The years come and go, but their metadata persists, thanks to MediaPost's servers. As many publications do year-in- or decade-in-reviews, I am looking at the 20 most-read stories on MediaPost … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

They are the subjects of the most-read stories on MediaPost in 2019. Why a story about La-Z-Boy Dropping Brooke Shields and replacing her with Kristen Bell as its campaign spokeslounger … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

When all is said and done, the best TV show of 2019, as reflected in the reviews published here, was a PBS documentary. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

White Claw, Postmates, Ring, Venmo and Impossible Foods also saw a lift in both purchase intent and awareness. Read the full story by

Based on a survey of American consumers conducted by PR firm Bospar, the biggest net gain of the major American political figures was former First Lady Michelle Obama, followed closely … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Should auld acquaintance be forgot? Not on your life -- especially when remembering the TV immortals who died in 2019. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

After a voracious 2018, the appetite for marketing and/or ad technology M&A deals ebbed 15% in 2019, according to an annual year-end analysis released today by industry tracker R3 Worldwide. … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

TV today has a knack for turning the mundane into entertainment -- or at least it attempts to do this. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

The "That's What I Like" tagline is being introduced via new ads from agencies Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Alma. Read the full story by Steve McClellan

Roku, The Trade Desk, Charter Communications, and Facebook posted some of the biggest increases. The Dow Jones Broadcasting & Entertainment index was up 31% to 1,592. The Dow Jones U.S. … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

Connected cars look to make a big splash again this year, with new lidar sensor technologies and advanced car infotainment. Read the full story by Chuck Martin

MPA just moved to Washington, D.C. to be closer to the country's lawmakers and federal agencies. Read the full story by Sara Guaglione

Linear TV networks' national tv advertising continues to slip in the wake of growing media competition -- especially in prime time -- dropping 5% for the 2018-2019 TV season from … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

The policy begins in 2020, but only impacts the U.S., the sole market in which political ads ran. Both Bernie Sanders and the RNC have advertised on the platform. Read the full story by Fern Siegel

Ad industry economist Adam Smith died Dec. 27, 2019. He was 58. Smith, who for the past 14 years was Futures Director at WPP's GroupM, is best known for his … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Asked how the 2020s will be branded as euphemistically as a decade, Americans are split, but the biggest share (31.6%) says it's yet to be determined, while 22.2% say it … Read the full story by Joe Mandese