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His evocative black and white photos documenting his hometown of Chicago led to Instagram fame. This week, they went beyond his 1.1 million followers to take over New York’s Times Square. Jason Peterson, the CCO and chairman of Havas Creative North America, might love advertising more than photography. But he claims his status as an…

As The CW expands to Sundays this fall, the network has found space on its six-day schedule for all five of its superhero shows, as well as reboots of Charmed and Roswell. But the network is also preparing to say goodbye to a trio of series–Jane the Virgin, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and iZombie–all of which will…

CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves received a standing ovation when he took the stage at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday afternoon during the eye network’s upfronts pitch to advertisers. It was a first, in at least recent memory, for a network exec to receive such a roaring round of applause.

While it wasn’t clear who exactly was cheeringCBS employees or ad buyersMoonves’ reception represented a show of support amid a surprising and intense legal battle now unfolding between CBS and its controlling stakeholder, the Redstone family’s National Amusements. CBS filed a lawsuit earlier this week to stop Shari Redstone from interfering in a planned meeting that could dilute National Amusements’ voting interest in CBS. Redstone has been vocal in her desire for CBS to merge with Viacom, but CBS leadership has not been happy with the proposed details and seems curious about other options.

Moments before Moonves took the stage, a Delaware Chancery Court judge essentially issued a time-out on the battle and granted the restraining order CBS requested.

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Workplace’s need to ensure Mental Health Awareness week is more than just a marketing platform.

Unbound, a female-focused sexual wellness company that sells sex toys, among other products, had its first subway campaign rejected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which operates the New York City subway system, and Outfront Media for allegedly being too sexual. The MTA cited the following clauses when speaking with Unbound about its proposed subway…

When global chief marketing officer for Just Eat, Barnaby Dawe, joined in the start-up in 2015 the food delivery’s marketing was like “the wild west”.

(TrendHunter.com) Despite Virgil Abloh’s recent appointment at Louis Vuitton, the star designer and Kanye West’s creative director’s brand OFF-WHITE shows no signs of slowing down in terms of…