Cynopsis Digital strives to be apolitical, but when enough tech leaders comment on something, it merits a mention. A slew of execs from tech giants including Google, Facebook, Apple, Twitter, and Netflix have vocally condemned President Donald Trump’s move to restrict immigration from a number of Muslim-majority countries. (Some recent judicial orders have somewhat loosened […]
As Super Bowl Week kicks into gear, FOX Sports, which will carry the game on Sunday, hit the weekend with news of its first-ever Agency of Record, lining up a deal to add long-time ESPN partner Wieden+Kennedy New York to its growth plans. The agency will look to “elevate and expand FOX Sports’ brand storytelling […]
Nationwide will once again cover the NFL, with the two organizations locking in a deal for the insurance brand to remain an official auto, home and life insurance sponsor of the league for the next four years. The deal will see Nationwide continue as the presenting sponsor of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the […]
WE tv’s Mama June: From Not to Hot debuts Friday, February 24 at 10p. Docu-dramedy chronicles the physical and emotional metamorphosis of the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo matriarch.
Nina Dobrev will be back for the series finale of CW’s The Vampire Diaries. The actress, who left in 2015 at the end of her contract, shared the news on Instagram.
The media landscape is beginning to look a bit like a Russian nesting doll – companies within companies within companies. First came the Comcast/NBCU merger, then the proposed AT&T/Time Warner acquisition. Now, about a year after Charter Communications acquired Time Warner Cable, the Wall Street Journal reports that Verizon has expressed interest in acquiring Charter. […]
Facebook just hired a tech veteran to oversee its virtual and augmented reality efforts. Hugo Barra will serve as VP of Virtual Reality, a role that will include oversight of Facebook-owned VR company Oculus. (He’s effectively replacing former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, who left his leadership role in October.) Barra previously served as VP of […]
FOX Sports is turning to Wieden+Kennedy New York to serve as its first-ever Agency of Record. The partnership between the two will see the global advertising agency lead efforts to elevate and expand FOX Sports’ brand storytelling and advertising campaigns, helping to drive and develop creative activations across all of the network’s top sports properties […]
Jack Daniel’s is doing shots with the NBA, announcing a new multiyear partnership that makes the brand an official marketing partner of the league, as well as the Women’s National Basketball Association, the NBA Development League, and USA Basketball. The agreement marks the largest partnership with a professional sports league in the brand’s history. Activation […]
Mary Tyler Moore died yesterday. The TV icon had been hospitalized with pneumonia due to complications from diabetes. Said her longtime rep, “Mary Tyler Moore passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine. A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate […]