Behind AKQA’s leadership exodus—11 execs leave following founder’s exit
Multiple executives have resigned from WPP-owned AKQA following CEO and founder Ajaz Ahmed’s departure in October.
FanDuel’s Super Bowl 2025 field goal stunt to feature Manning brothers
“Kick of Destiny 3” from Wieden+Kennedy moves on from Rob Gronkowski.
The Supreme Court Is Hearing Arguments on the TikTok Ban Today. Here’s What to Expect
The average age of people paying attention to Supreme Court proceedings may never be younger than it will likely be today (Friday) when the next steps toward determining the fate of TikTok will be taken. As part of the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which was passed by Congress in April, the...
Here’s Your Roundup for the Week Ending January 10
I've been watching some pretty compelling coverage of the fires in and around Los Angeles for the past few days. Personally, I flip between KNBC and KCBS, only because I subscribe to apps that allow me to do that from my couch 400 miles North in the Bay Area -- Sorry Fox and ABC stations....
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. scrap Venu sports streaming service
Venu, announced in February 2024, was meant to aggregate sports programming from at least 15 networks.
WPP employees appear to push back on return-to-office policy
WPP employees appear to be pushing back on the holding company’s new four-day in-office requirement.
Disney, Fox, and WBD Surprisingly Kill Their New Sports Streamer
Venu Sports is officially out of the game. Today, Disney-owned ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced in a joint statement that Venu Sports, their proposed virtual MVPD service, will be discontinued. The decision is effective immediately. It comes the same week that Disney announced a deal to combine its Hulu + Live TV business...
How One Agency is Reimagining How Influencer Marketing Drives Results
This post was created in partnership with Linqia One influencer agency based out of San Francisco, Linqia, has built a proven framework to help brands scale their influencer strategies and show meaningful results. According to Linqia's CEO Nader Alizadeh, a different approach is required to avoid falling victim to the sea of sponsored content sameness...
Outback Steakhouse’s Unhinged Ad Is Packed With Family Drama
A staycation can be a relaxing and affordable way to recover from the stress of holiday travel, but it's a recipe for disappointment in an unhinged ad for Bloomin' Brands restaurant chain Outback Steakhouse. Created by agency Mischief @ No Fixed Address, the 30-second spot begins as a fairly conventional promotion for the chain's latest...
Production House R+C Expands as Agency Brass, Hires Pierre Lipton as CCO
Production company R+C has rebranded as creative agency Brass and hired former McCann and 360i creative leader Pierre Lipton as chief creative officer. By expanding as an agency, Brass aims to work directly with clients to affect strategy and the creative process from the beginning, CEO Sean Gately told ADWEEK. Whereas some agencies have opened...