MediaDailyNews
Monday, April 20, 2009
  • Peacock Flutters: NBCU Profits Dive 45%

    NBC Universal witnessed revenue and profitability declines in the first quarter. Net profits sank 45% to $391 million. One up note: cable continued to … Read the whole story

  • TiVo Introduces C3 Ratings For Local Markets

    As local buyers clamor for the same commercial ratings used in the national marketplace, TiVo says it will begin offering the figures this summer. … Read the whole story

  • Media General: Broadcast, Print Revs Sink

    Another TV station group has been hit with double-digit advertising sales declines in the first-quarter financial results. Media General Inc. witnessed total broadcast revenues … Read the whole story

  • McClatchy Faces De-Listing By NYSE

    In yet another humiliating blow for American newspapers, McClatchy, one of the nation's largest newspaper publishers, faces de-listing by the New York Stock Exchange. … Read the whole story

  • Go Mobile: Puma Strikes Major Deal For Volvo Race

    Athletic apparel company, Puma, has struck a major mobile marketing deal. It will air live telecasts of the current worldwide Volvo Ocean Race and … Read the whole story

  • WPP Sues SpotRunner, Charges Fraud

    WPP Group has sued new-style advertising/media company Spot Runner for $13 million for securities fraud and breach of contract. WPP -- a minority investor … Read the whole story

  • When Cover Ads Attack: ASME Members Ignore Rebukes

    Many ASME members are openly flouting the organization's guidelines for keeping advertising and editorial content separate. ASME just doled out a third official rebuke … Read the whole story

  • Sprite Markets U.K. Singer Via You Tube

    You may not know who Katie Vogel is now, but if Coca-Cola's Europe division for Sprite has some success with a new mashup of … Read the whole story

  • Print Redux: 'PR Week' Goes Monthly

    PRWeek is suspending its weekly print publication and replacing it with a monthly edition, the Haymarket Media-owned trade title announced. The magazine will go … Read the whole story