Univision Is Considering Selling Gizmodo Media Group and The Onion
Univision Communications Inc. has formally initiated the process of exploring the sale of Gizmodo Media Group and The Onion, the company announced today. Selling the companies would allow UCI to "focus...
View ArticlePinterest Rolled Out Collaboration Tools for Groups
Pinterest Wednesday introduced new collaboration tools for its group boards, on mobile and web, enabling Pinners to more easily plan events and projects. The company said in a blog post that its new...
View ArticleFacebook Is Facing the Maximum Allowable Fine in the U.K. Over Cambridge...
The Information Commissioner's Office, the privacy regulator in the U.K., is threatening Facebook with its maximum penalty over the Cambridge Analytica user data scandal, but the punishment would be...
View ArticleOn the Adweek Podcast: Celebrating the Most Powerful Women in Sports
This week, Adweek is honoring the most badass women in sports, including alpine racing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin, Adidas vp Alegra O'Hare and Lara Price, COO of the Philadelphia 76ers. Check out our...
View ArticleJet.com Is Appealing to New Yorkers With Pizza and Ice Cream
Ecommerce company Jet.com is opening a fulfillment center in the Bronx borough of New York in the fall. The center will reportedly enable deliveries of groceries and other items within the Bronx, as...
View ArticleOgilvy Fires Worldwide CCO Tham Khai Meng After Internal Investigation
Ogilvy terminated its longtime global creative leader Tham Khai Meng today after employees complained about unspecified violations of company policy, according to an internal memo from CEO John...
View ArticleThese Brilliant German Ads About Remarkable Women Are Getting Global Praise...
For most ad campaigns, winning gold at the Cannes Lions is the ultimate goal, often capping many months of industry acclaim and passaround. But here's a good example of an advertising effort for which...
View ArticlePapa John’s Founder Allegedly Uses N-Word in an Exercise to Prevent PR Snafus
The Papa John's public relations team has probably glued their palms to their faces at this point. According to Forbes, founder and former CEO John Schnatter was today accused of using the N-word and...
View ArticleThe First Batch of Facebook-Funded News Shows for Watch Is Debuting Monday
Facebook announced last month that it was funding an initiative to create news shows from 10 to 12 U.S. publishers for its Facebook Watch video platform, and the first slate of those shows will begin...
View ArticleWine Line Inspired by The Handmaid’s Tale Goes as Poorly as You Might Expect
There are bad branding ideas, and then there's the Handmaid's Tale-inspired wine line that Lot18 and the show's producer MGM partnered on--and quickly canceled after thunderous social media backlash....
View ArticleThis Retailer Is Betting Big on Made-to-Order Brands, and It’s Opening 15...
In an era when fast fashion is constantly bemoaned and traditional retailers like Sears continue to struggle, Consortium is stepping in to offer consumers a different option. Enter made-to-order brands...
View ArticleAerie Continues Its ‘Real’ Streak, Casting Models With Illnesses and...
Aerie's imagery just keeps getting more and more real. The lingerie retailer has been receiving kudos on social media this week for its latest round of images, which feature women with various medical...
View ArticleBustle Founder Wins Out in Bid for Gawker
A holding company owned and managed by Bryan Goldberg, the founder of Bleacher Report and Bustle, won a bankruptcy auction for Gawker.com and its assets. The successful bid was reportedly up to $1.5...
View ArticleNetflix Is Already This Year’s Big Emmy Winner, and What Else We Learned From...
Game of Thrones, Saturday Night Live and Westworld topped this morning's Emmy nominations tally, but that barely scratches the surface when it comes to analyzing this year's crop of TV nominees. From...
View ArticleThis Year’s 5 Most Outrageous Emmy Omissions
There was a lot to love about this year's Emmy nominations, including a strong showing from this year's sophomore class--but as usual, voters made some egregious oversights when filling out their...
View ArticleFacebook’s Fifth Annual Diversity Report Followed the Pattern of Slow Progress
Facebook's fifth annual diversity report, released Thursday, followed the same pattern as the company's four previous diversity reports: progress, but at a slow pace. Highlights from this year's report...
View ArticleSapientRazorfish Lays Off 100 in U.S. as Publicis Prepares to Retire the...
SapientRazorfish, the "digital transformation agency" created by the union of SapientNitro and Razorfish, went through a U.S. restructuring this week. Sources who spoke to Adweek on condition of...
View ArticleOmnicom Launches Marketing and Insights Platform to Track Consumers Across...
Today, Omnicom Media Group unveiled a new "people-based precision marketing and insights platform" called Omni that's designed to deliver a single view of the consumer, which can then be tracked and...
View ArticleJust When You Thought the AT&T-Time Warner Saga Was Over, the DOJ Is...
One month after a federal judge approved AT&T's merger with Time Warner, ruling that the Justice Department's antitrust suit had failed to make its case against the merger, the DOJ has decided that...
View ArticleKraft Heinz Sends Kraft Mac and Cheese, Philadelphia Cream Cheese Creative...
The Kraft Heinz Company has selected Droga5 as its new creative agency partner for its Kraft Mac and Cheese and Philadelphia Cream Cheese brands. The selection came without a review. "Kraft Heinz...
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