Colle McVoy has taken its own page in the Advertising Week program guide to playfully start a rivalry by suggesting its hometown of Minneapolis may be a more advantageous location … Read the full story by Larissa Faw

More than two-thirds of advertisers (69%) have updated their media agency contracts within the past three years in response to concerns about transparency and alleged rebates in the media-buying, according … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Perception of the ad industry among U.S. consumers has gone negative for the first time in seven years. Not since 2012, when the "net positive" perception of the ad industry … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

The NFL season's first two weeks are estimated to have pulled in $475.9 million in national/regional ad revenue across all NFL national TV channels, according to iSpot.tv, with a 3% … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

Amid concerns of a looming U.S. economic downturn, the U.S. ad market expanded 7.6% during the first half of 2019 and is on track to grow a total of 6.3%, … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

The Potential Energy Coalition has organized this pledge in partnership with the Ad Council and Advertising Week New York to "galvanize those business leaders that have the most power to … Read the full story by Larissa Faw

Race relations is emerging as a recurring theme of the new fall TV season. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

Lifestyle Networks President Frances Berwick has been consolidating within the Cable Entertainment Lifestyle Network as part of NBCU's positioning to enter the streaming wars with its Peacock platform next April. Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz

The majority (54%) of consumers trust voice assistants for low-involvement interactions that require a small number of questions to get a resolution. Read the full story by Chuck Martin

The coalition will develop tools and solutions to help brands better prepare to engage multicultural consumers -- dubbed "the new majority" -- and will officially debut during Advertising Week 2019 … Read the full story by Larissa Faw

Based on the premiere episode, "Emergence" emerges as a very strong new series for ABC. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

Ad execs overwhelmingly agree there is a need to provide continuing education to keep their staff up-to-date with rapidly changing industry needs, but there are marked differences between agencies and … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

It is apparently not enough for murders to occur one at a time on our blood-splattered drama shows. Now, entire families must fall victim. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

Media agencies are largely seen as "commodity suppliers," not strategic partners, according to a new report from consultant ID Comms. Read the full story by Steve McClellan

Amazon Sponsored Display ads launched in beta late last week as a self-service ad platform that targets consumers off and on Amazon, filling a gap in the company's pay-per-click ad … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

Peacock will begin with 15,000 hours of content, including new original dramas, comedies, movies and unscripted TV shows. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

It is reasonable to wonder if TV has reached the point where there is nothing left to say any more about courts and lawyers. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

The FCC has approved the Nexstar-Tribune deal and the TV station divestiture plan related to the deal to meet regulatory TV station ownership limits. Following the acquisition, Nexstar will own, … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

Advertisers and agencies are misaligned on their views of media agency performance on key issues, according to findings of multinational study by ad management consultancy ID Coms. The study, "Media … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Time spent watching online video will expand more than 20% over the next two years, according to an updated forecast. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Billy Gardell previously courted Melissa McCarthy on "Mike & Molly." This season, the question is: Can he find love with a Nigerian nurse? Read the full story by Adam Buckman

The programmatic digital ad marketplace appears to be stable amid signs of a potential economic downturn, but its expansion appears to be decelerating, according to monthly ad budget sentiment tracking … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

To mark the official "Area 51 Celebration" in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday night, Bud Light beer created UFO-themed green cans. Read the full story by P.J. Bednarski

Wall Street equities firm Pivotal this morning initiated coverage of OTT platform Roku with a "sell" rating and a target price less than half its recent trading price. The note … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

It's the time spent viewing video games that deserves greater attention in esports -- organized video games played competitively before a live audience for a prize. Read the full story by