Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of Don Imus's return to radio. CBS Radio fired him in April 2007 after he made a racially charged joke about the black members of a women's basketball team. "Imus in the Morning" seems to have bounced back from its exile. Now syndicated by ABC Radio, the show is on 50 stations, up from 47 at the time of his departure from CBS. About 95% of his sponsors have returned, and WABC (his home station) is generating more revenue in the time slot than it was a year ago, says a company rep. …

Dick Clark Productions will bring the popular "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book franchise back to the small screen. The new TV project will be co-hosted by "Chicken Soup" co-founder Jack Canfield; it's based on his book series. More than 112 million copies of the books have been sold in 100+ countries. The books satisfy "a desire for uplifting, positive and inspiring themes," says Orly Adelson, president of Dick Clark Prods. Dick Clark also produces "So You Think You Can Dance," the Golden Globes and other programs. A previous "Chicken Soup" anthology series ran on Pax TV …

There is bad news for magazine publishers who hoped that as money gets tight, people would continue to spend on affordable things like magazine subscriptions. New survey data from Forrester Research shows that among those subscribing to three or four magazines, 22% plan some cancellations in year ahead. Among magazine subscribers overall, 18% plan to cut back, while 77% plan no change in their subscriptions. Work-related magazines are less vulnerable. For people who buy magazines mostly for work, 12% expect to cut back their subscriptions and 84% expect no change. And how about newspapers? The news is …

Between $2.5 billion and $2.7 billion were spent on political ads this election season, with television taking a hefty $2.2 billion of that, per TNS. The total figure is up from $1.7 billion back in 2004. Political ad dollars are expected to continue to flow in 2009, in what will be welcome news for beleaguered TV executives. "2009 is going to be another record setting cycle," says TNS executive Evan Tracey. Who will be spending those ad dollars? As President-elect Barack Obama continues to make appointments among existing senators and governors, there'll be a lot of jockeying …

A slate of programming that plays on aberrant social behavior is helping Showtime grow in a cable industry struggling to keep subscribers. For instance, a widow in "Weeds" becomes a pot dealer to maintain her lifestyle, a serial killer in "Dexter" works for the police, and a novelist in "Californication" is a cynical womanizer. This pathology programming, introduced by entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt, has led Showtime to add 1.1 million subscribers this year, an increase of 7% over 2007. It marks the network's fifth consecutive year of growth. Also, while broadcast TV is being slammed by an …

Fox Sports will telecast college football's national championship game in 3-D directly to the Consumer Electronics Show and select theaters on Jan. 8. David Hill, Fox Sports CEO, disclosed Fox's plans while talking about Thursday night's first 3-D live telecast of an NFL game, which is going to theaters in L.A., New York and Boston. Hill says Fox is enthused about 3-D, but warns that electronics manufacturers need to help cover the costs before broadcasters will invest in 3-D broadcasting. "For 3-D to become impactful in the homes of the world, [TV set makers] are going to have …

A new study, based on 30 years of research, found that several negative health effects are linked to the increased use of media by children and teens. The report found strong connections between media exposure and childhood obesity, tobacco use and early sexual behavior. The National Institutes of Health and the nonprofit organization Common Sense Media conducted the study. Among its findings: The average child spends nearly 45 hours a week with television, movies, magazines, music, the Internet, cellphones and video games. By comparison, children spend about 17 hours a week with their parents and 30 hours a …

Launching a new print magazine may be considered taboo these days, but McGraw-Hill is bucking the trends. Yesterday it unveiled HQ, a new quarterly covering "building design and workplace effectiveness." With a 65,000 circulation, the magazine is an expansion of McGraw-Hill's annual "Good Design is Good Business" awards. HQ is published in collaboration between BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill's Architectural Record magazine. It features case studies that show how C-level executives have increased their company's bottom line and instituted sustainable design. Target readers are building owners, real estate developers, designers and construction professionals.