Facebook announced changes to its content and ads policies hours after Unilever suspended ads on its platforms and Twitter. Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz
Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg tried to reassure executives from major advertisers and agency holding companies in a meeting this week, and the company's head of trust and safety admitted … Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz
In 2014, after business slippage, Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said it was "going to stop publicly pissing off people," which led to a turnaround. Read the full story by Maarten Albarda
"Consumers, businesses, and the public health would benefit from a reasonable forbearance of enforcement during this pandemic," the Association of National Advertisers says in a letter sent this week to … Read the full story by Wendy Davis
How can a fully automated software system take so much from so many so often -- and deliver so little relative value? Read the full story by Dave Morgan
California's new privacy law, which just took effect in January, could soon be in for a major overhaul. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Amazon said it will work with independent investigations and aid law enforcement officials worldwide in criminal actions against counterfeiters. The unit will mine Amazon's data, collect information from external resources … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
"I still think this is more symbolic and headline-grabbing vs. something Facebook will be overly concerned about," said one consultant. Read the full story by Gavin O'Malley
On Tuesday, team owners and players agreed to a shortened, regular-season 60-game TV season beginning July 23 or 24 and running through Sept. 27, with a 10-team post-season schedule beginning … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
All are invited to sample the premiere episode of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" on HBO. However, I pass. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
A year ago when the firm issued its first forecast for 2020, it expected healthy growth of 4.8%. By December, seeing some weakening in the global economy, the firm pared … Read the full story by Steve McClellan
I spent an unhealthy amount of time watching TV when I was young. It couldn't help partially form the person I am today. Read the full story by Gord Hotchkiss
Apple's upcoming operating system, iOS14, will offer new privacy features, including one that could make it harder for ad-tech companies to track users. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
In what may well be the first publicly stated principles by a major holding company's media services unit governing the tradeoff between brand safety and brand responsibility, IPG Mediabrands has … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
TV's role as America's national pandemic pastime was apparently short-lived. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
Videos of both ABC's Kimmel and NBC's Fallon impersonating African-Americans in comedic sketches have surfaced recently. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
More than four years after Nielsen lost accreditation for the demographic audience data for most of its local TV market services, it has once again been accredited by industry ratings … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
The Media Rating Council (MRC) this morning released new standards intended to "modernize" how the advertising and media industry manage a key component of digital ad fraud: so-called "invalid traffic," … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
In addition to brand and non-profit winners two special awards were announced including the "Entente Cordiale Award" recognizing the "great collaboration" for the Moldy Whopper campaign. Read the full story by Larissa Faw
After months of social distancing restrictions, followed by some recent relaxation, Americans appear to be bracing for a new round of quarantines. That's the top line of the most recent … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
ESPN's Michael Jordan documentary "The Last Dance" could be in position to become TV's biggest hit this summer. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
The Interpublic CEO made the comment during a MediaVillage webinar held on Thursday. Read the full story by Steve McClellan
The study isolated speed as a performance metric to determine whether there is a true correlation to spend, page views, bounce rates and progress in the conversion funnel, through analysis … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
Vice Media called attention to more "blocklisting" - as the focus shifts to racism, police brutality and mass protests. It is asking advertisers to reject the practice and support journalism. Read the full story by