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Upfronts

Our biggest takeaways from this year’s upfronts

Sports, simplified streaming, and Steve Aoki were just some of the things attendees saw this year


Jimmy Kimmel at the 2025 Disney upfront
Upfronts

This year’s best jokes from the upfronts

Comedians like Seth Meyers, Seth MacFarlane, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien, and Jamie Foxx took shots at rivals and lampooned the state of the industry throughout the week.


JIMMY KIMMEL onstage at the 2025 Disney upfront.
Upfronts

Sports, trailers, and Jimmy Kimmel: Inside Disney’s upfront playbook

The House of Mouse spent a large portion of its presentation focused on sports, and also highlighted new content, fan favorites like "The Bear," and its Marvel and Star Wars franchises.


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Upfronts

Jamie Foxx jokes—and Tom Brady misses—during Fox upfront

In addition to memorable moments from talent, Fox execs pitched advertisers on streaming, sports, news, and comedy.


NBCU ad sales chief Mark Marshall onstage in front of an orchestra and dancers dressed in bright green outfits and a backrop evoking Oz from the movie Wicked
Upfronts

NBCU kicks off upfronts week touting company-wide unity—and needling competitors

“Our opinion has been, and always will be, that ads are god’s gift to the world,” ad sales chief Mark Marshall said during a star-studded presentation at Radio City Music Hall.


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Upfronts

This upfronts season, NBCU is focused on making ‘existing media work harder’

EVP, Strategy Gina Reduto shared the media giant’s priorities ahead of its presentation.


Sarah Jessica Parker appears onstage with Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO, HBO and Max Content, at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront in 2024
Upfronts

Warner Bros. Discovery touts its ‘united front’ to advertisers

During its annual upfront, the media giant pitched big franchises and cross-portfolio collabs.

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