Shares of the major agency holding companies took a hit after news broke Thursday that federal prosecutors are investigating their media-buying practices. While the news clearly impacted investor confidence, major … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Four new ads from David Miami disrupt the usual fast-food close-ups with a robotic voiceover, delivering silly non sequiturs. Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz

Pets will be creeping around, too, with 18% of humans in one survey set to dress Spot or Fluffy up for the big day. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney

The business unit has made its first sales rep deals with Altice USA and Frontier Communications to aggregate and sell their national addressable TV advertising inventory. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

WPP is forming a super agency by uniting Y&R and VML, marking one of the first big moves under new WPP CEO Mark Read. VMLY&R will be led by Global … Read the full story by Larissa Faw

It may not be possible to calculate how many times the current President has referred to America or one of its Presidents as the "laughing stock" of the world, but … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Google claims disclosures will increase transparency and provide consumers with information to make informed decisions. Ads may be rejected for failure to provide legitimate contact information for a physical location … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

The companies say they expect the deal to close in the first quarter of 2019, pending regulatory and shareholder approvals. Pandora currently owns approximately 15% of Pandora, so the deal … Read the full story by Alex Weprin

The Tim Allen comedy returns to TV Friday on Fox well over a year since a new episode was last seen on ABC. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

He will be responsible for OMG's media buying, publisher trading relationships and global media partnerships. Read the full story by Larissa Faw

The organization is expanding its own internal production capabilities and content creation model to complement the group's traditional ad agency partnership model. Read the full story by Larissa Faw

By the end of the premiere episode, there are glimmers of hope that this show might evolve into something better. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

TiVo Bolt OTA gives customers who cut the cable cord a way to watch local TV but also have a fully functioning DVR. Read the full story by P.J. Bednarski

The challenge for this show will be to try and make believers out of social media skeptics. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

Communications agency Peppercomm developed StandSmart to help companies take a smart stand on societal issues. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik

Dope publishes eight local editions across six states and ships more than 1 million copies a year through its network, which counts cannabis retailers among its majority. Read the full story by Melynda Fuller