• Sorrell's WPP Pay Package Under Fire by Steve McClellan

    Is Sir Martin Sorrell worth the big raise he received in 2011? The influential shareholder advisory firm ISS says the WPP CEO's 60% pay hike was unjustified in a report it issued this week. The report puts the issue of executive compensation front and center at WPP's upcoming annual meeting in June. ...Read the whole story

  • NYTs To Queens Subs: You're No Longer Fit For Print by Wendy Davis

    The New York Times has not yet abandoned print editions in favor of going digital. But to residents of the New York City borough of Queens, it might seem like the newspaper doesn't want to take on new print subscribers. ...Read the whole story

  • OMG's Annalect Names Nielsen Vet Meyer To U.S. Director, Research by Steve McClellan

    Annalect Group, the data and analytics division of Omnicom Media Group, has named Nielsen veteran Jonathan "Jed" Meyer to the new position of U.S. director of research. Omnicom Media Group recently merged the OMD research operation into Annalect, and it will be overseen by Meyer. ...Read the whole story

  • Magazine Print Readership Declines, Digital Grows by Erik Sass

    Consumer magazines' print readership declined over the last year, but the losses were partly offset by growth in digital readership, according to GfK MRI. When print and digital editions are considered together, the figure sank 2.6% from just under 1.25 billion to just under 1.22 billion. ...Read the whole story

  • CBS Will Hold Out For Higher Upfront Pricing by Wayne Friedman

    CBS says the upfront ad process is still in its early stages. But should the network not get what it believes is "premium pricing," it will wait. "It's still too early for business to break," says Joe Ianniello, executive vp and chief financial officer for CBS Corp, in speaking at a Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Telecom & Media Conference in London. ...Read the whole story

  • Rise In TV Shows Viewed Online, On Mobile by Wayne Friedman

    Longer Internet video viewing -- particularly that of full-length TV shows -- continues to climb at the expense of short-form video content. Share of time watched on smartphones grew by 41% in the first quarter of 2012, while the share of time watched on tablets grew by 32%. ...Read the whole story

  • Disney's Iger On TV Ad Upfront: Too Early To Tell by Wayne Friedman

    TV's upfront marketplace is underway -- but mum's the word, at least according to one senior media executive. Speaking at the Sanford Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference, Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Company, wouldn't say much -- other than reiterating that for its two big networks, ABC and ESPN, "it's been a pretty good scatter market." ...Read the whole story

  • 'Men's Health' Hosts Cooking School by Erik Sass

    Don't expect cover shots of chiseled abs to be replaced by close-ups of pork loin in demi glace, but 'Men's Health' is striking out in a healthy foodie direction with the first Men's Health Cooking School, scheduled to take place at New York's International Culinary Center. ...Read the whole story

  • Charter CEO: Rebranding May Not Be Right by David Goetzl

    Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge said the cable operator should explore a reflagging of its consumer brand, although he isn't sure whether a change is needed or if the ROI would pay off. ...Read the whole story

  • Not-So-Mad Women: IPG Execs Mark AWNY's 100th By Asserting Female Prerogative by Tyler Loechner

    Celebrating their 100th anniversary, Advertising Women of New York teamed up with Interpublic Group for a women's leadership panel Tuesday in New York. The event featured IPG execs Jacki Kelley (UM CEO), Debra Coughlin (Draftfcb CMO), Lynn Fantom (CEO, ID Media) and Yin Woon Rani (UM North America President). ...Read the whole story

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