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ESPN Lays Off More Than 100 Employees Rare cost-cutting measure for Disney’s sports giant

ESPN on Tuesday began making a significant reduction of its work force, laying off more than 100 employees at its Bristol, Conn., headquarters and in at least one regional technology…

May 21, 2013, 2:39 PM EDT

Jann Wenner Discusses Putting His Son in Charge 22-year-old takes the reins of Rolling Stone website

Jann Wenner has picked his son, Gus, 22, to head up Rollingstone.com, overseeing its editorial and business operations. And while critics were quick to cry nepotism, the senior Wenner told Adweek that…

May 21, 2013, 12:24 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: Nike Roger Federer kills it for W+K as he meets his toughest opponent yet

The consensus around these parts over the years has been that Roger Federer is a singularly awkward brand spokesman. But that's not entirely fair. All you have to do to make…

May 21, 2013, 1:46 PM EDT

The New York Times Reinvents the Boring Banner Ad Just don't call it 'native'

An obscure piece on The New York Times’ website about Picasso repurposing his canvases by painting over older, abandoned projects was fascinating, at least insofar as stories about master artists…

May 20, 2013, 9:55 PM EDT

One of the Few in Hollywood Who Can Say ‘No’ to Harvey Weinstein Meryl Poster

Specs Who Meryl Poster Age 48 Gig President of television at The Weinstein Co., New work Launching Rodeo Girls, Supermarket Superstar You’re known as one of the few people in Hollywood that can say “no” to…

May 20, 2013, 10:23 PM EDT

NowThis News Attracts High-Profile Supporters Will introduce sponsored video content

Coming soon to NowThis News: native ads and big-name investors. The New York-based startup, which describes itself as a mobile-centric news outlet for millennials, plans this summer to introduce sponsored video…

May 20, 2013, 10:03 PM EDT

WPP Created One Big Digital Shop From 8 Smaller Ones This is Possible

WPP Group, like most rival holding companies, is perfectly willing to acquire a big digital player like AKQA. But with Possible, WPP’s roll up of smaller digital shops, the parent…

May 20, 2013, 10:27 PM EDT

This Is What We Saw at the TV Upfronts This Year And here's what it looked like

In trying to gauge the health of the TV ad sales market, one can opt to discard macroeconomic data on the GDP and spreadsheets on scatter rates. In fact, look…

May 19, 2013, 11:05 PM EDT

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