MediaDailyNews
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
  • ANA Finds Metrics, Accountability Work In Progress

    Under pressure from top management, the marketing and finance divisions of major advertisers are working together to make marketing operations more accountable, according to … Read the whole story

  • Media Mastery: Holistic Media Thinkers Needed

    More than ever, the success of a marketing plan depends on media. And the integrity of a media program depends on someone bringing all … Read the whole story

  • Out-Of-Home In: Veronis Buys Brand Connections

    Brand Connections, an out-of-home advertising company, has been sold by the Cypress Group to another private-equity group, Veronis Suhler Stevenson. Terms of the deal … Read the whole story

  • DirecTV Finally Launches VOD

    Cable operators have tried to gain a leg up by claiming they offer a robust video-on-demand product, while their satellite competition was a non-factor. … Read the whole story

  • Bravo Taps Bekkedahl As Top Sales Exec

    Industry veteran Barbara Bekkedahl has joined Bravo in the network's top sales post. She led similar efforts at the Gospel Music Channel. Bekkedahl will … Read the whole story

  • OVAB Builds Momentum, Adds 6 New Members

    The Out-of-home Video Advertising Bureau continues to gain strength with today's announcement that six more place-based networks and manufacturers are joining the organization. The … Read the whole story

  • Aegis Taps New Chair, Previously Headed AGB

    Aegis Group's selection of John Napier, a former media ratings chief as its new chairman, appears to send some interesting signals about the future … Read the whole story

  • 3 Senators Propose Tougher Conditions for Sirius-XM Merger

    Three Democratic Senators wrote a letter to Kevin Martin, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, listing conditions that should be met if Sirius … Read the whole story