With two huge changes atop broadcast and cable programs this week, you’d be forgiven for missing a few stories that may have slipped through the cracks. Here are five we think you should catch up on before you leave the office behind this weekend. We’ve thrown in one of our favorite Hot Spots from this week, to give you a little creative boost heading into the weekend. See you Tuesday, and have a great President’s Day Weekend!

All-Stars Shine in New York City

Marketing executives at Turner Sports are putting Gotham front and center this week, making the city a focal point for its All-Star Weekend ad campaign.

Williams and Stewart Leave Two Big Brands Looking for New Face

Viewers learned this week that they were going to have to say goodbye to two different anchors who had come to represent the public face of major television brands, albeit under starkly different circumstances.

2015 PromaxBDA Europe Awards Finalists Unveiled

Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1, London-based Red Bee Media, Canal Plus Spain, and Paris-based creative agency Gédéon are among the top finalists for the 2015 PromaxBDA Europe Awards. The full list of finalist nominations was unveiled by the association on Thursday in Los Angeles.

Design/Dissect: “Banshee’s” Departure Title Sequence

In January, viewers of Cinemax’s Banshee were given a surprise that went beyond the gritty crime drama’s usual twists and turns and explosive bouts of violence.

Brand/Rebrand: Fox International Channels

Fox International Channels, the TV group that handles all Fox fare outside the U.S., currently covers 126 countries, providing 244 million homes with television content in 33 languages. But just a few years ago, that kind of brand power was not quite enough for CMO Liz Dolan and her team, who, quite simply, “wanted to be the No. 1 entertainment channel in the world.”

We loved these whimsical new channel bumpers from Discovery Channel France. They’re bright and outdoorsy, and perfect to get you in the mood for the weekend.

Discovery Channel France - Bumper ‘Treehouse’ from Erwann Guirriec on Vimeo.

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