After years of public outcry and outrageous and incendiary tweets, Twitter has finally suspended @realDonaldTrump's account -- permanently. "After close review of recent tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
The company declined to comment on a report that executives met with a private equity firm in December. Publicis Groupe stock was up 7% in midday trading Friday. Read the full story by Larissa FawSteve McClellan
The new logo, created in-house, features a lower case "gm" with the "m" meant to resemble an electrical outlet, says GM's Deborarh Wahl. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik
Tara McGowan, founder and CEO of nonprofit ACRONYM, says Democrats regained the mantle of digital innovators in this cycle. Read the full story by Steve Smith
The live-streamed event was captured in a video that has already garnered over 100,000 views on YouTube alone. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik
"We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great," Mark Zuckerberg said. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Simulmedia CEO Dave Morgan on "trying to wrap my head around the events of the past 24 hours." Read the full story by Dave Morgan
In the new Civil Info War against America the score is: Insurgents one, Democracy zero. Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Nonstop news coverage of the U.S. Capitol siege by supporters of President Trump rocketed daytime Wednesday viewing to historic numbers. CNN and MSNBC recorded the highest-ever total day ratings ever, … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Should I wish for social media to go away and never come back? As tempting as that may sound, I don't think so. Read the full story by Maarten Albarda
Major TV series debut and returning efforts hope to give networks a second chance at delivering substantial TV viewership. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Unlike folks with designer masks, I have the cheap pale-blue-and-white kind. Read the full story by George Simpson
The event was scheduled to air on CBS on Jan. 31, 2021 and will now air March 14, 2021. CBS and The Recording Academy cite the current situation: Hospital services … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
A federal appellate court has revived a class-action complaint alleging that Google overcharged pay-per-click advertisers by reneging on a promise to discount some ads, and failing to limit ads by … Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Is the world a vast, soul sucking, rotten-cabbage-reeking dumpster fire? Or is it just the lens we're looking through? Read the full story by Gord Hotchkiss
Still, the drive-in venue had a rebirth of sorts, which even morphed into a staple for the Biden campaign. Read the full story by P.J. Bednarski
The latest acquisitions include Decoded Advertising, which will combine with content company MediaMonks, and Metric Theory, which will merge with S4's programmatic operation MightyHive. Read the full story by Steve McClellan
Nearly 4 of every 10 media industry dollars spent on entertainment content this year will be earmarked for distribution on digital media, the narrowest gap in the 9 years the … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
The bad news for U.S. network TV ad spending is it will fall again when Q4 2020 results are reported. The good news is 2021 will look good by comparison. Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships, NBCUniversal, has been named Chair of the Ad Council's Board of Directors, succeeding David Fischer, CRO of Facebook. Read the full story by Larissa Faw
Given the upcoming change in administration, the FCC won't move forward with an attempt to regulate how online media companies treat speech by users, outgoing chairman Ajit Pai said this … Read the full story by Wendy Davis
The unnamed employee, who was fired from Navistar Direct Marketing, was identified by his company badge in a picture distributed by Washington, DC police. Read the full story by Ray Schultz
CVS has tapped Michelle Peluso, formerly IBM's CMO, as its first-ever chief customer officer. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney
The brand is adding Bud Light Seltzer Lemonade, in four varieties, starting Jan. 18. Read the full story by P.J. Bednarski