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NBCU Ends 'First-Run' Biz: Daytime Talkers Still Want To Talk?
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (464+ words) Following on the heels of some major syndication cancellations, now a legacy TV-movie company syndication division is closing its entire operation -- NBCUniversal. This comes after recent news that NBC's major first-run daytime syndication program "The Kelly Clarkson Show" is stopping…...
Search Advertiser PVC Fence's Battle With Google Sent To Arbitration
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (327+ words) The advertiser PVC Fence Wholesaler must take its dispute with Google over paid search campaigns to arbitration, a federal judge has ruled. The order comes in a battle dating to June, when PVC'alleged'in a class-action complaint that Google charges advertisers…...
OAAA Reports OOH Advertising Rose 3.6% In 2025
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (266+ words) OAAA Reports OOH Advertising Rose 3.6% In 2025 03/18/2026MediaPost Become a free MediaPost member now to read this article Log in if you are already a member OAAA Reports OOH Advertising Rose 3.6% In 2025 Out of home (OOH) advertising revenue reached a record $9.46 billion…...
Franco Joins BBDO New York As ECD, Leads InBev Accounts
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (227+ words) Seasoned ad exec Ricardo Franco is now executive creative director at BBDO New York. He will lead creative for the AB InBev portfolio, which includes Budweiser and Michelob Ultra.Franco reports to chief creative officer Michael Aimette. Prior to BBDO,…...
Hotels.com Updates Visuals, Mischief Highlights 'Name"
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (241+ words) Hotels.com is debuting a new global platform and tagline " "It's All in the Name" " with a simple premise. The brand is exactly what it says: a hotel expert." Two spots developed by Mischief @ No Fixed Address"and directed by…...
Proud Robinson + Partners Debuts Renaissance, An Experiential Unit
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (127+ words) Creative agency Proud Robinson + Partners has launched an experiential arm, Renaissance, to deliver'brand experiences. Jake Sims-Fielding, executive creative director at Proud Robinson + Partners' & Renaissance, will lead strategy and creative. Gill Taylorson, head of creative production and responsible for Red Bull,…...
Auto Dealerships Under Fire For Advertising Practices
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (274+ words) The Federal Trade Commission is putting dealership groups on notice that their advertising practices must fall in line with federal law. "The agency announced on March 13that it has dispatched letters to nearly 100 dealership organizations, cautioning them against what it describes…...
CTP Strengths Creative Team, Ups Pace To CCO
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (192+ words) Creative marketing agency CTP has upped Grant Pace from executive creative director to Chief Creative Officer." Pace has been with the agency for 20 years. He will guide its creative vision and strengthen CTP's"positioning " "Differences, made." The agency's philosophy is…...
No 'McNibbles' Allowed: Wendy's Launches Search For $100K Chief Tasting Officer
21+ hour, 34+ min ago (277+ words) Apparently Pete Suerken, Wendy's U.S. president," could use some assistance in the tasting department. This week the chain begun a search for what it calls its first-ever Chief Tasting Officer, a new "honorary" position. The search kicked off following Suerken's video…...
Trump And Hegseth Hail Ellison Family's Takeover Of Warner Bros. Discovery
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (147+ words) The Ellison family's growing media empire is being publicly celebrated by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as the administration reviews'Paramount Skydance's deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery,'including CNN,'The Washington Post'reports. "The Ellison family, two great…...