The Saatchi & Saatchi worldwide chief executive knows how rapidly advertising and marketing are changing, and convinces Raymond Snoddy that his finger is firmly on the pulse. Read the whole story...

In the age of cell phones, those boxy pay phone kiosks that dot city streets may seem like relics of a bygone era. Now, a new city regulation is expected to make them disappear even faster. In parts of the city, they're still a part of the fabric of life, providing the only 911 service available on the street and handling 3.2 million calls per week on 29,000 phones citywide. But after years of complaints by community boards to limit the visual clutter, the city agency that regulates pay phones has recently banned ads on all new kiosks in Manhattan below 96th St. Read the whole story...

ABC is poised to reap a spring advertising windfall from smash hit Desperate Housewives. That has executives at Disney and ABC counting their dollars over on Wisteria Lane. The freshman series was supposed to run only through the fall portion of the of the 2004-05 TV season. Jennifer Garner's spy drama, Alias, was to take over its 9 p.m. ET Sunday time slot in January. But with Housewives emerging as the hottest new show of the year, Disney quickly picked it up for a full season and moved Alias to Wednesdays at 9 p.m. after Lost. Read the whole story...

While I'm eating a slice of pizza, my boyfriend is home taping my favorite TV show," Miranda, a character from "Sex and the City," said in an episode last year. "And to which boyfriend are we referring?" asked Carrie. "My boyfriend, TiVo," Miranda replied. It may have seemed a proud moment for marketers of TiVo, the digital recording device and service - not least because, even in the playful transmutation of TiVo from inanimate object to object of affection, it remained a noun. Read the whole story...

The Federal Communications Commission has asked for a tape of NBC's broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics after it received at least one indecency complaint. Read the whole story...

Ad giant the Omnicom Group is in talks to acquire Endeavor Marketing Solutions, the marketing arm of the Endeavor talent agency. Read the whole story...