Once a year, Adweek puts together the Hot List, a list that honors the year's best in media, television, and the digital and tech sectors. Our annual list focuses on the buzziest people, platforms and companies in media, TV, digital and tech. The Hot List connects readers directly with the pulse of the industry and the people industry professionals need to be aware of. Check in with the Hot List and discover the brands and individuals on the cutting edge.

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Group Black CEO Travis Montaque Helps Brands Invest in a More Inclusive Future

Adweek's Media Executive of the Year helped facilitate $500 million in Black-owned media ad spend, and he's just getting started.

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The Trade Desk’s Samantha Jacobson Is Shaping the Future of the Open Internet

Under the leadership of Adweek’s 2022 Digital & Tech Executive of the Year, the tech vendor has become an unlikely thought leader.

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The 2022 TV Hot List: The Year’s Most Buzzed About Shows, Platforms and People

Honorees include Stranger Things, Yellowstone and Only Murders in the Building.

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Wonya Lucas Is Bringing ‘Everyday Diversity’ and Brand Expertise to Hallmark Media

Adweek's TV Executive of the Year touts Countdown to Christmas, evolving storytelling and assembling her 'dream team.'

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How Taylor Sheridan Turned Yellowstone Into Television’s Hottest Franchise

From 1883 to Tulsa King, Adweek's TV Creator of the Year's shows—nine and counting!—are dominating linear and streaming.

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Laura McGann Has Reimagined Reporting Using an Intersectional, Structurally-Focused Approach

The executive editor has taken a novel approach to news—but will it work?

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Adweek Media Visionary Conan O’Brien Gets Sirius About His Audio Empire—and a TV Return

After reinventing late-night, the television icon is doing the same with podcasting.

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How Team Coco Became a Podcasting Powerhouse

Conan O’Brien’s media company has big plans following its $150 million sale to SiriusXM.

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The 2022 Hot List: The Year’s Most Talked About in TV, Media and Digital & Tech

The people, platforms and companies that stood out in another transformative year.

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Call for Submissions: Adweek’s Hot List 2022

We’re once again honoring the year’s best in TV, media and digital & tech content.

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Shonda Rhimes on Bridgerton Season 2 and Whether It’s Time to End Grey’s Anatomy

Plus, why she won’t turn her new Inventing Anna limited series into an ongoing anthology.

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Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland Breaks Free From Its Television Constraints

The company embraces podcasts, brand partnerships—and soon, VR and gaming.

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How Adweek Media Visionary Shonda Rhimes Rewrote the Rules of TV

After declaring she would change the world through television, the creator has done just that, on both linear and streaming.

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The 2021 Hot List: the Year’s Standouts in TV, Publishing and Digital

Adweek honors the most talked about people, platforms and companies in yet another challenging year.