Michelle Castillo was a reporter for CNBC Digital, covering advertising and media.
Michelle Castillo was a reporter for CNBC Digital, covering advertising and media.
"Swagger" is inspired by Durant's real-life experiences playing youth basketball. Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo ("Empire"), Kevin Durant, and Rich Kleiman and Reggie Rock Bythewood will serve as executive producers.
Media investment firm GroupM said China's slowing growth and higher interest rates are bringing down ad budgets. And a potential trade war is having a particular impact on the automotive industry, which is traditionally among the largest advertisers.
Facebook is bringing past episodes of three Joss Whedon classics to its video section, Facebook Watch. Episodes can be co-viewed in real-time with other users.
Facebook said video was the future. It launched Watch as a hub for shows and premium video content. But media companies say its hard to create successful shows, and media buyers aren't convinced there's an audience.
Facebook's ad tools manager was not allowing media buyers to buy ads for clients the week of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It could potentially affect sales if retailers are unable to place ads.
The multi-year deal involves the New York-based film and TV studio producing multiple films for Apple.
Nick Bell led Snapchat's media efforts, including its Discover vertical and recent investment in more original content.
The company is removing all its movies from Netflix, and start its own streaming service for its past content as well as more original shows and movies.
The Satanic Church is not happy with "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" for depicting satanists as evil and featuring a statue similar to its monument to Baphomet.
Roku wants to get more media companies to put their content on its service in exchange for more advertising revenue share. Because of its dominant position in the streaming video space, companies may be willing to broker those deals.
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