Month: January 2025

Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored with a state funeral on Jan. 9 in Washington, D.C. The 39th president passed away at 100 on Dec. 29, and will lie in state inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda starting Tuesday. Following the funeral, Carter will make his final journey to his home in Plains, Georgia, where…

Less than two weeks before the Unrivaled 3-on-3 league tips off its inaugural season, its partners at TNT Sports announced an all-star studio lineup to match the talent on the court. When league coverage tips off on January 17 on TNT, truTV, and Max, veteran host Lauren Jbara will be joined by three-time WNBA champion,…

Russ Nelligan has been promoted to vice president of marketing for Hearst Television. Nelligan has been the creative services director at WCVB, Hearst Television’s flagship station and Boston’s ABC affiliate, since 2006. Nelligan will be based at Hearst Television’s New York headquarters and will continue to report to Kyle Grimes, who oversees a portion of…

After making Super Bowl history last year, DoorDash is returning to the Big Game to spotlight its membership program DashPass. This will be the commerce platform’s fourth appearance in the Super Bowl. Agency Wieden+Kennedy Portland and DoorDash’s in-house creative studio, Superette, will again partner to create the ad. DoorDash’s Super Bowl 2025 commercial will run…

Liz Roldan has been named news director for Houston CW station KIAH. Roldan left CBS affiliate KHOU in October after working there for nearly four years. “I am honored to join the CW39 Houston family and remain here in the city where my passion for journalism began,” Roldan said in a statement posted by Houston…

Calabrese spent 15 years at Omnicom Media Group, most recently as CEO North America Investment. In that role, Calabrese oversaw investment and activation of over $20 billion across media channels.

Dappier, a startup focused on helping publishers monetize their content by connecting it with AI companies, is getting into the ad game by making banner ads more interactive. The ad unit embeds Dappier’s search chatbot–Ask AI, which publishers already embed on their sites–directly into online banner ads, offering audiences a way to ask questions about…

With a prime minister stepping aside, the Edmonton Oilers dropping the Stanley Cup final, and Drake getting sent back to Degrassi High by Kendrick Lamar, Canada has needed a win in the last year or so. In its Super Bowl comeback, Lay’s may have just given the True North a taste of victory. While Frito-Lay’s…

In an apparent overture to the incoming Trump administration, Meta announced sweeping changes to its content moderation, including no more fact-checkers and a move to Texas.

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