"Jackie," a movie starring Natalie Portman, is a luminous, visual tone poem that covers our previously unknowable First Lady in the compressed week or so after the JFK assassination on … Read the full story by
Another day, another mea culpa from Facebook regarding ad-metric inaccuracies, and what it considers to be "improvements." The latest update involves the social giant's estimated reach methodology, a tool in … Read the full story by Gavin O'Malley
The ad started showing up in my Facebook feed in the past weeks: "Subscribe to the New York Times," it said. "Fact-based reporting." In our current post-truth era, fact-based is … Read the full story by Kaila Colbin
Several weeks ago Omnicom and DDB unveiled their new agency, We Are Unlimited, which is dedicated to the U.S. McDonald's account, which Omnicom won after a formal review this summer. … Read the full story by Steve McClellan
That headline is a retread of one we published in March 2013: "Irwin Gotlieb And The Fine Art Of Being Transparently Nontransparent." It was originally written to describe how the … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
The two Republicans on the Federal Communications Commission say they aim to overturn the net neutrality rules after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Stan Fields has been promoted to Chief Client Officer-New York and Eva Kantrowitz has been elevated to Chief Strategy Officer for brand development. In addition, Kimberly Aiello and Peggy McCann … Read the full story by Larissa Faw
A Senate antitrust panel yesterday grilled the CEOs of Time Warner and AT&T about their proposed merger, focusing particularly on the impact a combined entity would have on consumers. It's … Read the full story by Thom Forbes
"The television industry did not evolve with data collection as a critical component."FTC consumer bureau protection head Jessica Rich said Wednesday. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
AT&T's proposed $85 billion merger with Time Warner will pave the way for consumers to more easily watch paid TV on devices of their choosing, CEO Randall Stephenson says. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Interpublic Group confirmed today that one of its ad agencies, which the company did not identify, has been contacted by the Department of Justice concerning an investigation it is conducting … Read the full story by Steve McClellan
President-elect Donald Trump yesterday tweeted that "costs are out of control" at Boeing for a new Air Force One still in the planning stages and called for canceling the order. … Read the full story by Thom Forbes
Commenting at the UBS media conference in New York today, WPP CEO Martin Sorrell said the social media giant may overtake the Murdoch media empire and climb from the number … Read the full story by Steve McClellan
Sorry, Mark Zuckerberg, but no matter what you may have said in the past about not being a media outlet, you can't duck this responsibility. If our public opinions are … Read the full story by Gord Hotchkiss
"The Wall Street Journal" reported today that the Justice Department has begun a probe looking into so-called check bids and related activity on the part of ad agencies. A check … Read the full story by Steve McClellan
Pokemon Go introduced augmented reality to the masses some time ago and now, for anyone who missed that altogether, there's an easy way to see AR in action, courtesy of … Read the full story by Chuck Martin
Its "Just walk out" technology, which allows consumers to simply toss items in their bag and then leave, is based on the latest in computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep … Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney
Ha! I knew I was right! "Get rid of Snoopy," I advised Met Life, in print, because, obviously, the ads were just a particularly saccharine form of celebrity endorsement. And … Read the full story by Bob Garfield
The moderate gains predicted for 2017 are not surprising for a year lacking big sports events like the Olympics or the U.S. political elections. The agencies -- Interpublic's Magna, WPP's … Read the full story by Larissa FawSteve McClellan
U.S. media stocks have pulled back somewhat from their recent run-up, yet they still score big results since the election. Dow Jones U.S. Broadcasting & Entertainment Index is up 4.5% … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Is there anything cheesier than a "naughty" Santa? Well, yes. The Fiat "Black Friday Event" commercial manages to pack in so many sexist, culturally tone-deaf, throwback, and cringe-making elements in … Read the full story by