Last month, Jennifer Mobilia sued Nexstar owned Erie station WJET claiming she was paid less than her male counterparts. Parent company Nexstar Media Inc., denies the claim and wants a judge to dismiss the discrimination lawsuit. "At all times," according to a legal answer Nexstar filed in court, the company's employment decisions concerning Mobilia "were...

KENS San Antonio anchor Clarke Finney Romo suffered a hypoxic brain injury more than a year ago. In January 2024, she told viewers her injury meant that she had to "relearn everything." She recently updated her health status by posting about her progress on social media. "Hey everyone I just wanted to let you know...

Lili Zheng and Neil Fischer have joined NBC owned Philadelphia station WCAU as full-time, general assignment reporters. Zheng started on March 3 as a weekend reporter. Fischer has been working as a freelancer at the stations since August 2024, can be seen reporting weekend mornings and some weekdays. "We are pleased to have Lili and...

NVE Experience Agency named Megan Barron chief operating officer, a new role at the experiential agency which also encompasses leading innovation. Barron joins from Interpublic Group-owned agency Jack Morton Worldwide, where she spent 9 years, most recently as svp and GM of its West Coast operations and innovation lead for the U.S. While there, she...

The AI race among agency groups is hotting up and Publicis Groupe is buying Lotame, which it calls “the world’s leading independent identity solution.” This follows WPP’s investment, alongside other shareholders, in image generation specialist Stability AI. Lotame’s proprietary identity solution is said to deliver consistent and relevant addressable audiences built on 100+ data sources … The post Publicis challenges tech giants with major data acquisition first appeared on More About Advertising.

Havas is claiming “record results” in its first year of trading as a separate entity but, in truth, net revenue inching forward 1.5% to €2,736m is hardly spectacular. Organic growth for the year fell by 0.8%, hammered (as were most of its rivals apart from Publicis) by a flat Q4. Small, bolt-on acquisitions accounted for … The post Standalone Havas inches ahead as Pfizer loss hits US first appeared on More About Advertising.

CEO refuses to comment on deal speculation as broadcaster benefits from hits including Mr Bates vs The Post Office Business live – latest updates ITV’s profits jumped in 2024 thanks to record earnings at the British broadcaster’s production arm, ITV Studios, as it benefited from hits including Mr Bates vs The Post Office, the Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals and Fool Me Once. The FTSE 250 company said revenues were down 3% to £4.1bn in 2024 compared with the previous year, but its measure of adjusted profits was up 11% at £542m. Profit before tax more than doubled to £521m, up[...]

Publicis Groupe has acquired data company Lotame, announcing on Thursday plans to integrate the business into its data powerhouse Epsilon. Publicis chief executive (CEO) Arthur Sadoun told ADWEEK the purchase will allow the holding group to reach 91% of adult internet users globally to deliver "personalized messaging at scale." Founded in 2006, Lotame collects, organizes,...