MediaDailyNews
Monday, June 3, 2013
  • TV Upfront Registers Modest Gains

    TV upfront deal-making continues at a modest -- some would say slow -- pace heading into the weekend. All that might yield slightly lower-than-expected … Read the whole story

  • Mindshare Taps Bitterman As Chief Strategy Officer

    Media shop Mindshare, a unit of WPP's GroupM, has poached Digitas' Jordan Bitterman for the role of chief strategy officer, Mindshare North America, a … Read the whole story

  • Lionsgate TV Revs Double, TV Production Dips

    For its fiscal fourth quarter, Lionsgate, the movie/TV company, witnessed revenues improving to $785.7 million from $645.2 million in the previous period. Television revenue … Read the whole story

  • Publicis Hires Pawar As CCO

    Publicis Groupe flagship agency Publicis Worldwide has hired Bobby Pawar as director and chief creative officer, Publicis South Asia. Pawar, the former chief creative … Read the whole story

  • Dairy Queen Promotes Cross-Platform Campaign On NBCU

    Publicis Groupe's Spark Communications has paired two clients-Dairy Queen and NBC Universal's Fandango-with an array of other media assets at NBCU to create a … Read the whole story

  • Magazine Audiences Grow in Print, Digital

    Magazine ad pages may be declining, but their print readership isn't. Total audience for American consumer magazines increased 2.36% from 1.19 billion in spring … Read the whole story

  • LIN TV, TWC Reach Deal To Prevent Blackout

    LIN Television has reached a carriage deal with Time Warner Cable preventing a blackout of its stations on the cable operator. The Buffalo CBS … Read the whole story

  • UFC To Launch Spanish Network

    The Ultimate Fighting Championship will launch a Spanish-language network in Latin America later this year on Televisa platforms. The 24/7 pay channel will be … Read the whole story

  • CBS Gains Full Ownership Of TV Guide Digital

    CBS Corp. has acquired full ownership of TV Guide Digital, including TVGuide.com and all TV Guide Mobile apps. Both will be folded into CBS … Read the whole story

  • 1. Blame The (Social) Media. 2. Fail.

    Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, has transformed Istanbul with office buildings, shopping malls and mega-mosques. His plans for Taksim Square -- which … Read the whole story