Facebook gets CNN to bring Anderson Cooper to its new media venture

Anderson Cooper is bringing a version of his CNN show to Facebook, joining Shepard Smith of Fox News as the two main media stars tapped to join the social network's fledgling news platform.On Wednesday, Facebook announced an initial lineup of seven news programs produced by networks and digital publishers to appear on Watch, the social network's video service. Facebook worked with networks like Fox News, CNN and ABC to create a curated news hub of content that would be seen as more credible than many of the random posts cycling through the News Feed."I think it's an important step," says Andrew Morse, CNN's exec VP and general manager of CNN Digital Worldwide. "That's critical, having quality journalism and premium content available to Facebook users." Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Hearst Names Shawn Oswald GM of WISN in Milwaukee

Longtime Hearst Television executive Shawn Oswald has been named president and general manager of Hearst Television's Milwaukee, Wisconsin ABC affiliate WISN. He will take over for Jan Wade, who is retiring at the end of the year. This is a return to WISN for Oswald, who... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2024-12-04 14:08:26 UTC ]
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Jan Wade to Retire from WISN in Milwaukee

Jan Wade will retire as the president and general manager of WISN, Hearst Television's ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the end of this year. Wade joined WISN in 2007. "Leveraging her deep industry experience, Jan has led WISN to a consistent level of excellence... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2024-11-20 12:01:33 UTC ]
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John Humphries to Retire as GM of WYFF

John L. Humphries, a veteran of 18 years at Hearst Television and more than four decades in broadcast TV, will retire later this year from his current post of president and general manager of WYFF in Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina and Asheville, North... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2024-10-15 20:00:19 UTC ]
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How digital publishers are engaging the next generation

Dan Seaman, vp, product, Viafoura Despite attempts to change how media produces news content over the years, only some of these experiments have produced lasting outcomes. When publishers shifted from print to digital, they mostly retained the storytelling formats and content based on print... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2024-06-11 13:58:51 UTC ]
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Why media companies are still hybrid, four years since the pandemic started

Four years since the start of the pandemic, most large digital publishers still have hybrid working models. Is this the new normal? Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2024-03-22 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Sabrina McCarthy Named President of Bloomsbury USA

McCarthy joins the company from Ingram Publisher Services, where she has worked for eight years, most recently as v-p and general manager. She will take the helm of Bloomsbury USA in early April. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers

YouTube recently took dramatic action against anyone visiting its site with an ad blocker running — after a few pieces of content, it'll simply stop serving you videos. If you want to get past the wall, that ad blocker will (probably) need to be turned off; and if you want an ad-free experience,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-12-01 14:00:31 UTC ]
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Adweek Builds New Executive Team, Naming Former People GM Zoë Ruderman Chief Content Officer and Former Condé Nast Executive Drew Schutte Chief Revenue Officer

Adweek, the leading source of news, insights and intelligence for the marketing and advertising industry, today announced it has hired former Vice President and General Manager of People, Zoe Ruderman as Chief Content Officer and Drew Schutte, former executive at Conde Nast titles The New... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2023-11-30 19:30:00 UTC ]
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Publishers double down on events heading into 2024

Several digital publishers are doubling down on the business they still carry some authority over: events. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2023-11-14 05:01:00 UTC ]
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How web-based vertical video players can unlock new publisher revenue

Shachar Orren, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer, EX.CO In recent years, Meta, TikTok, Twitch and even Pinterest have encouraged digital publishers to create vertical content to adhere to their platforms’ standards for engagement driven by our vertical mobile device screens. In response,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2023-10-24 13:02:04 UTC ]
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Media Briefing: How digital publishers spent summer 2023 

It was a hot summer of activity within the digital media space as publishers experimented with new technology, rode the social media rollercoaster and looked for ways to offset the hits to ad revenue. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2023-08-31 04:01:00 UTC ]
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The NewFronts Evolves Amid a Changing Marketplace—but Is It Enough?

The Interactive Advertising Bureau's annual NewFronts is almost here, which for advertisers means a week of sprinting around Manhattan to view multiple presentations from digital publishers. But for Day 3 of this year's digital content event, taking place May 1-4, in-person attendees will be... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2023-04-10 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: The decades-long fight to bring live television to deaf audiences

The Silent Era of cinema was perhaps its most equitable with both hearing and hearing-impaired viewers able to enjoy productions alongside one another, but with the advent of "talkies," deaf and hard-of-hearing American's found themselves largely excluded from this new dominant entertainment... Continue reading at Engadget

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PW Notable: Amandeep Kochar

It’s been a swift rise for Amandeep Kochar, who joined Baker & Taylor in 2014 and enthusiastically fulfilled several roles on his way to being named executive v-p and general manager in 2019. But in November 2021, Kochar took his enthusiasm to the next level—he bought the company from parent... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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IAB Europe suspends consent management firms as global privacy authorities signal tougher action

Regulators have doubts that promises of consent-based data collection by digital publishers and advertisers is based on genuine user consent. The post IAB Europe suspends consent management firms as global privacy authorities signal tougher action appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2021-09-30 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, and the media’s coverage of mental health in sports

Yesterday, during the women’s gymnastics team final at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Simone Biles, of the USA, lost her bearings while performing a vault, and stumbled as she landed. Soon after, she left the venue, accompanied by a medical official; when she returned, it was only to watch her... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-07-28 12:41:18 UTC ]
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CALIBA Names New Coexecutive Directors

The California Independent Booksellers Alliance announced that Ann Seaton, CALIBA’s former director of operations and Kristin Rasmussen, general manager of {pages} a bookstore in Manhattan Beach, have been appointed coexecutive directors of the association. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘We don’t have visibility’: Google’s ad targeting limits expose publishers with reliance on open programmatic market and first-party data weakness

Most digital publishers connect to Google’s ad tech in some way, but those reliant on open programmatic ad exchanges, and without robust first-party data solutions, could be hurt by Google's data decisions. The post ‘We don’t have visibility’: Google’s ad targeting limits expose publishers with... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2021-03-08 05:01:00 UTC ]
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Watch: How Kroger leverages “always on” analytics for real-time marketing decisions

Watch the broadcast replay here and join the conversation on Facebook, Periscope, LinkedIn and Twitter. Even the largest supermarket chain in the U.S. has to adjust to business disruptions and think fast on its feet—particularly in the aftermath of a global pandemic. To improve its marketing... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2021-01-26 19:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Not just the Zoom happy hour’: Why publishers are adding benefits to lift employee peace of mind

Digital publishers have invested in providing employees with more virtual wellness services and career development programs in order to ease staffer stress levels. The post ‘Not just the Zoom happy hour’: Why publishers are adding benefits to lift employee peace of mind appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2021-01-22 05:01:00 UTC ]
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