In yet another surprise announcement, Nielsen Media Research Tuesday unveiled a plan to further weight its national people meter ratings sample in an effort … Read the whole story

Throwing media and newspaper stocks into a minor frenzy, News Corp. made a surprise, unsolicited $5 billion bid for Dow Jones, the publisher of … Read the whole story

I was listening to Bad Religion on the nano, surfing on Ilovealpacas.com, monitoring cable news in case there was an update about Roseanne replacing … Read the whole story

At least part of this pre-upfront season is turning into a "who's in/who's out" referendum on which networks are willing to do deals based … Read the whole story

The A&E family of networks knows how to create a pre-upfront headline: Offer an impressive dollar figure it plans to spend on development. A … Read the whole story

As expected MediaDailyNews April 10, "Inside Man: Tucker Expected To Be Named New MediaVest Chief"), Publicis' Starcom MediaVest Group has named Bill Tucker CEO … Read the whole story

Long-time U.K. agency media executive Philippa Brown has been named CEO of Omnicom Media Group U.K., a new corporate-level post within the world's largest … Read the whole story

Media titan Rupert Murdoch's bid for Dow Jones and Company, announced by his News Corp. Tuesday morning, delivered a much-needed shot in the arm … Read the whole story

A marketing-consulting firm under WPP's aegis has been merged with Maxus, one of four media units within the holding company's GroupM media operations. Media … Read the whole story

Sirius Satellite Radio's quarterly loss shrank in the first three months of 2007 compared to the same period last year, according to the company's … Read the whole story

"Saturday Night Football" scored so well for ABC last year the net is bringing it back for a second season. Also this fall, ESPN … Read the whole story