- Activist Investor Trian Now Has $900 Million Comcast Stake: Report
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, September 22, 2020
With a 0.4% stake, the hedge fund is betting that Comcast is undervalued, and is now having "constructive discussions" with Comcast management, per WSJ and other reports. ...
- Americans Put Environment Ahead Of Economic Concerns, Say Brands Should Be Responsible For Addressing It
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Environmental angst is becoming so acute among American consumers that 59% now believe it should not take a back seat to economic security. ...
- Color-Coded Maps Tell Marketers Where They Need To Increase Advertising
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, September 18, 2020
Commerce Signals has launched a tracker to help marketers understand where consumers are spending and how their own sales compare to other companies and competitors. Data also is available for ...
- 'Wall Street Journal,' 'Barron's, 'New York Post' Change Print Facility To Cut Costs
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Dow Jones, the pubs' parent company, said it made the decision to secure the printing of the publications into the future as well as to improve profitability. ...
- SiriusXM Ups 2020 Subscriber Projection 40%, To 700,000
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, September 10, 2020
Improving sales of new cars and growing new-car penetration are helping boost the streaming radio company, which confirmed its earlier guidance on other financials. ...
- Study: News Media Finances Are Too Opaque
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, September 1, 2020
More people expressed misgivings about financial transparency than any other concern, including disclosures about conflicts of interest. ...
- Travel Returns, But Not How Marketers Might Expect
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, August 10, 2020
Tourism has seen an estimated loss of $1.2 trillion in just four months, according to Captify. For advertisers looking to target messages, the question becomes how people are traveling and ...
- Finance Mobile Apps Most Exposed To Fraud, Gaming Hit By Install Hijacking
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, July 29, 2020
As mobile app demand and acquisition activity spiked in first-half 2020, fraudsters tried to take advantage. An annual fraud report released this week finds that exposure to app install fraud ...
- 'Money' Partners With Finance Expert David Bach On COVID-19-Focused Recovery Guide
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Bach's guide speaks to issues like cost-cutting wherever possible. There are also ways to protect, secure and improve one's financial situation. ...
- PPP Loan Data Lists Media Organizations Receiving Funds
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, July 6, 2020
Fortune Media Group received a $2 million to $5 million loan, as did 'TheSkimm' and Ozy Media. ...
- Kiplinger Relaunches Site With Mobile-First Design
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, June 23, 2020
The brand based its new look on the change in usage and traffic patterns it's seen across its digital property. ...
- Data Reveals Trends In Addressable Geo-Fencing And OTT/CTV Through COVID-19
Data & Programmatic Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, June 22, 2020
Many advertisers paused campaigns due to COVID-19, but those that did not and changed their message emerged stronger. Analyzing data from thousands of advertisers, Simpli.fi wanted to understand how industries ...
- Apple And Microsoft Surpass $1.5T Market Caps
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, June 11, 2020
As tech stocks continue to soar, both Apple and Microsoft surpassed market caps of $1.5 trillion on Wednesday, CNBC reports. ...
- Staycations, Finances -- How Millions Of Consumers Perceive COVID-19
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, June 11, 2020
While 40% of Americans believe personal health will become a bigger concern and 54% worry about a second COVID-19 wave, 32% worldwide plan to be more optimistic, a recent survey ...
- Fox Ups Stake In Flutter, Online Gaming Power
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, June 1, 2020
Fox, which plans to roll out its Fox Bet sports booking platform as U.S. states legalize online sports betting, also has a stake in Flutter-owned fantasy sports platform FanDuel. ...
- Facebook Renames Digital Wallet Novi
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Facebook is changing the name of its digital wallet from Calibra to Novi. With Novi, the company hopes sending money will be easy as sending a message on Facebook. ...
- It's Becoming A 4K TV World
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 22, 2020
Bloomberg Media, pay TV providers and new streamers are utilizing 4K options. Technology marches on. ...
- 'Fortune' Releases Annual Fortune 500 List
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Monday, May 18, 2020
Taking the top two spots are Walmart at No, 1 for the eighth straight year, generating $4 trillion in cumulative revenue, and Amazon.com at No. 2, its highest ranking ...
- Lee Enterprises Receives Notice From NYSE To Comply With Listing Standards
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, May 18, 2020
Lee Enterprises is below compliance with two of the NYSE's requirements. ...
- Maven, Cramer Digital Partner On 'TheStreet'-Branded Video Channel Launch
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, May 12, 2020
The new channel, which lives on StreetLightning.io, features free, quick-hit 90-second videos focused on news, markets and financial trends. ...
- Data Roadmap For States' Reopening Tracks Consumer Spend, Analyzes Behavior From 40M Households
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, May 8, 2020
Commerce Signals' COVID-19 Consumer Spend Impact Dashboard analyzes changes in payment card revenue across consumer categories, online vs offline sales changes, regional differences, and more. ...
- Twilio Shares Soar In Wednesday Trading
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Thursday, May 7, 2020
Twilio shares rose by up to 25% in trading on Wednesday, based on first-quarter results, including revenue of $364.9 million. The share value exceed the $149.95 record close in July ...
- Postal.io Raises $9 Million In Series A Funding
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, May 5, 2020
The company claims that email is fading during the COVID-19 pandemic and urges brands to use direct mail. ...
- News Corp Taps Latour As CEO Dow Jones, Publisher 'WSJ'
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Monday, May 4, 2020
Almar Latour assumes his new role May 15. He replaces William Lewis. ...
- Cairo-Based ESP Wins Pre-Seed Funding
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 4, 2020
Pravica, a Cairo-based email service provider, has snared a pre-seed funding round of US$500,000. The company, formerly known as Dmails, hopes to expand its customer base, team and
product. ...
- 'Axios' Returns Small-Business Loan For Pandemic Relief
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, April 30, 2020
Digital publisher Axios is returning a taxpayer-backed loan amid growing public outcry. The publication has backers that include billionaires and venture-capital firms. ...
- Cofense, Anti-Phishing Firm, Lands Additional Funding
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The new investment from BlackRock Privacy Equity Partners will fund R&D and global expansion. And Tom McDonough has joined the Cofense board of directors. ...
- Top Brands Projected To Lose Nearly $400B In U.S., $1T Globally In Value Due To Pandemic
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The 500 most valuable U.S. brands could lose up to 10% of their cumulative brand value -- an estimated $393 billion loss -- due to the disruption caused by the ...
- 'Wall Street Journal' Launches Personal Finance Site
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, April 28, 2020
The interactive micro-site is divided into five topics: stimulus money, student loans, mortgages, unemployment and taxes. ...
- Fios TV Loses 84K Video Subscribers In Q1
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, April 27, 2020
Q1 losses follow total 222,000 losses in 2019, but the company did gain 59,000 broadband subscribers in this year's first quarter. ...
