Adweek·2026-10-07
Not This Tight End! Gronk Recalls Turning Down $4 Million Offer From Adult WebsiteRob Gronkowski recalls the wildest brand pitch he's ever heard.
Adweek·2026-10-07
Walmart Is Betting on MrBeast and Holiday Films To Fuel Its Streaming BusinessVizio's WatchFree+ has more than 45,000 movies and shows.
Adweek·2026-10-07
How Indie Agencies Are Setting AI Guardrails to Keep Their Cultures HumanAt ADWEEK house, agency leaders spoke about balancing growth with humanity
Digiday·2026-10-07
Omnicom Media and Rembrand partner to evolve in-content ad placementsFresh off research showing that ad avoidance isn’t just limited to a set of consumers disgruntled with marketers’ messaging , especially across the TV spectrum, Omnicom Media has partnered with in-content advertising platform Rembrand to craft what it’s calling a first-to-market capability that lets brands identify, plan and activate in-content placements across first-look premium streaming invent
Digiday·2026-10-07
Future of TV Briefing: Hispanic TV-and-streaming viewership in 4 chartsThis week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how Hispanic audiences spend their time between traditional TV and streaming. Televisión Skydance’s leadership lineup, Google’s Hollywood charm offensive and more Televisión I’ve never been a fluent Spanish speaker (lo siento, Mom). But I did watch a fair amount of Spanish-language TV growing up. Especially “Sábado Gigante,” thanks to my maternal grandpar
Digiday·2026-10-07
From influencers to AI, here’s what Gen Alpha thinks about your brandThis story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail . Marketing school was in session at Shoptalk Fall in Nashville, but this time, the students were the teachers. Last week, a panel of five Gen Alpha shoppers, ranging from middle schoolers to high schoolers, took the stage to talk candidly about what they want and don’t want from the brands competing for their time, dollars and clicks
Digiday·2026-10-07
‘Defensible to the CFO’: Prime Day catalyzes Amazon video and DSP spend growthWith fuel prices rising and consumer confidence damp , marketers might not be enthusiastic about another round of discounting this fall. Despite that, they re cranking up media investments with Amazon as the commerce giant stages its Prime Big Deal Days this week (Oct. 6-7). Like Black Friday, and June’s Prime Day, the event has become a catalyst for ad spend on Amazon. According to five media buy
Adweek·2026-10-07
As Fox News Celebrates 30 Years, Two Originals Share Stories of the Early DaysMeade Cooper and Kim Rosenberg have been at Fox News since the beginning.
The Verge·2026-10-05T19:27:35Z
TikTok is adding even more shopping features.Users will soon be able to shop from other retailers without leaving TikTok, as well as use an AI chatbot to find and purchase products.
TikTok is often associated with short form video, but it has also reshaped the online shopping landscape. As I wrote last year, scrolling has become synonymous with shopping, and perhaps more than any other platform, TikTok has figured out how to bridge the gap.
[Link: TikTok Unveils AI-Powered Updates for Advertisers: Driving Discovery, Action, and Measurable Business Outcomes - Newsroom | TikTok | https://newsroom.tiktok.com/tiktok-unveils-ai-powered-updates-for-advertisers-driving-discovery-action-and-measurable-business-outcomes?lang=en | Newsroom | TikTok]
Business Insider·2026-09-30T11:00:01Z
The $200 billion retail media boom is causing headaches for CMOsThe "everything is an ad network" marketing maxim becomes truer by the week. It's also making life more complicated for marketers.
The Verge·2026-09-28T13:30:02Z
Meta Enterprise Platform will bring its Muse AI to businesses.Former MongoDB CEO CJ Desai will lead the platform as Meta’s new chief enterprise platform officer. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the Meta Enterprise Platform will initially focus on bringing its new Muse agent to businesses and developers, as well as Meta Business Agent, the Muse API, and Muse Code.
[Link: Launching Meta Enterprise Platform | https://about.fb.com/news/2026/09/launching-meta-enterprise-platform/ | Meta Newsroom]
Variety·2026-09-16T16:00:00Z
Macro Acquires Allblk Streaming Service From AMC Global MediaCharles D. King's Macro, has acquired Allblk, the streaming distribution platform dedicated to Black audiences, from AMC Global Media.
Variety·2026-09-16T16:00:00Z
Macro Acquires Allblk Streaming Service From AMC Global MediaCharles D. King's Macro, has acquired Allblk, the streaming distribution platform dedicated to Black audiences, from AMC Global Media.