Media
Comcast to launch Universal Ads in bid to win smaller advertisers over from tech
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Comcast plans to launch a new advertising platform that will make it easier for smaller businesses to buy ad time — and, the company hopes, to beckon some advertisers away from social media and digital outlets and over to traditional TV’s streaming businesses. On Monday, Comcast announced the […]
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How AI regulation could shake out in 2025
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters The U.S. political landscape is set to undergo some shifts in 2025 — and those changes will have some major implications for the […]
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Amazon licenses Melania Trump documentary, as Jeff Bezos cozies up to president-elect
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump smile after speaking during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, early on Nov. 6, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Amazon Prime Video announced Sunday that it is […]
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Washington Post cartoonist quits after drawing of Bezos, other billionaires with Trump rejected
Editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes Courtesy of Ann Telnaes A Washington Post cartoonist has quit her role at the paper, saying that her bosses blocked publication of a satirical cartoon that depicted billionaires, including one resembling Post owner Jeff Bezos, kneeling before President-elect Donald Trump. Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, said in a blog post […]
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Netflix sets streaming record with Christmas Day NFL games
A detailed view of a Netflix Christmas Gameday sign during the regular season NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers on December 25, 2024 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA. Icon Sportswire | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Christmas came right on time for Netflix, as the streamer set records for […]
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Ad revenue should stabilize for media companies in 2025 — if they have sports
The New York Liberty celebrate after wining the 2024 WNBA Championship against the Minnesota Lynx during Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals on October 20, 2024 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. David Sherman | National Basketball Association | Getty Images The advertising market has positive momentum going into 2025 — especially for […]
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13 anonymous media executives make predictions for the new year
Bob Iger, CEO of Disney (L), and Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast (R). Getty Images Ho, ho, ho! It’s a holiday tradition: Anonymous media executives make their 2025 industry predictions. In honor of the 12 days of Christmas, we give you 12 predictions from some of the most powerful media and entertainment executives in the […]
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Trump taps ‘Apprentice’ producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom
Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being tapped by the president-elect as special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration. “With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition […]
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Netflix secures U.S. rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027, 2031
Esther Gonzalez of Spain kisses the FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy after the team’s victory in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023. Alex Pantling – Fifa | Fifa | Getty Images Netflix on Friday announced it has secured […]
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Amazon workers strike across seven facilities at peak of holiday shopping season
An Amazon delivery truck passes people holding signs and marching during a strike by Teamsters union members at an Amazon facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S. December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters Amazon workers across seven facilities in New York, Georgia, California and Illinois went on strike on Thursday to lobby for better […]
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