by Larissa Faw
The agency cites a slowdown in China as well as ongoing turmoil in Eastern Europe. North America ad spend will grow 3.5% in 2015, … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
It looks like there will be a repeat of the weak TV upfront marketplace this season -- and a mediocre TV market overall -- … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
Programmatic media-buying is growing fast, but in an apparent paradox, it is growing faster among advertisers and agencies than the big publishers and ad … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Google has published results from its Preferred Upfront offering for YouTube advertisers, highlighting mobile's contribution to the growth of video. Last fall, when the … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
TV Everywhere efforts are forecast to make stronger gains in terms of usage this year-- although growing too slowly for some TV executives. "Active … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Google and Johnson & Johnson will team up to develop an advanced, robot-assisted surgery platform, and both companies will contribute intellectual property and expertise. … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Bob Garfield, Featured Columnist
Tra la, tra la. Spring is here! And with it, daffodils and baseball and Easter Eggs -- and our semiannual shaming of public-relations incompetence! Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
A group of pay-per-click marketers want to revive a class-action alleging that Facebook charged them for invalid clicks, according to recent court papers. Late … Read the whole story
by Gavin O'Malley
Continuing its foray into original video content, Facebook has secured an exclusive distribution deal with the WWE. The "Facebook Trending Experience," so-called, will also … Read the whole story
by Erik Sass
While much has been made of "social TV," one conundrum that gets in the way is the fact that fans can't really share content … Read the whole story
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by Sean Hargrave
Group M has retained the GBP80 million Lloyds Banking Group media business, beating off competition from Dentsu Aegis Network in the final stage. Group … Read the whole story