• Liberty Media Spins Off Starz by David Goetzl

    The Chris Albrecht-led Starz business will become a stand-alone publicly traded company after Liberty Media said it will separate the operator of multiple pay-TV channels. Albrecht, the former top HBO executive, has moved in recent years to emphasize original programming to go with movies at the flagship Starz network. ...Read the whole story

  • News Corp: Broadcast TV Dips, But Cable Returns Solid Results by Wayne Friedman

    For its fiscal fourth quarter ending in June 2012, News Corp. said its Fox network unit had lower TV advertising, largely due to lower "American Idol" ratings. But revenues were offset by retrans revenues, which doubled versus the prior-year period. News Corp's TV segment slipped, but cable is stellar. ...Read the whole story

  • Nielsen, Digital Generation Integrate Metrics Into TV, Video Buys by David Goetzl

    Digital Generation, which offers a campaign management platform, has an arrangement with Nielsen to integrate multiple measurement tools into its system for TV and online video buys. ...Read the whole story

  • IPG's Momentum Acquires ChaseDesign, Ups Shopper Marketing Reach by Steve McClellan

    Momentum Worldwide, a unit of Interpublic Group's McCann Worldgroup, has just upped its shopper marketing game with the acquisition of ChaseDesign and its subsidiary 10Red Design, which provide shopper-focused design services to various Fortune 100 clients in the consumer packaged-goods sector. ...Read the whole story

  • Sirius Airs Higher Revs, More Subscribers by Erik Sass

    Satellite broadcaster Sirius XM is having a banner year, with revenue increasing 13% to $838 million in the second quarter, year-to-year. The company added 463,000 new self-pay subscribers and 622,000 net additions overall, boosting the company's total subscriber base to a record 23 million. ...Read the whole story

  • RDA Revs Fall, Magazine Biz Wanes by Erik Sass

    Big consumer magazine publishers continue to face serious headwinds, principally weakening print ad demand. This week RDA Holding Co., which owns The Reader's Digest Association, announced that total revenues decreased 22% to $290 million in the second quarter year-over-year. ...Read the whole story

  • Sapient Reports 10% Revenue Gain by Steve McClellan

    Boston-based marketing services firm Sapient reported a 10% revenue gain for the second quarter to $279 million, while net income dipped 3%. Digital agency SapientNitro accounted for 70% of the firm's revenues in the second quarter. ...Read the whole story

  • Outdoor: 'MLF' Hooks More Ads, Adds Execs by David Goetzl

    The Outdoor Channel plans to hire a pair of senior executives, one in marketing and the other in programming, since distribution is growing and Major League Fishing programming is driving higher ad sales. ...Read the whole story

  • Dish Nets: Revs Flat, Subscribers Drop by Wayne Friedman

    Days after DirecTV posted its first net loss of subscribers, Dish Network slid a bit in the second quarter of 2012. But not nearly as much as it did a year ago -- all thanks to some heavy marketing for its new Hopper set-top box. Dish Network had a net loss of 10,000 subscribers -- a significant improvement over the previous year. ...Read the whole story

  • Most Olympic Viewers Happy With Overall Coverage by Wayne Friedman

    Despite criticism about tape-delayed coverage, Olympic research says about one-quarter of NBC's viewers of the London Olympics are watching programming live during the day -- and that overall, the coverage is excellent or good. ...Read the whole story

Uncommon Sense: The Restoration of Common Sense, Part 1 by Jeff Einstein

We have created a wholly risk-averse business environment, entirely hostile and anathema to both innovation and inspiration. ...More

The Whole Story: Moms, Radio And Recency by Mike Bloxham

Whether talking and chatting with others, commuting, eating, working or doing housework, radio has a presence. ...More

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