Horizon Media and StrawberryFrog are strongly urging all staff to work remotely, while other offices are being disinfected multiple times daily. Read the full story by Larissa Faw
The coronavirus has been officially declared a global pandemic and holding companies are tightening travel policies further and providing more options for working remotely. Read the full story by Richard Whitman
The site will enable users to enter their symptoms to see if they need testing and will provide information on locations of drive-through testing sites if they meet certain criteria. … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
Stock market indices rebounded Friday with strong 9.4% gains -- the best one-day gain since 2008 -- with the biggest gain in the Dow Jones Media Agencies Index. Late on … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Delta, United and American Airlines reportedly are in talks with the U.S. government for financial assistance. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik
On Thursday the NCAA announced its "March Madness" month-long event for both men's and women's tournaments has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, just hours after announcing it had canceled … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
In light of the National College Athletic Associations decision to cancel the 2020 Division 1 men's and women's championship tournament, SQAD has released data analyzing the past five years of … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Walt Disney says it will close its Disney theme parks in three locations from March 14 through the end of the month. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Pokemon will also show up more "in the wild," according to the developer, rather than in more crowded urban areas. Read the full story by P.J. Bednarski
The IAB is now offering streaming options to members who are abandoning upcoming live presentations as virtual upfronts gain momentum. The group says the option will "let consumer brands, advertising … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Few industries would seem to be unaffected by the Coronavirus -- so why not television? Read the full story by Adam Buckman
The conference had been scheduled for Miami March 25-27. The status of future ANA events will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Read the full story by Steve McClellan
Exact dates aren't yet nailed down. For now Decisions 20/20 is still set for NYC April 20-21 as planned. Read the full story by Richard Whitman
The Festival has secured alternative dates in October (26-30) with plans to make an official decision no later than April 15. At the very least, organizers want the industry to … Read the full story by Larissa Faw
eMarketer slashed its 2020 global ad outlook by $20.3 billion to $691.7 billion. More than half that revision was attributed to China -- the world's second largest ad market after … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Instead of banning ads in all videos that make more than a "passing mention" of coronavirus, YouTube will now allow ads in videos about the virus from some news channels … Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz
Write for a fifth-grade reading level, not for college graduates, Todd Rogers says. Read the full story by Ray Schultz
The thing that TV can always count on is this: In good times or bad, people will still watch television. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
Fox, ABC, The CW, and Discovery have canceled their live upfront presentations due to coronavirus concerns and will now offer up some version of a digital video presentation -- streaming … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Publishers are helping people find more reliable information about the deadly virus amid the bombardment of falsehoods. Read the full story by
The shows' common theme is: The highly technological world just a few years distant from our own is almost never a happy place. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
New devices have neither supplanted television's unique role in delivering video, nor come as close as TV to shaping video content itself. Read the full story by Dave Morgan
Senator Jerry Moran has introduced a new privacy bill that would override most state laws, such as the sweeping new measure in California. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
If you have spent most of your career in offices, the solitude of working alone comes as a bit of a shock. Read the full story by George Simpson
A fundamental paradox of the digital advertising marketplace is underscored in a new report from programmatic exchange OpenX and The Harris Poll, which shows consumers are far more prone to … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Last year, agency clients on average had nearly two months (58.1 days) to pay their bills, up 27% from the average 45.7 days recorded in 2013, when the ANA did … Read the full story by Steve McClellan
Brian Lesser is out as CEO of AT&T's Xandr advanced advertising division, according to a report by Reuters. The move apparently comes after Lesser was passed over for the job … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Broad targeting distills a candidate's messaging into a core idea that resonates with multiple factions of their party, building a coalition. Read the full story by Alison Arnold
The Bozo Explosion is somewhat unique to tech start-ups, while the Mediocrity Sandwich lives in middle management. Read the full story by Gord Hotchkiss
None of the video advertisers who were notified about Facebook's proposed $40 million class-action settlement over inflated video metrics have objected to the deal, class counsel says in papers filed … Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Since we originally launched this blog with a real-time data tracking index -- the now dormant RTB500 -- MediaPost has collaborated with a variety of sources capable of producing unique … Read the full story by Joe Mandese