ESPN will own and operate the NFL Network -- its linear TV and digital media rights -- and will incorporate the programming into its soon-to-launch premium streaming platform, ESPN -- … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

MoffettNathanson had believed Trade Desk would have more time to prepare for the coming growth of Amazon DSP, but now thinks otherwise and has downgraded the Trade Desk stock to … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

WPP Media was the star billing in an otherwise lackluster second quarter earnings presentation to investors this morning, featuring a forward-looking presentation by the unit CEO Brian Lesser, which began … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

As CEO of youth branding ecosystem SuperAwesome, O'Loughlin is on the front lines of the AI battle to win the hearts and minds -- and build intimate relationships -- with … Read the full story by Colin Kirkland

Green Dildo Coin, a meme coin intended to be perceived as a joke, was launched to protest the "toxic" environment in the crypto world. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik

Head of strategic partnerships Ben Sayles on why the two brands clicked, what they're testing, and the secret to a good collab. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney

The latest audio collaboration between the two companies effectively gives advertisers and agencies the ability to plan podcasts alongside TV, radio, digital and social media buys. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

The newly merged Paramount revealed very little in the new CEO's "open" letter about how it will handle basic cable. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

Yelp launched an ad unit that lets national brands like Pepsi and Bilt spotlight local business partners to target ads. The ads appear in search results and offer national advertisers … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

Culture wars are real, but brand skirmishes aren't. Give denim all the love it deserves. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney

The ad critic-in-chief took shots at Jaguar Land Rover, but praised American Eagle and its Sydney Sweeney campaign. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik

OpenX filed a suit against Google alleging anticompetitive practices that manipulated auctions, destroyed its ad server business, and hurt its ad exchange. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

The companies did not disclose details, and it was unclear at presstime how WPP's new deal differs from other agency holding companies. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Not to be confused with the DUMBO-based agency, Huge.com is a free, video generating platform providing the best AI models for creators to make, share and build their portfolios for … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

After a quarter century chronicling the ad biz, Smith explains why the time is right to shift to a different kind of media criticism, America's first mass medium of comic … Read the full story by Joe Mandese