The 14 Most Important Things TV Execs and Insiders Learned in 2024
It would be an understatement to say that the TV industry has changed a lot in the past year. From increasing consolidation, plummeting upfront prices, and an ongoing fight over sports rights,...
View ArticleThe Year in Weather: The Weather Channel and Fox Weather Enjoyed Significant...
2024 had its fair share of weather events that received top billing over newsier topics like politics, the economy, business, sports, and entertainment. Hurricanes dominated the news cycle, with three...
View ArticleADWEEK Reporters Share Their Favorite Stories of 2024
"Well, 2024 sure has been a year" seems to be the prevailing sentiment. Well, we're setting the negativity aside because even if everything didn't break our way this year, the great thing about being...
View ArticleTinder Takes on the Skeptics, Claiming Dating App Fatigue Is ‘Overstated’
Dating apps have gotten a bad rap lately, so Tinder is taking on the skeptics with playful ads that flip the script on negative narratives about modern dating. Tinder has unveiled the latest chapter of...
View ArticleHere Are the Ads That Made Creatives Jealous in 2024
This story was previously published at an earlier date. Jealousy, when it comes to envying the great work of others, is not to be frowned upon. Instead, let's celebrate. ADWEEK's annual Jealous List...
View ArticleNews Insiders Pick 2024’s Most Historic Moments: ‘The Year of Trump’
We've arrived at the final Friday of 2024 and as Tom Lehrer so aptly put it decades ago--that was the year that was. But TVNewser suspected that news industry insiders probably had more to say about...
View ArticleAgencies Need Teams, Not Departments
Twenty-seven. That's how many times I offered a brilliant freelance creative director a full-time job when I was chief creative officer. Twenty-seven times, they said no. It drove me crazy. They...
View Article1 In 4 Marketers Say the US Election Outcome Has Changed Their Marketing...
No story permeated American life more in 2024 than the presidential election. Now that the election is over, 28% of ADWEEK readers said the outcome has changed their company's marketing strategy....
View Article10 Ads That Struck a Cultural Nerve in 2024
This article was originally published Dec. 18 For better or worse, people had a lot of feelings about advertising this year. Thanks to social media, advertisers can no longer launch their campaigns...
View ArticleWNCN Promotes Reporter, Names EP Assistant News Director
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina CBS affiliate WNCN has promoted two newsroom staffers. Reporter Deana Harley has been named statewide Capitol Reporter and Leslie Nash has been promoted to assistant news...
View ArticleTurboTax Goes After Gen Z As It Gears Up for Its 12th Super Bowl
By design, filing taxes is painful. So much so that 56% of Americans dread doing it and 26% say they hate it, per Pew Research. TurboTax has built its business around this collective grumble, making it...
View ArticleMore Marketers Disapprove of Omnicom Acquiring IPG Than Approve
If Omnicom's plan to acquire rival Interpublic (IPG) goes through, the new advertising conglomerate will tower above all others in the industry, in terms of both total revenue and employees. Not...
View Article20 Media Executives Offer Their Predictions for 2025
The great thing about predictions is that they are never wrong, which is why ADWEEK gathered responses from more than 20 media executives to hear what they think the new year holds for the industry....
View ArticleHere’s How to Watch New Year’s Eve Programming on the News Networks
New Year's Eve festivities are typically the climax of the holiday season, and after an eventful 2024, the major news networks have big plans for ushering in 2025. Here's your guide to all the New...
View Article7 Top Creator Partnerships of 2024 That Made a Splash
This article was originally published Dec. 17 In 2024, creators took center stage for marketers. Brands began to view them as more than just attention-grabbers. Creators helped develop products, drum...
View ArticleFormer News12 Anchor Claims Company Gaslit and Bullied Her After Pay Raise...
Former News 12 anchor Annalisa Klebers has filed a claim with the American Arbitration Association saying the company retaliated against her after she asked for a raise. In the complaint, Klebers, who...
View ArticleRosie Nguyen Leaves KTRK in Houston After Three Years
Rosie Nguyen has said goodbye to Houston ABC owned station KTRK. "Dear H-Town, Thursday will be my last day with ABC13," she wrote on social media. "After taking a lot of time for self-reflection and...
View ArticleGray Renews ABC Affiliations at Local Stations
Gray Television, Inc. has entered into agreements with The Walt Disney Company to extend and renew the network affiliations for all of Gray's ABC affiliated television stations across 25 markets...
View ArticleHow the News Networks Covered Jimmy Carter’s Passing
The United States is mourning former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100. According to the Carter Center, the 39th president passed away at his home in Plains, Ga., while...
View ArticleNews Insiders Share Their Resolutions and Reasons for Optimism in 2025:...
Considering the many, many industry shake-ups that defined the year, it's easy--perhaps too easy--to feel pessimistic about the future of TV news. That's why TVNewser decided to dedicate the last day...
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