Just a week ahead of its sophomore season debut, Apple TV+’s breakout comedy Ted Lasso has something else to cheer about. The show, which took home 20 Emmy nominations earlier this week, is up for five nominations for the Television Critics Association’s 2021 TCA Awards, making it the most-nominated show in a sea of acclaimed…
ABC Sets Its Fall Premiere Dates Beginning Sept. 20
After waiting longer than usual to set their fall plans, broadcast networks are finally starting to lock in their premiere dates for the upcoming season. ABC is the latest broadcaster to announce its fall premiere dates for its new lineup, which the network unveiled in May. The official fall season will start on Sept. 20…
Mediaweek Council Mulls Cookieless Future
At a closed meeting with the newly formed Mediaweek Council, members engaged in a brief on-the-record dialog on the third-party cookie’s long goodbye. Christian Juhl, GroupM global CEO and Mediaweek Council chairman, Paolo Provinciali, head of U.S. media for Anheuser-Busch, and Joy Robins, CRO of The Washington Post, spoke candidly with moderator Ronan Shields, Adweek’s…
Walmart Hopes Two New Brands Will Lure Back-to-School Shoppers
As 56 million American students prepare to go back to school–resulting in a projected $33 billion in spend–Walmart is touting two new brands to appeal to kids and parents alike: Justice and Bubble. In a blog post, Denise Incandela, evp of apparel and private brands at Walmart U.S., called Justice a “beloved tween brand” that…
IAB Tech Lab Taps Nexstar’s Katsur As CEO
The IAB Tech Lab has named Anthony Katsur CEO, replacing Dennis Buchheim, who left in May.
Publicis Groupe Buys Retail Media Platform To Hook Its Identity Into Epsilon
Publicis Groupe will acquire CitrusAd, an Australian retail media company, and place it within the Epsilon data business, the company announced on Thursday. CitrusAd’s direct connections to retailers – and the first-party data partnerships that come along with those connections – were a draw. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. CitrusAd is a competitor… Continue reading »
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WhatsApp Begins Testing Access via Multiple Devices Without a Smartphone
WhatsApp will kick off a limited public beta test of the capability to access its platform via multiple devices without requiring a smartphone connection. The Facebook-owned messaging application will be available via a user’s smartphone and up to four other nonphone devices simultaneously, even if the smartphone battery is dead. Each companion device will connect…
7-Eleven Puts the ‘Convenience’ in ‘Convenience Store’ with Expanded Mobile Checkout
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is expanding mobile checkout to an additional 2,500 U.S. locations as it seeks to provide the functionality in all U.S. stores by the end of 2022. The expansion brings a scan-and-go option to a total of 3,000 locations and counting in cities like Chicago, Dallas, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Seattle…
Is There A Future for Research? Q&A With Jeff Boehme
Consultant Jeff Boehme has some strong opinions about the role that research and data play in media.