MediaDailyNews Editions for May 2012
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, May 31, 2012
Uncommon Sense: Too Big to Succeed: The Perils of Digital Scale
Muntzner To VP, Ad Sales At Style Media
Sorrell's WPP Pay Package Under Fire
'PBS News Hour' Raises $3.5 Mil
OMG's Annalect Names Nielsen Vet Meyer To U.S. Director, Research
NYTs To Queens Subs: You're No Longer Fit For Print
Magazine Print Readership Declines, Digital Grows
CBS Will Hold Out For Higher Upfront Pricing
Rise In TV Shows Viewed Online, On Mobile
Charter CEO: Rebranding May Not Be Right
'Men's Health' Hosts Cooking School
Disney's Iger On TV Ad Upfront: Too Early To Tell
Not-So-Mad Women: IPG Execs Mark AWNY's 100th By Asserting Female Prerogative
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Newspapers, Muscle and Innovation
'Chicago Trib' Considers Select Pay Wall
Omnicom Shareholders Reject NYC's Diversity Proposal
Why Incentive Compensation Plans Fall Short
Newspaper Revs Sink 6.9%, Auto Ads Brake
NBC Greenlights 'Winner' Singing Show
DirecTV Names York Chief Content Officer
Kinetic Scores 'Positive' Results WIth NFC-Enabled Outdoor Ads
Existing Investors Fuel Ace Metrix
Mini-Series Soar, History Net Makes History With 'Hatfields'
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Unilever Retains Mindshare For Media-Buying Duties
Buffett To Buy More Newspapers
'Sun' Editor Arrested As Part Of Phone Hacking Investigation
Halfway To Oblivion - Or Salvation?
PBS Touts England, Oxford Mysteries This Summer
Fox Wins TV Season, NBC Jumps To Third Place
IPG Shareholders Keep Roth, Exec Compensation In Place
'American Idol' Turns Live TV Into Tweet Fest
Ad Diversity Challenged In New Ad, 'Pitch'
Social Media Gives Additional Push To TV Ratings
MediaDailyNews - Friday, May 25, 2012
Report: NBC Wants M Out Of MSNBC.com Venture
Net-Connected TV Grows Ad Impressions
Why Your Cable Bill Is Just Ridiculous
Hess Heads Spark's Human Intelligence, Research
TV Land Adds 2 Original Comedies
Wake Up! Select Comfort Puts Mattress Account In Review
Scripps Exec Notes Scatter Uptick, YouTube Programming Options
TV Everywhere Apps Score Better On iPads Vs. Multichannel Distributors
ABC TV Stations Set Alarm App To Promote Shows
Fox Sues Dish Network Over AutoHop
Out-Of-Home, Cinema Ad Revs Spike
Mag Bag: Food Mags Unveil New Cookbooks
'New Orleans Picayune' Drops Daily Print Schedule
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, May 24, 2012
Uncommon Sense: FUCCEM
Initiative Splits Innovations, Digital Units, Rosner To Run Innovations
Sundance, Reeve Foundation Team To Promote 'Push Girls'
WAS Steers Jaguar Social Media Account
Local Cable Grows Political Ad Dollars
TBWA Named Four Seasons Global Creative Agency
Time, Inc Taps Russo For Integrated Marketing Director
Pandora Tops Q1 Forecast
Paywalls Proliferate, Most DIgital Pros Won't Pay For Them
Elite, Clear Channel Strike New OOH Deals
McClatchy Newspapers Plan Paywalls
Networks Want 3D Costs Shared
Susan Malfa's Got Style, Adds Media Brand To Her NBCU Ad Sales Portfolio
PUR Taps MediaVest
Aegis Employees Buy 4 Million Shares Of Company Stock
Rentrak, MasterCard To Merge TV Audience, Consumer Transactional Data
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Is Facebook An Advertising Medium?
