MediaDailyNews
Monday, August 6, 2012
  • FT Blog Admits: Publicis, IPG Merge Talks Are False

    "Reader Beware," the Financial Times Blog Alphaville warns near the top of its site. Rumors of merger talks between Publicis and Interpublic Group reported … Read the whole story

  • Cable Ad Sales Dip 7%, Impact Viacom Revs

    Weak advertising sales for Viacom's cable networks -- which include MTV and Nickelodeon -- pulled down company-wide business numbers for the second quarter. Read the whole story

  • Streaming Olympics Pays Off For NBC

    NBC has been pulling in an average of 31.5 million unique viewers on laptop/computer use versus 29.1 million uniques at the Beijing Games. NBC … Read the whole story

  • Dentsu: Net Sales, ORG Report Double-Digit Rise

    Dentsu, the Japanese ad agency holding company, reported an 11% jump in net sales for the quarter ended June 30 -- the company's first … Read the whole story

  • Lindblad Taps ID As Media AOR

    Travel tour company Lindblad Expeditions has selected Interpublic's ID Media as its media agency of record after a review. ID will handle both media … Read the whole story

  • Gray TV Revs Rocket 24%

    Gray, which operates in 30 markets, posted strong revenue growth in the second quarter with help from political advertising, including a special election in … Read the whole story

  • Teen Olympic Viewership Up 29%

    With the stellar performance of the women's gymnastics team, NBC's ratings in the female 12-to-17 demo have soared during the first seven days of … Read the whole story

  • Back To The Future - No, Seriously, Go Back.

    What a fantastic idea -- to spend a couple of million dollars to send the hottest babe ever into outer space to extinguish a … Read the whole story