• FCC's Media Bureau Chief Ferree Announces Resignation by David Kaplan

    W. Kenneth Ferree, chief of the Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau, said Thursday that he will resign his post effective in early March 2005. ...Read the whole story

  • ACNielsen Wins Decision, Lifting Potential Barrier For VNU by Joe Mandese

    The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Thursday dismissed all remaining claims in Information Resources Inc.'s (IRI) antitrust suit against ACNielsen, lifting a potential impediment to VNU's plans for global domination of the media and marketing research business. ...Read the whole story

  • Chicago Tribune Launches Program To Keep Subscribers by Shankar Gupta

    In a bid to keep its subscribers on board, the Chicago Tribune this month launched Subscriber Advantage, a program that will provide benefits to any subscriber of the paper who signs up and activates an account. The program, which is similar to those offered by other newspapers, including The Sacramento Bee, is part of a more pervasive effort by the newspaper industry to retain existing readers and develop new ones. ...Read the whole story

  • Wednesday Ratings: It's All Right For Fighting, But Too Cold For Swimsuits by David Kaplan

    There's nothing like bickering talent judges and wacky debutantes to glue viewers to their seats. And, perhaps because of a cold front that hit a large portion of the country, viewers didn't seem to warm up to prospective swimsuit models. In any event, that's the formula Fox used to good effect on Wednesday, as "American Idol" and "Simple Life: Interns" racked up the audience numbers. ...Read the whole story

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