MediaDailyNews Issues for October 2006

MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006
'October' Surprise: GroupM Produces New ABC Series, Assumes Some Risk
Study Reveals New Commercial Avoidance Culprit: Talking
Nielsen Fund Backs Primary Research On How People Watch Video
Disney Refuses To Promote Unhealthy Foods To Kids
Fashion Dictum: MyNetwork, Wal-Mart Push Apparel Line
ABC Wins Sunday, But Competition Tightens
P&G Goes Interactive For Tide To Go, Uses Satellite TV As Promo Medium
Fox News, Cablevision Reach Agreement
Mags Accelerate Digital Platform Initiatives
Microsoft Teams With MTV To Push Local Search
ESPN NFL Scores On Monday
Rob Tuck Named EVP At The CW
HD Radio Has 1,000 Stations On Board
LiveWorld-WPP Joint Venture Appoints CEO
Brandtique: Drakkar Noir
Product Placements Of The Week
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Oct. 16, 2006
DVR Ratings Helping, Not Hurting Major Nets
NBC On The Rebound, Says Parent GE
Run For Shelter, Home Mags Take A Beating
Media Panel: Only Outing Gays Is Off-Limits
Howard Stern, Sirius Launch Subscription Internet Radio Service
Gemstar-TV Guide Sues Digeo Over Moxi
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Oct. 13, 2006
Coca-Cola Media Czar Chuck Fruit Blazes Ad Sales Path, Helps Discovery
ABC Wins Wednesday Again, New Network Shows Suffer
NBC's 'Heroes' To Sub For 'Sunday Night Football'
Scarborough Measures Mall as Medium
Mobile Tour Kicks Off Launch Of Big Ten Network
IPTV Set to Boom In China
Mag Bag: India Holds Second Mag Conference
Carat Hires Deutsch Exec As New CFO
Bollore Backs Publicis Execs' Spinoff; WPP Denies Havas Hunt
Strong Debut For 'American Idol Rewind' In Syndication
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006
Analysts Downgrade Ad Outlook -- Again -- Detect Shift Vis-A-Vis Economic Growth
Patent Tending: New Media Ratings Methods Affirmed, Challenged Too
Ratings Spin Din: Agency Execs Say Nets Are Creating Confusion
Station Groups Reap 3Q Uptick
Gannett Newspaper Revenues Tumble
Sony Scares Up Business For 'Grudge 2' On AMC's Monsterfest
Perry Named EVP At Nickelodeon
NBC May Swap 'Medium' For 'Kidnapped'
Mr. T Debuts Show On TV Land
Clicks Vs. Bricks: Let the Form Factor Wars Begin
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006
Live Ratings Kill Network Ad Yield, Hundreds Of Millions Sacrificed
Prime-Time Rating Points Valued At Nearly $400 Million
'Heroes' Proves Heroic For NBC, Saves 18-49-Year-Olds
The Rich Get Niche: Luxury Mag Empire Grows
Bloomberg TV Debuts New Spanish-Language Show
Emmis Results Mixed
Pine Steps Down As Interep President, COO
Wilks Acquires Seven CBS Stations
CNN's 'Lou Dobbs' Expands Schedule
Couric Solidifies Third Place, But Grabs Rivals' Viewers
iTunes Offers PBS Shows
Rizzuto Heads New Brides Division As Publisher
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006
Nielsen, NetRatings 'Fuse' TV And Online Ratings, Plan Single Sample
Nielsen To Record College Students' TV School Viewing
ABC Wins Sunday; NBC Scores With NFL
Lad Mags See Ad Pages, Revenue Fall
XM Launches New Multi-Platform Ad Campaign
ABC Gives WGA Final Offer
CBS Launches Channel On YouTube
ANA Taps Sullivan As Chairman
Some Stations Bleep Profanity From PBS Civil Rights Show
Van Court Named SVP Nickelodeon Divisions
Correction: Derek Slater With Electronic Frontier Foundation
Brandtique: Emerson, Subway, Pepperidge Farm
Product Placements Of The Week
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Oct. 9, 2006
Marketers Let Go, Converse And Flip The Funnel
Advertisers Let Go Of Old Marketing, Hold On To Old Medium: TV
Mediacom Sues Sinclair Over Alleged Antitrust Violations
TiVoToGo No Mo' In New Hi-Def Version
ABC Owns Thursday Night, But Race Tightens
Verizon Invests In FiOS Campaign
Discovery Mulls Contract To Sponsor Cycling
Google, YouTube Rumor Sends Industry Buzzing
Universal McCann Taps Lewis For Communications Planning
Bollore Makes Another Pass At Aegis
MGM To Handle New Line TV Distribution
Buckley Signs Up For Arbitron's PPM
William Shatner To Host Trivia Game For ABC
You Say Tomato, I Say ToMAHto
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Oct. 6, 2006
Station Groups Gird For Battle With MSOs Over Local Carriage Comp
ABC's 'Lost' Finds Net Back On Top
Network Shuffle: TV Shows Switch Time Slots
Chase Launches Hispanic Campaign for Credit Cards
TNT, Chase 'Castaway' On First Theatrical Movie Sponsorship
Mag Bag: Glamour, Blip.tv Invite Users to Talk Trash
Ad Industry Worried By FTC Push
Initiative Wins Gateway Account
Hearst Taps Mitchell For Town & Country Extensions
NATS Honors Ebersol, Kluge
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006
Funk Named Media Director At Real Branding, Boutique Raids Second Carat Exec
Marketer To TV Society: Integration Is Your 'Sweet Spot'
MindShare Finds Many Kids Watch TV Via Web
Audience Booms For 'Papers,' Albeit Online
Baseball Playoffs Mixed For ABC, Good News For Other Nets
Subs Surge For Satellite Radio, Losses Too
Schleiff Tapped As Crown Media CEO
China Leapfrogs U.S. Ad Market, Launches Online Media Exchange
Dannon Consolidates At MPG
Publicis Reorganizes International Management Team
World Ad Federation Endorses Apollo
Carat Taps OMD's Travis To Run Dallas Operations
Warner Bros. Partners With Mall TV for Ads
Google Software To Check Truth Of Politician's Statements
ESPN Mobile R.I.P.
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006
Court TV's Schleiff Takes The Crown, Will Oversee Hallmark, Other Assets
Hodges Joins Enpocket: Cable, Online Ad Vet To Oversee Sprint Mobile
Cable, Broadcast Scatter Show 4Q Uptick
Fox Baseball Gets Prime Time, Net Shows Get MySpace
NBC's 'Studio 60' Has Low Ratings, But Big Potential
Schwarzenegger Pro Choice: Signs California Cable Bill
Cars.com Sponsors NBC Show Streams
DraftFCB Taps Brzozowski For CRM
Comcast Gives Pols Digital Voice
Couric Comes In Third Place
MTV Taps Nick Cannon For New Sketch Comedy
Lightworks Signs 5 Media Companies To Distribute Programming