Lego Masters host Will Arnett kicked off the 2024 Fox Upfront by introducing most of the celebrity players for the new season, including Jon Hamm, Olivia Culpo, Tom Brady and of course Rob Lowe, who he introduced as coming straight from St. Elmo’s Fire.
What else happened at the presentation in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City? Read on.
Michael Strahan and Gordon Ramsay kicked off the show in the theater-in-the-sound setting, and it took all of 20 seconds before Ramsay dropped his first f-bomb. The duo riffed about their pairing as hosts and Ramsay cussed some more before they brought out Jeff Collins, President of Advertising Sales, Marketing and Brand Partnerships. “The Fox portfolio is designed to drive maximum impact for your brand,” he said in a statement that absolutely no one has ever heard before at a NY upfront.
What else happened at the presentation in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City? Read on.
Michael Strahan and Gordon Ramsay kicked off the show in the theater-in-the-sound setting, and it took all of 20 seconds before Ramsay dropped his first f-bomb. The duo riffed about their pairing as hosts and Ramsay cussed some more before they brought out Jeff Collins, President of Advertising Sales, Marketing and Brand Partnerships. “The Fox portfolio is designed to drive maximum impact for your brand,” he said in a statement that absolutely no one has ever heard before at a NY upfront.
- 5/13/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
These days, it’s never too early to start talking about the Super Bowl.
Fox Corp’s 2025 broadcast of Super Bowl Lix is nearly a year away, slated to air Feb. 9 from New Orleans. During early talks with potential advertisers, however, the company is already making a bid to sell 30-second ads for at least $7 million each, according to three people familiar with the matter. The price could mark a slightly higher starting point in negotiations than that established by Paramount Global, which aired Super Bowl Lviii in February to a record audience and initially sought between $6.5 million and $7 million for a half-minute ad berth.
Fox declined to make executives available for comment.
Super Bowl pricing often doesn’t emerge until later in the year — or at least until the start of the industry’s annual “upfront” market, when U.S. TV networks try to sell the bulk of their...
Fox Corp’s 2025 broadcast of Super Bowl Lix is nearly a year away, slated to air Feb. 9 from New Orleans. During early talks with potential advertisers, however, the company is already making a bid to sell 30-second ads for at least $7 million each, according to three people familiar with the matter. The price could mark a slightly higher starting point in negotiations than that established by Paramount Global, which aired Super Bowl Lviii in February to a record audience and initially sought between $6.5 million and $7 million for a half-minute ad berth.
Fox declined to make executives available for comment.
Super Bowl pricing often doesn’t emerge until later in the year — or at least until the start of the industry’s annual “upfront” market, when U.S. TV networks try to sell the bulk of their...
- 4/30/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox Corp. has slimmed down since it sold the bulk of its cable and studio assets to Walt Disney Co. in 2019, but its new head of ad sales is eager to take on bigger rivals.
Fox arrives at the start of the industry’s annual “upfront” market with the 2025 Super Bowl broadcast and football great Tom Brady among its offerings. Brady is expected to begin a much-anticipated stint as an announcer for Fox’s NFL season in the fall, and Fox is already “engaged” in talks for Super Bowl advertising, says Jeff Collins, who was named president of advertising sales in January of this year, replacing veteran Marianne Gambelli.
He doesn’t think a media company has to be a giant to win in the current market.
“A lot of the competitive set over the course of the last four or five years has looked to get bigger at all costs,...
Fox arrives at the start of the industry’s annual “upfront” market with the 2025 Super Bowl broadcast and football great Tom Brady among its offerings. Brady is expected to begin a much-anticipated stint as an announcer for Fox’s NFL season in the fall, and Fox is already “engaged” in talks for Super Bowl advertising, says Jeff Collins, who was named president of advertising sales in January of this year, replacing veteran Marianne Gambelli.
He doesn’t think a media company has to be a giant to win in the current market.
“A lot of the competitive set over the course of the last four or five years has looked to get bigger at all costs,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Tubi, Fox Corp.’s ad-supported streaming service, recruited ad-sales veteran Jeff Lucas as chief revenue officer.
Lucas takes over the role from former Tubi Cro Mark Rotblat, who will remain with Fox Corp. focusing on adRise, the company’s distribution and monetization platform for connected TVs. At Tubi, Lucas will report to Jeff Collins, president of advertising sales for Fox Corp.
Most recently, Lucas was chief revenue officer at Firework, a New York-based video commerce platform with more than 1,000 clients across 37 countries. Before that, he was head of North America sales and global client solutions at Verizon Media. From 2016-18, he was VP and global head of sales for Snapchat parent company Snap.
Prior to that, Lucas led sales and marketing for all of Viacom’s media networks, including MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon, and before that served as president, advertising sales and marketing at NBCUniversal’s cable group.
Lucas takes over the role from former Tubi Cro Mark Rotblat, who will remain with Fox Corp. focusing on adRise, the company’s distribution and monetization platform for connected TVs. At Tubi, Lucas will report to Jeff Collins, president of advertising sales for Fox Corp.
