Last year Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff called for a boycott of Fox News for broadcasting “lies” that “deliberately undermine our elections.” Now a PAC supporting the Senate-hopeful is paying the conservative network to run attack ads helping Schiff. A week after Schiff’s campaign dropped an ad about Republican opponent Steve Garvey, a super PAC supporting […]
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Travel costs, staff and ads added up before Ron DeSantis dropped out
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign spent more of its funds on travel and staff than on ads in 2023, according to a new fundraising report detailing the financial stress on his campaign in its final days. The campaign last year spent $3.3 million on “media placement,” which refers to money spent to place ads […]
PepsiCo bans Ukraine references in ads to stay in lucrative Russian market — media
PepsiCo, the global food and beverage giant, has banned any mention of Ukraine and its armed forces in advertising in an attempt to avoid alienating the Russian market, the Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centers, said citing Forbes. While PepsiCo continues to do business in Russia, the company fears that openly supporting Ukraine may hinder its business in the terrorist state. PepsiCo is simultaneously trying […]
Mike Lindell Protests Fox News Halting MyPillow Ads As Network Says He Hasn’t Paid His Bills
MyPillow ads have disappeared from Fox News, as Mike Lindell complains that he’s being silenced but the network says it’s because his company has not paid its bills. “As soon as their account is paid, we would be happy to accept their advertising,” a Fox News spokesperson said on Friday. More from Deadline Lindell talked […]
Customers turn their backs on Netflix, Hulu, and Prime amid skyrocketing prices, annoying ads, and unwatchable shows
Call it cord cutting’s sequel: the streaming purge. More and more Americans are cutting their subscriptions to streaming services amid high costs and content fatigue. Monthly churn for major streamers including Apple TV+, Discovery+, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, and Starz hit 6.3% in November 2023, up from 5.1% a year prior, according to […]
Bi-State Development takes exterior ads off buses and trains
ST. LOUIS – As of New Year’s Day, advertisements on the outside of Metro buses and trains are a thing of the past. The Bi-State Development Agency has dropped it, even though it generated millions of dollars per year. One in four Metro buses, trains, and Call-A-Ride vans had advertising on the outside, with some […]
Republicans spend over $100 million on Iowa ads, with more to come
Republican presidential candidates and outside groups have blanketed the Iowa airwaves ahead of the first-in-the-nation caucuses, spending nearly $105 million on ads there in 2023. And that figure is set to grow by at least another $7.5 million before the Jan. 15 caucuses, according to upcoming ad reservations tracked by the firm AdImpact. It’s being […]
Vivek Ramaswamy stops spending on TV ads weeks before key contests
Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican presidential nomination contender and biotech billionaire, has stopped spending on TV ads, it was reported on Wednesday. According to his campaign and analysis from an ad-tracking firm obtained by NBC News, the candidate spent just $6,000 on TV ads last week compared with $200,000 in the first week of December. Related: […]
Amazon’s Prime Video will start serving ads on January 29 unless you pay extra
Amazon has started notifying Prime Video subscribers that they have to pay extra if they don’t want their viewing experience interrupted by commercials. In an email the company has sent to customers, it said that it will start showing “limited advertisements” with its service’s movies and shows starting on January 29. Those who want to […]
Google required to give details to Tánaiste of those behind false ads
Tech giant Google must give details to Tánaiste Micheal Martin about those behind false ads linking him to a cryptocurrency scam. The move comes after the Fianna Fáil leader resolved High Court proceedings against Google where he sought to compel it to hand over the information which would either directly or indirectly help him identify […]
DeKalb mother, son found guilty of pimping woman using online ads
A jury has convicted a mother and her son of pimping a 28-year-old woman for sex. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] DeKalb Police were called to the 2000 block of Candler Road in unincorporated Decatur regarding a domestic assault call. When officers arrived, they met with the 28-year-old victim who […]