adweek.bsky.social - Profile | ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

Omnicom’s DDB Worldwide has been named Cannes Lions Network of the Year, 2025. bit.ly/3ZIlSES

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder took their NBA Finals matchup to Game 7, but just making it this far took each team’s merch, sports marketing, and media to another level. bit.ly/45yEafy

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Eyewear manufacturer Oakley is joining in on the performance artificial intelligence glasses fun, teaming up with Meta to launch a new product line. bit.ly/4ejftpS

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Las Culturistas co-hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers discussed how brands can authentically engage with fandoms during a panel at ADWEEK House in Cannes. They were joined by RHOSLC star Heather Gay and Alison Levin, NBCUniversal's president of advertising and partnerships. bit.ly/40iiYXx

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Publicis Conseil has been named Agency of the Year at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, marking the second consecutive year the Paris-based shop has taken home one of the festival’s top honors. bit.ly/4kUcxlU

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

As 2025 nears the midway point, three advertising forecasters—Magna, WPP Media, and Madison and Wall—have released reports outlining what they expect will happen during the second half of the year. These are the biggest trends reshaping the industry. bit.ly/3G5Czn4

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Netflix's dark comedy Sirens topped Nielsen's streaming chart for the week of May 19, reaching 1.356 billion viewing minutes. The Meghann Fahy-led series was particularly popular among Millennials and Gen X, with the 35-64 demographic accounting for 57% of its watch time. bit.ly/4eaRNDM

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

CNN journalists Fred Pleitgen and Claudia Otto were the first Western journalists to enter Iran since the conflict with Israel began last week. bit.ly/4ea7jjf

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Cannes Lions came to a close today, and Dove scored its third Grand Prix for “Real Beauty,” winning the Glass: The Lion for Change. bit.ly/3ZFk5Am

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

L'Oréal Paris and Channel 4 each received a Film Grand Prix at Cannes Lions 2025. L'Oréal's win came for "The Final Copy of Ilon Specht," an 18-minute documentary created with McCann Paris. The Film Lions category traditionally awards two Grand Prix winners. bit.ly/4llom4y

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Insurer AXA and agency Publicis Conseil won the Dan Wieden Titanium Grand Prix at Cannes Lions for changing home insurance policies to help people leave domestic abuse. bit.ly/44ghKNX

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Michael Kassan, 3C Ventures CEO and influential media dealmaker, predicts another agency holding company merger soon. bit.ly/43SN1Yf

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Here's this week's Revolving Door of new industry moves. bit.ly/4ebZw4F

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

At Cannes Lions, Serena Williams shared insights about her upcoming podcast with Venus, launching on X in August. bit.ly/4nguVqS

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Apple’s “Shot on iPhone” campaign–the long-running pitch that consumers need a simple tool and imagination to make something great–scored the Grand Prix for Creative Effectiveness at Cannes Lions on Thursday. bit.ly/3HOvHLq

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

As FIFA Club World Cup sponsor, Michelob Ultra continues its soccer momentum between major tournaments. The AB InBev brand joined Budweiser as official beer sponsor for the expanded 32-team event in the U.S. bit.ly/44p2GyC

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

As climate action lags, the UN Museum and Spotify partnered to create music from nature sounds, generating funds for environmental causes. LVMH, the Academy, and Ziploc also received Grands Prix at Thursday's Cannes Lions. bit.ly/3ZBc4fR

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Walmart partners with NBCUniversal to enhance live sports advertising. Announced at Cannes Lions, the collaboration leverages Walmart's consumer data to improve audience targeting and measurement across NBCU's sports programming. bit.ly/3TtqivF

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Bose CMO Jim Mollica paused US paid search ads to test if they were truly driving sales or merely claiming credit for purchases that would have happened anyway. bit.ly/4lcuT10

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

ADWEEK is updating the Cannes Lions Grand Prix winners from every category throughout the festival. Here's the updated list: bit.ly/4lcQnel

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

GoDaddy won the Grand Prix in Creative B2B for its standout Super Bowl campaign, “Act Like You Know,” a witty take on small business struggles and AI solutions. bit.ly/4ne4lP2

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Fabletics has promoted Carly Gomez to chief marketing officer (CMO), filling the vacant role after Ilona Aman left for Athleta in December 2023. bit.ly/44l2yA6

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Netflix partnered with TF1 Group, allowing French subscribers to access both live channels and on-demand content directly through Netflix without additional subscriptions or platform switching. bit.ly/405JMu4

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

At Cannes Lions, NBCU and Walmart announced a partnership leveraging Walmart's shopper data for enhanced audience targeting and attribution across NBCU's live sports advertising. bit.ly/3TtqivF

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

For decades, major American discount retailers like Walmart and Sam's Club have maintained low prices by pressuring suppliers to reduce costs—a strategy that enables affordable items like $60 rice steamers and $50 air fryers. bit.ly/3TwSQo2