Most recently, Lucas was chief revenue officer at Firework, a New York-based video commerce platform with more than 1,000 clients across 37 countries. Before that, he was head of North America sales and global client solutions at Verizon Media. From 2016-18, he was VP and global head of sales for Snapchat parent company Snap.
Prior to that, Lucas led sales and marketing for all of Viacom’s media networks, including MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon, and before that served as president, advertising sales and marketing at NBCUniversal’s cable group.
- 3/4/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Trey Gargano, left, and Ryan Roelle. (Photos courtesy Fox News Media)
A pair of Fox News Media sales executives have been elevated to senior leadership roles, the company announced on Thursday.
Starting this week, Trey Gargano will serve as the Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales, overseeing sales initiatives across all Fox News Media platforms, including its flagship cable channel, Fox Business Network, streaming service Fox Nation and Fox Weather, among other properties.
Gargano assumes the role from Jeff Collins, who was promoted to President of Fox News Media’s Advertising Sales division last month.
Additionally, Ryan Roelle has been elevated to the role of Senior Vice President of National Sales, where she will oversee endemic and national sales campaigns along with linear channel and digital sales across the country.
“Over the past four years, Trey’s vast knowledge and deep understanding of the news marketplace helped drive new revenue...
A pair of Fox News Media sales executives have been elevated to senior leadership roles, the company announced on Thursday.
Starting this week, Trey Gargano will serve as the Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales, overseeing sales initiatives across all Fox News Media platforms, including its flagship cable channel, Fox Business Network, streaming service Fox Nation and Fox Weather, among other properties.
Gargano assumes the role from Jeff Collins, who was promoted to President of Fox News Media’s Advertising Sales division last month.
Additionally, Ryan Roelle has been elevated to the role of Senior Vice President of National Sales, where she will oversee endemic and national sales campaigns along with linear channel and digital sales across the country.
“Over the past four years, Trey’s vast knowledge and deep understanding of the news marketplace helped drive new revenue...
- 2/15/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Trey Gargano has been promoted to executive vice president of as sales for all Fox News Media platforms.
Gargano succeeds Jeff Collins, who was upped to president of advertising sales, marketing and brand partnerships for Fox Corp.
Trey Gargano
The network also said that Ryan Roelle was promoted to senior vice president of national ad sales, reporting to Gargano. She will continue be based out of Chicago.
Ryan Roelle
Gargano joined Fox News Media in 2020, and served as senior vice president of ad sales, where he oversaw all national, political and direct response sales. Previously, he was at Turner Broadcasting for 20 years, including serving as vice president of portfolio ad sales and client lead across CNN and Turner/Warner Media.
Roelle will lead Fox News Media’s linear and digital efforts while overseeing the L.A., Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta sales teams, and will continue to focus on endemic and national advertising.
Gargano succeeds Jeff Collins, who was upped to president of advertising sales, marketing and brand partnerships for Fox Corp.
Trey Gargano
The network also said that Ryan Roelle was promoted to senior vice president of national ad sales, reporting to Gargano. She will continue be based out of Chicago.
Ryan Roelle
Gargano joined Fox News Media in 2020, and served as senior vice president of ad sales, where he oversaw all national, political and direct response sales. Previously, he was at Turner Broadcasting for 20 years, including serving as vice president of portfolio ad sales and client lead across CNN and Turner/Warner Media.
Roelle will lead Fox News Media’s linear and digital efforts while overseeing the L.A., Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta sales teams, and will continue to focus on endemic and national advertising.
- 2/15/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Trey Gargano has been named executive vice president of ad sales, taking the reins of the outlet’s efforts to drive millions of dollars in advertising revenue at a time when Madison Avenue has seemed more ambivalent about news content.
Additionally, Ryan Roelle has been promoted to senior vice president of national sales, and will focus on endemic and national advertising in addition to leading linear and digital sales across the country. She will report to Gargano and continue to be based in Chicago.
Gargano fills in a role that was previously held by Jeff Collins, who was recently named president of ad sales, marketing and brand partnerships for Fox Corp. During Collins’ tenure, Fox News worked to broaden its appeal to sponsors by delving into documentary series and lifestyle-centered programming that offered an alternative to the hot politics talk that is such a hallmark of its schedule. The Fox Corp.
Additionally, Ryan Roelle has been promoted to senior vice president of national sales, and will focus on endemic and national advertising in addition to leading linear and digital sales across the country. She will report to Gargano and continue to be based in Chicago.
Gargano fills in a role that was previously held by Jeff Collins, who was recently named president of ad sales, marketing and brand partnerships for Fox Corp. During Collins’ tenure, Fox News worked to broaden its appeal to sponsors by delving into documentary series and lifestyle-centered programming that offered an alternative to the hot politics talk that is such a hallmark of its schedule. The Fox Corp.
- 2/15/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox Corp. is getting traditional for TV’s Upfront Week.
After experimenting in the last few years with smaller venues for its annual upfront presentation, the company has chosen a more theatrical venue for its showcase.
