Days out from the inaugural event, Blackweek’s organizers already have a long-term vision. “We want this to be the Black Davos,” Walter T. Geer III, Blackweek co-founder and VML’s chief creative officer (CCO) of Innovation for North America, told ADWEEK. From Oct. 15-18, Blackweek will debut in NYC, where senior marketers from brands including Ugg…
Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to spotlight the voices of America’s vibrant Hispanic and Latino communities spread across the country from sea to shining sea. And that spotlight is shining brighter than ever this year courtesy of the 2024 presidential election, with the Latino vote shaping up to be one of the deciding factors…
TVNewser road tripped to Philadelphia to see Vice President Kamala Harris debate former President Donald Trump on ABC News last month. CBS News kicked off October by thoughtfully bringing both candidates’ respective running mates, Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance, to our hometown. Walz and Vance had their first and only debate of the…
Top of the Ticker: Andrea Mitchell said and emotional goodbye–and happy hello–to her longtime producer Michelle Perry on Friday. The Andrea Mitchell Reports host revealed that Perry has been promoted to a larger role at NBC News and its multiple networks. “She’s become one of the most beloved and respected colleagues in our Washington bureau,…
When Jane Pauley takes the stage this evening at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards to receive her Lifetime Achievement statue, the pioneering broadcast journalist knows who she’ll be looking for in the audience. “I’ll be thinking about my three children–even though one of them did…
The 2024 edition of Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off on Sept. 15 for a monthlong celebration of America’s vibrant Hispanic and Latino and Latine communities. Appropriately, the major news outlets have announced themed programming unfolding from now through Oct. 15, ranging from primetime specials to special segments on popular shows. Here’s our network-by-network viewing guide…
Former President Donald Trump was the target of a second assassination attempt on Sunday. The incident took place at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, FL. Trump previously survived a shooting in Butler County, PA in July. The timeline of Sunday’s events started at 1:30 p.m. ET when authorities received reports of…
Set phasers to… spin. The most popular (and crowded) place to be before and after a presidential debate is the spin room, where surrogates from both sides of the aisle are swarmed by press asking for their instant reactions. TVNewser joined the fray following the ABC News debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, overhearing…
Philadelphia was the center of the news media world on Tuesday night as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met for their first–and potentially only–presidential debate. ABC News hosted the event, which saw the candidates meeting in a specially-made studio at the National Constitution Center. Meanwhile, the assembled press corps–including TVNewser–congregated inside a cavernous Philadelphia Convention…
Another presidential debate night is upon us, and this time we have a new face on the Democratic ticket facing off against a three-time GOP nominee. Vice President Kamala Harris will stand across from former President Donald Trump in Philadelphia during the ABC News Presidential Debate on Tuesday. A lot has happened since CNN hosted…
Comic book superfans have San Diego Comic-Con. Bravo superfans have BravoCon. And now dedicated MSNBC viewers have an in-person experience to satiate their particular strain of superfandom. The network took over the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Saturday for MSNBC Live: Democracy 2024, a day-long event that put more than 4,000 of its most-dedicated viewers…
CNN’s exclusive interview with Democratic running mates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz brought in 6.3 million total viewers and 1.2 million Adults 25-54 viewers. The First Interview: Harris & Walz with Dana Bash was the most-watched program on Thursday evening in both measured categories. Thanks to that boost, CNN secured the No. 1 cable news…
CNN’s exclusive interview with Democratic running mates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz brought in 6.3 million total viewers and 1.2 million Adults 25-54 viewers. The First Interview: Harris & Walz with Dana Bash was the most-watched program on Thursday evening in both measured categories. Thanks to that boost, CNN secured the No. 1 cable news…
Two of the largest conferences in the advertising and media circuit, Cannes Lions and Possible, were both acquired this week, the latest sign of the burgeoning value of business-to-business events. The business intelligence firm Informa acquired Ascential, the parent company of the Cannes Lions Festival, on Wednesday for $1.6 billion. And on Friday, Beyond Ordinary…
Business publisher Forbes is teaming up with Walmart to host the first Creator Upfront this October in Los Angeles, an extension of Forbes’ Top Creator franchise and a reflection of the swelling investment in influencer marketing. The two-day event will give 20 to 25 creators an opportunity to pitch marketers and agency executives on their…
Spotify’s latest advertising product, Live Experiences, lets brands integrate with and sponsor its events for the first time. The company has hosted bespoke events for over seven years, but it has historically used them as marketing vehicles to promote new products, campaigns or artists, said head of experiential and content production Keyana Kashfi. “We wanted…
Having observed a growing connection between marketing and the film industry, Tribeca Festival is responding by broadening Tribeca X, its programming track for the creative marketing and advertising industries. Tribeca X debuted in 2016 as a one-day program, and it is now growing to a two-day festival event June 10 and 11. To accommodate the…
Eating breakfast before hitting the floor at Natural Products Expo West is a rookie mistake, since the annual food conference could easily qualify as the biggest multi-day sampling event in America. Held last week at the Anaheim Convention Center just south of Los Angeles and in the shadow of Disneyland, the trade show pulled in…
This weekend, as the Super Bowl looms large, brand mascot Chester Cheetah is marrying people in his Cheetos Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip. Or at least, a digitized version of Chester appears to welcome bystanders into the “cheesy” pop up chapel. On Saturday a real officiant legally married Frito-Lay employees. The brand’s CEO was…
As evp and chief client officer at TelevisaUnivision, Steven Wolfe Pereira knows a thing or two about how advertisers can reach Hispanic American consumers. And that includes what not to do. “If you’re really trying to figure out how to be a part of the conversation, [don’t] do a Cinco de Mayo, a burrito and…
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