X (formerly Twitter) dismissed Unilever from its ongoing lawsuit against advertisers, which accuses several brands of conducting an “illegal boycott” of its business. (ADWEEK) London-based Unilever said in a statement that it had “reached an agreement with X, which has committed to meeting our responsibility standards to ensure the safety and performance of our brands…Read More
In an unusual arrangement, Fox and NBCUniversal cut a deal (with the full blessing and support of the National Football League) to have Telemundo produce its own broadcast of Super Bowl LIX next February. (THR) Both networks will air the game from New Orleans Feb. 9, producing separate broadcasts. TelevisaUnivision carried the last Super Bowl,…Read More
Governments often chafe at the presence of a free press. The reason is simple: A robust and independent news media keeps a sharp eye on government and, when necessary, exposes abuse of power, corruption, incompetence, and waste. Exposing such things depends, of course, not just on journalists, but also on brave officials willing to sound…Read More
It seems that The New Yorker Festival may be picket-free this year. The magazine’s union and management at Conde Nast reached a new tentative three-year agreement, the company’s human resources department told staffers Monday. (THR)Read More
Conde Nast’s high-profile head of diversity, Yashica Olden, quietly stepped down in June amid bitter internal tensions over alleged antisemitism and divisive arguments about the war in Gaza. (Semafor)Read More
Project Rise Partners, an investment group interested in buying Paramount Global, claims that Paramount’s special committee violated its fiduciary duty to shareholders by neglecting to consider its $8.5 billion bid for the company, according to a letter from the group’s lawyers to Paramount’s general counsel, obtained by Axios. (Axios)Read More
The Evening Standard reported its highest losses since going free in 2009, for the year before it decided to drop its daily print edition. (Press Gazette)Read More
The New York Times sports publisher The Athletic partnered with the sports streaming service Fubo on Tuesday, the latest in a series of integrated partnerships spearheaded by The Athletic since it debuted advertising on its website two years ago. The multiyear tie-up will first see Fubo integrated into live game blogs, with future plans for…Read More
Authenticity is key. The phrase appears in virtually every conversation about influencer marketing. And while it remains accurate, panelists at a group chat at ADWEEK House during Advertising Week New York, sponsored by creator marketing agency The Shelf, dove deeper into how working with creators is changing. “Four or five years ago, it used to…Read More
When Google announced in July that it was not deprecating third-party cookies on the web, the industry breathed a sigh of relief. And a groan. For four years, the industry has been preparing for the cookieless future, including testing Google’s suite of privacy-enhancing technologies, Privacy Sandbox. The July announcement made it seem as if some…Read More
