by Karlene Lukovitz
The company, which just launched Paramount+, spent about $15 billion on content and sports rights in 2020, and plans to spend another $5 billion … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Yahoo is reimagining and redesigning its web and mobile experiences across ecommerce, email, search, and news. It has stepped up to become a major … Read the whole story
by Karlene Lukovitz
The NBCU platform's interactive tools and network of 100-plus retail brands will be combined with the social platforms' shopping capabilities to offer shopping across … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
For the first time, NBCU will be offering "self-service" access to its linear and digital data in new secure environments. Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
Fueled by demand for new smartphones, as well as the rollout of 5G spectrum, telecommunications industry ad spending is expected to expand an average … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
The U.S. ad economy contracted for the second consecutive month in February, dropping 7.3%. The declines in January and February of this year followed … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
While Fox News Channel remains the dominant source for political news among Republicans, especially conservative ones, newer TV news rivals Newsmax and OAN (One … Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
Khan, a professor at Columbia Law School, is among the most prominent critics of Big Tech. Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Disney gained in the number of actual games, including two Super Bowls, MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson says. ESPN's "Monday Night Football" was up 4% … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Some 64.82% of Google searches in 2020 ended without the searcher clicking through to a web site on mobile and desktop -- up from … Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
A broad coalition of advocacy groups and Big Tech critics are seeking to prohibit Google and Facebook from "surveillance advertising," which the organizations describe … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
"Opt-in rates are expected to be very low, which effectively ends the IDFA as a reliable identifier of users," Trip Chowdhry, managing director of … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
The Association of National Advertisers' Center for Brand Purpose this morning released the second in a series of CMO-inspired "playbooks" to help marketers develop … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
AR users in the U.S. this year are estimated to reach 85 million, according to Statista. Social distancing and contact-free interactions accelerated the pace … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Ray Schultz, Columnist
Only 14.8% of email domains are fully protected from spoofing and phishing, Valimail reports. Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Roku says this will include short-form ad-sponsored TV content on The Roku Channel. Read the whole story
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by Richard Whitman, Columnist
Many corporations hedge bets by sprinkling political donations across the ideological spectrum. The new spot challenges companies to make more diligent choices-ones that don't … Read the whole story