MediaDailyNews
Friday, June 7, 2013
  • Media General, Young Broadcasting Merge, New Co. Owns 30 TV Stations

    Continuing a small wave of TV station acquisitions, Media General and New Young Broadcasting have announced a deal to merge. The new company, to … Read the whole story

  • Indie Merger: Allen & Gerritsen Buys Neiman

    Two well-known East Coast ad agencies have combined forces. Boston-based agency Allen & Gerritsen has acquired Philadelphia-based ad firm Neiman for an undisclosed price. … Read the whole story

  • Mag Bag: Sporting News Gets Record Online Traffic In April

    SportingNews.com attracted 30.7 million unique visitors in April, making it the fifth-most-visited sports site during the month, ahead of CBS Sports and USA Today … Read the whole story

  • Comedy Central Debuts App As Stand-Up Network

    Comedy Central has launched an app that functions as sort of a stand-up network. The free "CC: Stand-Up" has Axe as an initial sponsor. … Read the whole story

  • MyNetworkTV Picks Up 'Bones,' 'CI'

    Moving into its eighth season, MyNetworkTV will drop "Numbers" and "White Collar" while adding a second "Law & Order" and "Bones." With "Law & … Read the whole story

  • WPP, Twitter Partner To Enhance Data, Campaigns

    WPP and Twitter on Thursday announced a global strategic partnership that will expand collaboration between the two companies. Covering data and analytics, media investment … Read the whole story

  • Global Media Spend Forecast To Hit $2 Trillion In 2017

    Worldwide media and entertainment revenues will continue to grow at a rapid pace, mostly thanks to digital media -- smartphones, tablets and new media … Read the whole story

  • No Fuel In The Band

    The Nike Fuel Band is nothing more than a $150 piece of conversation-starting jewelry for the gymeratti set. Read the whole story