• Disney Bans Junk Food Ads From TV by Wayne Friedman

    Walt Disney will announce a radical plan to ban junk food and other high-calorie kids' food commercials from its networks and stations -- all of which will initially hurt TV advertising sales. ...Read the whole story

  • MediaCom Hires Fierman As Global CMO by Steve McClellan

    MediaCom, the WPP media agency, has appointed Stephanie Fierman as its first global chief marketing officer. The agency indicated that initially she will focus particularly on U.S. marketing efforts. In recent months, MediaCom has added more than $500 million in new business assignments in the U.S. ...Read the whole story

  • Ovation To 'Dance' On Facebook by David Goetzl

    Ovation, the network looking to merge art and pop culture, will offer nonsubscribers a chance to purchase a coming reality series for Facebook viewing. The series, "A Chance to Dance," launches in mid-August. ...Read the whole story

  • TV Remains Dominant Viewing, Ad Medium by Wayne Friedman

    The TVB, the TV-based marketing group for stations, says despite the growth of the Internet, total Internet viewing represents 1.5% of all TV-video viewing, with traditional TV having a virtual near monopoly -- 91% watching TV live and 7% being time-shifted. ...Read the whole story

  • Civic Leaders, Businesses Protest 'Times-Picayune' Cutbacks by Erik Sass

    'The New Orleans Times-Picayune' has gone from reporting the news to being the news, following the announcement that it will cut its publishing schedule to just three days a week. The news has stirred opposition from the city's civic leaders and businesspeople, who either want the seven-day-a-week schedule renewed or a sale to a publisher who will. ...Read the whole story

  • Univision Launches UVideos On Xbox Live Gold by Erik Sass

    Univision is launching a new digital video network on Microsoft's Xbox 360 Live, UVideos, which will be available to Xbox 360 Live Gold subscribers. Offered in Spanish and English, it will go live in the fourth quarter and provide on-demand access to entertainment, sports, movies and music. ...Read the whole story

  • HSN Expands Into Digital, Gaming by David Goetzl

    As HSN looks to expand its traditional home shopping business further into digital platforms, a redesign of its platform is expected. Part of HSN's goal is to turn HSN.com into an "experiential" locale. ...Read the whole story

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