AdWeek, July 22, 2004
Delta Air Lines has launched a review of its advertising account with requests for information sent to agencies through the Rojek Consulting Group, a client representative has confirmed.
New York Post, July 23, 2004
The last of the Rosie magazine editors are heading for the exits. Russell Denson, the president of Gruner + Jahr USA, said yesterday he is disbanding the magazine development wing of the hard-pressed company, which has been wracked by circulation woes at YM, Parents and, earlier, the now-defunct Rosie.
Associated Press, July 22, 2004
Echostar Communications Corp., the parent of the DISH satellite TV network, Wednesday said chief financial officer Michael McDonnell has resigned effective Aug. 13.
The New York Times, July 22, 2004
The future of radio may or may not lie with the transmission of digital signals, but Clear Channel Communications, the nation's largest owner of radio stations, said yesterday that it planned to spend more than $100 million over the next decade to find out.
Associated Press, July 21, 2004
Tribune Co. Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to allow mergers between newspapers and broadcast stations in markets with at least nine television stations.
The New York Times, July 22, 2004
A group of 50 car dealers filed a lawsuit yesterday against Newsday and its parent, the Tribune Company, contending that the advertising rates they paid in recent years were pegged to circulation figures that the newspaper has acknowledged were inflated.
washingtonpost.com, July 22, 2004
Hollywood studios and the National Football League are seeking to block the maker of the popular TiVo television recorder from expanding its service so that users could watch copies of shows and movies on devices outside their homes.
Hollywood Reporter, Jul 22, 2004
Although cable giant Comcast Corp. was rebuffed in its bid to buy Walt Disney Co. earlier this year, Disney's reticence does not mean that the two don't mingle.
Editor and Publisher, July 20, 2004
By next year, barring an unexpected delay, the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) will begin requiring daily newspapers with more than 25,000 circulation to report their circ by each day of the week.
Hollywood Reporter, Jul 21, 2004
When the Democratic Party takes up its platform next week at the presidential nominating convention in Boston, one of the planks it will consider is media concentration.