Disney's ad sales chief has never been so animated about the company's upfront offerings. To kick off Disney's May 14 upfront week event from the North Javits Center, Rita Ferro, the company's head of global advertising, became the latest member of the Griffin family. The event's video intro, which puts Ferro in the world of...

Today, Amazon hosted its first upfront week event. Now, it's time to assess the Fallout. Traditionally, the tech and retail media giant held events for advertisers in NewFronts the first week of May. However, with the advent of the company's Prime Video ad tier, Amazon jumped into upfront week in February, looking to showcase its...

Advertisers can now target Expedia audiences across the open web. The capability comes with the launch of Expedia's travel media network, building on the travel company's 20-year-old advertising business. According to the company's most recent earnings report, advertising and media through Expedia Group Media Solutions accounted for $145 million in...

Conde Nast chief revenue officer Pamela Drucker Mann announced her departure from the media company this morning, according to an internal memo shared by the company. Mann, who joined Conde Nast as the sales director for beauty at Jane magazine in 2005, has served as the media company's chief revenue officer since 2019. She is...

Leave it to Kaitlin Olson to bring some Philly sunshine to ABC's fall schedule. The star of FX's long-running comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia will dabble in detective work via High Potential, a new procedural from prolific TV creator Drew Goddard that's one of two fall dramas that ABC announced during TV upfront week....

In this episode of The Speed of Culture, host Matt Britton is joined by Maureen Polo, head of direct to consumer at Reese Witherspoon's media company Hello Sunshine. They discuss how to leverage technology for human-centric storytelling, the growing influence of AI in content creation, and the pivotal role of consumer insights in shaping media...