After three years of leading NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming platform, Kelly Campbell is stepping away from her role as president. Puck was the first to report on Campbell’s departure this week, and NBCU has now confirmed the move. The company shared an internal note from Campbell with ADWEEK, in which the outgoing president wrote, “As the…
AI Driving Growth In Invalid Online Traffic, Email Spam
DoubleVerify’s data shows 16% of GIVT from known-bot impressions in 2024 were generated by those associated with AI scrapers, such as GPTBot, ClaudeBot and AppleBot.
The Supreme Court Is Hearing Arguments on the TikTok Ban Today. Here’s What to Expect
The average age of people paying attention to Supreme Court proceedings may never be younger than it will likely be today (Friday) when the next steps toward determining the fate of TikTok will be taken. As part of the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which was passed by Congress in April, the…
Here’s Your Roundup for the Week Ending January 10
I’ve been watching some pretty compelling coverage of the fires in and around Los Angeles for the past few days. Personally, I flip between KNBC and KCBS, only because I subscribe to apps that allow me to do that from my couch 400 miles North in the Bay Area — Sorry Fox and ABC stations….
Here’s How Reporters Are Covering the Los Angeles Wildfires (Updated)
Updated at Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. ET with new details, stories and behind the scenes images The eyes of the country are currently on Los Angeles, where 2025’s first climate-related disaster is playing out in real time. On Tuesday, a severe windstorm swept through the L.A. region, igniting several fires that spread to engulf…
Disney, Fox, and WBD Surprisingly Kill Their New Sports Streamer
Venu Sports is officially out of the game. Today, Disney-owned ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced in a joint statement that Venu Sports, their proposed virtual MVPD service, will be discontinued. The decision is effective immediately. It comes the same week that Disney announced a deal to combine its Hulu + Live TV business…
IPG Mediabrands Named Media Agency, Omnicom Holding Company Of The Year
MediaPost has selected IPG Mediabrands as media agency of the year, Giant Spoon as independent agency of the year, Omnicom as holding company of the year, Mattel’s Lisa McKnight marketer of the year,
Omnicom’s John Wren agency executive of the year for 2024. Profiles explaining each winner’s selection will be revealed in a special series of Awards Daily newsletters published later this month.
Please join the editors of MediaPost in congratulating this year’s winners.
Omnicom’s John Wren agency executive of the year for 2024. Profiles explaining each winner’s selection will be revealed in a special series of Awards Daily newsletters published later this month.
Please join the editors of MediaPost in congratulating this year’s winners.
The Government Wants to Protect Robux From Hackers
In a new proposal issued Friday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking to regulate virtual currencies used in Roblox and other video games like US dollars.
How One Agency is Reimagining How Influencer Marketing Drives Results
This post was created in partnership with Linqia One influencer agency based out of San Francisco, Linqia, has built a proven framework to help brands scale their influencer strategies and show meaningful results. According to Linqia’s CEO Nader Alizadeh, a different approach is required to avoid falling victim to the sea of sponsored content sameness…
Meghan Markle Makes Herself At Home In Netflix Series
The next leg of Meghan Markle’s odyssey is her new show “With Love, Meghan” premiering next Wednesday (January 15) on Netflix.