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Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs defeated the Dolphins 26-7 on Saturday. Photo: David Eulitt/Getty ImagesThe NFL playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins made history—and not just because it was so cold that one head coach’s mustache formed icicles. The Wild Card game, which aired on the streaming service Peacock, was the most streamed U.S. event ever, drawing 23 million viewers, according to Comcast NBCUniversal, Peacock’s owner. It also was the largest event ever for internet usage in the U.S., accounting for 30% of web traffic, making Saturday the single highest day of U.S. internet usage in history.
Persons: Patrick Mahomes, David Eulitt Organizations: Chiefs, Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Comcast NBCUniversal Locations: U.S
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs defeated the Dolphins 26-7 on Saturday. Photo: David Eulitt/Getty ImagesThe NFL playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins made history—and not just because it was so cold that one head coach’s mustache formed icicles. The Wild Card game, which aired on the streaming service Peacock, was the most streamed U.S. event ever, drawing 23 million viewers, according to Comcast NBCUniversal, Peacock’s owner. It also was the largest event ever for internet usage in the U.S., accounting for 30% of web traffic, making Saturday the single highest day of U.S. internet usage in history.
Persons: Patrick Mahomes, David Eulitt Organizations: Chiefs, Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Comcast NBCUniversal Locations: U.S
Elon Musk lashed out at advertisers boycotting X during an interview at the New York Times’s DealBook Summit Wednesday. The billionaire said anyone trying to blackmail him with advertising money could “go f— yourself.” Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesElon Musk’s F-bomb-laden tirade at advertisers will make X Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino ’s job harder as she tries to rebuild the company’s ad-sales business, industry executives said. “It’s a line in the sand that can’t be undrawn,” said Craig Atkinson, chief executive officer of Code3. “I have no idea what kind of salesmanship can counteract a sentiment like that.”
Persons: Elon Musk, Michael M, Elon Musk’s, Linda Yaccarino ’, , , Craig Atkinson Organizations: Getty, Elon Locations: York
United is among the largest airlines in the U.S., having flown 148 million passengers last year. Photo: David Zalubowski/Associated PressUnited Airlines is considering using its passenger information to help brands serve targeted ads to its customers, joining a growing number of companies trying to tap their troves of user data for advertising purposes. Some of these targeted ads could appear on its in-flight entertainment system or on the app that people use to book tickets and check-in, people familiar with the matter said. United hasn’t made a decision yet and may choose not to launch a targeted-advertising business, some of the people said.
Persons: David Zalubowski, hasn’t Organizations: Associated Press United Airlines Locations: U.S
Apple and Disney Among Companies Stopping Ads on X
  + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Joe Flint | Patience Haggin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The exodus of major advertisers adds to the business challenges Elon Musk faces in managing X. Photo: Carlos Barria/ReutersApple and several major entertainment companies stopped advertising on Elon Musk’s X after the social-media network’s owner described an antisemitic post this week as “the actual truth” and again lashed out at the Anti-Defamation League. Among those pausing ads on the social-media platform are Disney , Warner Bros. Discovery , Paramount Global , NBCUniversal and its parent Comcast and Lions Gate Entertainment , people close to those companies said.
Persons: Elon Musk, Carlos Barria, Elon Musk’s Organizations: Reuters Apple, Elon, Defamation League, Disney, Warner Bros, Discovery, Paramount Global, NBCUniversal, Comcast, Lions Gate Entertainment
Apple and Disney Among Companies Stopping Ads On X
  + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Joe Flint | Patience Haggin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The exodus of major advertisers adds to the business challenges Elon Musk faces in managing X. Photo: Carlos Barria/ReutersApple and several major entertainment companies stopped advertising on Elon Musk’s X after the social-media network’s owner described an antisemitic post this week as “the actual truth” and again lashed out at the Anti-Defamation League. Among those pausing ads on the social-media platform are Disney , Warner Bros. Discovery , Paramount Global , NBCUniversal and its parent Comcast and Lions Gate Entertainment , people close to those companies said.