Fox plans to hold its upfront presentation to advertisers on May 13 at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom. The event will be hosted by Jeff Collins who was recently elevated to the company’s president of advertising sales, marketing and brand partnerships. Fox plans to unveil new content as new data- and tech-enhanced capabilities from across its portfolio of media assets.
“At Fox, our unrivaled, world-class content connects with communities nationwide like no other,” said Collins, in a statement. “We are excited to return to Upfront week, the culmination of months of bespoke client engagements focused on developing custom solutions for our valued partners across our industry-leading content, data and technology.”
Fox is already engaged in...
After experimenting in the last few years with smaller venues for its annual upfront presentation, the company has chosen a more theatrical venue for its showcase.
Fox plans to hold its upfront presentation to advertisers on May 13 at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom. The event will be hosted by Jeff Collins who was recently elevated to the company’s president of advertising sales, marketing and brand partnerships. Fox plans to unveil new content as new data- and tech-enhanced capabilities from across its portfolio of media assets.
“At Fox, our unrivaled, world-class content connects with communities nationwide like no other,” said Collins, in a statement. “We are excited to return to Upfront week, the culmination of months of bespoke client engagements focused on developing custom solutions for our valued partners across our industry-leading content, data and technology.”
Fox is already engaged in...
- 2/14/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox will hold its 2024 upfront event on Monday, May 13, returning to the Hammerstein Ballroom at The Manhattan Center and hosted by Jeff Collins, president of Advertising Sales, Marketing and Brand Partnerships.
The company said it will unveil new content and “data- and tech-enhanced capabilities that span the entire Portfolio, ensuring clients can transact across Fox seamlessly.”
“We are excited to return to Upfront week, the culmination of months of bespoke client engagements focused on developing custom solutions for our valued partners across our industry-leading content, data and technology,” said Collins.
NBCUniversal has set May 13 for its presentation, returning to Radio City Music Hall.
But CBS parent Paramount Global has said it plans to skip its historical Upfront presentation at Carnegie Hall for the second year in a row in favor of individual meetings with advertisers.
Fox called the 2024 Upfront “the culmination of a series of Portfolio-encompassing, road-to-the-Upfront initiatives currently in the marketplace,...
The company said it will unveil new content and “data- and tech-enhanced capabilities that span the entire Portfolio, ensuring clients can transact across Fox seamlessly.”
“We are excited to return to Upfront week, the culmination of months of bespoke client engagements focused on developing custom solutions for our valued partners across our industry-leading content, data and technology,” said Collins.
NBCUniversal has set May 13 for its presentation, returning to Radio City Music Hall.
But CBS parent Paramount Global has said it plans to skip its historical Upfront presentation at Carnegie Hall for the second year in a row in favor of individual meetings with advertisers.
Fox called the 2024 Upfront “the culmination of a series of Portfolio-encompassing, road-to-the-Upfront initiatives currently in the marketplace,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeff Collins. (Courtesy photo)
Fox Corporation says its top executive in charge of advertising sales is set to retire after a four-decade career in broadcasting.
Marianne Gambelli, who joined Fox Corporation in 2017, will step down from her role as president of advertising sales, the network announced on Monday, and will be succeeded by Jeff Collins, the company’s current executive vice president of advertising sales for its Fox News Media division.
Gambelli began her television sales career at Comcast’s NBC Universal in 1989, where she worked for more than two decades before moving to Horizon Media as its chief investment officer. She spent four years at Horizon Media before joining Fox Corporation as its president of sales for the Fox News Channel and Fox News Media. She was promoted to president of advertising sales for Fox and its associated brands nearly five years ago.
“I want to thank Marianne for...
Fox Corporation says its top executive in charge of advertising sales is set to retire after a four-decade career in broadcasting.
Marianne Gambelli, who joined Fox Corporation in 2017, will step down from her role as president of advertising sales, the network announced on Monday, and will be succeeded by Jeff Collins, the company’s current executive vice president of advertising sales for its Fox News Media division.
Gambelli began her television sales career at Comcast’s NBC Universal in 1989, where she worked for more than two decades before moving to Horizon Media as its chief investment officer. She spent four years at Horizon Media before joining Fox Corporation as its president of sales for the Fox News Channel and Fox News Media. She was promoted to president of advertising sales for Fox and its associated brands nearly five years ago.
“I want to thank Marianne for...
- 1/22/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Fox Corp. Appoints Jeff Collins Of Fox News As President Of Advertising; Marianne Gambelli To Retire
Fox Corp. ad sales chief Marianne Gambelli is retiring, and the company has named Fox News vet Jeff Collins as her replacement.
With the official title of President of Advertising Sales, Marketing and Brand Partnerships, Collins will take over for Gambelli, who is calling it quits after 40-plus years in ad sales in the media and entertainment sector.
Collins, who had been EVP Advertising Sales for Fox News Media, will now report to Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch. He will oversee ad sales efforts at divisions including Fox Entertainment, Tubi, Fox Sports, FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes, and Fox News Media, which includes Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.
