Ashley Spillane expands Impactual to increase the political impact of celebrities

Atlanta rap superstar Lil Jon's epic performance of his classic “Turn Down for What” during the Georgia roll call at the Democratic National Convention in August wouldn't have happened without veteran social impact strategist Ashley Spillane. After seeing “from the window to the Walz” memes about Kamala Harris' vice president pick Tim Walz (a play … Read more

Political ads drive the increase in advertising at Fox Corp, which owns Fox News.

Strong political advertising led Fox Corp. to a strong quarter, with ad revenue rising and profits more than doubling from a year ago. Fox reported revenue of $3.56 billion, up 11% from the previous year, including advertising revenue of more than $1.3 billion, also up 11%. Meanwhile, net income was $832 million, more than double … Read more

Pavone subscribers increase, losses decrease

Peacock, the streaming service from Comcast NBCUniversal's entertainment division, grew third-quarter revenue and narrowed its loss to $436 million from a loss of $565 million in the same period a year ago, but the loss increased slightly from the $348 million loss. released for the second quarter of 2024. Boosted by the Paris Summer Olympics, … Read more

Electronic Arts revenues increase thanks to the strength of football video games

Video game company Electronic Arts saw revenue rise to $2.02 billion in the second quarter, up 6% from $1.9 billion a year earlier, thanks to expanding football video game sales American. EA reported net income of $294 million, or $1.11 per share, compared to the prior year's net income of $399 million, or $1.47 per … Read more

Vote.gov visits increase after post

Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris has led to a surge in visitors to Vote.gov, the U.S. government website that helps citizens learn how to register to vote. Swift’s supportive Instagram post directly led 337,826 people to visit vote.gov, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Government Services Administration. “As of 2 p.m. … Read more

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