Retail Media in 2025: Google’s Big Bets, New Tech and More

Draw the curtain on 2024 with another insightful episode of The Garage featuring Shawn McGahee, head of retail media ads at Google. Shawn joins hosts Dan Massimino and Evan Hovorka with all the details on the future of retail media and what to expect in 2025, from how AI is going to reshape the industry…

NFL and Bleacher Report Team Up for Content Rights and Super Bowl Coverage

The NFL is adding Bleacher Report to its team this offseason with a multiyear deal that hopes to turn the Warner Bros. Discovery digital platform’s audience and content, as well as the league’s highlights and sponsors, into a dynasty. The partnership, which began on NFL Wild Card weekend, gives Bleacher Report and House of Highlights…

Kia mostra que seus carros elétricos são à prova de apocalipse zumbi

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A Kia decidiu atacar de um jeito diferente o “problema” do silêncio dos carros elétricos: em nova campanha na Austrália, mostra que essa característica pode ser crucial em um apocalipse zumbi. ? Por que importa: Enquanto outras marcas focam em sustentabilidade, a Kia apostou no humor e na cultura pop para destacar funcionalidades dos seus …

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Dotdash Meredith Lays Off 143 Staff, Citing a Shifting Media Landscape

The digital media company Dotdash Meredith, which is home to dozens of editorial brands including People, Southern Living, and Food & Wine, laid off 143 staff in a round of cuts on Thursday morning, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company confirmed the layoffs to ADWEEK. The cuts affect staff across multiple…

Donald Trump Wanted to Ban TikTok: Now Will He Be the One to Save It?

President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office the day after the law banning TikTok in the U.S. goes into effect, is reportedly mulling an executive order that would stay the ban by 60 days or 90 days to allow time for negotiating a sale of the application by Chinese parent company ByteDance, or some other alternative….

Revolving Door Roundup: NBC News and CNN Name New White House and Capitol Hill Teams

New president, new team: NBC News has unveiled the political team that will cover the next four years of Donald Trump’s second administration. Peter Alexander will continue to serve as chief White House correspondent, while Garrett Haake joins as senior White House correspondent, and Yamiche Alcindor and Vaughn Hillyard depart the campaign trail to become…

TikTok Refugees Get Wry Welcome on RedNote, Another Chinese App

In their mass migration to the Chinese app RedNote, social media users make a gleeful mockery of the American government.

How Triller’s CEO Plans to Poach TikTok Creators

As a U.S. ban looms, creators are actively looking for TikTok alternatives that can help them build an audience and surface their content. YouTube’s Shorts and Instagram’s Reels are the two biggest formats attracting creators. But smaller apps want in, too. Ten-year-old Triller is one such app. The video app gained traction during the first…

Trump Is Said to Consider Executive Order to Circumvent TikTok Ban

The move is under discussion as the Chinese-owned app faces a Sunday deadline to find a new buyer or shut down in the United States.

Chicago Anchor Jim Williams Signs Off after More than 20 Years

CBS Chicago (WBBM) anchor Jim Williams is leaving the CBS owned station after 23 years. “New year, new chapter for me,” he wrote on social media. “This Thursday, January 16 is my last day as a full-time employee at CBS Chicago. I hesitate to call it retirement because I’ll occasionally do pieces for the station,…

Bob Uecker, Clubhouse Wit-Turned-Popular Sportscaster, Dies at 90

Uecker turned his meager baseball career into humorous fodder covering games on TV and as a commercial pitchman.

Allen Media Cuts More Staff at Louisiana Station

Allen Media owned station KADN laid off more employees in its news department on Tuesday. Five staffers were let go from the Lafayette, Louisiana Fox and NBC affiliate, including anchors Taylor Trache and Jeff Horchak and meteorologist Michael Crowley. Two producers were also let go. This latest round comes nearly three months after the station…

The Washington Post’s New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’

This week, The Post began trying out a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.”

Mischief Has Been Quietly Building a Media Department

Buzzy creative shop Mischief @ No Fixed Address has entered the media planning and buying space. The agency exclusively revealed to ADWEEK that it has been quietly building a media department for the past year, led by executive director of media Kristie Lee. The group has roughly 15 people and works with brands including Duolingo,…

Patrick Mahomes Ends Years of Online Rumors: ‘A Proud User of Invisalign’

Patrick Mahomes’ new brand partnership has some bite. After years of fan theories and speculation online that Mahomes uses Invisalign–with internet sleuths suspecting the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was seen chewing on an Invisalign on the sidelines–Mahomes is finally setting the record (and his chompers) straight: He is an Invisalign user. And the QB is…

‘It’s Devastating’: As TikTok Ban Nears, DTC Brands Confront the Loss of Key Business Lines

Take a stroll down a Target aisle and you might spot the period care brand August. You’d have TikTok’s algorithm to thank for that. After launching in 2020, August gained traction on TikTok with co-founder Nadya Okamoto’s viral video about traditional pads taking 800 years to decompose, compared to August’s six to 12 months. The…

Publishers Are Migrating TikTok Audiences to Other Platforms Ahead of a Potential Ban

With the fate of TikTok hanging on a Supreme Court ruling, news and entertainment publishers are taking steps to prepare for a social media landscape without the popular vertical video app. To do so, they are diversifying where they post, migrating their audiences to other platforms, and allocating more resources to promising channels, such as…

WeatherTech Returns to the Super Bowl for the 13th Time

Thirteen looks to be a lucky number for WeatherTech, as the U.S. automotive and home accessories company is returning to the Super Bowl for the 13th time, including two years of airing multiple in-game spots. The new campaign, which will air in the second quarter, comes from its longtime agency partner, Pinnacle Advertising, which has…

What the #$@! to Do About Your TikTok Shop

If you’ve logged onto TikTok within the past week (haven’t we all?), you’ve probably seen the latest #goodbyetiktok and #savetiktok content as users stateside prepare for the very real possibility that the nationwide ban on the app will go into effect on January 19. As we anxiously await the Supreme Court’s decision on TikTok’s fate,…

Snapchat Lures in Creators in New Ad Campaign Amid TikTok Drama

Snap is reminding creators that its app is a central place to build a community in a new ad campaign. The company’s campaign comes as rival TikTok faces a potential ban in the U.S. this week. The Supreme Court is set to rule on a looming ban that would wipe the app from the U.S….