by Joe Mandese
AOL officially ends one chapter and enters a new one -- one, as its new positioning states, that will be "Powered by Verizon." The … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Joe Mandese
The Cannes Lions kicked off with an inspiring, and yet oddly demoralizing presentation predicting some "big hairy provocations" for the future, and the tools … Read the whole story
by Erik Sass
As expected following reports last week, retail licensing firm Sequential Brands Group has signed an agreement to acquire Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, the companies … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Erin Hughes
CANNES, FRANCE -- While the rest of the world may think we're all here to just sip rose and rub elbows with our fellow … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
The tech giant won for its virtual reality product known as Cardboard. Mobile Jury President Joanna Monteiro, VP and Creative Director FCB Brazil, said … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Gary Holmes, Op-Ed Contributor
Wow. "Orange Is The New Black" is already up to Season 3. I say "wow" because I've been meaning to start watching ever since … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
"Celebrity Family Feud" scored a surprisingly big summer series premiere number for ABC, well north of a two rating among 18-49 viewers. A new … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Google wants to teach the world how to tell more compelling stories through journalism and advertising, so the company built a "newsroom" to house … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Surprising, but true -- brand marketers are only now admitting they see the promise of first-party data in advertising and marketing campaigns. They say … Read the whole story
by Gavin O'Malley
Proceeding with "a sense of urgency," Twitter has retained executive search firm Spencer Stuart to help find its next CEO, the social giant said … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
U.S. TV homes with subscription video-on-demand services -- and overall SVOD revenue -- will rise to nearly 60% in five years. SVOD revenue for … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Most mobile applications are not compelling enough for consumers to download and use them on their phones, but the act of searching for something … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
A coalition of industry leaders have put aside their differences, joining forces to create the Open Container Project, chartered to establish common standards for … Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
A group of Web users under 13 have no grounds to revive a privacy lawsuit alleging that Viacom and Google wrongly used tracking technology … Read the whole story
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by Sean Hargrave
The Daily Mail, Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP and Snapchat are to launch an agency to cash in on the rise of native advertising. The … Read the whole story
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by Sean Hargrave
Marketers were warned that in ten years' time algorithms that will take complete control of the creative process could usurp their advertising agencies. Speaking … Read the whole story