Pepsi inked a partnership with the Yankees’ Aaron Judge to serve as the face of the brand, “championing the spirit and excitement of baseball, both on and off the field.” “We are thrilled to welcome Aaron to the Pepsi family,” said Justin Toman, Senior Director, Sports Marketing, PepsiCo. “He’s one of the biggest rising stars […]
TLC responded to transphobic comments from Derick Dillard by cutting ties with the Counting On star. Last week Dillard posted a tweet saying transgender I Am Jazz star Jazz Jennings was being taken advantage of to promote an agenda, adding it’s “just unfortunate what’s on tv these days.” One person who won’t be on TV […]
truTV ordered an additional 10 episodes of live late night series The Chris Gethard Show, which will premiere in spring 2018. The series, which launched on a public access channel in 2011, then spent 2 seasons on Fusion, made its truTV debut in August.
Just because a video contains well-known children’s characters doesn’t mean it’s kid-friendly. Some YouTube users, for instance, have posted videos where Disney or Nickelodeon characters engage in violent or sexual behavior. Now YouTube is taking new steps to make sure such content doesn’t actually reach kids. The company says it will start putting age restrictions […]
Owning a chain of brick-and-mortar stores can come in handy. In time for the holiday season, Amazon announced that it has begun selling Fire TV streaming devices, Kindle readers, and Echo smart speakers at over 100 Whole Foods stores. And starting this week, Amazon will open “pop-up stores” within a handful of Whole Foods locations, […]
This week will mark the end of ESPN’s Mike & Mike in the Morning, as the long-time pillar (18 years!) at the company wraps up on Friday amid farewells from some of sport’s best and brightest as Greenberg takes on a new solo TV show. Golic will be joined by Trey Wingo for a new […]
A stacked lineup of college football on Saturday paid dividends for networks. CBS Sports saw Auburn’s upset of Georgia hand the network with a 4.7/10 to rank as the highest-rated college football game of the day. The matchup was up 62% from last year’s 2.9/6 in the metered markets. Meanwhile, CBS Sports also announced its […]
Job of the Week DIGITAL MEDIA PLANNER/BUYER R&R Partners/DENVER Will lead reporting, optimization (creative & ad placement) and analysis/ROI of all plans including attribution and more. Min 5 yrs exp. Apply HERECynopsisJOBS Good morning. It’s Sunday November 12, 2017 and this is your first early morning Jobs briefing! 3 questions for Young […]
Job of the Week DIGITAL MEDIA PLANNER/BUYER R&R Partners/DENVER Will lead reporting, optimization (creative & ad placement) and analysis/ROI of all plans including attribution and more. Min 5 yrs exp. Apply HERECynopsisJOBS Good morning. It’s Sunday November 12, 2017 and this is your first early morning Jobs briefing! 3 questions for Young […]
(Scroll down for many more photos!) In the media industry, digital is a dazzling disruptor that demands new technology, fresh formats, and a pioneering spirit. The winners and finalists in this year’s Cynopsis Digital Model D Awards exemplify just that, displaying excellence in online video content and advertising. Same goes for this year’s […]