Persons: Elon Musk, Carlos Barria, Elon Musk’s Organizations: Reuters Apple, Elon, Defamation League, Disney, Warner Bros, Discovery, Paramount Global, NBCUniversal, Comcast, Lions Gate Entertainment
A scene from HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon.’ Photo: HBO/Everett CollectionTwo of the nation’s highest-profile streaming services are being bundled together at a discount. Verizon is planning to offer the ad-supported versions of both Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery ’s Max streaming services for about $10 a month combined instead of about $17, according to people familiar with the situation.
Persons: HBO’s Organizations: HBO’s ‘, Everett, Verizon, Netflix, Warner Bros
A scene from HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon.’ Photo: HBO/Everett CollectionTwo of the nation’s highest-profile streaming services are being bundled together at a discount. Verizon is planning to offer the ad-supported versions of both Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery ’s Max streaming services for about $10 a month combined instead of about $17, according to people familiar with the situation.
Persons: HBO’s Organizations: HBO’s ‘, Everett, Verizon, Netflix, Warner Bros
Patience Haggin — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
  + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Patience Haggin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Patience HagginPatience Haggin is a reporter covering digital advertising and broadband in The Wall Street Journal's media bureau in New York. She writes frequently on privacy, political advertising and competition. She was part of a team that won the Gerald Loeb Award for Beat Reporting for the investigative series "Amazon's Abuses" in 2021. Patience previously covered venture capital and startups in the Journal's San Francisco bureau. She began her career at the legal affairs newspaper The Recorder in San Francisco.
Persons: Patience Haggin Patience Haggin, Gerald Loeb, Patience Organizations: Princeton University Locations: New York, San Francisco
GroupM is an ad-buying unit of WPP. Photo: Toby Melville/REUTERSWPP said it terminated the executive currently detained in China on charges of bribery and is conducting its own investigation into the matter. On Saturday, the Shanghai police’s economic crimes investigation division said that three suspects at an unnamed advertising company had been detained on criminal charges of accepting bribes as nonpublic officials. That statement referred to one current and two former employees of GroupM, an ad-buying unit of WPP, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
Persons: Toby Melville Organizations: WPP, Street Locations: China, Shanghai
Foreign companies are increasingly wary of doing business in Chinese cities such as Shanghai, where GroupM’s offices were raided. Photo: Ying Tang/Zuma PressChinese police have raided the Shanghai offices of GroupM, a media-investment group and unit of London-based WPP , and detained an advertising executive, said a person familiar with the matter. Police questioned other local executives during the raid, including GroupM’s Chief Executive in China Patrick Xu, the person said.
Persons: Ying Tang, China Patrick Xu Organizations: Zuma Press, WPP, Police, GroupM’s Locations: Shanghai, London, China
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Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson calls the social-media platform the ‘last big one’ that allows free speech. Photo: Tucker CarlsonTucker Carlson ’s announcement that he is moving to Twitter isn’t getting an enthusiastic reception on Madison Avenue, as many advertisers are already skittish about spending on the Elon Musk-owned social-media platform. Mr. Carlson said Tuesday that he is launching a show on Twitter, just weeks after Fox News canceled his nightly telecast. Mr. Carlson was one of Fox’s most popular anchors, but his controversial brand of programming repelled blue-chip advertisers, and he was the target of organized advertiser boycotts.
When Queen Elizabeth passed away last year, Sue Hurt threw a tea party with Fortnum & Mason Earl Grey tea, Union Jack bunting decorations and fresh-baked scones for her 8-year-old niece, who donned a tiara for the occasion. For the coming coronation of King Charles III , she’ll flip on the TV—and that is about it.
When Queen Elizabeth passed away last year, Sue Hurt threw a tea party with Fortnum & Mason Earl Grey tea, Union Jack bunting decorations and fresh-baked scones for her 8-year-old niece, who donned a tiara for the occasion. For the coming coronation of King Charles III , she’ll flip on the TV—and that is about it.
Comcast Revenue Slips Amid Advertising Slowdown
  + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Patience Haggin | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Comcast’s movie studio and Universal Studios theme-park units posted revenue growth in the first quarter. Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty ImagesComcast Corp. said revenue fell by 4.3% in the first quarter, partly due to a sharp decline in advertising, while its Peacock streaming service continued to gain new subscribers at a healthy clip. The Philadelphia-based company, owner of Xfinity-branded broadband and cable services, the NBCUniversal media empire and the Sky TV business, posted revenue of $29.69 billion, while net profit rose by 8% to $3.83 billion.
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