• Net-Connected TV Grows Ad Impressions by Wayne Friedman

  Net-connected TV video ad impressions are five times that of 2011. There are also five times more advertisers and 15 times more campaigns when comparing May 2012 versus May 2011, per Videology. Some of these devices include Smart TV, Apple TV, Google TV and Xbox 360. ...Read the whole story

• Wake Up! Select Comfort Puts Mattress Account In Review by Steve McClellan

  Select Comfort Corp., marketer of Sleep Number brand mattresses and related bedding products, is conducting a media agency review, according to sources. The company spent $90 million on ads in 2011, up about 30% from the previous year. ...Read the whole story

• Scripps Exec Notes Scatter Uptick, YouTube Programming Options by David Goetzl

  Scripps Networks Interactive CFO Joe NeCastro says market trends look positive, with scatter pricing up in the single-digit range over levels in the spring of 2011. His company is also keeping an eye on YouTube, which is launching new online channels. ...Read the whole story

• TV Everywhere Apps Score Better On iPads Vs. Multichannel Distributors by Wayne Friedman

  Over-the-top mobile video services -- and TV Everywhere services from content owners -- are generally better performers when it comes to iPad downloads than TV Everywhere apps from multichannel video retailers. ...Read the whole story

• ABC TV Stations Set Alarm App To Promote Shows by David Goetzl

  If eight ABC stations have their way, viewers will go to sleep after watching "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and wake up listening to their branded alarm clocks. Call it a different version of "Good Morning America." ...Read the whole story

• Fox Sues Dish Network Over AutoHop by Wayne Friedman

  Fox network has filed what analysts believe will be the first of many TV network lawsuits against Dish Network for its new commercial-skipping feature called AutoHop. In return, Dish has countersued Fox, as well as NBC, CBS, and ABC. ...Read the whole story

• Out-Of-Home, Cinema Ad Revs Spike by Erik Sass

  Buoyed by increases in a number of categories, out-of-home advertising revenue increased 4.5% to $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2012, according to the Outdoor Advertising Association of America. This marks the eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth for the medium. ...Read the whole story

• Mag Bag: Food Mags Unveil New Cookbooks by Erik Sass

  Two leading food magazines -- "Every Day with Rachael Ray" and "Eating Well" -- are helping consumers get ready for summer and eat healthy with free digital cookbooks. ...Read the whole story

• 'New Orleans Picayune' Drops Daily Print Schedule by Erik Sass

  The "New Orleans Times-Picayune" is ceasing daily publication and moving to a new print schedule of three days a week, according to Advance Publications. This marks the first time that a major American newspaper has opted to reduce its publishing schedule quite so drastically. ...Read the whole story

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• Hess Heads Spark's Human Intelligence, Research
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