Advertising and marketing industry
A building which houses the headquarters of major advertising company Dentsu is pictured in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Japanese prosecutors raided the headquarters of Dentsu Friday, as the investigation into corruption related to the Tokyo Olympics widened. (Kyodo News via AP)
Japan investigators raid Dentsu in widening Olympic probe

By Yuri Kageyama Nov. 25, 2022 12:18 AM EST

Kadokawa Corp. Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2022. Kadokawa was charged Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member. (Kyodo News via AP)
Bribes scandal continues to sully Tokyo Olympic legacy

By Yuri Kageyama And Stephen Wade Oct. 19, 2022 01:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico works the sidelines during an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears in Chicago. Tirico is about to give new meaning to double duty when NBC broadcasts the Olympics and Super Bowl next month. Tirico will anchor the network’s primetime coverage of the Beijing Games, but will also host the Super Bowl pregame show from Los Angeles on Feb. 13 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes, File)
Super Bowl/Olympics Sunday about to become routine for NBC

By Joe Reedy Feb. 06, 2022 06:15 PM EST

France praises YouTubers over foiled Pfizer vaccine smear

By John Leicester May. 26, 2021 09:13 AM EDT
LE PECQ, France (AP) — France's government offered strong praise Wednesday to YouTubers and other social media influencers who resisted a mysterious effort to...

In this May 6, 2021 file photo syringes with the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 disease are ready at a new vaccination center in Paris. Social media influencers in France with hundreds of thousands of followers say a mysterious advertising agency offered to pay them if they agreed to smear Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine with negative fake stories. The smear effort drew a withering response from French Health Minister Olivier Veran, who called it "pathetic." (AP Photo/Michel Euler, FIle)
Social media heavyweights wooed for Pfizer smear campaign

By John Leicester May. 25, 2021 10:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 14, 2020, file photo Nevada Assemblywoman Robin Titus looks toward a colleague during the 31st Special Session of the Nevada Legislature in Carson City, Nev. Following reports that Nevada's vaccine information website planted more third-party cookies and ad trackers than any other state in the country, Republicans in the statehouse have introduced a bill to tighten the restrictions on how personal data can be collected from websites operated by government entities or other groups contracted to work on their behalf. Titus introduced a proposal Thursday, May 13, 2021, saying she requested a bill be drafted "as soon as I got wind that Nevadans seeking public COVID-19 vaccination information were being tracked." (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent via AP, Pool,File)
Nevada lawmakers push data privacy rules for gov't websites

By Sam Metz May. 14, 2021 03:04 PM EDT

Nevada vaccine website implants more trackers than any state

By Sam Metz May. 13, 2021 02:42 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada website the public uses to get information on coronavirus vaccines is packed with more ad trackers and third-party cookies...

This April 26, 2017 file photo shows the Google mobile phone icon, in Philadelphia. Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google, reports financial results, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Google’s digital advertising network has shifted back into high gear after an unprecedented reversal during the early stages of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Google's Q1 ad sales surge 32%, Alphabet profit doubles

By Michael Liedtke Apr. 27, 2021 04:19 PM EDT

Facebook calls on Albanian parties to be transparent in ads

By Llazar Semini Mar. 08, 2021 01:57 PM EST
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Facebook said Monday that Albanian political parties should be transparent on how they finance their political advertising on its pages...

This photo provided by Cadillac shows a scene from Cadillac's 2021 Super Bowl NFL football spot. (Courtesy of Cadillac/Leo Burnett Detroit via AP)
Super Bowl ads aim to entertain with light humor

By Mae Anderson Feb. 07, 2021 06:25 PM EST

This photo provided by Tide shows a scene from Tide 2021 Super Bowl NFL football spot. (Tide via AP)
A sexy Alexa, Dan Levy's M&M habit: Super Bowl ads to watch

By Mae Anderson Feb. 05, 2021 09:30 AM EST

This photo provided by Tide shows a scene from Tide 2021 Super Bowl NFL football spot. (Tide via AP)
Super Bowl ads aim to comfort and connect

By Mae Anderson Feb. 05, 2021 06:00 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo, a woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif. In results announced Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, Google’s digital advertising empire is regaining the momentum it lost during the pandemic’s early stages. And its YouTube video service is maturing into a major marketing magnet and companies are anticipating more spending by cooped-up consumers when the economy reopens. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Google's rebounding ad revenue spells big 4Q for Alphabet

By Michael Liedtke Feb. 02, 2021 05:08 PM EST

FILE - In this July 30, 2019, file photo, the social media application, Facebook is displayed on Apple's App Store. Facebook reports earnings on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)
Facebook Q4 results soar; Zuckerberg hits Apple over privacy

By Barbara Ortutay Jan. 27, 2021 04:33 PM EST

This image provided by Budweiser shows two health care workers getting vaccinated in an advertisement Budweiser is running before the Super Bowl. For the first time since 1983, when Anheuser-Busch used all of its ad time to introduce a beer called Bud Light, the beer giant isn't advertising its iconic Budweiser brand during the Super Bowl. Instead, it’s donating the money it would have spent on the ad to coronavirus vaccination awareness efforts.(Budweiser via AP)
Budweiser joins Coke, Pepsi brands in sitting out Super Bowl

By Mae Anderson And Dee-Ann Durbin Jan. 25, 2021 07:00 AM EST

India arrests senior TV executive over alleged ratings fraud

By Aijaz Hussain Dec. 14, 2020 03:15 AM EST
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian police have arrested the chief executive officer of a media group that owns a polarizing television news channel on charges of...

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Jupiter, Fla., to speak about the environment, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. He will also travel to a campaign rally in North Carolina. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Chipping in? Trump may put up his own cash on reelection

By Aamer Madhani, Jonathan Lemire And Brian Slodysko Sep. 08, 2020 01:47 PM EDT

Abandon the NFL? Partners don't, even during a pandemic

By Barry Wilner Sep. 01, 2020 06:33 PM EDT
As 67 players opted out of the NFL season because of the coronavirus pandemic, corporate partners, sponsors and advertisers did the opposite. ...

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2019, file photo, Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is sacked by Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa during the first half of an NFL football game in Carson, Calif. Teams could afford recent contracts like the megabucks given to Patrick Mahomes and Bosa under normal circumstances. Because of economic effects from the coronavirus pandemic, future player deals and a salary cap that will be adjusted due to some monetary setbacks, upcoming free agents might find the marketplace tighter. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
NFL faces tough times for 2020, then bright economic outlook

By Barry Wilner Sep. 01, 2020 04:51 PM EDT

FILE- In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Big Tech companies reported mixed quarterly earnings on Thursday, July 30, 2020, a day after their top executives faced a tough congressional grilling over their market power and alleged monopolistic practices. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Amid the pandemic, Big Tech reports mixed earnings

By Michael Liedtke, Matt O'brien, Joseph Pisani And Tali Arbel Jul. 30, 2020 04:27 PM EDT