WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michael Abramowitz, a prominent journalist and former president of Freedom House, was sworn in on June 24 as the 31st Director of the Voice of America. “For more than 80 years, the Voice of America has delivered trusted news and information to the world, especially for those living in closed societies and […]
NEW YORK, July 18, 2024 — The Board of Directors of Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) declared a quarterly dividend of 70 cents per outstanding share of the corporation’s common stock. The dividend is payable on October 11, 2024 to Omnicom common shareholders of record at the close of business on September 20, 2024. About Omnicom Omnicom […]
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2024—FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today proposed that the agency require mobile providers to unlock customers’ mobile phones within 60 days of activation. New unlocking rules would allow consumers the freedom to take their existing phones and switch from one mobile wireless service provider to another more easily, as long as the consumer’s […]
WASHINGTON — The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau today entered into a settlement with Liberty Latin America, through Liberty subsidiaries Liberty Mobile Puerto Rico and Liberty Mobile USVI, to resolve an investigation into whether Liberty failed to report a data breach in a timely manner as required by Commission rules and conditions of Liberty’s license under a […]
New York, NY & San Francisco, CA — News Corp and OpenAI today announced a historic, multi-year agreement to bring News Corp news content to OpenAI. Through this partnership, OpenAI has permission to display content from News Corp mastheads in response to user questions and to enhance its products, with the ultimate objective of providing […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Russian authorities have levied additional charges against Alsu Kurmasheva, a veteran RFE/RL journalist who has been held since October for violating Russia’s so-called “foreign agent” law. Kurmasheva is now accused of disseminating “fake” news about Russia’s armed forces, carrying a potential punishment of up to 10 years in prison. “USAGM strongly condemns […]
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today applauded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Netflix v. Babin unanimously affirming the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction barring any further Texas state prosecution of Netflix over the film Cuties. The Court held that sufficient evidence supported the district court’s finding […]
NEW YORK, July 6, 2023 — Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) today announced the acquisition of Grabarz & Partner to further cement its leadership position in Germany, the fourth largest advertising market in the world. Founded in 1993, Grabarz & Partner is a world-class creative agency headquartered in Hamburg. With more than 260 employees, the agency works […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Voice of America’s staff won three 2023 Peter Lisagor Awards from the Chicago Headline Club, the Chicago chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. VOA Midwest correspondent Kane Farabaugh and VOA videographer Adam Greenbaum won in the “Best Interview (Audio or Video)” category for their television segment, “The Artemis Generation: An Interview […]
DALLAS, Dec. 21, 2021 — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has agreed to sell its global programmatic advertising marketplace, Xandr Inc., to Microsoft.1 The agreement builds on a decade-long relationship between Xandr, including its predecessor companies, and Microsoft for delivering global digital media solutions for advertisers. As the digital landscape evolves in a post-cookie world, Microsoft and […]
