Meta shared its Community Standards Enforcement Report for the first quarter of 2022 Tuesday, covering enforcement of 14 policy areas on Facebook and 12 on Instagram from January through March, but its handling of the livestream and subsequent shared videos of the tragic shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., this past weekend took center stage during a…
Will Arnett Adamantly Rejects the Future of Commerce in Ad for Digital Tools Platform
Every organization seems to have an employee that makes meetings miserable by rejecting any idea that’s not theirs. Ecommerce tech platform Commercetools and Chicago-based b-to-b digital agency Walker Sands cast Arrested Development and BoJack Horseman star Will Arnett to embody both that frustrating coworker and a dated, inflexible commerce mindset in “The Naysayer Campaign.” The…
ABC Adds Rookie Spinoff, Hilary Swank Drama to Fall Lineup
ABC’s fall lineup adds a Hilary Swank drama and a Rookie spinoff while tapping Bachelor in Paradise to fill the void created by the departing Dancing With the Stars. Ahead of parent company Disney’s upfront presentation this afternoon at New York’s Basketball City, the network unveiled its new fall lineup. While ABC once again came…
Rothy’s Dances Into Largest Brand Awareness Campaign Yet
Rothy’s has made its grand entrance into a brand awareness push. The sustainable DTC fashion brand launched “That’s More Like It,” an energetic spot featuring dancers fusing contemporary, ballet, jazz and hip-hop dance styles. It was released following the Billboard Music Awards on May 15. The campaign began running across broadcast, digital, paid social, OTT…
Spike Lee and Nike Revive Mars Blackmon for Brand’s 50th Anniversary Campaign
Mars Blackmon, the motormouthed Knicks superfan and movie-star-turned-advertising-legend, is back to help Nike celebrate its 50th anniversary with a shoutout to history and an eye on the future. Spike Lee, reprising the over-the-top character he originated in the indie hit She’s Gotta Have It, also directs the long-form spot called “Seen It All” which includes…
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The Edmonton Oilers and Molson Canadian Pile On the Pucks for the NHL Playoffs
For fans in the U.S. who haven’t been watching–and recent trends indicate that’s a lot of you–it’s been a particularly exciting postseason for the National Hockey League. Five of the NHL’s eight first-round playoff series went to Game 7. Four of those Game 7s were decided by one-goal wins. Six of the eight teams that…
Adam Mosseri Says He Wants Big Tech to Give Up Control
The head of Instagram has a vision for using Web3 to shift power from tech platforms to content creators—which he says will ultimately benefit both.
Univision Leans Into Streaming and Linear in First Upfront Since Televisa Merger
Univision is ready to make a splash at its first upfront as part of TelevisaUnivision. The world’s leading Spanish-language media and content company completed its merger with Televisa earlier this year, and lifted the curtains on its new two-tier global streaming service Vix in February. “We really are going to share everything that we have…
Droga5’s David Kolbusz Moves to US Independent Agency Lightning Orchard as It Rebrands
Former Droga5 London chief creative officer David Kolbusz has taken on a new role as creative leader of U.S. independent agency Lightning Orchard, which is rebranding as just Orchard. As one of the ad industry’s most esteemed creative leaders, Kolbusz’s next job has been much anticipated since he revealed last month that he would be…