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Detroit Anchor Devin Scillian to Leave Station After Nearly 30 Years

Longtime Detroit anchor Devin Scillian is leaving Detroit NBC affiliate WDIV in December. "Some news now tonight of a more personal nature," he told viewers. "I've decided it's time to move on to the...

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WISN Names Blake Eason Co-Anchor at 5 and 10 PM, Unveils New Anchor Lineup

Milwaukee ABC affiliate WISN has announced a new weekday evening anchor lineup that starts November 11, 2024. Blake Eason will be the co-anchor of the station's 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts, alongside...

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AKQA Founder and CEO Ajaz Ahmed Steps Down After 30 Years

A three-decade run has come to an end at AKQA Group, as parent company WPP revealed the resignation of CEO Ajaz Ahmed. Ahmed founded the innovation agency in 1994. AKQA was acquired by WPP in 2012 and...

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Generational Marketing Is Dead and Rather Irrelevant

Generational marketing is dead and rather irrelevant in modern marketing. Clinging to these outdated segments is not just lazy--it's inefficient, inaccurate, and can be dangerous. Simple logic led to...

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Revolving Door Agency Moves: BarkleyOKRP, Merkle, Wpromote, and More

While Charlie Brown will likely get a rock in his bag, as he has every year since the 1966 debut of Halloween special "It's the Great Pumpkin," several agencies received treats this week in the form of...

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Watch Kamala Harris’ First Interview on Fox News

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for her first-ever formal interview with Fox News on Thursday. The interview conducted by Special Report anchor Bret Baier was...

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Nostalgia Drives Halloween as Brands Revive Classic Ads

A 30-second Geico ad called "Horror Movie" needed to look like the real Hollywood slasher franchises it was parodying, with attractive stars, desolate setting, high stakes, and slick production values....

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Google Replacing Exec in Charge of Ads and Search, Will Block Election Ads...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced Thursday that Prabhakar Raghavan, the executive in charge of the company's search engine and ads products, is leaving his role. Longtime Google executive Nick Fox...

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To Fight Churn on Its 740,000 Subscribers, Bloomberg Media Debuts Weekend...

The financial news publisher Bloomberg Media is launching a Weekend Edition product on Friday, part of a broader initiative to boost subscriber retention and increase weekend readership. The content...

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Netflix Adds 5.1M Subs, Details 2 Big Ads Initiatives

Netflix reported its third-quarter earnings Thursday, adding 5.1 million subscribers as its status as subscription streaming TV's dominant platform remains unchallenged. (THR) The 5.1 million...

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What Does it Really Mean When a Politician Says a Station’s License Should be...

After Donald Trump called for a couple of networks to lose their licenses because he didn't like the consequences of his actions, Deadline wrote up a piece on what the FCC can and can't do regarding...

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Revolving Door Roster Updates: Edelman, Latitude, Mother, and More

a21 James Beard Foundation president and chief operating officer Kris Moon left the nonprofit culinary arts organization after 17 years to join live events company a21 as its first COO. Domino's Pizza...

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From Pink Pony Club to Whiskey River: ACL Fest’s Multigenerational Crowd...

Hundreds of pink cowboy hats dotted the enormous crowd in Zilker Park for the last day of ACL Festival 2024, a nod to pop sensation Chappell Roan's drag-inspired, over-the-top aesthetic. But while the...

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Google to Pause Election Ads Across Its Platforms Once the Polls Close

The days of going to bed on election night in the U.S. and knowing who the next president would be ended a few elections ago, and Google is taking steps to ensure that its platforms are not used to...

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Judge Blocks DeSantis Administration’s Efforts to Block Pro-Abortion Ad

A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order against Florida's surgeon general after the state health department threatened to bring criminal charges against broadcasters airing an ad...

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Here’s the Roundup for the Week Ending October 18

Happy Friday to all who celebrate! In this week's edition of stories we didn't write up for one reason or another, we see the usual to and fro of local TV talent, while a station in San Antonio honors...

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Nick Fox Replaces Prabhakar Raghavan Leading Google’s Search and Advertising...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed a change in leadership for its Knowledge & Information unit, which encompasses ads, commerce, Google Earth, and search: Nick Fox will take over for Prabhakar...

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Top 5 TV-Themed Brand Activations at New York Comic Con 2024

It's that time of the year where the Javits Center will be full of superheroes, supervillains, and more. New York Comic Con kicked off Oct. 17 and will run through Oct. 20. While the East Coast leg is...

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Here’s Where You Can Watch the Presidential Candidates on TV This Week

Opportunities to reach undecided voters are becoming fewer and fewer for the presidential candidates and their running mates. With early voting already underway in some of the battleground states,...

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Resume Rewind: Stephanie Fried

Stephanie Fried's career first took her into politics before shifting into marketing. Fried broke down her career in the second installment of ADWEEK's video series Resume Rewind, sponsored by...

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