Actors, musicians, dancers and comedians vouched for the value of NBCU media in between flashy performances and trailers during the programmer’s TV upfront. But about advertising, NBCU execs barely made a mention.
NBCUniversal and Twitter announced a new global partnership on Monday that will make it easier for marketers to reach global audiences by expanding worldwide social inventory and integrating premium content into trending conversations. The multi-year deal expands a national partnership that began in 2013 and will deliver NBCU’s premium digital content to Twitter, allowing marketers […]
Professional drone racing is a sport for our socially distanced world. Pilots race remotely wearing goggles that provide a first-person view from their drones as they whizz around 3D courses in neon lit arenas and outdoor tracks at nearly 100 miles per hour. But drone racing was gaining momentum with viewers and marketers before COVID-19 […]
Judging by the billions of dollars spent on World Cup advertising alone, the game of soccer commands a maniacal fan and brand following. Global soccer video platform KICK, which launched as early YouTube multichannel network “KICKTV” in 2012, wants to capitalize on that craze with an eye toward reaching millennial soccer fans with cross-platform video. […]
Let’s be honest: For all of its success as a business, it’s hard to be impressed with the NFL’s digital presence. Good luck using its overdesigned, slow-loading website to find video highlights of your favorite team’s last game. But little by little, the NFL has opened up its assets to digital experimentation. In January, it […]
While the Wednesday morning keynote at the Adobe Digital Marketing Summit focused on a mega-demo of the new Adobe Marketing Cloud, the Thursday session took a big picture view, with NASCAR, adventure seeker Felix Baumgartner, NBC Sports, and Khan Academy sharing stories of challenges overcome and lessons learned. Taking Risks Baumgartner, who jumped from the edge of […]
