OMD adds two Publicis execs, Chief Investment Officer Kelly Metz set to depart
Omnicom Media Group’s OMD is hiring two Publicis execs and making an internal promotion as its chief investment officer is set to depart.
Sesame Workshop Announces Layoffs With Sesame Street Still Searching for New Home
Sesame Workshop is making cuts to its staff, the nonprofit organization confirmed on Wednesday. However, the number of employees affected wasn't disclosed. The news comes as the group's flagship show, Sesame Street, continues its search for a new TV or streaming home after Warner Bros. Discovery didn't renew its output deal for new episodes last...
OMD Taps Publicis Execs As Chief Investment Officer Kelly Metz Exits
Omnicom Media Group (OMG) agency OMD has announced two new additions to its C-suite: Dan Rolli as chief investment officer (CIO) and Kim Einan as chief strategy officer (CSO). Both execs join from long tenures at Publicis Group, where Rolli most recently served as evp and head of partnerships at Zenith and Einan previously held...
Exclusive: MSNBC’s Eugene Daniels to Give Commencement Speech at Alma Mater
Just like Rodney Dangerfield, Eugene Daniels is heading back to school. TVNewser can exclusive reveal that the former White House correspondent for Politico and MSNBC's newly-announced senior Washington correspondent is the commencement speaker for 2025's graduating class at Colorado State University. It's a homecoming for Daniels, who graduated from CSU in 2012 with a B.A....
Sid Lee Promotes Marie-Lise Campeau to Global CEO
Marie-Lise Campeau, who has been global chief operating officer at creative agency Sid Lee since last October, has been promoted to global CEO. She succeeds Patrick McDaniel, who had been serving as interim CEO since October. Campeau's return to Sid Lee last year came after nearly five years with Ogilvy, where she rose to president...
WPP Makes Next Big AI Bet With Investment in Stability AI
WPP is deepening its artificial intelligence toolset and making a strategic move into generative AI with a stake in Stability AI. The holding company's investment in Stability AI is meant to deepen access its advanced AI models for creating images, videos, 3D designs, and audio. In return, Stability AI will benefit from WPP's marketing expertise...
Disney Announces Layoffs at ABC News and Disney Entertainment Networks
The Walt Disney Company announced layoffs on Wednesday at ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Network. According to sources familiar with the matter, the cuts will impact nearly 200 employees or less than 6% of total staff, with the majority coming from ABC News' New York-based team. The Wall Street Journal first reported news of...
A+E Networks Reveals New Name and Rebrands Ad Sales Team
With its new name, A+E officially says, "Hello, world!" Today, slightly ahead of the company's virtual upfront event, A+E Networks announced it's changing its name to A+E Global Media. According to the company, the name better reflects its worldwide portfolio of brands and capabilities, including its more than 70,000 assets across long-form and short-form and...
T-Mobile Snags Location-Based Ad Firm Blis for $175M, Boosting Adtech Stack
Telecoms giant T-Mobile on Wednesday announced that it closed a deal on Monday to acquire Blis, an adtech company specializing in location-based advertising, for approximately $175 million in cash. Blis' technology forgoes identifiers like third-party cookies and relies on privacy-conscious tools for ad targeting based on location data. T-Mobile believes the company's capabilities will complement...
Start Preparing Now for a Potential Ban on Pharma TV Ads
For the advertising industry in the United States, few regulatory changes have the potential to be as seismic as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s proposal to ban pharmaceutical advertising from television. As the new secretary of health and human services settles into his role, all eyes will be on whether the advertising industry faces a shift...