MediaDailyNews
Thursday, June 12, 2008
  • First, New CFO For Discovery, Then IPO

    In the latest sign that Discovery Communications' anticipated IPO is imminent, the company said Wednesday that it is replacing its CFO. Brad Singer takes … Read the whole story

  • TVB: Cable Slammed By Satellite Growth

    Cable system operators continue to be hurt at the expense of increasing growth among satellite and telco video distributors, according to the Television Bureau … Read the whole story

  • Analysts Give Tribune's 'LA Times Mag' Strategy Low Marks

    Tribune comes under fire--again. First for "right-sizing" its newspapers, demanding a 50/50 edit/advertising split, then for closing the Los Angeles Times' monthly magazine and … Read the whole story

  • Pumped Up: NBC Adds Fuel To Fuelcast

    NBC Everywhere, the out-of-home video network operated by NBC Universal, is expanding its partnership with the Fuelcast Network, which operates a network of video … Read the whole story

  • Nokia: Phones Home With Ad Alliance

    Nokia has launched an initiative looking to make mobile marketing an easier proposition for advertisers. Read the whole story

  • New Comedy 'Rocks' At Lifetime

    Noting the success of its drama "Army Wives," Lifetime Television has placed an initial order for 13 episodes of "Rita Rocks," an original half-hour … Read the whole story

  • Storied NBA Games Score For ABC

    This summer may be a drag on some networks' original-scripted, rerun and reality programming, but sports, at least top-tier games, score. ABC again dunked … Read the whole story

  • 5th Finger Points To $7 Mil. In Mobile Funding

    5th Finger, the company behind the mobile strategy for the Live Earth Concert Series, has raised $7 million from Starfish Ventures, an Australian venture … Read the whole story

  • MyNetworkTV Mixed Martial Arts League May Fold

    The mixed martial arts league that the fledgling MyNetworkTV hoped would serve as anchor programming may be close to folding. The publicly traded International … Read the whole story

  • Local Rules: Ripple Joins OVAB

    Ripple, a place-based video network which operates displays in local and specialty retail locations, is joining the Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau. Ripple's network of … Read the whole story