In a surprise move, Havas Tuesday named an executive with no operational media experience as the next CEO for its MPG North America unit. … Read the whole story
The confidence of U.S. ad executive spending plans has fallen to its worst point in recent history, according to the just-released Fall 2008 edition … Read the whole story
Time Inc. announced late Tuesday that it is closing Cottage Living after the November-December issue, currently on newsstands. The magazine's Web site is also … Read the whole story
Now that the predicted recession is a reality, it seems clear that an array of traditional media, magazines, newspapers and radio are poised to … Read the whole story
The mangled legacy our inept leaders have left us is that every market is going to hell and every category is crumbling, enabled by … Read the whole story
Comcast Networks has made a deal with London-based tech company MirriAd for Comcast's cable networks: E!, Style, Versus, Golf Channel and G4. MirriAd will … Read the whole story
The defeat of same-sex marriage makes it harder for the Advertising Council's new effort to educate teenagers about how painful anti-gay language can be. … Read the whole story
The National Geographic Society, which distributed its first magazine in 1888, is entering the video games business, seeking to further expand its for-profit operations. … Read the whole story
Two big out-of-home digital video networks hired new executives to ramp up their sales operations. Hires at Channel M and Outcast, and plans for … Read the whole story
Walt Disney will again air the college football Bowl Championship Series starting in 2011, outbidding current owner Fox Sports in a deal valued at … Read the whole story
The Auto Channel, which runs a 13-year-old car information Internet site, is bringing a Web series it produces to a group of regional sports … Read the whole story