McDonald's, Starbucks, Coca-Cola and General Electric--ubiquitous global brands and symbols of U.S. corporate might--all announced Tuesday they were temporarily suspending their business in Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine.

"Our values mean we cannot ignore the...

Colleen DeCourcy will be honored with this year’s Lion of St. Mark at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity (June 20-24) in Cannes, France. The award recognizes a lifetime of service to creativity in communications.

DeCourcy, former chief creative officer and president of Wieden+Kennedy...

MullenLowe has added award-winning design director Arthur Daraujo to its team on the East Coast. A tri-lingual native of São Paulo, Daraujo has worked with U.S. agencies for about five years. 

Daraujo studied fine arts in Brazil and his experience in design, art direction and illustration...

The DNA for Dylan McDermott to reinvent the modern-day gangster began at childhood and carried through to his struggling young actor days, when the "Law and Order: Organized Crime" star says he was "surrounded by the ilk" of unsavory types.

McDermott, who grew up in New York, waited...

Creative and strategic transformation company co:collective has promoted Jamie Hall to managing director of its business + brand practice. This practice drives business growth by helping clients articulate brand strategy, define audiences and build future-ready brands.

Over the past five...

Canteen has signed directors Raoul Rodriguez and Stephen Meierding, extending the L.A.-based tabletop studio’s reach beyond the food and beverage categories to include cosmetics, tech and general product niches.

Erik Dettle, creative director of Canteen, said, “There are many technical...

Embracing constraints, setting clear objectives, and sticking with long-running campaigns are key themes to the most effective U.K. campaigns during the pandemic crisis, according to a report released by Effie UK in partnership with Ipsos.

The 2021 Effie UK Report is based on an...

MGM’s Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy will receive the ICG Publicists (International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600) Motion Picture Showpersons Award at the 59th Annual Awards luncheon to be held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 25, 

“I cannot think of more qualified...

In an otherwise quiet week for television, President Joe Biden was the biggest star.

An estimated 38.2 million people watched him deliver his first State of the Union speech last week, spread across several networks that carried it. Fox News Channel, where 7.2 million people watched, had...

Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke has been working on technology that helps people navigate and enjoy places in the real world since he helped create Google Maps nearly 20 years ago. So it's not surprising that he isn't a fan of the current hyperbole surrounding the notion that technology is poised to...

Apple will enter the live sports coverage arena with "Friday Night Baseball."

Apple and Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that Apple TV+ will carry a weekly doubleheader on Friday nights in eight countries when the regular season begins. Games will initially be available without the...

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) presented this year’s Student Heritage Awards during a virtual presentation on Saturday (3/5). Chosen for demonstrating exceptional cinematography skills in their submitted work, the three winning student filmmakers are:

• Lawrence Sher,
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