MediaDailyNews
Thursday, January 15, 2009
  • Email: Radio Ad Group Fires Three Top Execs

    MediaDailyNews late today received a memo that appeared to come from Radio Advertising Bureau President-CEO Jeff Haley's email account, stating that three top executives … Read the whole story

  • TCA: CBS To Spin Off 'NCIS,' Fashioning Variety Show

    UNIVERSAL CITY, CA -- Undaunted in its already big array of procedural crime dramas, CBS will spin off resurgent veteran "NCIS." Nina Tassler, president … Read the whole story

  • Gannett Resorts To Unpaid Furlough; Tribune Launches Tabloid

    On Wednesday, Gannett said it will require thousands of employees, including the CEO, to take a week off without pay. However, newspaper publishers are … Read the whole story

  • Turner's Yaccarino Adds Program Acquisition To Sales Duties

    Longtime Turner advertising executive Linda Yaccarino has been promoted to executive vice president and COO of Turner Entertainment ad sales/marketing and acquisitions, adding responsibilities … Read the whole story

  • Media Researchers Land New Roles

    Two of the media research industry's best known executives moved to new, prominent roles. Bill McKenna was named president-CEO of Integrated Media Measurement Inc., … Read the whole story

  • Sony Acquires Embassy Row

    Sony Pictures Television has purchased Embassy Row, the production company spearheaded by the showrunner for former sensation "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." The … Read the whole story

  • Carroll Named Rainbow COO

    Ed Carroll, who headed Bravo before it was sold to NBC Universal and had a role in establishing "Mad Men" as a hit on … Read the whole story

  • Outdoor Channel, Bonnier Form Strategic Partnership

    The Outdoor Channel has inked a content-sharing relationship with a group of publications that includes the venerable Field & Stream. The deal includes co-development … Read the whole story

  • MSNBC, Screenvision Air Inaugural In Theaters

    In a first for political coverage and out-of-home media, MSNBC has partnered with Screenvision to bring its coverage of Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on … Read the whole story

  • 'Idol' Worship Abates, CBS Dramas Hold Steady

    Fox's "American Idol" is back with big audiences--but not as big as a year ago. For the second year in a row, the "Idol" … Read the whole story