Nexstar Media Group, Inc. has agreed to acquire the assets of WBNX in Cleveland, Ohio, from the Winston Broadcasting Company. The acquisition will create a duopoly for Nexstar. The company already owns and operates Fox affiliate WJW. “The acquisition of WBNX-TV strengthens our presence in Cleveland, a top-20 television market, and in the political battleground…Read More
Longtime WWL anchor Eric Paulsen died Saturday morning. The New Orleans CBS affiliate said Paulsen had been away from the anchor desk for more than a month after announcing that he had been diagnosed with a “fairly aggressive” form of cancer. “I’m not a person who worries about a lot in life, and I’ve always…Read More
Brian Cox returned to university in a new Uber One campaign promoting its student membership benefits across Uber and Uber Eats. The spot, created by agency Special U.S., sees Cox enrolling as a freshman who is unconcerned with classes and dorm life. Instead he’s focused on the perks of free Uber Eats delivery and discounted…Read More
Earlier this year, Group M, WPP’s media investment group, launched a dedicated women’s sports marketplace ahead of the upfront, committing to double its annual media investment in women’s sports. Today, there are no buzzer-beaters necessary. The company has officially achieved its goal. Though GroupM didn’t share total volume numbers, the company told ADWEEK it’s already…Read More
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire Amazon founder who owns The Washington Post, defended the newspaper’s decision to stop endorsing presidential candidates, arguing in part that the move is a way to shore up credibility and combat perceptions of political bias. (NBC News) “Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election,” Bezos wrote in…Read More
Longtime McCann vet Kate MacNevin is leaving the network to join B2B agency Stein IAS global CEO and lead parent company MSQ’s B2B division as executive chair. In the role, she will lead Stein IAS’s global business alongside chairman and chief brand officer, Tom Stein, and global president, Craig Duxbury. She will also work to…Read More
As Meta tries to keep up with OpenAI in developing artificial intelligence, the Facebook owner is working on a search engine that crawls the web to provide conversational answers about current events to people using its Meta AI chatbot. (The Information) Meta’s web crawler will provide conversational answers to users about current events on Meta…Read More
Jon Stewart isn’t quite ready to let go of his weekly Daily Show gig. Comedy Central announced Monday that Stewart signed an extension that will keep him as a once-per-week host and full-time executive producer of The Daily Show through December 2025. (THR / Live Feed) Stewart, who hosts The Daily Show on Mondays, will…Read More
USA Today, the nation’s fourth-largest newspaper, is joining The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times in not endorsing a presidential candidate this election. (The Daily Beast) Over 200 American outlets under USA Today parent company Gannett will not back candidates “in presidential or national races,” according to USA Today. (The Hill)Read More
Shares of former President Donald Trump’s social media company surged more than 21% Monday, on the heels of the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign rally in New York. (CNBC) Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates the Truth Social social media network, has seen its stock soar in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 5…Read More
