TV's biggest attraction comes back in earnest this weekend surrounded by questions. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
Signaling a strong return for the NFL season, NBC Sports says Thursday night's "NFL Kickoff" game had "double digit" percentage gains in overall ad revenues for the season's first game … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
"We're feeling great about where things are shaping out both on volume and on price," said Bob Bakish, ViacomCBS CEO and president. "Relative to what we feared we might be … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
The incumbent on the account is Carat, part of Dentsu Aegis Network. The agency declined to comment but is expected to defend the assignment, which it initially won in 2011. Read the full story by Steve McClellan
For only the second time in its publishing history, Time magazine has used a black border on its cover for this week's edition featuring a typographic treatment commemorating the nearly … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
David Cohen has been named president-CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), succeeding Randall Rothenberg who will remain executive chair through 2022. Cohen, who becomes the fourth CEO of the … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
The "Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act," unveiled by Sens. Roger Wicker, Lindsey Graham and Marsha Blackburn, would tie web companies' potential liability for users' speech to the companies' content … Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Nineteen years after terrorists used our own commercial airline industry as weapons of mass destruction against us, new information is coming to light about an equally nefarious, but far less … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Republican Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz are on the roster of President Donald Trump's potential Supreme Court appointees if he wins a second term. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
It's fitting that analog media like books and newspapers may be the undoing of this Presidency, given the way Russia and Cambridge Analytica utilized sophisticated, illicit methods to turn our … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
IPG Mediabrands this morning named Hermon Ghermay its first-ever Global Chief Culture Officer, a new role created to oversee the agency network's cultural efforts including overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
How did the Trump re-election campaign blow $800 million of the $1 billion ad budget? 'The New York Times' pointed to some extravagant spending -- and rising legal bills -- … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Persons is tasked with accelerating recruiting efforts to increase Black talent at every level of the agency and further enriching programs for D&G's existing Black, Indigenous, and People of Color … Read the full story by Larissa Faw
Steuer will develop new cross-media platform measurement -- a "currency-grade transaction-ready TV dataset" for media buyers and sellers, delivery providers and other vendors -- in the new position. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Longing for a restaurant meal, yet dreading the risks that come with it? National Restaurant Association launches ad campaign meant to tempt you back. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney
Prime-time network TV scatter ad prices have remained relatively stable for the Big 3 networks during the first five months of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks mainly to gains by NBC. … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Researcher: "In times of uncertainty, people are less likely to go out on a fashion limb as they express themselves." Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney
A sense of floating downstream is not generally a feeling one associates with watching television. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
If your name is Karen, the trolling masses have claimed your fate and you just have to go along for the ride. Read the full story by Gord Hotchkiss
Nielsen has shut down its 12-year-old place-based video networks measurement service, as many place-based media venues face challenges due to shutdowns or sparse attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story by Joe Mandese