CBS Radio plans to launch a new national network devoted to sports, CBS Sports Radio, which will carry round-the-clock programming from CBS Radio and CBS Sports. CBS Sports Radio will have additional reach, thanks to a partnership with Cumulus Media, its exclusive syndicator and sales partner. ...Read the whole story
Nielsen continues to evaluate problems that impacted results for the May sweeps period, including errors in the diary printing process, sources said. The misprinting affected how people could properly fill out the documents, which are the sole ratings drivers in 150-plus local markets. ...Read the whole story
CBS, Time Warner, Discovery Communications and Walt Disney Corp. all fared somewhat better than the 2% drop the Dow Jones Industrial endured. It lost 251 points to settle at 12,574. But there were still some big losers: Sony Corp. and DreamWorks each lost 3%. ...Read the whole story
Watching paid video content on mobile devices is climbing --- but gaming consoles remain the overall leader when looking at all new digital devices. ...Read the whole story
United Colours of Benetton's powerful "Unhate" print campaign has taken the Grand Prix award in the Press Lion category at Cannes. ...Read the whole story
Hearst Magazines is bringing back Elle Accessories, a spinoff of the iconic fashion title which focused on accessories during its brief publication life. ...Read the whole story
Mediaocean has hired David Oliveira to run its year-old M|Buy operation as senior vice president and general manager. M|Buy, which includes a demand-side ad buying platform, is targeted to mid-tier and smaller ad shops and provides transactional processing and related services. Mediaocean was created from the merger of Donovan Data Systems and MediaBank. ...Read the whole story
If a minor UK politician can launch something Twitter like in her spare time, just think what major media brands with marketing and management talent ... ...More
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While Europe teeters on the brink of insolvency, the Middle East teeters on the brink of chaos from Cairo to Damascus, and the ad industry ... ...More
Menacing MobileIn a New York Times column titled "The Twitter Trap," published in May 2011, Bill Keller noted the latest mobile developments before confessing that "my ... ...More
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