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Upfronts 2026 Offer An Anxious Industry A Chance To Tune In For A Repeat; Here’s The Lineup & Schedule

Like the masses curling up to watch Friends, advertisers are being invited by media companies and streamers to tune into a repeat at next week’s annual upfronts in New York. Over t...

Upfronts Day One: Publishers Jostle For Position As Performance Drivers

And that’s a wrap on Day One of upfronts 2026! AdExchanger Senior Editors Alyssa Boyle and Victoria McNally traversed the island of Manhattan on Monday to scope out upfront present...

Let’s Be Upfront About Performance

During upfronts, publishers flexed their ad performance muscles at media buyers all week long in an effort to appeal to the biggest demands media buyers have during their upfront n...

Ready, Set, Upfront

Gone are the days when the TV upfronts were exclusive to legacy broadcasters. Amazon is gearing up for its third upfront event next month in New York City. Alongside Netflix, Amazo...

Ad Tech Touted During Warner Bros. Discovery's Likely Final Upfront Presentation

We Went To Eight Upfronts This Week. Here’s What We Learned

Upfront week is officially over. In case you missed any of the dog and pony shows — including Chappell Roan belting out "Pink Pony Club" during YouTube's Brandcast — don't worry; w...

Paramount’s Upfront Pitch Is About Three Things

Timed to the upfront season, Paramount announced it's merging the ad tech stacks behind Paramount+ and Pluto TV, releasing a new performance product, offering more control over ad...

Upfronts Day Three: Ad Tech Jargon And Brand Awareness 

Another TV upfronts season is in the books. Please send your condolences to Senior Editor Alyssa Boyle and Associate Editor Victoria McNally as they reluctantly return to reality a...

NBCUniversal Peacocked Its Ad Performance Prowess On Its Upfront Stage

NBCU kicked off the 2026 upfront week with an original take on a not-so-original trend: ad performance. NBCU touted how it's tapping into modern marketing hot topics, such as sport...

Netflix Gets Closer To Marketers At The Upfronts; A New CAPI Crops Up

More Ads! More! “Late Night” host Seth Meyers roasted Netflix during NBCU’s upfront presentation earlier this week, telling the audience that the streamer was hosting its own event...

Roku Delivers Upfront Dinners With A Side Of Full-Funnel

Roku hosted several client dinners with all of the major holding companies as well as independent agencies in April, each with about 70 people per dinner. It's the second year Roku...

AMC Comes Into Upfront With Bite, New Ways to Work With Advertisers

AMC Global Media showcases new ad opportunities around sports and franchises at upfront.

Upfronts Day Two: Dancing And Data

TelevisaUnivision and Disney took over Day Two of upfronts week in New York City on Tuesday, and the throughline was data quality. The post Upfronts Day Two: Dancing And Data appea...

The Organized Chaos of Upfronts: 3 Hurdles Impacting Your Yield

It’s upfront season in advertising. If you work in ad sales and you’re in the midst of it right now, know that we feel for you. If you aren’t, know this: upfront season…

TelevisaUnivision Makes a Super Bowl Play for Advertisers at Upfront

TelevisaUnivision's upfront event includes music, microdramas, and even the Big Game.

TelevisaUnivision and Nielsen Secure Measurement Deal Ahead of Upfront

TelevisaUnivision and Nielsen Secure Measurement Deal Ahead of Upfront

NBCU Kicks Off Upfront Week With Sports, AI, and a ‘Fast’ Vin Diesel Surprise

NBCUniversal's upfront event includes new adtech, Fast and Furious spinoffs, and Sunday night sports.

Inside Paramount's 2026 Upfront Dinners 

Inside Paramount's 2026 Upfront Dinners 

Inside Paramount's 2026 Upfront Dinners 

Inside Paramount's 2026 Upfront Dinners 

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Upfront Was All About Performance

Warner Bros. Discovery used its upfront stage to announce two new ad measurement efforts. First, WBD is joining an initiative led by the data and identity platform OpenAP. The init...

AMC Sees Second Chance to Win Ad Dollars for First Views of Long-Lasting Series

The media company behind such iconic TV characters as Don Draper, Rick Grimes and Walter White wants advertisers to give a stronger gaze at first looks. Recognizing that many fans...

ADWEEK TV Advantage- Could Upfront Week Change Permanently?

ADWEEK TV Advantage- Could Upfront Week Change Permanently?

TelevisaUnivision’s Upfront Pitch To Advertisers: ‘We Get Hispanics’

Joining a television broadcaster as head of ad sales just weeks before its annual upfronts presentation is certainly a tall order. But that’s just what John Kozack did. Kozack unex...

Primed For Upfronts; How Much AI Is Too Much AI?

Measurement and performance are expected to dominate convos at upfronts; Tubi doubles down on AI; and Meta takes down ads encouraging anti-Meta lawsuits. The post Primed For Upfron...