MediaDailyNews
Monday, May 5, 2008
  • TNS Rejects WPP, Will Nielsen Be Next?

    TNS, the London-based media and marketing research giant that has been making a push into the digital TV set-top data business, rejected a $1.87 … Read the whole story

  • Viacom 1Q Revs Up 16%, Cable Soars

    If the economy is bad, no one told Viacom--which reported that overall revenue in the first quarter for its media nets climbed a healthy … Read the whole story

  • ANA Pushes Networks To End Integration Fees

    Ad trade groups want to address the $125 million spent on integration fees that are tacked on to TV media buys each year. ABC … Read the whole story

  • Ziff Davis Taps Weedfald As Prez, Confronts Online Challenge

    Peter Weedfald is returning to Ziff Davis Media to serve as president, a new role for the company, CEO Jason Young announced last week. … Read the whole story

  • 1Q: Product Placement Bonanza For Broadcast, 'Loser' Tops

    Product placement continues to climb on television--rising 6% overall in the first quarter, according to The Nielsen Company's Nielsen Product Placement Service. Read the whole story

  • 'Newsday' Hot Property Among Publishers

    Rupert Murdoch may find it more difficult to acquire Newsday than he first thought. After it was revealed last week that he made a … Read the whole story

  • Channel One Gets Digital Distribution

    In-school broadcaster Channel One has completed its transition to digital content distribution, replacing its analog infrastructure with digital receivers. And it makes it easier … Read the whole story

  • Congressmen Want Open Satellite Receivers

    Two senior congressional Democrats are saying that XM and Sirius Satellite Radio should be required to allow manufacturers to offer additional options in satellite … Read the whole story