The wait for a first look at Star Wars Episode VIII is finally over, but now that we've been tantalized by a trailer, the true waiting is just beginning. At the Star Wars Celebration event today in Orlando, Disney unveiled the first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, scheduled for release Dec. 15 of...
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April 14, 2017
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You'll want to watch with headphones on
By David Griner
The wait for a first look at Star Wars Episode VIII is finally over, but now that we've been tantalized by a trailer, the true waiting is just beginning. At the Star Wars Celebration event today in Orlando, Disney unveiled the first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, scheduled for release Dec. 15 of...
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Zeke Smith worked with the network and GLAAD to share his story
By Jason Lynch
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MediaMath takes a stand
By Christopher Heine
In its upfront slate, the network also branches out into scripted drama
By Jason Lynch
Partnerships with YouTube stars help promote empowerment
By Sami Main
When Mattel asked influencers to do some good in the world to help celebrate its first annual DC Kids Super Hero Month, the McKnights and other social influencer-filled families leapt into action. Brooklyn and Bailey, twin teenaged sisters who have 4 million subscribers on their YouTube channel, helped create content to support the campaign, as...
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Leo Burnett, Chase Bank and GlaxoSmithKline are taking part
By Marty Swant
Nearly two dozen agency and brand execs have joined a newly created group to discuss how artificial intelligence will change marketing. Last month, The Weather Company hosted the first meeting of the Cognitive Media Council, which aims to better understand how AI can apply to marketing strategy. The goal: to identify how cognitive computing can...
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Apptopia data shows Android users are quickly adopting it
By Christopher Heine
YouTube TV has been widely available for seven days now, and 147,300 smartphone and tablet users have downloaded it so far, according to mobile-data company Apptopia. Seventy-three percent of those consumers have downloaded the app via Google Play. Adweek reached out to Google, YouTube's parent company, for comment on the numbers, but the digital giant...
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Fox News says the host is taking a preplanned vacation
By A.J. Katz
Fox News has seen national advertisers flee The O'Reilly Factor since its April 3 broadcast, two days after the The New York Times published a story about O'Reilly and the network paying settlements to five women who had accused the host of sexual harassment. In fact, according to a study by Kantar Media, the amount...
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Tucker Carlson, Maggie Haberman and more
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At a time when the media are derided as failing and fake, these correspondents are on the top of their game--breaking news and keeping it real as they grapple with a White House that's been on a high-speed cycle with no end in sight. -Lisa Granatstein
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The Messy Truth host on how the media is faring in tumultuous times
By A.J. Katz
Van Jones surprised his CNN colleagues the evening of Feb. 28 when he effusively praised a portion of President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress: "He became president of the United States in that moment, period," the left-leaning political commentator proclaimed. "That was one of the most extraordinary moments you have ever...
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