MediaDailyNews
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
  • Cheil's Virtual Shopping Campaign Takes Real Prize In Cannes, Wins Media Grand Prix

    CANNES, FRANCE - South Korea's Cheil Worldwide took the top prize during the 2011 Media Lions awards presentation here Tuesday night. It won the … Read the whole story

  • Rentrak To Sync Services With MediaBank

    Rentrak, which offers measurement services based on set-top-box data, said it has a deal to make its system compatible with the MediaBank interface. Among … Read the whole story

  • Broadcast Bonanza: TV, Radio Boost GDP, Jobs

    An NAB-commissioned media study says local radio and television broadcasting -- direct and supporting businesses -- contributes $1.17 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic … Read the whole story

  • 2012: TV Political Ad Buys Predicted To Hit $3B

    Moody's Investors Service says political advertising revenue for those pure-play broadcasters can expect gains of 9% to 18% over historically high political advertising levels … Read the whole story

  • Gannett: Cuts 700 Positions, CEO, COO Pay Doubled

    Gannett Co. announced that it is cutting 700 positions from its beleaguered U.S. Community Publishing division, which includes almost all of Gannett's newspaper properties, … Read the whole story

  • CBS Carries Grammys Tune

    At a time when awards shows offer ample opportunities for backstage extras, social-media exploitation and other multiplatform content, CBS has a deal to continue … Read the whole story

  • Second Act: Ex-Trib CEO Michaels Buys Radio Stations

    Following his exit from the newspaper business in October 2010, former Tribune CEO Randy Michaels is heading back to more familiar territory with a … Read the whole story