MediaDailyNews Editions for May 2008
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, May 15, 2008
Univision Pitches New Vision: We're Like NASCAR Before It Revved Up
Upfront: TNT Beefs Up Prime-Time Originals
Nielsen Reports Rev Boost In 1Q
Spark Taps Steinberg As Director
Upfront: CBS Bets On Comedy, Crime Shows
'Fortune' Offers Writers Buyouts
NBC Drama Drives GM Marketing Partnership
SAG Impasse: Pay Actors For Net Clips
Nielsen Chief: We Have No Plans To Expand Media Portfolio, May Divest Some
Clear Channel: Now It's Up to the Shareholders... Again
Magna Global: NBC Upfront Gets Higher Marks Than Rivals
Arbitron To Measure TargetSpot's 600 Online Radio Stations
MindShare Turns SoulShare, Puts Faith In Evangelicals
Mobile Banner Ads Have Same Brand Recall As TV Spots
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Bonnie Fuller Leaves AMI
Media X: The Good Old
Upfront: ABC Trumpets Advertising Value Index
'L.L. Bean' Show Joins Outdoor Channel
Upfront: ABC To Debut 4 New Shows, 'Life On Mars' Big Drama
Tribal DDB Sole Digital Agency For Quaker Oats
Upfront: ESPN Kicks Off Live A.M. 'SportsCenter'
Study: Gays More Likely To Buy Gay-Friendly Brands
Favored Status: iTunes Gives HBO Variable-Pricing Deal
Upfront: CW Trims to Five Nights A Week, Adds Three New Shows
Digital City Limits: Austin Found No. 1 In New Media Penetration
Clarification: Newspapers Claim 27% Of Local Web Ads
Liberty: No Threat From New Pay TV
Digital Blowout: Radio One Latest In New Web Deals
Disney's New Lab Researches Viewer Engagement
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Upfront: NBC Retains, Adds To Branded Entertainment Deals
Cablevision Buys 'Newsday,' Consolidates Long Island Media
MediaCom's Schmidt-Vogel To Head GroupM 'Trading'
Long-Awaited: Jimmy Fallon Takes 'Late Night' Reins
Fox, 20th Century Launch New Animation Unit
Bloomberg Names Norman Pearlstine Chief Content Officer
Gannett Offers NJ Staffers Buyouts
Clear Channel Settlement May Be Near
NBC To Debut Digital Health Net
'Electric Company' Returns To PBS
Troubling Sounds: Big Radio Cos. Report Drop In 1Q
Gray Prez Buys Company Stock, Says It's 'Undervalued'
Magazines: Ad Pages Slip First 4 Months Of '08
DirecTV Adds Vietnamese Channel To Build Global Fare
MediaDailyNews - Monday, May 12, 2008
On Eve Of TV Upfront, Nielsen Ratings Remain Unaccredited
Justice Backs MRC Code, Requires Accreditation Before Launching New Ratings
Grey 1Q Sees Modest Rev Rise
Murdoch Withdraws 'Newsday' Bid, Cablevision Closes In
Clear Channel Launches New Digital Alliances
NBC Streams 2 Hits Shows On iPhone
Zucker Says NBCU Will Turn Net Into Profit Center
XM Radio Available On BlackBerrys
CW Sells Off Sunday Night To MRC
Nielsen: More People Access Social Nets Via Mobile
MPA: Mags Bowed 65 Digital Initiatives In 1Q
Tribune Gets Mixed 1Q Report: TV Revs Up, Newspapers Dive
Analyst Victor Miller Exits Wall Street For 'Faith-Walk'
Sound Off: Small Radio Stations Are Thriving
Univision Kicks Off Soccer Reality Show, Sprint And Nissan Sponsor
MediaDailyNews - Friday, May 9, 2008
Another Aegis Shakeup: Mainardo de Nardis Follows Verklin Out The Door
MTV Upfront: Parade Of Stars
Starcom MediaVest Kicks Off New Marketing Unit
Cablevision Revs Up 10%, Co. In Action Mode
NBCU Promotes 2 Digital Execs
MGM Grand/Foxwoods Campaign Uses TV Remotes To Enhance Ads
Westwood One Dials Down For 1Q
Spike TV: New Shows Man Up
Reps Charge Media Didn't Vet Iraq Commentators
Read the Fine Print: Smaller Newspapers Still Thriving
NBCU's Top Sales Exec Joins Local Media Division
Broadcast Upfront Spend May Drop By 14%, Says Analyst
