MediaDailyNews
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
  • UM Revamps U.S. Management, Cohen Named Chief Media Officer

    IPG's UM confirmed a restructuring at its U.S. management team. David Cohen has been named chief media officer, a newly formed position in which … Read the whole story

  • IPG Acquires Frukt, Adds It To Octagon Unit

    The Interpublic Group of Companies has acquired Frukt Communications, the London-based music-focused entertainment marketing company. Frukt also has offices in New York. The unit … Read the whole story

  • From Print To Text

    In the digital age, the opportunity for the newspaper sector is to follow the consumers' lead and redefine itself - from "print" to "text." Read the whole story

  • Radio Connects with Voters: Arbitron Study

    Political advertising is a boon to radio broadcasters -- and a wise investment for political campaigns too, judging by the results of a new … Read the whole story

  • SNTA Pushes Syndie Show Value To Advertisers

    To push its value to the upfront, the Syndication Network Television Association is wooing advertisers with stats: National syndication TV shows have 30% shorter … Read the whole story

  • Mindshare Launches Culture Vulture Reports, Debut Studies GenY

    WPP's Mindshare is ramping up its trend-spotting efforts with a series of new in-depth quarterly reports under the title Culture Vulture. Read the whole story

  • 'People' Asks Readers For Beautiful People

    After years of dispensing the conventional wisdom about who's beautiful, People is turning to its readers, who are being asked to submit candidates for … Read the whole story

  • NBC Music Shows Hit Higher Note

    NBC must be feeling better -- both its prized midseason shows, "The Voice" and "Smash," showed improvement on Monday. "Smash" gained nearly 20% to … Read the whole story

  • Pandora Misses Q4 Estimates Despite Usage Gains

    Online radio service Pandora Tuesday reported another quarter of user growth in the fourth quarter, but continues to struggle with profitability. Read the whole story