It was a somewhat ordinary day for David Pyott, the CEO of Allergan, back in April 2014. That is until his eyes glanced over at the TV screen in his office, where he learned that billionaire hedge fund manager and activist investor Bill Ackman was about to back the takeover of his company by way...
The ad industry is a representation of how creativity, culture and growth come together. Those who knew Dan Wieden, one half of the duo behind Wieden+Kennedy, say he was the embodiment of this representation. When news of Wieden's passing spread on Sept. 30, many in the industry immediately knew that his substantial impact in the...
Meta Advertising Policies are now Meta Advertising Standards, with no changes to the policies or how they are enforced, but more clarify and ease of use for people and businesses. The company said Meta Advertising Standards are now accessible via its Transparency Center. Vice president of content policy development Nell McCarthy explained in a blog...
Fox Entertainment finally has its new CEO. On Thursday, Lachlan Murdoch, executive chair and CEO of Fox Corp., announced that Rob Wade would take over as CEO of Fox Entertainment, effective immediately. Most recently, Wade served as president of alternative entertainment and specials at Fox Entertainment. In the role, Wade was overseeing the network's unscripted...
Notes from Twitter's Birdwatch pilot program will now be visible to everyone in the U.S. for the first time. The social network started up the Birdwatch program in January 2021, inviting contributors to flag potentially misleading information in tweets and write notes providing context. Twitter said Thursday that users in the U.S. may begin seeing...
David Nevins, a longtime Paramount programming executive, is exiting the company. The executive, who served as chairman and CEO, Paramount premium group and CCO, Paramount+ scripted series, told The Wall Street Journal that the company attempted to keep him on, but it was his decision to leave. He will exit at the end of the...