MEC Taps Dentsu's Bamberger As Digital Chief
Starcom, Dish Battle Over Ad-Skipping AutoHop
MEC Debuts Analytics Tool To Optimize Media Sales
Perth To Pres/CEO, NATPE
FCC Hints Cable Carriage Payments Could Lessen
NAB Sues FCC Over Political Ad Reporting
Scotti To VP, Biz Affairs, WE tv
Tribune May Sell Print, Broadcast Properties
WPP's Request To Dismiss SOX Suit Denied
MundoFox Expands Reach To Majority Of Hispanic Markets
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Spotlight Goes 360, Cuts Deal With SMGx For Clients To Use Digital Targeting, Accountability
Zoom Adds 2 Execs
Creativity And Scale: Sworn Enemies Or Strange Bedfellows?
ANA: Advertisers Need Brand-Specific Ratings, Not C7
Ogilvy's Next 'Frontier': Buys Stake In Myanmar Agency
TVB Promotes Spot TV As Better Buy
Adobe PrimeTime Bridges Gap From TV To Online Video
HBO GO Adds Latino Channel
Rovi, Nuance Team: Tell Your TV What You Want
New TiVo Box Streams To Mobile Devices
Azteca America Urges Hispanics To Vote
Hulu To Debut 3 Original Series
Clear Channel Airports Flies New Mobile App
Hispanic Sports Fans Rising, Sports Advertising Up
'GMA' Gets Afternoon Spinoff
MediaDailyNews - Monday, May 21, 2012
Mediabrands To Debut BPN, Third Agency Network
WPP's Possible Buys Big Stake In Russia's Grape Agency
Nielsen To Analysts: We've Created A 'Currency,' Says GroupM WIll Use OCR To Guarantee Ad Buys
Want A DIY Kit For Social Media? Try Radio Shack
Draftfcb Named SeaWorld Creative AOR
Digital 'Larry King Now' Scheduled For Summer Launch
The First DVR Dominant Upfront
Radio Ad Revs Edge Up
Sportskool Launches Yoga Video Site
TV Venues Depend On Demo
GM Pulls Out Of Super Bowl '13, CBS To Carry
MediaDailyNews - Friday, May 18, 2012
Upfront: CW Adds 50 Hours Of Shows, New Digital Studio
Mindshare Shuffles Executive Deck, Doyle To Agency President
Forecast: Local Ads Hit $150 Mil By 2016, Trad Media Holds
Weather Channel Revamps App
USA Reveals Move Into Reality, Original Comedy At 'Suitless' Upfront
Halo Ups Cohn To SVP, PR
VOD Advertising Hits A Bullseye, Time Warner To Deploy BlackArrow System-Wide
Hex Factor: ARF Forum Showcases New Social TV Analytics Platform, Offers Brand Insights Too
Berkshire Buys 63 Newspapers From Media General
New Electus Series Spotlights Asian Subculture, Targets The Masses
NCM Reveals New Cinema Ad Products
Viacom Leverages Social Media To Aid TV Experience
Comcast Kicks Off Skype, Enhances Service
Mag Bag: 'LA Magazine' Shuttered -- Again
Regal Assets Taps Miller To Plug Gold
WPP Moves Kelly To Executive Director, Global Client Leadership
Why Facebook Could Disappear
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, May 17, 2012
New Data Links TV, Video Data To Aid Cross-Platform Marketing
CBS Adds New Dramas, Ties With Fox For Critical C3 Ratings
Turner Broadcasting, Funny Or Die Site Team On Sales Front
Uncommon Sense: Back in the Box
Turner Sees Cable Nets As 'Video Destinations,' Continues 'Cougar'
NBC Outlines Olympic Coverage
Centro Teams With Krux To Protect Publisher Data
Couric Interviews Royal Princes For Queen's Jubilee
Criminal Trial For Posterscope Execs Set For July
Hispanic-Targeted HD Ads Lag General Market
Jon Swallen Named Chief Research Officer Of Kantar MI
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