In a significant talent raid, and potential brain drain for Publicis' Digitas, WPP's Mindshare has recruited one of its key execs -- Jordan Bitterman … Read the whole story
In the latest example of Madison Avenue's push into brand journalism, Omnicom's Sparks & Honey unit has recruited a long-time CNN executive as director … Read the whole story
Continuing its makeover from a utilitarian professional network into a more media-centric service, LinkedIn has added the ability for users to upload photos, documents … Read the whole story
Revision3, owned by Discovery Communications, has acquired Internet video producer Philip DeFranco's portfolio of online video channels and ventures, DeFranco Creative. Per the deal, … Read the whole story
Cisco Systems estimates 3.6 billion global Internet users by 2017, and more than 48% of the world's projected population of 7.6 billion, will push … Read the whole story
Tumblr is extending the in-stream ads launched last month in its mobile app to users' "dashboard," or news feed on the desktop Web. Initial … Read the whole story
Amazon built its dominance on versatility. Now a study on purchase paths describing six distinct buying habits explains how the retailer became a research … Read the whole story
Siding with the humor site Cracked.com, a federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the company of infringing copyright by hosting nearly three … Read the whole story
BlackArrow, which counts Comcast and Time Warner Cable among its investors and offers a dynamic ad insertion platform for video-on-demand, plans to launch a … Read the whole story
In an unusual move, MEC UK, the WPP-owned media shop, has hired creative agency veteran Maurice Van de Ven to the newly created role … Read the whole story
Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos suggested Thursday that networks may be launching more serial dramas, partly because his company offers a new compensation … Read the whole story
This week had lots of press lamenting the drop in attendance at Major League baseball games and Broadway shows. Almost none of it discussed … Read the whole story