🦚It's Peacock Day🦚

With optimistic leadership and a name that stands out (for better or worse) among other streamers, NBCUniversal's highly anticipated new ad-supporting streaming service Peacock is launching today in a highly competitive market. Launching the service on time required some serious pivoting, both in terms of content hiccups—the postponement of the 2020 Olympics and production delays, just to name two—and the logistics of managing the teams working on it. The service aims to stand out and replicate the linear experience with more traditional TV offerings that other streamers don't have, including news and sports, and thereby bring in enough viewers (an ambitious 30-35 million monthly active users by 2024) to keep advertisers interested.

So, what does the service look like post-pivot? Here's a look at what Peacock offers:

Here's everything you need to know about Peacock.

With a rise in new advocacy groups such as Allyship & Action, 600 & Rising and Where Are the Black Designers?, racial equity and equality are growing in momentum in the advertising industry. But to keep growing, they'll have to bring in corporate sponsors—which could present challenges as they attempt to stay authentic while working within the larger system they're aiming to overhaul. We talked with the founders of some of these organizations, who emphasized the importance of choosing the right partners, leveraging the initial fanfare of the movement to gain traction and continuing to contribute to industry conversations around diversity and inclusion.

Think context: "It’s not just thinking about your industry but thinking about your impact on the world," said Adcolor's Tiffany R. Warren.

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Scientists have come up with a diet hack for cows—basically, feeding them lemongrass—that can reduce the animals’ methane emissions by more than a third. That's right: Fewer cow farts means a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. Burger King became the first brand to sell the better-for-the-planet beef this week, a release that was accompanied by a folksy, colorful music video directed by Oscar winner Michel Gondry.

Watch the spot, and check out behind-the-scenes shots of how it came together here.

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is now in effect, and it gives consumers the right to request their data be deleted or opt out of those companies from selling their personal information. So far it appears that brands are complying, with those still collecting data doing so more transparently, and consumers for the most part are not choosing to opt out of providing their personal information. But experts say brands should act now because things will only become more complex and consumer behavior may change as more states adopt similar laws.

What's next? The biggest questions remain around how businesses should prioritize data collection going forward.

North American executives CEO Stefan Kozak, CMO and president Amy Taylor and global head of culture marketing Florian Klaass have been laid off at Red Bull following a controversy surrounding racism at the company. After employees criticized the brand's silence about the BLM movement, they leaked a slide from a marketing team meeting that included a world map meme called "The World According to Americans" and labeled with racist stereotypes.

"We reject racism in every form": Klaass approved the meme, but in a statement to Adweek Red Bull said his departure was due to downsizing in its cultural marketing programs.

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In a departure from typical Viagra advertising styles, VMLY&R London has made a sensitive animated hero film called “Love Story,” which aims to shift the conversation around erectile dysfunction and make communication more open. Watch it here.

Asian American business leaders from Google, EOS, Pinterest, Charles Schwab,TikTok and more join Adweek for the next installment of the Adweek D&I event series, the Asian American Summit, to share how they are personally navigating today's heightened discussions on race and stereotypes amidst COVID-related bias incidents within their communities, how they are leading their teams and how we can all drive meaningful and lasting change. Save your virtual seat and tune in at 12pm ET tomorrow.

This conversation is timely with the tax deadline just a few days away amid the most unusual year on record. In this episode, Vinoo takes us through how he and the team pivoted in not only how they serve their customers, but also in how they work together.

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