The exec shuffle comes in the runup to upfront season, when media buyers will place bets on the 2024-25 TV season. The TV ad business has been choppy of late, with many advertisers reorienting themselves away from linear and toward streaming.
With the official title of President of Advertising Sales, Marketing and Brand Partnerships, Collins will take over for Gambelli, who is calling it quits after 40-plus years in ad sales in the media and entertainment sector.
Collins, who had been EVP Advertising Sales for Fox News Media, will now report to Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch. He will oversee ad sales efforts at divisions including Fox Entertainment, Tubi, Fox Sports, FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes, and Fox News Media, which includes Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.
The exec shuffle comes in the runup to upfront season, when media buyers will place bets on the 2024-25 TV season. The TV ad business has been choppy of late, with many advertisers reorienting themselves away from linear and toward streaming.
- 1/22/2024
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox Corp. is making big changes in its advertising C-suite.
The company says that its head of ad sales, Marianne Gambelli, will retire, with Jeff Collins tapped as her successor.
Collins is currently the head of ad sales for Fox News, but with the promotion will now add oversight of all of the Fox divisions, including the Fox broadcast network, Fox Sports, and Tubi. Collins will report to Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch.
“I want to thank Marianne for her many contributions to Fox and congratulate her on a phenomenal career,” said Murdoch in a statement. “Marianne has contributed immensely to the successful execution of our strategies, and it has been a great pleasure of mine to work alongside her. Jeff has established himself as a leader and an innovator and we are confident that he will continue to build value for our advertising partners across all of our platforms.”
Gambelli,...
The company says that its head of ad sales, Marianne Gambelli, will retire, with Jeff Collins tapped as her successor.
Collins is currently the head of ad sales for Fox News, but with the promotion will now add oversight of all of the Fox divisions, including the Fox broadcast network, Fox Sports, and Tubi. Collins will report to Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch.
“I want to thank Marianne for her many contributions to Fox and congratulate her on a phenomenal career,” said Murdoch in a statement. “Marianne has contributed immensely to the successful execution of our strategies, and it has been a great pleasure of mine to work alongside her. Jeff has established himself as a leader and an innovator and we are confident that he will continue to build value for our advertising partners across all of our platforms.”
Gambelli,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marianne Gambelli, one of the few remaining senior ad-sales executives in the TV industry who held direct relationships with advertisers when primetime broadcast programs were seen as the primary venue for Madison Avenue’s dollars, is stepping down as Fox Corp’s president of ad sales. She will be succeeded by Jeff Collins, currently the executive vice president of ad sales for Fox News Media.
Gambelli is retiring after logging significant stints at Fox and the independent media buyer Horizon Media, where she was chief investment officer, as well as a 22-year long career at NBC, where she rose to supervise ad sales for the NBC primetime lineup as well as NBC Sports. She initially joined Fox in 2017 as president of sales for Fox News Media.
“I want to thank Marianne for her many contributions to Fox and congratulate her on a phenomenal career,” said Lachlan Murdoch, Fox’s CEO,...
Gambelli is retiring after logging significant stints at Fox and the independent media buyer Horizon Media, where she was chief investment officer, as well as a 22-year long career at NBC, where she rose to supervise ad sales for the NBC primetime lineup as well as NBC Sports. She initially joined Fox in 2017 as president of sales for Fox News Media.
“I want to thank Marianne for her many contributions to Fox and congratulate her on a phenomenal career,” said Lachlan Murdoch, Fox’s CEO,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
When Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum moderate Wednesday night’s Republican primary debate, they won’t be running for office. But they will be at the forefront of a very important popularity contest.
The Fox News duo will kick off a coverage cycle that every TV-news executive hopes will reverse some of the recent trends of the medium, which has contended, like many other TV formats, with downturns in viewership and advertising dollars. The debate, says Baier, ought to be lively, and he and MacCallum — typically the faces of Fox News in all matters pertaining to elections — will have to be on their guard.
“I think the bottom line is that some candidates on this stage want to walk away with a moment that gets played over and over again,” he says.
The people who run Fox News — and its rivals — can only hope. TV-news outlets snare some of their biggest audiences during election coverage.
The Fox News duo will kick off a coverage cycle that every TV-news executive hopes will reverse some of the recent trends of the medium, which has contended, like many other TV formats, with downturns in viewership and advertising dollars. The debate, says Baier, ought to be lively, and he and MacCallum — typically the faces of Fox News in all matters pertaining to elections — will have to be on their guard.
“I think the bottom line is that some candidates on this stage want to walk away with a moment that gets played over and over again,” he says.
The people who run Fox News — and its rivals — can only hope. TV-news outlets snare some of their biggest audiences during election coverage.
- 8/21/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News Media waved its banner during the Fox upfront Monday afternoon in New York, plugging a wide array of platforms but notably gliding past its main profit center in prime time.
