The creation of a mega-company encompassing many of the world's largest food, personal care and home care brands would be another milestone. Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz

The top price for a 30-second announcement improved around 7% to an average price of around $2.1 million, according to analysts -- with a top price of around $2.5 million. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

To illustrate the chaos surrounding the initial days of the Trump Administration, "Time" magazine asked illustrator Tim O'Brien to depict a windswept Donald Trump, sitting stoically at his desk in … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Jeff Zucker may or may not have been drawing a parallel between Trump and the authoritarian regime in Venezuela when Zucker spoke out on Thursday about the Venezuelan regime's crackdown … Read the full story by Adam Buckman

Just about one month into the new presidential administration, TV news networks are posting stronger ad business, as well as high viewership -- contradicting some criticism over fake-news claims. CNN … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

Millions of Internet-connected devices may currently be exposed to potential hacking. More than 178 million connected devices and systems in the U.S. are exposed to security vulnerabilities, according to a … Read the full story by Chase Martin

The vlogger's recent videos that contain vile anti-Semitic content cross a line that may put the future of YouTube's most popular personality in doubt. YouTube and Maker Studio's parent Walt … Read the full story by P.J. Bednarski

Strong Q1 revenue gains came from affiliate and subscription fees -- up 13% to $770 million. Total Q4 ad revs decreased 3% to $1.796 billion, with fewer "Thursday Night Football" … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

A series of interviews this week on "The Today Show" is reviving memories of the Golden Age of TV Talk Shows. If the era wasn't exactly golden for the world … Read the full story by Adam Buckman

Skipping past skippable video ads has become an "ingrained behavior" for most consumers, according to results of a media trial released this morning by IPG Mediabrands' Magna and Media Lab … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

At a time when the world seems more divisive than ever, a group of individuals from agencies, advertisers, the media, government and academia will meet next month to kick off … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

The big music award show gained 4% to 26.05 million, up from 24.93 million in 2016, among Nielsen total average viewers. Key demographic viewer groups were also higher -- up … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

The biggest gift category -- jewelry -- accounts for $4.3 billion and it is the gift of choice for nearly one in five gifters. The National Retail Federation predicts spending … Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney

Publicis' Starcom USA unit was the most awarded media agency of 2016, according to findings of an analysis of the major media-related awards of 2016, released this morning by The … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Kate Upton graces not one, not two, but three covers of the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, hitting newsstands today. Upton's appearance on three national covers is a first for … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Siding with ABC, Yahoo and other media companies, a federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed copyright infringement lawsuits brought by a man who live-streamed his son's birth on Facebook. Read the full story by Wendy Davis

Just as tax preparation season heats up, President Trump took a shot at one of the category's largest brands, H&R Block. During a meeting with the nation's biggest retailer CEOs … Read the full story by Joe Mandese