media

Nike had the buzziest Super Bowl ad on social media, data shows

Nike’s Super Bowl commercial has become one of the most talked about online.The ad featured women athletes, including Sha’Carri Richardson, Caitlin Clark, and A’ja Wilson.Ads from Dunkin’ and Jeep also performed well in the data.Nike has emerged as a big winner in the Super Bowl advertising game.The brand’s surprise Super…

The Pentagon is changing which media outlets have the closest access

The Pentagon will replace some large media outlets that have long had desks inside the Pentagon.Outlets like NBC News and The New York Times will lose their space.It’s part of a “rotation program” that allows different media outlets to work from the Pentagon.The Defense Department said it is implementing a…

Sports helped Netflix soar, but execs are wary of the high price of media rights

Netflix had a blowout quarter, helped by live sports events.But Netflix insists it won’t break the bank with sports.Netflix sees sports as part of live programming, which benefits its ad growth.Netflix just delivered another blockbuster quarter, helped by record-breaking sporting events. But the streamer was quick to tamp down speculation…

A  million campaign to free social media from billionaire control is now underway

Tech leaders, including an early Facebook investor, launch a $30M campaign for independent social media.Free Our Feeds aims to counter billionaire control with the open-source AT Protocol.The campaign is led by executives from Mozilla, Social Web Foundation, and other tech nonprofits.Days after Meta announced controversial changes to its content moderation…