Opinion shows like the one hosted by the recently ejected Tucker Carlson got only a glancing mention during the 7-minute segment. Carlson’s stunning exit earlier this spring has led to a steep and immediate drop in ratings for his former hour, though of course Fox News Channel makes a large share of its profits from distribution fees rather than relying as heavily on advertising as lower-rated rivals.
Jeff Collins, EVP of ad sales for the news division, brought onstage veteran hosts Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino. After touching on the Fox News Channel, they took ad buyers on a briskly paced tour of divisions devoted to business, weather, audio and digital news.
Fox Nation, the subscription streaming...
Opinion shows like the one hosted by the recently ejected Tucker Carlson got only a glancing mention during the 7-minute segment. Carlson’s stunning exit earlier this spring has led to a steep and immediate drop in ratings for his former hour, though of course Fox News Channel makes a large share of its profits from distribution fees rather than relying as heavily on advertising as lower-rated rivals.
Jeff Collins, EVP of ad sales for the news division, brought onstage veteran hosts Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino. After touching on the Fox News Channel, they took ad buyers on a briskly paced tour of divisions devoted to business, weather, audio and digital news.
Fox Nation, the subscription streaming...
- 5/15/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN on Wednesday broadcast one of the most controversial news events of the year, a runaway town hall interview with former President Donald Trump, and advertisers like Subaru and Fidelity Investments went along for the ride. There are new questions about whether all of Madison Avenue will do so in the future.
The nation’s big TV-news outlets are about to enter what should be a healthy cycle. The closer the U.S. gets to a presidential election, the more audiences tend to watch. CNN, for example, has indicated it expects to telecast more primetime town halls with candidates (last week’s lured nearly 3.31 million viewers), while Fox News Channel is expected to broadcast the Republican Party’s first primary debate in August.
These types of events usually snare big hauls of advertising. And yet, there are signs that advertisers are weary of the hassles their support of news programming will bring,...
The nation’s big TV-news outlets are about to enter what should be a healthy cycle. The closer the U.S. gets to a presidential election, the more audiences tend to watch. CNN, for example, has indicated it expects to telecast more primetime town halls with candidates (last week’s lured nearly 3.31 million viewers), while Fox News Channel is expected to broadcast the Republican Party’s first primary debate in August.
These types of events usually snare big hauls of advertising. And yet, there are signs that advertisers are weary of the hassles their support of news programming will bring,...
- 5/14/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Tucker Carlson is out at 8 p.m. on Fox News Channel, and the network hopes that a host of blue-chip advertisers that for years avoided his controversial hour will soon come back in.
Since Carlson’s stunning exit last month, a timeslot that has been shunned by many Madison Avenue stalwarts seems as if it is being embraced. Procter & Gamble, one of the nation’s largest and most influential advertisers, has been running ads in “Fox News Tonight,” the network’s new 8 p.m. program, for female-skewing products like Venus razor blades by Gillette and Secret underarm deodorant. Also showing up in commercial breaks: Novo Nordisk’s trendy medication Ozempic, and Scotts Miracle-Gro.
“We have had over 40 new advertisers come into the hour since we launched the new program, including some of the largest in the country and, really, across all major categories,” says Jeff Collins, executive vice president...
Since Carlson’s stunning exit last month, a timeslot that has been shunned by many Madison Avenue stalwarts seems as if it is being embraced. Procter & Gamble, one of the nation’s largest and most influential advertisers, has been running ads in “Fox News Tonight,” the network’s new 8 p.m. program, for female-skewing products like Venus razor blades by Gillette and Secret underarm deodorant. Also showing up in commercial breaks: Novo Nordisk’s trendy medication Ozempic, and Scotts Miracle-Gro.
“We have had over 40 new advertisers come into the hour since we launched the new program, including some of the largest in the country and, really, across all major categories,” says Jeff Collins, executive vice president...
- 5/8/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News Media, known best for shows led by Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, is placing new emphasis on programming that relies more heavily on Kevin Costner, weather emergencies and Greg Gutfeld.
In a meeting with advertisers slated to be held Tuesday, executives at the Fox Corp.-backed operation, will spotlight a growing array of lifestyle content, while continuing to nod to the political programming that draws some of its networks’ biggest audiences. Among the Fox News Media executives scheduled to be on hand were Suzanne Scott, the CEO, and Jay Wallace, president and executive editor.
“If you take a look at our overall audience across all of Fox News Media, 40% comes from lifestyle – sports, weather, entertainment offerings,” says Jeff Collins, executive vice president of advertsing sales for Fox News Media. “We just want to reiterate to our clients the depth and breadth of this type of content...
In a meeting with advertisers slated to be held Tuesday, executives at the Fox Corp.-backed operation, will spotlight a growing array of lifestyle content, while continuing to nod to the political programming that draws some of its networks’ biggest audiences. Among the Fox News Media executives scheduled to be on hand were Suzanne Scott, the CEO, and Jay Wallace, president and executive editor.
“If you take a look at our overall audience across all of Fox News Media, 40% comes from lifestyle – sports, weather, entertainment offerings,” says Jeff Collins, executive vice president of advertsing sales for Fox News Media. “We just want to reiterate to our clients the depth and breadth of this type of content...
