One of the biggest stories in tennis isn’t happening at the U.S. Open. Ken Solomon, longtime chairman and CEO of Tennis Channel, has been relieved of his duties by parent company Sinclair, people familiar with the matter said. (WSJ) Specifically, the parent company took issue with the executive’s advisory and board member role for Dr….Read More
ADWEEK has confirmed that NBCUniversal is cutting back on The Tonight Show, making it four nights per week instead of five. The move is reportedly an economic decision, as well as a response to host Jimmy Fallon’s growing commitments outside the late-night TV staple. (ADWEEK) Fallon’s show aired four nights per week throughout the summer,…Read More
Sara Badler–a veteran of Morning Brew, Dotdash Meredith, and The New York Times–was named chief advertising officer of The Guardian US Tuesday. (Axios)Read More
A contributor for Tenet Media announced on Twitter Thursday night that the company has abruptly shuttered, one day after the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment that accused it of being covertly funded by employees of a Russian state-controlled media outlet. (Mother Jones)Read More
The inside story of how Bob Iger undermined and outmaneuvered Bob Chapek, his chosen successor, and returned to power at Disney. (NYT)Read More
A new brand is hoping to provide a hub for the booming conversation around the culture of sports. OffBall launched Sunday as a website, newsletter, and social feed that seeks to apply a human touch to curate the flood of conversations about sports in popular culture. (Semafor)Read More
[Sensitive content: This article mentions suicide. Help is available through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the U.S. by calling or texting 988 or the CALM helpline in the U.K. at 0800 58 58 58]. Thousands of brightly colored birthday balloons fill a space in one of London’s largest shopping malls. To many people,…Read More
Whatever the outcome of Google’s landmark adtech antitrust trial–and whether Google is forced to cleave off part of its sell-side adtech business–it will send shockwaves beyond the programmatic industry. Making sure you don’t miss a beat, ADWEEK’s Catherine Perloff is in Alexandria, Virginia, covering the first week of the trial, which looks to dig into…Read More
The Department of Justice’s antitrust trial against Google’s ad tech business is set to begin this week. Owing to Google’s size, a win for the DOJ is sure to spur huge changes in the programmatic industry, particularly in the short term. If Google is forced to sell its publisher adtech business, it could eventually increase…Read More
Global creative agency David hired Daniel Lobaton as its first chief creative officer of North America, a new position overseeing its North American offices in Miami and New York. Lobaton will oversee creative operations for both offices and usher in new creative opportunities and growth for the agency in North America. He will work from…Read More
