Madison Avenue: Last News

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFor at least one evening, worlds are colliding in late-night TV.Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel decided to switch up their hosting duties on April 1, with Kimmel traveling to New York to lead NBC’s “Tonight Show” and Fallon journeying to California to host ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The studio audiences attending each broadcast were not informed of the move ahead of time, leaving them just as surprised as the TV viewers who tuned in Friday night. The Red Hot Chili Peppers served as musical guests for both programs.While such stunts are rare — each late-night program vies with the others for viewership and social-media activity — they are becoming less unique.

IMG Model Ashley Graham pampered herself with a restorative facial appointment with skincare specialist Mzia Shiman in Manhattan's Lenox Hill neighborhood on Wednesday.The 34-year-old mother-of-three bundled up in New York's 40F-degree spring weather with a black double-breasted maxi-coat over a matching zip-up knit turtleneck, Alo-brand pants, and Nike high-tops.Ashley - rocking Saint Laurent sunglasses and hoop earrings - wore her hair in a ponytail and toted an oversized leather bag while strolling down Madison Avenue. Pamper session: IMG Model Ashley Graham treated herself to a restorative facial appointment with skincare specialist Mzia Shiman in Manhattan's Lenox Hill neighborhood on WednesdayShiman applied a golden face mask on Graham - and her other celebrity clientele includes Hayden Panettiere, Erin Wasson, Amber Valletta, Elsa Hosk, and Martha Hunt.On Tuesday, the Nebraska-born, Brooklyn-based beauty took to TikTok to vent about being judged for breastfeeding in public.

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She rose to fame starring on the Real Housewives of New York City, but pivoted into a real estate career after stepping away from television.And Kelly Bensimon beamed with pride at the launch of her fourth outerwear collection, EnVille by Pologeorgis, at the newest Blue & Cream location on Madison Avenue.The 53-year-old model bundled up in gorgeous furry coats created to reflect her 'extensive travels' and was joined by her former RHONY co-star Luann de Lesseps for the fashionable affair in Manhattan. Friends forever: Kelly Bensimon beamed with pride at the launch of her fourth outerwear collection, EnVille by Pologeorgis, at the newest Blue & Cream location on Madison Avenue with former RHONY co-star Luann de Lesseps.Kelly teamed a funky brown bomber jacket which featured white sleeves and a black racing stripe with a classic black leather skirt and matching nylons.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBCUniversal has pushed in recent months to change the way TV audiences are measured and to shake up the methods Madison Avenue uses to place ads, but at least one thing about the Comcast-backed media conglomerate will remain the same: the location of its main upfront presentation.NBCU pledged to hold forth from Radio City Music Hall once again, just as it has for many years before the coronavirus pandemic scuttled the in-person extravaganzas that have become so much a part of the TV networks’ annual pitch to advertisers. The owner of the NBC, MSNBC and USA networks said it would kick off the industry’s annual Upfront Week on May 16, with an evening event aimed at promoting Spanish-language outlet Telemundo, marking a return to at least some of the traditions of the annual market, when U.S.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox is shaking up the way it talks to Madison Avenue.After years of highlighting sports programming and primetime options on its flagship broadcast network, Fox Corporation plans to abandon its longtime roost at New York’s Beacon Theater during the industry’s annual May week of upfront presentations and start putting a bigger spotlight on ad-tech, streaming and its broader portfolio of media properties. The shift takes place as many traditional purveyors of TV make changes in their business to accommodate a growing interest by consumers in on-demand streaming and new demands from prominent sponsors to align commercial messages with the viewing patterns of narrower groups of potential customers.

By Brian Steinberg

By Brian Steinberg

TV commercials have long been the surest bet on Madison Avenue. Suddenly, they’re looking more like a risky gambit.