• NBCU: Profits Plummet 30% In 4Q by Wayne Friedman

  NBC Universal had a difficult last three months of 2009 -- with profits sinking 30% to $602 million. NBC also witnessed revenue slipping 4% to $4.3 billion. One bright spot: cable nets continue to climb. ...Read the whole story

• Ex-Fox Exec Grushow To MediaLink Chief Creative Officer by Wayne Friedman

  Growing media consultancy MediaLink has hired Sandy Grushow, former chairman of Fox Television Entertainment Group, as the firm's first chief creative officer. He'll oversee development of branded entertainment. ...Read the whole story

• Comcast Taps Smit As New President by David Goetzl

  Comcast, the country's largest cable operator set to control NBC Universal, has a new leader of its traditional business. Neil Smit, CEO of Charter, will take over as president of the cable business that serves some 24 million homes. ...Read the whole story

• OOH Sports Viewing On Rise by Wayne Friedman

  One in five persons who watched the recent NFL playoff games did so away from their homes, according to recent Arbitron Portable People Meter results. TV programmers say it's impacting ad sales. ...Read the whole story

• Major Ad Groups Endorse Live-Only Ratings, Reject Nielsen Stance by Wayne Friedman

  The two major advertising groups -- the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) and the 4A's (American Association of Advertising Agencies) -- reiterated their rejection of Nielsen's decision to change local TV station ratings. ...Read the whole story

• 'WSJ' Launches Latest Brand Venture: Travel Agency by Erik Sass

  The nation's leading newspaper for business and finance is extending its brand -- to the travel front. The Wall Street Journal is getting into a new line of business, opening its own branded travel agency, WSJTravel, scheduled to launch Jan. 28. ...Read the whole story

• Nielsen Unveils Plan To Add Online Viewing To C3 Ratings by Joe Mandese

  Nielsen Friday announced plans to merge online viewing of TV programs into its so-called C3 ratings, which are the official currency for buying and selling advertising in the national TV marketplace. Nielsen said it would be implemented after it completes the rollout of Internet meters in its national TV ratings panel by the end of August. ...Read the whole story

• Round-Up: Executive Business Shuffle by Erik Sass

  The last two weeks saw a flurry of executive-level movement at leading B2B publishers, as the business reorients itself in the wake of recent sales and closures. ...Read the whole story

• ESPN Buys Vistas, Enhances Ad Insertions by David Goetzl

  ESPN said last week it has acquired a company with technology facilitating virtual insertion of ads within sportscasts, such as a logo underneath a hockey player or Pepsi sign behind horses coming down the stretch. ...Read the whole story

• Obit: Former FCC Commissioner Jim Quello, Dead At 95
• Glickman Exits MPAA
• Entertainment Studios To Launch Teen Block

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