slowed
Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday after China reported its factory output slowed in May, with the property market still deep in the …
Magna Also Boosts Ad Outlook: Cites Economic Rebound, Cyclical Events
On the heels of GroupM's recent significant upgrade, IPG Mediabrands' Magna unit also boosted both the U.S. and worldwide ad outlooks for …
Charles Barkley Announces Retirement From TV After 2024-25 NBA Season
The longtime TNT broadcaster and Hall of Famer made the announcement after Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday, revealing that he planned to …
Dow Dips 58, Nasdaq Falls 21, S&P Slips 2
Wall Street hung around its records Friday after European stocks slumped.
Hollywood Reporter Lays Off Legacy TV Editor Lesley Goldberg Among Other Staffers
The Hollywood Reporter implemented layoffs on Thursday, affecting a small number of editorial staffers, including longtime TV editor Lesley …
Latest ATSC 3.0 ‘Plugfest’ Targets Transport, DRM & More
The Sinclair Broadcast Group, along with the Pearl TV consortium, hosted yet another ATSC 3.0 device interoperability test at the ONE Media …
Google Loses Bid To End US Antitrust Case Over Digital Advertising
Alphabet's Google must face trial on U.S. antitrust enforcers' claim that the internet search juggernaut illegally dominates the online …
Judge Approves Liquidation Of Alex Jones’ Personal Assets To Pay Sandy Hook Victims’ Families
A Texas bankruptcy court judge has approved the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ personal assets, setting the stage for …
‘AI Overview’ Ads Projected To Generate $1.7B For Google Next Year, $17B By 2027
Days after WPP's GroupM unit released estimates that more than two-thirds of advertising buys are now "AI-enabled," a Wall Street equities …
Chicago Cubs RSN Marquee Sports Faces ‘Bumpy’ Comcast Renewal
Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney admits that prospects look a little bleak for the regional sports network jointly …
Esports Olympics Set To Launch After IOC Presents Proposal For Video Games Project
The International Olympic Committee said Friday it will ask members to approve a proposal to create a video game Olympics when they meet …