Facebook wants to make it harder for low-quality publishers to monetize their sites. The social media giant says it will use artificial intelligence to find websites that have an excessive number of ads, or feature ad experiences that are malicious or disruptive. For instance, a page with too many ads and not enough original images […]
Mashable kept it short and sweet at its NewFront presentation, held yesterday in midtown Manhattan. Mashable has pushed heavily into video over the last couple of years, and the company boasted that, for the first time ever, its video content is now being visited more often than its print content. (The slew of print journalists […]
Notre Dame and the Atlantic Coast Conference are taking their football partnership into the next two decades, announcing a deal that will see the two orgs play five football games annually from 2026 through 2037 in a contract extension. The agreement continues a deal that began in 2014, after the school joined the league for […]
A pair of Stanley Cup Playoff Game 7s pushed NBCSN to its most-watched NHL doubleheader in network history, anchored by the Penguins/Capitals which averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 2.569 million viewers to rank as the fourth-most watched second round game in NBCSN history. The TAD was up 87% over last year’s equivalent and became […]
With a little help from his friends, Stephen Colbert’s Late Show averaged a 3.1 rating in the 56 metered markets on Tuesday, up +15% versus the week prior, up +41 versus year ago, and the highest regularly scheduled rating since September 22, 2015. Colbert’s former Daily Show comrades Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Ed […]
Fox Networks Group appointed Joe Marchese President of Advertising Revenue. In his new role, Marchese will oversee linear and nonlinear sales, advertising research and advanced ad products for FNG’s portfolio of industry-leading network brands. Marchese was appointed President of Advanced Advertising Products at Fox Networks Group in 2015.
Hulu has named Joel Stillerman as its new Chief Content Officer. The hire comes as Hulu continues to ramp up its original programming ambitions with shows like The Handmaid’s Tale and Harlots. Stillerman, a long-time programming exec, formerly headed up original programming and development for AMC Networks’ AMC and Sundance channels. It was Stillerman who […]
Maybe this is just what happens when Facebook mercilessly clones your most popular features in an all-out assault on your user growth. Snap Inc. issued its first earnings report since becoming a public company, and Wall Street was less than impressed. The Snapchat parent reported $149.65 million in revenue for Q1 of this year. That’s […]
The college football postseason is locked and loaded for ESPN, with the company announcing dates (and networks) for the lineup of contests. Meanwhile, the CFP semifinals will take place on Jan. 1 at 5p and 8:45p respectively, with the National Championship Game slates for Jan. 8 at 8p. ESPN is on deck to carry more […]
The Sports Emmys produced big rewards for NBC Sports’ coverage of the Olympics (garnering four nods) as well as FOX Sports overall, with the company reeling in 18 winners across its brands to top the leaderboard. Coverage of the Summer Games drew wins for the categories of outstanding trans-media sports coverage, outstanding technical team remote, […]