With the presidential election one week away, Sprite is encouraging Black and multicultural youth to make their voices heard at the polls. In a handful of 15-second spots debuting throughout tonight’s BET Hip Hop Awards, six emerging artists explain why voting matters to them and their communities. The individuals featured are photographer Yvette Glasco, illustrator…Read More
OnePlus this week announced the Nord N10 and N100 — its most affordable phones since the ill-fated OnePlus X. We’ll be getting our hands on the devices in due time, but here’s what we know after the device’s official announcement. Price and availability At just £329/€349 and £179/€199, respectively, the phones attempt to bring premium design and sensible features at reasonable prices. Moreover, unlike the original OnePlus Nord, this one is actually coming stateside, eventually. The Euro prices translate to roughly $411 for the N10 and $234 for the N100, so it’s reasonable to expect US prices to be within a few…
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Netflix today announced it’s making a live-action series based on the Assassin’s Creed game series. This would be the latest in Netflix‘s planned video game ventures, and could potentially be one of its more interesting ones. Netflix + Assassin’s Creed pic.twitter.com/yI2sItnMgi — NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020 The company announced the project with an ambiguous tweet with the logo and some music and sound effects familiar to game fans. Note that we know nothing else about the series except that it’s being made, and that two of Ubisoft’s Film & Television execs — Jason Altman and Danielle Kreinik — will be executive producers. It…
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Reddit shared details on options that will be available to its workforce on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic. The company wrote in a blog post, “Earlier this year, Reddit had to evolve with the unexpected challenge of going 100% remote. Our employees–or Snoos, as we’re known–rose to the occasion, adapting our business and…Read More
Key Insights With the worst hopefully behind, ad-tech companies are looking to hire in fast-growing areas like CTV Despite the financial hit, ad-tech companies are paying their bills The worst seems to be over for the ad-tech industry, which is showing signs of cautious optimism following the initial havoc of the novel coronavirus pandemic that,…Read More
Jon Stewart is heading back to TV. Apple TV+ has signed the late-night legend to host and produce a new current affairs series, Adweek has confirmed. As part of a multi-year deal, Stewart will host and executive produce current affairs program for the nearly year-old streaming service. Stewart’s show is also reportedly being worked on…Read More
As a decidedly unconventional holiday season approaches, 64-year-old kids modeling compound Play-Doh is launching its first-ever product specifically for adults, which will be available at retail giants Amazon and Walmart. The scented product line, aptly named Play-Doh for Grown Ups, was inspired by “comical trends, iconic themes and pop culture favorites,” according to a spokesperson….Read More
GMC didn’t just go big to promote its next-generation 2021 GMC Yukon: It went world’s biggest. General Motors’ truck division teamed up with Twitter to create the world’s biggest tweet, while at the same time backing the new Yukon’s Denali-exclusive interior and its AT4 option, highlighted by its four-corner Air Ride Adaptive Suspension. Over 2,500…Read More
For at least a generation, Americans who’ve taken the time to head to the polls, wait in a (usually long) line and cast their ballots for president have enjoyed a small but significant mark of recognition: the “I Voted” sticker. The adult equivalent of the star that grade school teachers stuck on your graded tests,…Read More
Omnicom, which owns agencies such as TBWA, DDB, Hearts & Science and PHD, experienced an 11.7% drop in organic revenue during the third quarter of this year due to the economic impact of Covid-19. During the second quarter of 2020, Omnicom’s organic revenue fell 23%. “As we expected, the negative impact of Covid-19 on our…Read More
