- IOC Announces New Tokyo Olympics Date: July 23, 2021
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, March 30, 2020
Through intensive work with Japanese authorities, athlete and sports groups, and sponsors and marketing partners, the International Olympics Committee managed to reach a decision and get buy-in all around weeks ...
- Will COVID-19 Result In Demise Of All Auto Shows?
Drive Time, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, March 30, 2020
Genesis had planned the G80 rollout for the New York International Auto Show next week, but the show has been postponed. ...
- Why This Olympian Is Urging You To Support A New Olympic Initiative
MediaDailyNews, Tony Jarvis - Saturday, March 28, 2020
Due to cancellations or postponements of Olympic qualifying events around the world, only 57% of this anticipated final total athlete count were able to officially qualify. I suggest this raises ...
- PopSugar Postpones Third Annual Play/Ground Festival
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, March 27, 2020
Play/Ground is PopSugar's largest event, with more than 15,000 women expected to attend in 2020. ...
- Survey Finds 30% Of Americans Won't Feel Safe Attending Big Events Without COVID-19 Vaccine
MAD, Steve McClellan - Thursday, March 26, 2020
And nearly half would view brands less favorably for not cancelling events during the global health crisis. ...
- Trade Show Cancellations Rise, Marketing Dollars Are Moved Into Digital: Survey
Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, March 26, 2020
A stunning 88% of manufacturing firms have cancelled plans to attend or exhibit at trade shows, IEEE GlobalSpec reports. ...
- Given COVID-19 Restrictions, Publishers Adopt New Strategies, Host Virtual Events
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Quartz, for example, is hosting a new series of live digital workshops about working remotely, called "Quartz at Work (from home)." ...
- Bizzabo, Kaltura Partner On Virtual Event Platform
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Monday, March 23, 2020
The launch comes as businesses are grappling with the financial fallout following the cancellation of in-person conferences and networking events due to COVID-19. ...
- Tokyo Olympics Will Be Postponed, IOC Board Member Says
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 23, 2020
International Olympic Committee board member Dick Pound says the games are likely to be moved to 2021 in Tokyo due to COVID-19 concerns, according to one report. ...
- Amazon, AT&T, Google, Facebook, ON24 Rush To Increase Support For Live Events
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, March 23, 2020
Country band Brian Lynn Jones & the Misfit Cowboys took to Facebook Saturday night to stream more than an hour of live music from the home of the bass player ...
- Decision On Olympics Will Come By April 22
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Sunday, March 22, 2020
IOC President Thomas Bach said cancellation is "not on our agenda," but postponement is possible. ...
- Marketers Heed Own Advice, Replace Conferences With Personalised Campaigns
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Friday, March 20, 2020
The personal touch of an event has gone, so marketers are reacting by switching out generic campaigns for far more personalised messaging. ...
- Giving Virtual Events A More Tangible Element
Media Insider, Cory Treffiletti - Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Virtual events can have a "tangible" element associated with them, if you are a a little ingenious and willing to try something new. ...
- Fox, ABC, CW, Discovery Cancel TV Upfront Events, Plan Digital Presentations
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 12, 2020
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 ...
- Ford Signs On As Kentucky Derby Sponsor
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Ford replaces Ram at the official truck, non-luxury SUV, car and van of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby. ...
- IAB Offers Streaming Options As Virtual Upfronts Gain Momentum
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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 ...
- Coronavirus Takes Search Budgets On Roller Coaster As Analysts Remodel Ad Revenue
Search Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Jonathan Kagan, Cogniscient Media vp search, expects declines in verticals such as travel, but says some verticals have increased budgets. The B2B space will have a notable impact, says Chacka ...
- Let's Hope Upfront Cancellations Are A One-Time Thing
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Few industries would seem to be unaffected by the Coronavirus -- so why not television? ...
- Ellie Awards Postponed Due To Threat Of Coronavirus
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, March 9, 2020
The National Magazine Awards, also called the "Ellie Awards," was scheduled to take place this Thursday. It's been moved to later this spring. ...
- A&E Networks To Offer 'Virtual' Upfront, Nixes Live Event
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 9, 2020
As some TV networks and businesses abandon live upfront events, A+E is offering a "virtual" upfront event as an alternative route. A+E Networks will deliver a digitally delivered video event ...
- AMC Networks Cancels Its Upfront Presentation Due To Coronavirus Concerns
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 9, 2020
AMC, which was scheduled to hold its upfront TV advertising event March 18, said it would focus on individual conversations with marketing clients and its media agencies. ...
- SXSW Is Canceled As Coronavirus Outbreak 'Evolves'
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, March 9, 2020
The organizers made it clear that the city of Austin had actually made the cancellation decision for health safety reasons, but many big companies and speakers had already pulled ...
- Virtual Conferences Take Hold
Media Insider, Steven Rosenbaum - Monday, March 9, 2020
As live events are canceled due to health concerns, there's now a chance to experiment with digital events to replace in-person gatherings. ...
- Media Companies Cancel Events Amid Coronavirus Fears
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, March 6, 2020
'Time' magazine's first "100 Women of the Year" event, which spotlights the most influential women of the past century, was to take place on Sunday. It has been canceled; so ...
- SXSW: Between A Rock And Hard Place
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Friday, March 6, 2020
Major companies have been pulling out left and right -- citing the Covid-19 crisis -- like Apple, Netflix, IBM and Warner Media. For now the event is still scheduled to ...
- A Canceled Summer Olympics Is TV's Worst-Case Scenario
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 5, 2020
Coronavirus fears reach everywhere. The $1.25 billion ad spend NBCU has pulled in so far for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be on the line. ...
- Google, Adobe Take Annual Conferences Online Over Coronavirus Concerns
Search Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Google and Adobe sent emails to conference attendees this week to announce both companies will rebrand their annual conferences and take them online. ...
- Olympics 90% Sold At $1.25B, NBCU Insured If Games Are Cancelled
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Comcast's NBCU is not expecting a disruption to its airing the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, but it has insurance and contractual protections. Dan Lovinger, EVP ad sales, NBC Sports ...
- Tech Giants Exit SXSW, Cite Coronavirus Fears
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Facebook and Twitter have decided not to attend the combined tech conference and music festival. Twitter is now "strongly encouraging" all of its employees to work from home. ...
- GroupM Issues Pandemic Alert: Reflects Tremendous Uncertainty
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Monday, March 2, 2020
There's a tremendous amount of uncertainty in a just-released alert on the impact the Coronavirus may have on the advertising industry from GroupM's Business Intelligence unit, including the language it ...
