Happy Friday to all who celebrate. In this week’s edition of stories we didn’t post for one reason or another, we see some sturm und drang over what the recent election of The Trump means for journalism and a scuffle broke out in Baltimore over a ballot initiative funded by the man behind Sinclair. Let’s ..
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The numbers $49 million — Paramount notched an operating profit of just $49 million—barely above breakeven—but it’s the second quarter in a row of profitability for the network. $6.73 billion — Paramount netted a total of $6.73 billion in sales, which was short of the estimated $6.94 billion it was anticipated to bring in and ..
Abigail Degler will join ABC affiliate WMAR in Baltimore, Maryland as a weekday meteorologist. Degler previously worked as the weekend morning meteorologist at WJZ in Baltimore, MD. Before moving to Baltimore, Degler worked as the weekend morning meteorologist at WAFF in Huntsville, Alabama. She started her career in meteorology at WTWO in Terre Haute, Indiana. Enjoying Adweek’s Content? Register ..
Jackson, Mississippi ABC affiliate WAPT is making changes to its weekday morning and weekday evening news teams. Starting Wednesday, November 20, anchor Allie Ware rejoins the weekday morning news team after leaving in 2021. On Monday, December 2, weekday morning anchor Erin Pickens moves to the evening news team, co-anchoring the 5 p.m. newscast with ..
Almost three years exactly after the digital media company Dotdash acquired Meredith Corp. in a $2.7 billion tie-up, the resulting business has finally hit its stride. After a complex, 18-month merger, the combined organization has now notched three consecutive quarters of double-digit revenue growth and boosted its profitability by streamlining its print operations, chief executive ..
The Jeff Bezos-backed startup Perplexity is taking aim at ecommerce. Perplexity is now inviting users to gain early access to its new feature, dubbed “Pro Shop,” which allows them to research and purchase products from various merchants directly on its platform, according to an internal email obtained by ADWEEK. The Pro Shop feature promises free ..
When Grammy-nominated artist and multi-platinum producer Ryan Leslie released his 2016 album MZRT, there were no billboards, bells, or whistles. Instead, he promoted it via an inbound SMS campaign, without a record label or intermediary. To do this, he used Superphone, a product powered by his platform Disruptive Multimedia. The product empowers artists and creators ..
LiveIntent has laid off 35 people, according to a warn notice filed this week with the New York State Department of Labor. The data and identity company was acquired by Zeta Global for $250 million in a deal that closed Oct. 21. The acquisition was first announced on Oct. 8. New York-based LiveIntent had ..
The advertising and marketing ecosystem is fueled by brand budgets, but agencies, publishers, vendors, and other constituents have not been aligned on marketer growth. That’s the view of Bob Liodice, CEO of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), who sat down exclusively with ADWEEK at the organization’s flagship Masters of Marketing conference in Orlando, FL. ..
Drive business and brand growth with winning media strategies at Mediaweek. Hear from experts at TIME, Peloton, YouTube, Google and more, October 29-30 in New York City. Register. Fox wants to reimagine its ad sales approach. Today, Jeff Collins, Fox’s president of advertising, sales, marketing, and brand partnerships, announced the company is implementing a strategic ..