- 3/21/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
On Tuesday morning, Fox News will gather dozens of its top advertisers in the studio that normally houses Greg Gutfeld’s 11 p.m. show.
Amid a tumultuous news environment (between a potential indictment of Donald Trump, concerns over bank failures, and a variety of headlines about Fox News itself tied to the defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems), the conservative cable news channel will host its upfront presentation, pitching advertisers on why they should be spending their hard-earned dollars with Fox.
While Fox News is a dominant player in cable TV (it was the most-watched cable channel in total viewers last year, beating ESPN by nearly half a million viewers), cable news, with its older audience and occasionally polarizing programming, has not historically been a priority for major brand advertisers (and that’s before considering recent headlines).
And TV advertising itself is having a difficult moment, with sales at most...
Amid a tumultuous news environment (between a potential indictment of Donald Trump, concerns over bank failures, and a variety of headlines about Fox News itself tied to the defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems), the conservative cable news channel will host its upfront presentation, pitching advertisers on why they should be spending their hard-earned dollars with Fox.
While Fox News is a dominant player in cable TV (it was the most-watched cable channel in total viewers last year, beating ESPN by nearly half a million viewers), cable news, with its older audience and occasionally polarizing programming, has not historically been a priority for major brand advertisers (and that’s before considering recent headlines).
And TV advertising itself is having a difficult moment, with sales at most...
- 3/21/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Streaming outlet Fox Nation is already running the commercials its larger rivals say they want to sell.
Big subscription-based streamers like Netflix and Disney+ have caught the attention of Madison Avenue with recent announcements about launching ad-supported tiers for their services. Fox Nation, a smaller streaming outlet that is part of Fox News Media, has quietly opened some of its selections for advertisers.
Subscribers who recently streamed “Duck Family Treasure,” a new special that stars members of the Robertson family from the long-running series “Duck Dynasty,” likely saw something that people who binge-watch often don’t: commercials appearing in the bottom third of the screen while the action continued above them.
More of the ads — from Camping World, a specialist in selling recreational vehicles — are on the way. After launching the first five episodes of the series, Fox Nation is set to unveil five more this Sunday. Camping World ads will appear.
Big subscription-based streamers like Netflix and Disney+ have caught the attention of Madison Avenue with recent announcements about launching ad-supported tiers for their services. Fox Nation, a smaller streaming outlet that is part of Fox News Media, has quietly opened some of its selections for advertisers.
Subscribers who recently streamed “Duck Family Treasure,” a new special that stars members of the Robertson family from the long-running series “Duck Dynasty,” likely saw something that people who binge-watch often don’t: commercials appearing in the bottom third of the screen while the action continued above them.
More of the ads — from Camping World, a specialist in selling recreational vehicles — are on the way. After launching the first five episodes of the series, Fox Nation is set to unveil five more this Sunday. Camping World ads will appear.
- 6/24/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
As Hollywood events return to full force in New York and Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic, here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings, including red carpets for Top Gun: Maverick, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Girls5Eva and The Staircase.
Girls5Eva season two premiere
Peacock hosted a season two celebration with stars Sara Bareilles, Paula Pell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and producer Tina Fey on Sunday at NYC’s Roxy Hotel.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness world premiere
Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Xochitl Gomez and director Sam Raimi debuted the highly anticipated sequel at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday.
The Staircase premiere
Also on Monday night, Colin Firth gathered with co-stars Sophie Turner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Michael Stuhlbarg for the premiere of HBO Max series The Staircase, held at MoMa.
Girls5Eva season two premiere
Peacock hosted a season two celebration with stars Sara Bareilles, Paula Pell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and producer Tina Fey on Sunday at NYC’s Roxy Hotel.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness world premiere
Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Xochitl Gomez and director Sam Raimi debuted the highly anticipated sequel at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday.
The Staircase premiere
Also on Monday night, Colin Firth gathered with co-stars Sophie Turner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Michael Stuhlbarg for the premiere of HBO Max series The Staircase, held at MoMa.
- 5/6/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Dance Moms exec producer Jeff Collins is leaving the eponymous production company that he founded over ten years ago.
Collins, who established Collins Avenue Entertainment in 2008, is exiting the Kew Media-backed business and Deadline understands he is finalizing his next move.
Founder and President Collins has served as Executive Producer on all Collins Avenue productions including Lifetime series Dance Moms and its spinoff series and specials, The CW’s Fly Girls and Animal Planet’s American Stuffers.
Collins started his production career on Entertainment Tonight and moved up to Vice President of Paramount Domestic Television’s Leeza Gibbons Entertainment.
He also worked on shows such as Lifetime’s How Clean Is Your House?, The WB’s Survival of the Richest and MTV’s Crashing With and oversaw the U.S. office of Bridezillas and Billy The Exterminator producer September Films.
Collins’ departure comes as Kew Media is undertaking a...
Collins, who established Collins Avenue Entertainment in 2008, is exiting the Kew Media-backed business and Deadline understands he is finalizing his next move.
