Totino’s Super Bowl Ad Is Crushing News for Pizza-Roll-Eating Mascot Chazmo
As the General Mills marketing people tell it: "When Rose and Tim Totino opened their first pizzeria in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1951, they probably never imagined that they'd be serving up 300...
View ArticleGoogle’s Heartfelt Super Bowl Ad Promos Gemini-Enabled Talk Features on Pixel
Google today unveiled its national Super Bowl 59 ad, which showcases a moving story of a father's love for his daughter--and how Google AI tools help him translate the lessons he learned as a parent...
View ArticleGoogle Scraps DEI Hiring Goals, Eying Other Changes to Ensure Compliance with...
The latest diversity, equity, and inclusion domino to fall is a huge one, as Google is making changes to its hiring policies and reviewing its DEI initiatives. Google chief people officer Fiona Cicconi...
View ArticleDennis Richmond Featured on Wallpaper Designed by The Lonely Island
In addition to his career as a news anchor on KTVU in Oakland, California, Dennis Richmond, who died yesterday at the age of 81, was featured on wallpaper created by The Lonely Island, artist Matt...
View ArticleAndrea Mitchell’s Last MSNBC Newscast Set for Friday (Updated)
Updated Feb. 6 at 9:30 a.m. MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell's final newscast is set for Friday. The host of Andrea Mitchell Reports will be moving from anchoring a daily show to a broader role with...
View ArticleWKBN Reporter Sues After Covering Toxic Ohio Train Derailment
Norfolk Southern Railway is being sued by WKBN reporter Anna Marsick after she covered the 2023 toxic train derailment in East Palestine. The reporter for the Youngstown, Ohio CBS affiliate was on...
View ArticleAmber Ruffin to Host White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Amber Ruffin has been named the featured entertainer at this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C. Colin Jost hosted the 2024 edition, the final one during President...
View ArticleNate Bargatze Eschews Financial Guidance in DoorDash’s 2025 Big Game Spot
Nate Bargatze is convinced he's saving money. So much money, in fact, that he can afford his own personal opera singer. His financial advisor, however, isn't so sure. That's the storyline for...
View ArticleDawn Lopez Leaving Action News Jax After More Than 25 Years
Dawn Lopez is leaving Jacksonville, Florida CBS and Fox affiliate WJAX and WFOX known as Action News Jax after more than 25 years. Lopez is co-anchor of both Action News Jax This Morning and Action...
View ArticleA Modern Elder Infusion Turns the Super Bowl into the Silver Bowl
If the Super Bowl were a human being, it could join the AARP, snag early bird dinners, and nearly qualify for Social Security benefits. It may be fitting, then, that the 59-year-old marquee sporting...
View ArticleIf the Super Bowl Goes to Overtime, Prepare for a Wild Ad Bidding War
A Super Bowl overtime may be intense on the field, but it's got nothing on what happens behind the scenes with the ads. In an increasingly fragmented viewership landscape, Super Bowl commercials are...
View ArticlePfizer Teams Up With LL Cool J In Super Bowl Ad, Literally Fighting Cancer
Picking up from where last year's Big Game ad debut left off, Pfizer wants to bring a note of resilience and motivation to those fighting cancer in its Super Bowl 59 spot. In the ad, a young boy gets...
View ArticleNowThis Doubles Revenue and Turns Profit in First Standalone Year
The social publisher NowThis more than doubled its revenues in 2024 and achieved profitability for the first time as an independent company, according to chief executive Sharon Mussali. The 12-year-old...
View ArticleTelemundo Kansas City Reporter Adan Manzano Found Dead While Covering Super Bowl
Adan Manzano, a Telemundo Kansas City sports reporter and anchor, has died while covering the Super Bowl in New Orleans. He was 27. Manzano was on assignment to cover the Super Bowl for Telemundo...
View ArticleSuper Bowl of Comforts Blitzes Fans With Familiar Brands and Faces
Politically, economically, and mentally, consumers are seeking comfort from their Super Bowl ads this year. The mix and makeup of Super Bowl 59 marketers reflects that. As of Feb. 3, consumer products,...
View ArticleTurbo Tax’s Dreamy Super Bowl Ad Starts with Issa Rae’s Nightmare about Her...
According to 2024 data from the Pew Research Center, over half of Americans (53%) say they are very bothered by the complexity of the American tax system. And, in their defense, there's a lot to be...
View ArticleAntonio Banderas and ‘Macho Man’ Lookalike Power Up in Bosch’s Big Game Debut
For the first time in its 139-year history, German engineering giant Bosch is stepping onto the Super Bowl stage, aiming to raise its profile among U.S. consumers. The German company, best known for...
View ArticleArrest Made After Death of Telemundo Reporter in New Orleans
An arrest has been made in connection with the death of Telemundo reporter Adan Manzano, whose body was found in a Kenner motel this week. Manzano was in New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl for Spanish...
View ArticleLongtime Detroit Reporter Al Allen Dies at 79
Al Allen, a longtime fixture on Detroit Fox owned station WJBK, has died. He was 79. Fox 2 said that Allen passed away at a Metro Detroit hospital Tuesday night. in after working in radio in Little...
View ArticleWednesday, Feb. 5 Cable Evening News Ratings: The Five and Jesse Watters...
Fox News' The Five and Jesse Watters Primetime were the only shows to see over four million total viewers. Meanwhile, MSNBC landed in second place in the Adults 25-54 demo during primetime, and all of...
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