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If you’re a Google TV user who’s been dying to watch some Apple TV+ content, I have some good news: an Apple TV app is finally coming to the latest Chromecast in “early 2021.” As noted by Google in its announcement post, that will make the Chromecast with Google TV “one of the only streaming devices will all the major video subscriptions.” Apple TV+ was pretty much the only one left. Google specifically mentions the latest Chromecast in its blog post, not Android TV devices in general, so it’s not clear if the app will make its way over to…

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While big beer brands continue to wage their various wars, craft brewing, perhaps under the radar, continues its global growth, though the pandemic is throwing a wrench in the works. But the marketing of those handcrafted brews has finally gotten its due with its own awards show, the Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAs), which features…Read More

A series of research advances over the past few years have unlocked new potential for the use of AI in creative settings, from generating realistic-sounding copy to creating art from scratch. Startup Runway wants to make all of these capabilities accessible to anyone regardless of their coding background in a model similar to the Adobe…Read More

Facebook continued its protest against upcoming changes to Apple’s iOS 14 operating system, running print ads Wednesday in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, and holding a press call featuring owners of small and mid-sized businesses bemoaning the potential effects. The ads allude to Apple’s proposed phasing out of…Read More

After a months-long standoff, WarnerMedia and Roku have reached an agreement to bring streamer HBO Max to Roku devices beginning Dec. 17. The move means existing HBO customers who have downloaded the HBO app on Roku devices will see the app auto-update to HBO Max. For those who do not already have HBO subscriptions, the…Read More

This has been a year for the dogs–really rough (ruff?). But Budweiser and social channel @WeRateDogs hope to bring some holiday cheer for lucky dog owners with a contest to get their pup on a Budweiser can. Imagine being able to drink a frothy brew with your own canine on the label. That’s the present…Read More

As the Covid-19 vaccine begins to roll out, new troves of misleading information begin to roll out with it, and Twitter outlined the steps it is taking to keep that misleading information off its platform. The social network said that starting Dec. 21, it will use a combination of technology and human review to root…Read More

10 state attorneys general sued Google Wednesday for alleged antitrust violations related to its ad stack, popularly known as DoubleClick. Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, who has led a lengthy investigation into the technology company, announced the lawsuit in a video posted to Twitter. Additional states joining the complaint are Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi,…Read More

If I had a dollar for every article I’ve read that started with “2020 was a tough year for everyone,” I’d be rich enough to not be here writing this one. But it was! And with a couple weeks left I’m still not convinced we won’t face the zombie apocalypse by Christmas. That being said, I’m more prepared than ever for whatever horrors await these waning days and those sure to come in 2021. Because I’m a vampire. Vampire: The Masquerade has been around for decades. Today, the World of Darkness (that’s the universe in which V:TM exists) released a…

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Activision Blizzard vice president of franchise communication and social Beverly Jackson will join Twitter Jan. 4 as vp, global brand and consumer marketing. Jackson will report directly to chief marketing officer and head of people Leslie Berland and lead the social network’s brand, consumer product marketing, global consumer marketing and social teams. While at Activision…Read More