Founder and President Collins has served as Executive Producer on all Collins Avenue productions including Lifetime series Dance Moms and its spinoff series and specials, The CW’s Fly Girls and Animal Planet’s American Stuffers.
Collins started his production career on Entertainment Tonight and moved up to Vice President of Paramount Domestic Television’s Leeza Gibbons Entertainment.
He also worked on shows such as Lifetime’s How Clean Is Your House?, The WB’s Survival of the Richest and MTV’s Crashing With and oversaw the U.S. office of Bridezillas and Billy The Exterminator producer September Films.
Collins’ departure comes as Kew Media is undertaking a...
- 1/10/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Even though we’ve been reading about it and watching stuff on YouTube for months now, its time for the official Jeff Collins-crafted version of the Aldc’s Australian misadventures, Dance Moms nation. Everyone got their comfortable walking shoes … and their passport? No, no everyone does not. We start out in the dark of night at Lax where Abby is two hours from departure and a million light years from knowing where hers — plus her driver’s license and her credit cards — is. Er, what seasoned traveler heads to the airport without checking and rechecking boarding passes and necessary I.D.? Isn’t … Continue reading →
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- 5/20/2015
- by Lori Acken
- ChannelGuideMag
Nigel Lythgoe is taking his talent to CBS. The former “American Idol” producer has landed a pilot deal for the competition show “In the Spotlight.” Also read: CBS Sets ‘Bad Teacher,’ ‘Unforgettable’ Premiere Dates, Juggles ‘Crazy Ones,’ ‘Two and a Half Men’ Timeslots Based on a Turkish format, the project is billed as a “performance show with a fresh take on the competitive aspect.” Lythgoe is executive producing, along with “Idol” producer Jennifer Bresnan, “Dance Moms” executive producer Jeff Collins and “The Amazing Race” producer Michael Hammond. Also read: Ben Affleck-Matt Damon’s CBS Comedy Casts Alyson Hannigan Kalen Productions Inc.
- 2/15/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
CBS is entering the music competition reality series space with In the Spotlight, executive produced by Nigel Lythgoe, the original executive producer of the first big Us hit in the genre, Fox’s American Idol. Also executive producing In the Spotlight, which has received a pilot order, is former CBS head of alternative Jennifer Bresnan in her first pilot since leaving her post in the summer. In the Spotlight is based on the Turkish paper format Keep Your Light Shining, which has undergone some changes. CBS wouldn’t reveal details but, according to international format aggregator Global Agency, which represents the original format, Keep Your Light Shining features 12 contestants on a dark circular stage with a moving spotlight, with them taking turns to sing as the spotlight shines on each of them for 15-20 seconds. Each round, one contestant is eliminated by the audience, with the show also featuring a panel of celebrity judges.
- 2/15/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The Drama Queen will take viewers inside Hollywood celeb manager Marki Costello’s world as as she works at not just building entertainment careers but building brands and teaching her clients how to be stars. Taking up the majority of her time is her “second family” at her Creative Entertainment Group office filled with a slew of characters from her demanding clients, up and coming talent associates and impressionable young interns, all vying for her attention and accolades. Costello, granddaughter of late comedian Lou Costello, has coached clients including Kelly Osbourne and Ceelo Green, and created the Hosting Bootcamp seminar for up and coming television hosts. The Drama Queen premieres Sunday, November 10 at 10 Pm on E! The series is executive produced by Jeff Collins, Mike Aho and Michael Hammond for Collins Avenue Productions, with Andrew Perry serving as Executive Producer.
- 9/17/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Last week, Dance Moms Chatter gave us Christi, Kelly and Kaya giving their take on the show; this week, executive producer Jeff Collins is joined by Dance Moms cast members Abby Lee Miller and Melissa, and special guests Nadine Rajabi and Alec Mapa, to discuss their take on the program. The comediennes are ready for Abby this week and will say anything.
- 7/9/2013
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Anybody else wondering what sort of nonsense has led to our doing a season-finale-type recap show only four episodes into the second half of Season 3, Dance Moms nation? Were Cathy and Abby too busy to film this week’s episode? Did 10tensity Dance suddenly close up shop? What gives? To launch Dance Moms Chatter Part 1, Jeff Collins, Executive Producer Superstar — who’s sporting a snappy new GQ ’do — says we fans just can’t get enough of the drama. Oh yes, we can, Jc. Yes, we can. But to feed our supposed addiction, we start out with a collection [...]
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- 7/3/2013
- by Lori Acken
- ChannelGuideMag
Once again, Dance Moms decides to give us a reunion (excuse me -- a talk) show edition of the program. This time around, we're to be treated to a talk show format featuring executive producer Jeff Collins as the host, guests and clips of the show (which makes up for Abby's absence).
