Black-ish's ad agency workplace setting has made the ABC comedy a natural fit for brand partnerships, but the network is taking the series' integrations to a whole new level with tonight's episode. The show's season-long integration with Microsoft culminates in a 60-second branded content spot featuring star Anthony Anderson in character as Dre that will...
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TV & Video Daily
February 22, 2017
Insider updates on all things video
Anthony Anderson and castmates appear in a 60-second ad
By Jason Lynch
Black-ish's ad agency workplace setting has made the ABC comedy a natural fit for brand partnerships, but the network is taking the series' integrations to a whole new level with tonight's episode. The show's season-long integration with Microsoft culminates in a 60-second branded content spot featuring star Anthony Anderson in character as Dre that will...
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YouTube analyzed the trailers for this year's nine Best Picture Oscar nominees
By Brandy Shaul
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Meet Canal+'s papal artificial intelligence
By Angela Natividad
Fans of The Young Pope already know that Pope Pius XIII, played by Jude Law, isn't cut from the same cloth as his predecessors. He's seductive. He smokes. And he might troll you on Twitter. To draw more audiences to the less-than-pious new series about Pius, French network Canal+ launched "AiMEN." Short for "Papal Artificial...
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Academy Award Sunday will be its top ad revenue day of the year
By Jason Lynch
A week before ABC airs the 89th Annual Academy Awards, the show has sold out of its ad inventory for the ceremony. Clients for this year's Oscars telecast, which airs Sunday, Feb. 26, include several of last year's sponsors, like AARP, Adidas, Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, McDonald's, Samsung and Walt Disney Studio. Other advertisers include Diamond Producers...
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Updated deal follows recently disclosed data breaches
By Marty Swant
Verizon and Yahoo have agreed to drop the price of Verizon's acquisition of the Yahoo by $350 million, following Yahoo's disclosure of a massive data breach that became public last year. According to a joint statement released by the companies today, the deal, which was expected to be finalized in the first quarter this year...
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Position should be filled within the next few weeks
By Jason Lynch
Of the six major TV ad sales chief jobs that opened up last year, one of the most surprising vacancies was at Fox Networks Group, where Toby Byrne abruptly departed last September, a week before the 2016-17 season began. Five months later, the role remains open, as the company searches for someone to oversee almost...
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Cross-platform data tracks viewer loyalty and what else they watch
By Emma Bazilian
On Sunday, Feb. 12, people across the U.S. tuned into AMC to watch the midseason premiere of the network's highest-rated show, The Walking Dead. Meanwhile, millions of connected TVs and set-top boxes were sending data about those viewers to Samba TV. The software and analytics company, which develops smart TV apps for media companies and...
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HP PageWide is indeed superior to dot matrix
By T.L. Stanley
It's a fine line between effective '80s homage and clumsy retro spoof, with the latter usually involving a lot of overplayed visual gags like brick-sized cell phones and VHS tapes. Cue pointing and laughing. This new HP video, dubbed "Computer Show," hits the sweet spot perfectly with its recreation of a Reagan-era public access show...
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