Ahead of YouTube’s annual Brandcast upfronts event later this spring, the video giant is touting new ways for creators to connect more directly with brands.Through a new feature called “creator-initiated video linking,” creators in YouTube’s partner program can now send requests to brands to partner on sponsored content videos they’ve made in an effort to streamline partnerships ads. Brands working…
Praise Kier: Apple TV+’s hit series Severance is bringing in record viewership for the streamer.The sci-fi dystopian thriller is officially Apple TV+’s most-watched show in history after its sophomore season debuted in January. That’s more viewership than all three seasons of the Apple TV+ sports comedy Ted Lasso, which was…
The possibility of a trade war with China, Mexico, and Canada could cause advertisers to slash budgets and rein in spending, analysts and industry executives told Marketing Brew.This week, the Trump administration’s 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada briefly went into effect, along with an additional 10% tariff…
Birkenstock-clad, Hydroflask-toting, oversized T-shirt-wearing VSCO girls are so 2019. In 2025, VSCO is emphasizing its roots with professional and aspiring photographers, and it recently showed up at NBA All-Star Weekend to make that more polished identity known.At the NBA event, the photo sharing and editing app’s team hosted a basketball-focused…
Seeing orange? Dreaming of a UConn vs. Purdue or an Iowa vs. South Carolina rematch? You might have a case of “bracketbrain.”That’s the term ESPN and agency partner Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners (BSSP) came up with for an annual campaign promoting ESPN’s March Madness brackets, called Tournament Challenge. Brackets…
Sponsorship deals across major women’s North American sports properties increased by 12% year over year during their 2024-25 seasons, growing at a rate almost 50% faster than major men’s pro leagues experienced last year, according to a report from SponsorUnited, a sports and entertainment intelligence platform.The NWSL and WNBA saw…
What do we want? More live ad capabilities! When do we want it? Now!Live ads and buy-side interoperability were top of mind for streamers at The Trade Desk’s Fwd25 event in New York on Thursday. Execs from NBCU, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, and Disney were among those who showed up…
Sometimes, you have to kill your darlings—and, apparently, your mascots.In 2020, the snack-food company Planters announced that its mascot, Mr. Peanut, was dead. The stunt, eventually revealed to be part of a Super Bowl campaign in which Baby Nut was born, quickly prompted brands like Mr. Clean and Snickers to…
Celebrities aren’t the only ones flocking to the 97th Academy Awards this weekend.Brands like Rolex, Prudential, and T-Mobile are set to appear in Sunday’s Oscars on ABC as Disney brings more sponsors onto the red carpet and into the broadcast.This year, Disney has seen a 50% YoY increase in brands…
Max is creating shareholder value, or whatever the finance bros say. Warner Bros. Discovery’s DTC unit, which houses the streamer, added 6.4 million global subscribers in Q424, according to the company’s quarterly earnings.The DTC unit, which also includes Discovery+ and some niche streamers, counted 117 million global subscribers in total…
The corporate tug-of-war over DEI continues.This week, Apple and John Deere shareholders voted against anti-DEI proposals, while some other companies have walked back their diversity efforts.It’s all playing out against the backdrop of an executive order from President Trump that aims to stop federal support for diversity, equity, and inclusion…
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