• TNS Forms Alliance With Integration by Erik Sass

    TNS is partnering with Europe-based Integration in a deal that will bring the latter company's Market ContactAudit to the U.S. The alliance will boost TNS' communications measurement capabilities as it faces off with Kantar Group's Compose. The new service will measure consumers' exposure to brand messages via different communications channels, in a bid to bring quantitative data to communications planning. ...Read the whole story

  • Private Equity Ups Ante On Clear Channel Bid by Erik Sass

    Two private-equity companies proposing to buy Clear Channel Communications just raised the ante. Thomas H. Lee Partners LP and Bain Capital Partners LL, raised the bid to $1.40 a share for a total value of $19.4 billion on Tuesday, raising the price by almost $700 million. That sum should assuage skeptical shareholders, who argue they can derive more value from the company on their own. The real test is May 8, when they cast their vote. ...Read the whole story

  • TV Guide: Rinna New Red Carpet Host by Wayne Friedman

    TV Guide Channel is switching channels -- signing actress and "Dancing with the Stars" competitor Lisa Rinna to cover the red carpet for all major award shows. ...Read the whole story

  • FCC To Broadcasters: Get Real About Kids Shows by Wayne Friedman

    For the Federal Communications Commission, it's not just the amount of specific TV devoted to kids programming. Now the question is, what defines a kids show? The agency wants broadcasts to take part in an inquiry that gets specific about content, licensing and program pre-empts in light of the Univision fines. ...Read the whole story

  • Fox's "Idol," "House" Dominate Tuesday Prime by Wayne Friedman

    Fox's tag team of "American Idol" and "House" continues to dominate Tuesdays. ABC's best, "Dancing With the Stars," is a distant second in the key 18-49 demo. The most CBS could muster are reruns. ...Read the whole story

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