The first clip that Collins presents reminds us of the walk-out of the moms in support of Kelly, the moms and kids return, Abby referring to everyone (especially the kids) as brats, Holly's great "monstrosity of evil" line, Jill calling Abby on her feelings toward the kids and Abby's unleashing of anger at Maddie about her participation in the walk-out. Mr. Collins, get over this already because we've already seen this once too often! Christi and Kelly join Collins on stage as the "fan favorite divas" with a martini glass in hand. Are they drinking already?...
The first clip that Collins presents reminds us of the walk-out of the moms in support of Kelly, the moms and kids return, Abby referring to everyone (especially the kids) as brats, Holly's great "monstrosity of evil" line, Jill calling Abby on her feelings toward the kids and Abby's unleashing of anger at Maddie about her participation in the walk-out. Mr. Collins, get over this already because we've already seen this once too often! Christi and Kelly join Collins on stage as the "fan favorite divas" with a martini glass in hand. Are they drinking already?...
- 7/2/2013
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
With the shocking reality of breastfeeding into childhood becoming a more common practice, a new reality show investigates attachment parenting and other bizarre parental behaviors that are strongly-debated among families and professionals. After Jamie Lynne Grumet stunned the nation with her Time magazine cover, which featured her four-year-old son latched to her breast, the controversial practices of extreme parenting have been launched into the forefront of family and psychological discussions. A new reality show investigates these parents, and shines a light on why more moms and celebrities are embracing the trend. Extreme Parenting will look at arguments for and against over-protective practices such as attachment parenting, and why some parents choose to not embrace the idea of independence for their children. The show, which is created by the team behind Bridezillas and Dance Moms, will follow American families as they defend their decision to engage in over-the-top behaviors when it comes to child rearing.
- 7/11/2012
- by Christina Stiehl
- HollywoodLife
Los Angeles -- Bertha Hofer deserves to be one of the summer's biggest, if unlikeliest, TV stars.
In the narrowest sense, she's yet another working mom opening up her life to the camera. But Hofer is part of an unusual and intriguing world, a small Montana religious commune depicted in National Geographic Channel's "American Colony: Meet the Hutterites."
Hofer, 52, a widowed mother of three balancing her religion's strict tenets with her children's hopes for the future, is a focus of the series. Her unvarnished and soulful face, the kind that cannot hide its heart, recalls the careworn migrant mother in Dorothea Lange's classic 1930s Depression-era portrait.
"Atlanta `Housewives' they're not," David Lyle, the channel's CEO, said of Hofer and the other Hutterites depicted in the 10-part series airing 10 p.m. Edt Tuesdays. "When you look at Bertha, she's a very good, committed member of this community, and she's struggling...
In the narrowest sense, she's yet another working mom opening up her life to the camera. But Hofer is part of an unusual and intriguing world, a small Montana religious commune depicted in National Geographic Channel's "American Colony: Meet the Hutterites."
Hofer, 52, a widowed mother of three balancing her religion's strict tenets with her children's hopes for the future, is a focus of the series. Her unvarnished and soulful face, the kind that cannot hide its heart, recalls the careworn migrant mother in Dorothea Lange's classic 1930s Depression-era portrait.
"Atlanta `Housewives' they're not," David Lyle, the channel's CEO, said of Hofer and the other Hutterites depicted in the 10-part series airing 10 p.m. Edt Tuesdays. "When you look at Bertha, she's a very good, committed member of this community, and she's struggling...
- 5/29/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
On the heels of Dance Moms opening its second season with a series high 2.5 million viewers, Lifetime has greenlighted a spinoff series, Dance Moms: Miami. The six-episode series will go behind-the-scenes at Miami-based Stars Dance Studio, focusing on its owners Victor Smalley and Angel, their young students and their mothers. “Dance Moms quickly became a stand-out hit for Lifetime last year that we knew would be perfect to build out and franchise into other series,” said Lifetime president Nancy Dubuc. Dance Moms: Miami will be produced by Dance Moms producer Collins Avenue and executive produced by Jeff Collins, Bryan Stinson and John R. Corella. The original Dance Moms, which stars outspoken dance instructor Abby Lee Miller, is Lifetime’s youngest-skewing series with a median age of 37. While it started on the scripted side when CBS spun off its forensic hit CSI into new series set in different locations...
- 1/17/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The producers behind the Lifetime reality show " Dance Moms " have been banned from one of the biggest children's dance competitions in the country ... after event organizers complained about the way the event was portrayed on the show last year. " Dance Moms " is a show about intense mothers who enter their young daughters into dance competitions ... and during Season 1, the second episode focused on a Huge competition in Pennsylvania called StarQuest. TMZ spoke with Sq associate...
- 10/21/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
If you want to celebrate your child’s birthday, by all means, celebrate away. Parties are fun! But if you’re planning to spend a huge chunk of change for said celebration (or in the case of the final episode of Outrageous Kid Parties, more than my four-year college education!) please let Tlc film it. We’re leaning against the notion of spending an exorbitant amount of money for a party. And yet we cannot look away while these parents rack up a nearly $30,000 bill for a circus party! Of course, for $30,000, we expect nothing short of a full circus.
- 3/12/2011
- by Breia Brissey
- EW - Inside TV
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