Month: August 2018

ESPN has not aired the national anthem live during its “Monday Night Football” in the past — nor has CBS, NBC or Fox. But Donald Trump is petitioning supporters to sign a petition about it, singling
out ESPN.

“Facebook goes beyond providing a blank slate for advertisers,” the DOJ argues. “Instead, Facebook’s advertising platform suggests unlawful options, including to landlords, developers, and housing
service providers.”

Nearly eight-in-ten Americans say that when it comes to important issues facing the country, most Republican and Democratic voters not only disagree over plans and policies, but also cannot agree on basic facts. Ironically, Republicans and Democrats do agree that partisan disagreements extend to the basic facts of issues, according to a new Pew Research Center survey

David Pecker, the CEO of American Media Inc., which publishes The National Enquirer, was reportedly given immunity in the Michael Cohen investigation. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to breaking campaign finance laws after he helped arrange a payment to a former Playboy model with Pecker. The arrangement called into question the…

It seems as if overnight, the media industry has gotten the blockchain bug. Today, there are events, panels, articles and conversations about how blockchain will save journalism and advertising and marketing. But before we decide whether or not this technology will be media’s savior, we wanted to answer some pretty basic questions. We’re also introducing…

One in seven American seniors currently lives in poverty, with millions relying on benefits and the generosity of family and friends to meet even their most basic needs. AARP Foundation president Lisa Marsh Ryerson said this hidden symptom of the United States’ ongoing economic recovery is “a widespread and deeply disturbing problem”–and it’s central to…

Urban One, a media company focused on African-American audiences, is suing IPG-owned media agency UM, which is accused of misleading and defrauding the plaintiff through ad buys made on behalf of the U.S. Army as part of a minority recruitment push. The suit, filed late last week in the U.S. District Court for the District…

Whether you’re a Fortune 50 or a startup, marketers have to think about how and where to invest to grow the business and the brand. The marketing world is full of opportunities to overinvest in shorter-term results, which can feel like the promotional “Dark Side.” At MailChimp, we try to model a level of communication…

WarnerMedia’s Turner division thinks you’ll pay to watch a round of golf. The division will broadcast an 18-hole match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Thanksgiving weekend, hosted by MGM Resorts International, at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. Live pay-per-view coverage will be broadcast on Turner’s streaming service, B/R Live, as well as on AT&T’s…

More than 22.4 million people applied in 2017 to a U.S. visa program that provides 50,000 green cards each year through a lottery system. The number of applicants nearly matched the record 23 million applicants received in 2016 and came as the Trump administration and some members of Congress have sought to eliminate the program – the only one of its kind globally.