• Aegis: We're Done With U.S. Job Cuts, Focused On 'Fixing' Carat by Joe Mandese

    In a rare positive note for the U.S. advertising and media employment marketplace, Aegis Group this morning said it completed its "cost reduction" in the U.S. marketplace, indicating there would be no further cuts at the U.S. operations of Carat, Isobar, Posterscope and its other operating units here. The disclosure, part of a 2008 earnings release issued by Aegis, however, announced a "phase 2" to its cost reduction program that would cut a projected 780 jobs across 42 markets outside the U.S., the majority of which would come from Aegis Media operations around the world. ...Read the whole story

  • Zucker Weighs In On Leno, NBC's Future by David Goetzl

    Since "Friends" left, NBC hasn't hit first place in prime time--and it isn't aiming to return to the top spot, either, NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said Wednesday. "What does No. 1 in prime time mean anymore?" he asked, adding that the traditional measuring stick has lost relevance. ...Read the whole story

  • Universal McCann Lays Off Nearly 8% Of U.S. Workforce by Joe Mandese

    Interpublic's Universal McCann unit Monday initiated a staff reduction of nearly 8% of its U.S. workforce, MediaDailyNews has learned. ...Read the whole story

  • Good News: 'San Diego Union-Tribune' Sold by Erik Sass

    Defying naysayers and the credit crunch, the San Diego Union-Tribune has finally been sold by its owner, the Copley Press, with its purchase by private-equity firm Platinum Equity. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. ...Read the whole story

  • Rohrs To Exit TVB by Wayne Friedman

    Chris Rohrs is leaving the Television Bureau of Advertising, after serving as its president for nine years. He will depart at the end of the year. He came to TVB after a 20-year career with Post-Newsweek Stations. No word on his replacement. ...Read the whole story

  • Lexus Drives 'Mine," Time's New Customized Mag by Karl Greenberg

    Lexus is the sole sponsor and advertiser of a new effort with Time Inc., and American Express Publishing that constitutes what the companies say is the first consumer customized magazine. The magazine is called Mine. ...Read the whole story

  • Hit Parade: 3 More Radio Companies Report Declines by Erik Sass

    Double-digit quarterly drops in revenue are now par for the course in the radio business. Feeling the effects of the recession, Citadel, Cumulus and Westwood One all reported substantial drops in revenues during the fourth quarter of 2008. Ominously, this round of revenue reports included warnings that loan defaults might be coming down the pike. ...Read the whole story

  • 'Idol' Slows 'Dancing' Down by Wayne Friedman

    After soaring the first two weeks worth of shows--culminating with a big Nielsen 6.8 rating/16 share among 18-49 viewers on Monday night--"Stars" lost more than half its audience for its results show on Tuesday night to "American Idol." ...Read the whole story

  • Stewart Slammed For CNBC Attacks by David Goetzl

    Was Jon Stewart fair and balanced in the "The Daily Show" vs. the CNBC showdown that culminated last week? Anything but, said NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker. ...Read the whole story

  • point-of-view The Venom Of The Crowd by John Capone

    When Adam Feldman, a theater critic and arts writer for Time Out New York, wrote a moving and considered tribute to Natasha Richardson under an ... ...More

point-of-view Brandtique: 'Trust Me,' Bertolli by David Goetzl

Just when DirecTV has been trying to build interest in its NCAA tournament package, along came the President. And the satellite operator hardly needs a ... ...More

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