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Dove’s “Real Beauty” campaign, possibly more relevant than ever in the age of AI, earned it the Media Grand Prix at Cannes Lions on Wednesday. bit.ly/405JAek

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on a new company podcast today that GPT-5 is expected to launch this summer, marking the next major leap in the company’s generative AI capabilities. However, he did not disclose a specific date. bit.ly/4lcKH3R

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

With Middle East sports investment growing rapidly, Consulum launched Maydan Sports at Cannes Lions 2025 to help MENA organizations build global sports brands while establishing regional presence. bit.ly/449js3w

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Terry Moran, a former ABC News senior national correspondent, has stated he does not regret his social media post criticizing President Donald Trump and his administration, which led to his dismissal from the network. bit.ly/4k37iix

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Dimitri Maex is leaving IPG Mediabrands to join Accenture Song, both companies confirmed to ADWEEK. bit.ly/4k0zsul

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

At Cannes Lions on Tuesday morning, New York Times chief executive Meredith Kopit Levien defended the commercial value of serious journalism and outlined the company’s evolving approach to artificial intelligence and platform strategy during a live podcast taping hosted by Semafor. bit.ly/4kR0xBJ

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of June 9, 2025. With rising tension stemming from the ICE arrests during the week leading to the No Kings protests held on Saturday, which was also the same day as the U.S. bit.ly/3ZFPJxM

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Accenture Song's next CEO Ndidi Oteh is positioning the company at the intersection of creativity and AI. Speaking at ADWEEK House Cannes Lions, Oteh noted that while clients are excited about AI technology, many lack the data infrastructure. bit.ly/3SUGeHf

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

President Trump will sign an executive order granting TikTok a third deadline extension, giving the social media platform 90 more days to secure a U.S. buyer. The previous 75-day extension expires Thursday (June 19). bit.ly/4ea9p2N

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Call Cali BBQ for ribs and your order might be taken by an AI agent named Shawn. This Father's Day, the restaurant replaced phone operators with an AI voice modeled after owner Shawn Walchef, resulting in smoother operations and an 18% sales increase. bit.ly/3T0nAxI

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

For Manchester City F.C., the expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup represents a return to familiar U.S. territory where they've heavily invested. bit.ly/44luQdH

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Streaming has overtaken linear TV in the U.S.—a historic first as more TV content was consumed via streaming than the linear segments of broadcast and cable combined for the month of May. bit.ly/4n82qLM

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Benito, a Grand Prix winner, exactly. bit.ly/3ZBl30F

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

In a busy news week, all three evening newscasts saw increased viewership among total viewers and Adults 25-54 demographic during the week of June 9. bit.ly/4l4kOTO

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Amid Cannes Lions, Tubi announced that it has exceeded 100 million monthly active users and surpassed one billion hours of total viewing time in the last month. bit.ly/4n4NGxh

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

YouTube announced an easier way to connect brands with creators, called Open Call, on Tuesday at the Cannes Lions festival. bit.ly/3TrO7E9

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

During a discussion at ADWEEK House in Cannes, Ankler Media founder Janice Min asked YouTube CEO Neal Mohan to respond to recent comments made by Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos. bit.ly/44gmUdP

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

During the Cannes Lions festival, Tubi announced reaching 100 million monthly active users and one billion hours of viewing time. bit.ly/4n4NGxh

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

SiriusXM Media has signed a multi-year agreement with artificial intelligence startup Narrativ to use voice replication technology in its audio ads, the company announced Tuesday at the Cannes Lions festival. bit.ly/4e6S0bf

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Adobe doubled its Cannes Lions investment in 2025, expanding from its traditional support of Young Lions and creative competitions to taking over the Majestic Hotel, according to VP of Marketing Stacy Martinet. bit.ly/3HDlzFg

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

According to Morning Consult's 2025 Most Trusted Brands report, released at Cannes Lions Festival, younger generations show remarkable trust in digital brands—a stark contrast to the skepticism shown by those over 50. bit.ly/4kNqodN

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

With the advertising world congregating this week at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Meta is using the event to launch a new set of generative AI features for advertisers and agencies. bit.ly/4l51NRb

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

According to a recent Comcast Advertising study in conjunction with AdExchanger, 63% of advertisers said they would increase spend if there was more attribution connecting TV ad exposure to specific consumer actions or purchases. So, at Cannes Lions, Comcast is taking action. bit.ly/445yjMj

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

E.l.f. Cosmetics aims to remove the guesswork out of the viral beauty craze of consumers using color analysis to find colors of makeup and clothes. The beauty brand created a microsite, “color e.l.f.nalysis,” in collaboration with Pinterest. bit.ly/3FQoAS1

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

The Trade Desk is integrating Rembrand's AI technology into its Kokai platform, enabling advertisers to automatically insert product placements into video content across the internet through post-production AI processing. bit.ly/4luBd4v

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments