Jon Wren will remain chairman-CEO, while IPG CEO Philippe Krakowksy will join Daryl Simm as co-presidents/COOs of the combined company, which will retain the Omnicom name and OMC ticker symbol. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

You've read the headlines and analysis of Omnicom's deal to acquire Interpublic. Now listen to the definitive podcast, courtesy of Google's NotebookLM Audio Overview. It took minutes to create and … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

The Publicis Groupe CEO commented on the mega M&A deal in new video issued to company employees today. Read the full story by Richard Whitman

But there are several developments spelled out in the agreement wherein the deal might crater without either side paying a termination fee. Read the full story by Richard Whitman

A very, very short one, and an increasingly long one. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

From Yule log to eggnog, Jill Biden takes a Christmas TV tour of the White House Sunday on HGTV. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

OpenAI's text-to-video AI model enables advertisers to generate videos from text prompts, animate images, and remix existing videos. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

Vehicle shoppers can browse, order, finance and schedule pickup of a new Hyundai vehicle from their local participating dealer directly on Amazon. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik

In a race to become the dominant player in AI, Google has released what it calls its most "capable" AI assistant as the technology becomes the answer to organizing the … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

Whoever writes this poetic stuff about color for Pantone has very gracefully eschewed the poo. Read the full story by Barbara Lippert

For the second consecutive year - and the third time in 11 years - ANA members picked "AI" as their word of the year. "Personalization" ranked No. 2 for 2024. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

"Adolescents who spend more than three hours per day on social media face double the risk of experiencing poor mental health outcomes, including symptoms of depression and anxiety," California Attorney … Read the full story by Wendy Davis

The vote approved a plan for Vivendi subsidiaries Havas, Canal+ and Louis Hachette Group to split into separate publicly traded companies. Read the full story by Steve McClellan

The companies also said they would jointly explore new ways that AI can better help brands and artists connect and create "authentic cultural moments." Read the full story by Steve McClellan

IPG's Magna and WPP's GroupM this morning joined last week's upgraded outlook by Dentsu, while Publicis' Zenith has discontinued public reporting. The new Big 3 consensus: 2024 +9.3%; 2025 +6.1%. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

The "TV Blog" wishes to thank Conan O'Brien for stepping up to host next year's Oscars on ABC. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

An angry undercurrent of frustration with brands haunts the marketplace. This, perhaps, has never been more evident than in the recent murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, shot in the … Read the full story by J. Walker Smith

Selling a candidate is no different than selling socks, soap, or soda. Whether Democrats move right or left makes no difference if they can't market themselves in a way that … Read the full story by James Forr

Midway through a life-or-death agency pitch, our CEO gets up, pours himself a drink and inexplicably hurls his shot glass against the brick wall facing the presentation screen. Read the full story by Jon Bond