Megan Thee Stallion, aka the “Hot Girl Coach,” has landed in Planet Fitness’ orbit as “Mother Fitness,” and she is here to change fitness for everybody-ody-ody-ody-ody. The Grammy-winning rapper, actor and mental and physical health advocate is the headliner for the company’s “Big Fitness Energy For All” campaign. In the hero spot, titled “Mother Fitness,”…
In 2024, the entertainment and media industry is hoping to welcome several new TV bundles of joy. For Adweek’s year-in-review TV coverage, we asked 19 TV executives and ad sales insiders to explain the TV and streaming topics that will dominate 2024. From more bundling to a FAST rise in AI and a renewed focus…
Whether it was the Barbie movie, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, Beyonce’s glittering Renaissance roadshow or girl math, pink-hued “girly” vibes have dominated pop culture over the last 12 months. So much so that 2023 has been christened ‘The Year of the Girl.’ But was it really? Women’s equality and rights are going backward in many…
Whether it was the Barbie movie, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, Beyonce’s glittering Renaissance roadshow or girl math, pink-hued “girly” vibes have dominated pop culture over the last 12 months. So much so that 2023 has been christened ‘The Year of the Girl.’ But was it really? Women’s equality and rights are going backward in many…
And so it begins… Following Paramount’s recent announcement that it’s rebranding its Showtime linear channel, Adweek heard from ad industry experts that more consolidation is on the way. But no one was expecting an Axios report late Wednesday that Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish had met to discuss…
Disney+ is looking to introduce even more consumers and brands to the wonderful world of advertising in 2024. It’s been a big first year for Disney+’s ad tier, with the streaming plan increasing user engagement 35% from March to September 2023 and 50% of new Disney+ sign-ups heading to the ads plan, according to Rita…
Many brands are increasingly focused on capturing millennial and Gen Z audiences. Yet, with a July 2023 congressional hearing having confirmed the existence of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), isn’t it time that the industry starts reaching out to the extraterrestrial market? MoonPie took note of the hearings. In the aftermath of these revelations, the company’s…
Is Netflix’s data dump leaving advertisers in the dumps? What’s happening: Recently, Netflix released its first-ever What We Watched engagement report, a comprehensive look at hours viewed of Netflix titles. The report will happen twice a year, with the initial entry covering a six-month period from January to June 2023, representing 99% of viewing on…
Taking defensive precautions against fraud is more necessary than ever. According to the FTC, online scams increased by more than 30% between 2021 and 2022, with 2.4 million consumers reporting some form of fraud last year. Facing this rise in online threats, digital payments service Zelle and Vox Media have teamed up for a public…
Taking defensive precautions against fraud is more necessary than ever. According to the FTC, online scams increased by more than 30% between 2021 and 2022, with 2.4 million consumers reporting some form of fraud last year. Facing this rise in online threats, digital payments service Zelle and Vox Media have teamed up for a public…
If you’ve spent any time on the internet dodging messages from random strangers offering financial windfalls, or texts and emails from suspicious “customer service agents” alerting you to an issue with your account, this new scam prevention campaign from Cash App may be as triggering as it is entertaining. The “If It’s Weird For Real,…
Adweek, the leading source of news, insights and intelligence for the marketing and advertising industry, today announced it has hired former Vice President and General Manager of People, Zoe Ruderman as Chief Content Officer and Drew Schutte, former executive at Conde Nast titles The New Yorker, Details and Wired, as Chief Revenue Officer. The senior…
Maintaining a healthy diet can be a challenge, especially when you’re on the move. However, Tejari has got you covered with its plant-based protein powders that make for healthy and delicious snacks. As the founder of Tejari, Roma Patel embarked on a quest to find nutrient-rich, tasty and convenient food options that did not include…
The boom in generative artificial intelligence has brands grappling to benchmark themselves against others and struggling with how to move forward with tangible use cases. Staying abreast with the smorgasbord of gen AI tools in the market is one challenge. Brands yet to explore gen AI are confronted with a knowledge gap and uncertainty about…
Though Warner Bros. Discovery says Max is the one to watch, the company really hopes you’re watching linear TV too. In an earnings call today, the company revealed that there was a 12% decline in advertising, and CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels isn’t optimistic about the near future of the TV advertising market. “The state of the…
Amazon’s Black Friday Game may be weeks away, but the company is already doing its touchdown dance. Ad inventory for Amazon’s first Black Friday NFL game, a matchup between the Dolphins and the Jets, is sold out, the company has confirmed to Adweek. In addition, the Thursday Night Football games surrounding Black Friday, on 11/16…
In this episode of Brave Commerce, Monisha Dabek, chief commercial officer and general manager at Ocean Spray, joins hosts Rachel Tipograph and Sarah Hofstetter to talk about ways to navigate the dynamic landscape of the consumer goods industry. In discussing her career journey and the choices she has made along the way, Dabek emphasizes the…
In the midst of the rapid advancements in generative artificial intelligence, Adweek’s weekly summary provides an overview of the most recent updates, regulatory activities, and business developments in the world of GenAI that marketers need to know. This week’s news update includes: On the policy side President Joe Biden signed an ambitious artificial intelligence executive…
Netflix’s ad tier is celebrating its birthday by rolling out some new numbers. In a blog post today marking one year of Netflix’s ad-supported tier, Amy Reinhard, the company’s new president of advertising, announced that the plan now reaches 15 million global monthly active users. That’s a gain of five million since Netflix last revealed…
Paramount wants to be a conduit for more efficient CTV advertising. Top line Today, Paramount Advertising unveiled Conduit, a new solution that directly integrates with programmatic platforms for CTV to drive scalability and interoperability for advertisers. Between the lines Paramount calls Conduit the industry’s first global direct integration layer for the programmatic ecosystem, including Magnite,…
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