MediaDailyNews Issues for February 2007

MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007
Why Can't Google Sell Premium Radio Ads? by Erik Sass
Nielsen Foe Uncovers 'Holy Grail,' It's Called Remo by Joe Mandese
KSL Goes 360°, Fallon Reconnects With Connection Planning by Joe Mandese
Time Warner Cable To Go Public, List On NYSE by David Goetzl
Newspapers Outpace TV Stations In Online Video Ads, Market Set To Reach $5 Billion by Shankar Gupta
Mag Performance: Women's Fashion, Lifestyles Mixed by Erik Sass
NASCAR Drives Marketing: Web Spots Run Before Daytona 500 by Wayne Friedman
Yum Brands Looks To Win Back Customers After E. Coli Scare by David Goetzl
CBS Scores With 'Rules,' Fox Rules With '24' by Wayne Friedman
Correction: Universal McCann Recognized As More Creative, Not Less
The Ultimate Fidelity Machine: BMW Launches HD Radio Campaign
Veoh Relaunches Online Video Service, Aligns With Traditional Media Outlets
Miller Consolidates Digital At Digitas
Time Warner Sells Atlanta Braves, Craft Mags
Liberty, CBS Corp. Swap Shares, Money For TV Station
Sulzberger Says Times Still Has Print Future
mSnap Taps Favia As CEO
'Access Hollywood' Heads To China
Brandtique: El Pollo Loco Commentary by David Goetzl
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007
erinMedia Sets Deadline For Backers, Vows New Action Over Nielsen Move by Joe Mandese
Covering All Bases: CBS RIOT Sells Cross-Platform by Wayne Friedman
Viacom Cuts 250 Jobs From MTV Nets by Wayne Friedman
'Hoy', What A Headache: Tribune To Sell NY Spanish Daily by Erik Sass
Sing Out: CBS Sees 20% Ratings Rise In Grammys by Wayne Friedman
Celeb Mags Soar, Business Snores by Erik Sass
Omnicom Reports Strong Quarter, Full Year Results
Terry Snow: New CEO For Bonnier's 18 Time Titles
LA Times Meda Group Promotes Aldape at Hoy-LA
NBC News Political Director Resigns
Product Placements Of The Week Commentary by Kenny
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Feb. 12, 2007
Top Gunn: OMD Ranks As Most 'Creative' Media Shop For Third Straight Year by Joe Mandese
No New Channels For Fox, Save FBC This Fall by David Goetzl
Ford Adds TV To In-House Product Placement Mix by Karl Greenberg
Election '08: Murdoch Wants Gingrich To Run by David Goetzl
Cartoon Net EVP Resigns Over Marketing Snafu by Wayne Friedman
Biking Accident: Discovery Nixes Cycling Sponsorship by Wayne Friedman
Verdict Is In: Court TV Back On Dish by David Goetzl
Radio Biggies Fund Arbitron Rival by Erik Sass
ABC Owns Thursday, Fox Continues To Struggle by Wayne Friedman
Mag Bag: Primedia to Sell Enthusiast Mags by Erik Sass
Fox Taps Comedy Vets For 'Action News'
AP Looks To NowPublic For Citizen Journalism
Boston To Get Second Free Newspaper: 'Boston Now'
Study: Super Bowl Spots Drive Viewers Online
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Feb. 9, 2007
Digital Heaven: MySpace, Mobile To Spur News Corp. Future Earnings by David Goetzl
Murdoch Says No To Tribune by David Goetzl
NBCU Looks To Future: Expand Outlets, Maintain TV Biz by David Goetzl
Consumers Generate Promo For Jeep by Karl Greenberg
Rx For Affinity: Researcher Plans DTC Ad Studies by Erik Sass
The Good News: Tribune's 4Q Profits Rose 81% by Wayne Friedman
Kennedy Succeeds Guild At Interep
ROO, VNU Launch Internet TV
2 Upped At ABC Radio
Ogilvy Forms Diversity Board
United We Bland: America Loses Its Cool Commentary by Erik Sass
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007
TiVo, Amazon Join Forces To Download Shows To TV by David Goetzl
Elle To Introduce Branded Clothing Line by Erik Sass
The Mouse Roared: Disney's 1Q Fiscal Profits Soar by Wayne Friedman
Board Certified: Sirius Creates Sinatra Radio Channel by Fern Siegel
Big Dipper: News Corp. Earnings Drop, New Net, Fall Ratings Blamed by Wayne Friedman
Nielsen: Big TV Viewer Growth In Next 4 Decades by David Goetzl
Verizon To Show TV Guide Channel Mobile Episodes
CBS Sells 7 TV Stations To Cerberus Capital
Ruder Finn/West Adds 2 To Roster
Media First Hires Rich Miller As GM
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007