Mag Bag: Barnes & Noble Teams With Zinio
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, May 8, 2008
News Corp. Sees Strong Earnings, TV Income Soars
AMC Renews 'Breaking Bad'
MediaVest Bumps Goldstein, Harvey To VP
Zalaznick Heads Women@NBCU, New Unit Links Female-Targeted Media
CBS Radio Launches Digital Net In June
New York Times To Lay Off Staffers
Offutt To Nick SVP, Creative Ops
OMD Continues Roll: Zooms With Zoombak, Picks Up Armour-Eckrich
Strong 1Q: Hallmark Parent Reports 23% Rise In Ad Dollars
Brandtique: GMC's Acadia CUV, 'The Riches'
How We're Doing
Screen Actors Guild Talks Stall, Conflict Over New Media Revs
Michaels Named Tribune COO
Sinclair May Go Private, CEO Says
Cox Radio Reports Dip In 1Q Revs
Primosphere Wants Piece Of Satellite Radio Pie
Correction: CIO Insight, Baseline Owned by Ziff Davis Enterprise
Cross-Ownership Support: NAB Backs FCC Rule Change
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, May 7, 2008
WPP Chief Gets 8% Raise, Remains Madison Avenue's Top Paid Exec
Disney Sees Broadcast, Cable Revs Rise
Media X: Hands Down
Lifetime Gets 'Runway,' But NBC Keeps Producers
'NY Times,' MSNBC Team For Political Coverage
Political Revs Save Young Broadcasting In 1Q, Pressure To Sell KRON Continues
Ruder Finn Taps 2 VPs for DC Office
Tennis Channel, Strawberry Producer Team For Wimbledon Promos
Gas Station Video Nets Expand, PumpTop TV Biggest
VW, D.C. United Soccer Team Up
'House,' 'Dancing' Post Season Lows
Clarification: Google TV Ads Target 1 Local Market
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Publicis' Denuo Hopes To Strike Gold, Collaborates With GoldSpot
Gerbrandt Bolts Nielsen Analytics, Forms New Consultancy
Even In Tough Times, Some Media Sectors Remain Hot
Kuharsky Heads Scripps Networks Enterprises
Birnbaum Expected To Be New 'TV Guide' Editor
Clear Channel Taps Reactrix Displays For Airports
Starcom Taps Kline To Lead Consumer Practice
DMI Music Names Panebianco Prez
NBC News Debuts iCue, Online Educational Site
Race To The Bottom: Newspapers, Radio Share Economic Fate
Americans Like Eco-Friendly, But Doubt Corporate Motives
Cavanagh Heads Gospel Music Channel Sales
Teletrax, NBC Agency Renew Agreement
'Jericho' Looking For A New Cable Network Home
MediaDailyNews - Monday, May 5, 2008
TNS Rejects WPP, Will Nielsen Be Next?
Initiative Raids MediaCom's Gordon For National TV
O. Burtch Drake Receives First Kaess Memorial Award
Havas Digital Expands Media Contacts Into Baltics
Viacom 1Q Revs Up 16%, Cable Soars
Wash Post Co. Endures 39% 1Q Drop
ABC TV Considers Broadband Ads
ANA Pushes Networks To End Integration Fees
Showtime Orders More 'State of the Union'
Ziff Davis Taps Weedfald As Prez, Confronts Online Challenge
1Q: Product Placement Bonanza For Broadcast, 'Loser' Tops
'Newsday' Hot Property Among Publishers
Channel One Gets Digital Distribution
Congressmen Want Open Satellite Receivers
MediaDailyNews - Friday, May 2, 2008
Obit: Long-time Busch Media Exec William "Bill" Benz, Dead At 80
Advertisers Get Google TV Ads, Dish Network Reach
Schering-Plough Taps MediaVest, OMD Out
Emmis Taps Hardin For SVP, Radio Sales
Comcast 1Q Down, But Cable, Triple Play Revs Up
Ex-Carat Exec To VP, Horizon Media
Brandtique: Autism, Starbucks, Wendy's, Cosmo Girl
PPM Delays: Arbitron Sued For Securities Violations
AT&T: New Mobile Video Service Launched
Hearst TV Sees Overall 3% Decline, Digital Up 22%
'Atlanta Journal-Constitution' Cuts 62 Jobs
Justice Balks At New Anti-Privacy Bill, Czar
Mag Bag: Hearst Gets Mobile Commerce
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