MediaDailyNews
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
  • SMG Eyes 'Agency Of The Future,' Expands Creative Services Role

    In the boldest leap yet by a major media agency into the field of creative services, Publicis is restructuring a little known digital creative … Read the whole story

  • NBC To Air USA Cable Shows During Strike

    NBC will re-air episodes of hits from sister cable network USA during the ongoing writers' strike. The tactic, intended to find new programming options, … Read the whole story

  • Media X: Pickets Charge

    Big Advertising isn't happy about the writers' strike. The agencies are annoyed with the studios, due to the very likely prospect of a season … Read the whole story

  • ESPN Pulls Clemens Spot From Air

    ESPN has pulled a promotional spot starring Roger Clemens touting a network-affiliated event at Disney World in the wake of accusations that the baseball … Read the whole story

  • FCC Allows Cross-Ownership, Dems Oppose Move

    The Federal Communications Commission, as expected, voted to loosen its newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rule. The FCC approved the new rule that focuses only on media … Read the whole story

  • ABC's Kimmel Returns Live In January

    A day after NBC's late-night hosts said they would return without striking writers, ABC followed suit. On Tuesday, the network announced that new episodes … Read the whole story

  • Absolut Gets Interactive In Bars

    Absolut Vodka is teaming up with TouchTunes, which operates a network of interactive jukeboxes in bars and clubs, for a place-based ad campaign promoting … Read the whole story

  • CBS To Appear On Gas Station TV

    As with other kinds of place-based video, the major TV networks are pairing off with companies that operate digital video displays at gas pumps, … Read the whole story

  • TV Guide Net Expands To Radio

    TV Guide Network's name will expand--for the first time--into radio with a daily entertainment report. The host, "American Idol" finalist Kimberly Caldwell" will do … Read the whole story

  • Media General Revs: TV, Print Fell, Web Rose In November

    Media General, the newspaper and TV station operator, said November revenues dropped 12.5% compared to a year ago, largely due to a decline in … Read the whole story