NFL hands Amazon exclusive games, and Teen Vogue editor undone by teen rogue tweets: Friday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our Wake-Up Call newsletters.  Touchdown for Amazon Good morning! Amazon executives are sure having a good one—the giant for just about everything is about to gain a lot more football fans. On Wednesday, the National Football League announced new long-term deals with broadcasters like CBS, Fox, NBC, ABC and ESPN, but there’s a newbie in the market equation this year. For the first time, an online streaming platform has nabbed exclusive games, and Amazon Prime platform will stream all the Thursday games, Bloomberg reports. NFL games continue to be the most-popular programming on TV and in an era where streaming and entertainment options run the gamut and TV viewership continues to dip, broadcasters are vying for as much football as they can get. “For brands ... the expanded digital rights could mean new opportunities around audience targeting, e-commerce and consumer interactivity,” write Ad Age's Jeanine Poggi, Garett Sloane and E.J. Schultz, in an in-depth look at what the NFL's streaming future could mean for advertisers.Out before she began Alexi McCammond, who was set to start as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue next week, has resigned already after the publication’s staff publicly called out McCammond for making racist and homophobic tweets a decade ago when she was still a... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2021-03-19 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen Strikes Measurement Deal With Amazon for Thursday Night Football

Even though Thursday Night Football is moving exclusively to Prime Video this season, marketers won't be in the dark about how many viewers are watching the games--and their ads. Nielsen and Amazon have signed a three-year agreement to measure Prime Video's NFL Thursday Night Football streaming... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2022-08-16 12:15:00 UTC ]
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Quiz: Pick a Teen Movie, Get a YA Book Recommendation

Take this teen movies quiz to rank your favorites and receive a YA book recommendation for what to read next. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-08-16 10:32:00 UTC ]
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Amazon sale slashes the price of Kindle Kids and Fire Kids tablets

If you have a child in your life who needs a new tablet or e-reader, Amazon has a sale you may want to check out. The company's devices designed for kids are currently being sold at a discount —some are even listed with the lowest prices we've seen for them on the website. You can get Kindle for... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-08-16 10:01:53 UTC ]
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Rushdie Attack: IPA Calls for ‘Redoubling Our Commitment’

As Salman Rushdie struggles with his injuries, the world publishing industry demands protection for the freedom to publish. The post Rushdie Attack: IPA Calls for ‘Redoubling Our Commitment’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-15 14:59:48 UTC ]
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The Morning After: The new gaming-subscription normal

PlayStation’s game-streaming scheme, at its top tier, is now competing directly with Xbox Game Pass, the service that proved the concept by earning 25 million-plus subscribers over the past five years. It’s now been over a month since PlayStation Plus Premium went live, offering similar cloud... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-08-15 11:15:56 UTC ]
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Amazon sale discounts Kindle e-readers by up to 21 percent

If you've had your eye on one of Amazon's premium e-readers but haven't yet pulled the trigger, today might be the day to do so. As part of a wide-ranging sale across various own-brand Amazon devices, the Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition and standard Kindle Paperwhite are all... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-08-15 08:46:55 UTC ]
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College textbook maker Pearson eyes NFTs to claim a cut of second-hand sales

NFT advocates often tout the technology's ability to grant the creator a cut of second-hand sales as one of its major attributes. Artists can earn from one of their digital creations years after first selling it. Others are looking at NFTs to earn a buck from the secondary market too, including... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-08-03 20:10:20 UTC ]
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Online Sales Fell 4% at Amazon

Sales in Amazon's online business fell 4% in the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, to $50.8 billion. Analysts attributed the decline to more people shopping in physical stores as well as an overall slowdown in consumer spending. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Gilbert Cruz Named New York Times Books Editor

Mr. Cruz has been the Culture editor at The Times since January 2018, leading coverage of arts and culture. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-07-28 22:22:00 UTC ]
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Watch Annapurna Interactive's games showcase here at 3PM ET

Annapurna Interactive is set to hold its second games showcase today at 3PM and you can watch it below. The powerhouse indie publisher just released one of the most anticipated games of the year in Stray, as well as the acclaimed, speedrun-friendly Neon White. It's about to offer a look at... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-07-28 18:00:16 UTC ]
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Court Hears Amazon, Publisher Motions to Toss Price Fixing Conspiracy Lawsuits

In oral arguments on Wednesday, lawyers for Amazon and the Big Five publishers argued that two potential class action suits alleging a conspiracy to fix prices for both e-books and print books were "implausible" and should be dismissed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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International Literature Festival Berlin Calls for a Day of Ukrainian Readings

International Literature Festival Berlin's day of Ukrainian readings is scheduled for August 7, the festival's opening date. The post International Literature Festival Berlin Calls for a Day of Ukrainian Readings appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-27 18:08:34 UTC ]
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10 glorious new books to get your hands on right now.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-26 08:55:51 UTC ]
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Meet the Editor: Valerie Weaver-Zercher

An acquiring editor at Broadleaf Books hunts for diverse writers who take on 'the urgent issues of our day.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Teens who mostly read paper books are better readers, a recent study says.

Sorry to Kindle loyalists: people who read paper books tend to be more advanced readers, according to a recent study of the reading habits of thousands of teens around the world. The study, conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, looked at the way teenagers in 30... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-25 17:18:30 UTC ]
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Amazon Books’ Fantastical Campaign Aims to Inspire Reading in the Scrolling Era

Many people may have forgotten that before it became a tech and ecommerce behemoth, Amazon started as an online bookseller in 1994. Nearly three decades later, Amazon is celebrating the roots of its business with a major campaign for its books division. The goal of the campaign, titled "That... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2022-07-25 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 13-game anthology debuts August 30th

Shredder's Revenge is great if you want a modern take on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles beat-'em-ups, but what if you'd rather stick with the classics? You won't have to wait long to revisit those, either. Digital Eclipse, Konami and Nickelodeon have announced that TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-07-22 14:00:16 UTC ]
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Amazon Fire 7 (2022) review: You don't get much for $60

If you want a tablet just for browsing the internet, watching videos and playing games, you won’t need anything fancy. Amazon’s Fire tablets are exactly that. Most of them are under $200, and the Fire 7, which has been updated for 2022, starts at just $60 ($75 if you don’t want ads on the lock... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-07-21 15:00:54 UTC ]
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Quidditch is now quadball, distancing game from J.K. Rowling, league says

Quidditch, a sport invented by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, is rebranding as “quadball” amid controversy over the author’s comments. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-20 13:42:04 UTC ]
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Prime Day Kindle deals: Every Amazon e-reader is absurdly cheap

Amazon’s Kindles are the e-readers most people want. Usually, high demand means higher prices. Yet Amazon is all but giving Kindles away for Prime Day 2022, offering up deals on both basic and bougie models at absurdly low prices, even as “Prime Day” continues on into its second day. (You need... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2022-07-13 14:58:47 UTC ]
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