MediaDailyNews
Friday, November 14, 2008
  • Havas Reports Weaker Results, Further Consolidates Havas Media Brand
    by Joe Mandese

    Paris-based Havas this morning announced healthy, but slower growth amid weakening global economic conditions, especially in the U.S.. Separately, the agency holding company announced … Read the whole story

  • Omnicom Taps Former Aegis Media Chief de Nardis To Run OMD
    by Joe Mandese

    Omnicom Media Group continues to bulk up its senior management team, naming another industry heavyweight - former Aegis Media chief Mainardo do Nardis - … Read the whole story

  • Scorecard: BCS Weighs 2009 Ad Options
    by Wayne Friedman

    While TV bidding for the coming years of the Bowl Championship Series has already begun, Fox's ad sales are still a question mark. Right … Read the whole story

  • New Programming Leadership At BET
    by Fern Siegel

    BET Networks has new programming leadership in place. A former MTV executive, Loretha Jones, and Stephen Hill, a BET vet, will share the same … Read the whole story

  • Phone It In: VivaKi Makes Deal With Mobile Discovery
    by Wayne Friedman

    Looking to use existing mobile phones to measure and engage with other media, Publicis Groupe's VivaKi Ventures and mobile media company Mobile Discovery will … Read the whole story

  • Mag Bag: Layoffs Grow, So Does Readership
    by Erik Sass

    The publishing decimation continues. In the most recent round, National Geographic laid off 13 members of its staff. Altogether, the publisher is planning cuts … Read the whole story

  • CMA Awards Music To ABC's Ears
    by Wayne Friedman

    On Wednesday, the November sweeps lived up to its name as a big event/stunt TV period--at least for ABC. The network's "42nd Annual CMA … Read the whole story