DMNews.com, July 23, 2004
Glamour concludes a series of five postcard mailings this week to commemorate recent advertising, circulation and editorial milestones for the beauty and fashion magazine.
The Hollywood Reporter, Jul 25, 2004
Cher, Scottish actor Alan Cumming and comedian Kathy Griffin are among the stars who have come aboard the new gay-themed digital cable channel, Logo, which is scheduled to launch in as many as 15 million homes in February.
AdAge, July 26, 2004
The U.S. Army needs a few good ideas. Its advertising account, worth about $200 million, is in review, and an online request for proposals briefs agencies that: "The Army is busier than ever and at war." Therein lies the problem. For five years, the army has used the tagline "Army of One," but now observers say the slogan and the current TV campaign that pushes job skills and war gadgetry is out of touch with the reality of war and should be scrapped.
Associated Press, Jul 25, 2004
Sometimes the archenemy of a superhero movie is the super-fan, the kind with the power to create a firestorm of negative buzz on the Internet over a perceived injustice to a beloved character. Now Hollywood has discovered a place where it can try to leap that fan skepticism in a single bound: Comic-Con International.
Editor and Publisher, July 26, 2004
In an open letter to readers published Friday, Hoy's interim publisher, Digby Solomon Díez, promised that the circulation fraud scandal at the Tribune Co. Spanish-language daily "will never happen again under any circumstances."
New York Post, July 26, 2004
Did Justin cheat on Cameron? Is Mary-Kate leaving rehab too early? Did Jennifer Aniston actually get plastic surgery? Four big mags chasing these stories keep the celebrity magazine war going full-tilt, but this week Star and US jump ahead of the pack.
Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2004
The highly unusual employment contract fashioned by Mel Karmazin to protect himself against his meddlesome boss paid off handsomely: The former president of Viacom Inc. collected $35.4 million in bonuses and salary after quitting in June.
Linux Insider, July 22, 2004
With 1.6 million subscribers, TiVo is the leading provider of the digital recorders that are revolutionizing television viewing. In addition to copying shows for later viewing, consumers can pause live shows, skip commercials and use other features to control the TV experience.
New York Daily News, July 23, 2004
NBC Universal TV boss Jeff Zucker is rattling the troops at ratings-challenged CNBC.
The New York Times, July 23, 2004
To most Americans, AT&T used to mean phone service, just as Xerox once meant copying and the Big Three - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - once stood for cars.