Ad Age “Media Guy” columnist Simon Dumenco’s media roundup for the morning of Thursday, May 18:
Strapped for time? Here’s your executive summary in one sentence: Roger Ailes is dead, Alex Jones is sorry, Donald Trump is not sorry and Mad Magazine is mad — or at least annoyed. Anyway, let’s get started …
1. Fox News founder and former CEO Roger Ailes has died at age 77. Here’s why it’s weird to say “RIP.”
First there was Bond. Now there is Brady.
British ultraluxury brand Aston Martin signed New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to a long-term endorsement deal in which the Super Bowl MVP will be the focal point of a marketing campaign and will “curate” his own Aston vehicle.
The marketing campaign includes an episodic content series, “Category of One,” premiering this year. Brady’s team told Aston Martin that he has had “no prior long-term automotive partnerships.” Brady made a brief cameo in a Dodge Dart television ad in 2012. “As a long-time fan and driver I am honored to join the Aston Martin team at this special moment in the company’s history,” Brady said in a statement Friday.
The company’s chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, says the festival knew full well that its competition titles might not get a theatrical release.
The dismissal of Bob Beckel, a host of “The Five,” is the latest setback for a network coping with a harassment and bias scandal and the death of its founder.
Your guests, boyfriend or wife might like your cooking, but there is a tiny piece that they might not enjoy; the piece that gets stuck between teeth and ruins everything. So, we showed the small percentage that makes a significant impact in an apple pie chart.
Your guests, boyfriend or wife might like your cooking, but there is a tiny piece that they might not enjoy; the piece that gets stuck between teeth and ruins everything. So, we showed the small percentage that makes a significant impact in an apple pie chart.
Your guests, boyfriend or wife might like your cooking, but there is a tiny piece that they might not enjoy; the piece that gets stuck between teeth and ruins everything. So, we showed the small percentage that makes a significant impact in an apple pie chart.
Nobody likes packed beaches. Everyone prefers sleek, empty beaches.
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