Roku purchases rights to Quibi’s content – The Roku Channel will be the exclusive home of the more than 75 Quibi shows and documentaries. Roku will make the Quibi stuff free but ad-supported in 2021.
Ford is taking a pass on Super Bowl advertising – No Ford Bronco advertising at the 2021 Super Bowl but the Bronco Sport will see a new ad campaign…featuring goats. Expect to see the ads during this weekend’s NFL playoff games [CNBC]
“The World Is Not Enough” director Michael Apted died at age 79 – Enjoy his opening scene from the 007 film here. [NY Post]
Comcast Spectacor, the owner of Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center and NHL Flyers, commits to renewable energy – The company has made a deal with SunPower to install a “1.06 megawatt onsite solar system at the Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ. This is the Flyers’ training facility.
Wells Fargo Center already has an agreement with Constellation to power that arena with wind.
Keith Poole to head the New York Post Group – Poole comes to the Post from the Sun in London. He served as deputy editor-in-chief at the Sun. He spent a number of years at the MailOne in New York also. [NY Post]
Nielsen renews measurement services agreement with TEGNA – The local tv broadcaster will receive ratings services from Nielsen. In addition, Nielsen will provide Nielsen Arianna, NLTV, Digital in TV Ratings (DTVR), Grabix, Rhiza and Nielsen Scarborough. [Nielsen]