Publicis Backs erinMedia, Big Auto Advertiser, TV Network Too by Joe Mandese
Ad Execs Surprised By Rate Of Change, Had No Second Sight For 'Second Life' by Joe Mandese
It's Official: Zucker NBC CEO, Some Execs To Shift Duties by Wayne Friedman
Roehm Moves To Interactive TV, Joins BIAP Board by David Goetzl
Disney Beefs Up Brand, Creates New Media Ad Sales Group by David Goetzl
Hit Me: NBCU, Reveille Sign 2-Year Deal by David Goetzl
Funny Boy: CBS Scores With Spade's 'Engagement' by Wayne Friedman
You're Hired: Adspace Plays Role On 'Apprentice' by David Goetzl
Publicis Turns In Strong 4Q, Full Year; Transformed By New Biz, Digitas Deal
Dick's Sponsors ESPN Soccer
Jay-Z Redesigns Cherry Coke Packaging
Soldiers' Videos Posted On Military Channel
Bush Wants $313 Mil. For The FCC
Nickelodeon Ups 2 Marketing Execs
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007
Retail Media Rivals Align To Surround Consumers, Get Them To Stop, And Shop by Joe Mandese
Interpublic Bets Futures On Breen: Rising Star To Oversee Emerging Media, New Models by Joe Mandese
Executive Shuffle: Discovery Communications Sees Top Brass Depart by Wayne Friedman
Critics Rates Big Media PG: Parental Guidance Suggested by Erik Sass
AAAA Tells Agencies To Protect Ideas During Client Pitches, Media Plans Too by Sarah Mahoney
What's In A Name? Cartoon Net Promo Defies Description by Erik Sass
Accenture Sees Big Future For IPTV by Erik Sass
Blockbuster: Best Super Bowl Ratings In 7 Years by Wayne Friedman
Disney Restructures Kids Ad Sales, Promos: Merges Units
Nielsen Buys NetRatings
Redstone Buys Son's Share In Company
CBS Dials Green With D.C. Radio Station
AMI In Financial Trouble
Brandtique: Papa John's Pizza/"Extreme Makeover" Commentary by David Goetzl
Product Placements Of The Week Commentary by Kenny
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Feb. 5, 2007
Study Finds Next Big Media Backlash Could Be, Well, Media by Joe Mandese
Viacom To YouTube: Take Us Down by Wayne Friedman
NY Times Owners Ditch Morgan Stanley by Erik Sass
TiVo Hires New Shop, But Will Its Ads Also Get Skipped? by David Goetzl
'Terrorism' Stunt Yields Some Toon-In, Web Traffic Too by David Goetzl
Havas Reports Disappointing Quarter, Tepid Growth For '06 by Joe Mandese
Analysts Find TV Commercial Ratings Fears Unwarranted by David Goetzl
ABC Grabs Thursday For First Sweeps Night by Wayne Friedman
Gannett Earnings Rise 3% by Erik Sass
Masterfoods To Stop Advertising To Children
Levy: Publicis Racks Up $2 Bil In New Biz, Eyes Future Acquisitions
Donaton Named Publisher Of Advertising Age, Manee Retires
Sinclair, Mediacom Reach Retrans Agreement
Fox Hopes 'Red Eye' Keeps Late-Nighters Up
Harris: 56% Of Adults Watched Super Bowl For Ads
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Feb. 2, 2007
Looney Toon Promo Shows How Viral Can Spiral Out Of Control by Erik Sass
First And None: CBS Sells Out Big Game by Wayne Friedman
MyNetworkTV Shows Its Chops, Adds Martial Arts To Lineup by David Goetzl
Comcast Profit, Revs Up by Wayne Friedman
Mag Bag: Maxim Restores Miami's Jet-Set Swank by Erik Sass
Arbitron, Nielsen Formalize Apollo Joint Venture
Newspaper Industry: $75 Mil. Campaign To Prove Relevance
Ex-Air America Host Franken To Run For Senate
YouTube Stars Joins 'MADtv'
Mtn Ramps Up Offerings
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007
Cartoon Network Outdoor Ads Set Off Terror Alert by Erik Sass
E&Y Unveils Media Auditing Practice, Will Focus On Compliance by Wayne Friedman
Paper Cut: NY Times Reveals All The Ink Fit To Bleed Red by Erik Sass
Time Warner Profits Surge, AOL's Drop by Wayne Friedman
XM Extends Toyota, Honda Partnerships Years by Erik Sass
Karpowicz To Head TVB At Critical Time by David Goetzl
Dish To Run Current TV by David Goetzl
CW Keeps 'Beauty,' Uses 'Gilmore' To Enhance Web by David Goetzl
RIFFIFICATION: "Nielsen 101" Written Tongue In Cheek
Download Super Bowl Via iTunes
Pizza Hut Launches New Interactive Campaign
MGM To Syndicate Comedy Central Shows
AXA To Advertise On Super Bowl
Blackhawk Taps MWW