Scripps Names Two Regional VPs
Mike Murri, vice president and general manager of E.W. Scripps' stations WXYZ and WMYD in Detroit and Merri Hanson, vice president and general manager of KSTU in Salt Lake City, have been promoted to...
View ArticleICE Calls Out Denver Station for Reporting it Detained ‘Man Without a...
Denver NBC affiliate KUSA has set the record straight after reporting that ICE had detained a man without a criminal history. It turned out the man had a DUI on his record. Trump has said ICE will...
View ArticleAt Least Two Local Stations Apologize After Cutting SNL 50th Show Short
Two local stations had to apologize after leaving the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary special early. In similarly worded apologies, both WSLS in Roanoke and WDIV in Detroit apologized to viewers...
View ArticleNearly 15 Million People Watch SNL50
Sunday's airing of the 50th anniversary special of Saturday Night Live brought in big ratings for NBC, with 14.8 million total viewers tuning in. This was the network's most-watched primetime...
View ArticlePublicis Expands LATAM Footprint with Acquisition of BR Media Group
Publicis Groupe has acquired Brazil-based influencer and content agency BR Media for an undisclosed sum. The purchase gives the French holding group a stronger foothold in the Latin American (LATAM)...
View ArticleJonathan Bujosa Joins Telemundo 49 in Tampa as MMJ
Jonathan Bujosa has been named multimedia journalist for Telemundo 49 (WRMD) Noticiero Telemundo 49. He'll make his on-air debut for the NBCUniversal Local's Telemundo Station Group Tampa station next...
View ArticleNo Clickbait, Just Conversion: How Reddit Drives Purchase Decisions
In this episode of The Speed of Culture podcast, Suzy founder and host Matt Britton sits down with Mike Romoff, chief revenue officer at Reddit, to take us inside the platform's evolution--from...
View ArticleInside Barry’s Community-First Approach and How It Organically Forms Brand...
Founded in 1998 in Los Angeles, the fitness brand Barry's now has 89 studios open in 15 countries. Jackie Lamping became the company's CMO in September, with the task of enhancing the company's global...
View ArticleJoel Davis Named GM of NBC Philadelphia
Joel Davis has been named president & general manager of NBCU Local Philadelphia's NBC10 (WCAU), Telemundo62 (WWSI) and NBC Sports Philadelphia, beginning March 17. Davis will provide strategic and...
View ArticleThe Brand Power Behind SNL50 Was No Laughing Matter
Live from New York, it's SNL50's brand partners. NBCUniversal's SNL50 celebration over the weekend was a massive undertaking that included musical talents like Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter, former...
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