Week of Feb. 17 Cable News Ratings: Fox News and CNN Make Primetime Gains

This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Feb. 17, 2025. Fox News and CNN were the recipients of positive momentum as the two cable networks recorded week-to-week growth in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo during primetime, according to Nielsen Media Research. CNN was the only…

Jeff Bezos’ Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley’s Exit

David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, is resigning after trying to persuade Jeff Bezos to reconsider the new direction.

CBS Stations Partners with Waymark to Create Local Ads with Artificial Intelligence

CBS News and Stations is venturing into the world of Artificial Intelligence video creation by partnering with Waymark, an AI video creation technology company. Through its partnership with Waymark, CBS owned stations will offer their local advertising partners Waymark’s technology that allows instant and, what it called, affordable video creative that, it said, overcomes traditional…

The New Yorker Celebrates 100 Years

A buzzy night spot was the party venue for a magazine that is “the last of its kind.”

Is Tegna Looking to Hub Weather in Its Local Markets?

Will Tegna begin hubbing its weather forecasts? The question came up after we looked into an FTVLive story about recent a posting from the station group looking for someone to work in what looked like a weather hub system. We heard from Tegna that the position is primarily to back up weather casters during times…

Paramount Pulls Back on D.E.I. Policies

The company has a merger with Skydance pending before the Federal Communications Commission, whose chief has criticized diversity, equity and inclusion hiring programs.

Paramount Pulls Back on D.E.I. Policies

The company has a merger with Skydance pending before the Federal Communications Commission, whose chief has criticized diversity, equity and inclusion hiring programs.

Cutting Edge EV Showcases – The Grand Opening of AFEELA Studio Spotlights the Future of Mobility

(TrendHunter.com) Sony Honda Mobility of America (SHMA) has opened the first-ever AFEELA Studio at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles. The showcase introduces the public to the AFEELA 1, the company’s…

Walmart Takes a Page From Amazon’s Playbook to Sell More Ads

Walmart wants more brands to buy ads on its website and mobile app. The retailer is launching a new Application Programming Interface (API) that allows retail adtech firms to build their own tools to sell display ads that appear on Walmart’s ecommerce website and app. The display ads are sold through a self-serve platform that…

Refreshing Skin Scents – Glossier You Fleur Opens with a Mineral Salt Accord

(TrendHunter.com) In 2024, Glossier built on the success of Glossier You with two new skin scents, Glossier You Rêve and Glossier You Doux, and in 2025, Glossier You Fleur is joining the lineup.

Like all…

Refreshing Skin Scents – Glossier You Fleur Opens with a Mineral Salt Accord

(TrendHunter.com) In 2024, Glossier built on the success of Glossier You with two new skin scents, Glossier You Rêve and Glossier You Doux, and in 2025, Glossier You Fleur is joining the lineup.

Like all…

Refreshing Skin Scents – Glossier You Fleur Opens with a Mineral Salt Accord

(TrendHunter.com) In 2024, Glossier built on the success of Glossier You with two new skin scents, Glossier You Rêve and Glossier You Doux, and in 2025, Glossier You Fleur is joining the lineup.

Like all…

Amazon Is Running Video Ads in Rufus, Its Gen AI Search Engine

Amazon is experimenting with more generative AI ads. In September, Amazon released a product note that search ads were coming to Rufus, the year-old shopping assistant that uses generative AI to help shoppers find products. Now, Amazon has turned on the spigot with video ads. Amazon confirmed to ADWEEK that it is testing video ads…

AppLovin is Officially the New Target of Short Sellers

When short sellers have you in their sights, it can be a wild ride, and adtech darling AppLovin is finding that out firsthand. AppLovin has been the target of multiple recent short seller reports, the splashiest of which was published last week by investing newsletter The Bear Cave. This week, three other shorting-focused groups–Sakura Research,…

Max Says It’s Game Over for Sports Tier Add-On

After previously announcing that a B/R Sports add-on would become available to Max subscribers at an additional cost, Warner Bros. Discovery is changing its game plan. Today, WBD clarified that its plans to go with a paid sports add-on, which were originally announced in 2023, will not move forward … “for now,” the company added…

Max Says It’s Game Over for Sports Tier Add-On

After previously announcing that a B/R Sports add-on would become available to Max subscribers at an additional cost, Warner Bros. Discovery is changing its game plan. Today, WBD clarified that its plans to go with a paid sports add-on, which were originally announced in 2023, will not move forward … “for now,” the company added…

Shake Shack CMO Jay Livingston to Step Down in March

Shake Shack’s chief marketing officer (CMO) Jay Livingston is leaving his role at the end of next month, he confirmed to ADWEEK. He has yet to announce his next move. Livingston made the announcement today in a lengthy post on his LinkedIn page. “I’m finally getting around to writing this, but after over six incredible…

Bezos’ Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley’s Exit

Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Post, said that the newspaper’s opinion section would focus on “personal liberties and free markets.”

Saturday, Feb. 22 Evening Cable News Ratings: Lara Trump Makes Strong Fox News Debut

The debut of Fox News’ new 9 p.m. ET show My View with Lara Trump easily won the night in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. It was also FNC’s most-watched 9 p.m. hour on a Saturday since the first assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in July 2024. MSNBC saw its biggest total…

Sunday, Feb. 23 Evening Cable News Ratings: Brian Kilmeade Is 1st in the Demo

The debut of One Nation with Brian Kilmeade on Sunday nights at 10 p.m. ET produced big numbers for Fox News, as it finished as the top show of the night in the Adults 25-44 demo across all three cable networks. However, One Nation was not FNC’s top show in total viewers–that honor went to…