MediaDailyNews
Friday, May 1, 2009
  • Research Rivals Nielsen, comScore, Rentrak, TiVo, TNS Agree To Pool TV Set-Top Data

    Some of the TV research industry's biggest competitors met Thursday in the offices of Nielsen Co.'s New York headquarters and agreed to share data … Read the whole story

  • Sunbeam Suit Sheds Light On TV Ratings Monopoly, Nielsen Says It's Without Merit

    In a surprise move, Sunbeam Television Corp., owner of Miami Fox TV station affiliate WSVN, Thursday filed suite in a federal court charging Nielsen … Read the whole story

  • Viacom Battered By 34% Losses, Affiliate Fees Up

    Soft first-quarter cable network advertising battered Viacom, which resulted in a 34% drop in quarterly net earnings to $180 million. U.S. cable network advertising … Read the whole story

  • Media Person of the Year: Maksim Rogov

    Media magazine has selected Maksim Rogov as its Media Person Of The Year, for leading the team that hacked Apple's iPhone, created the so-called … Read the whole story

  • Discovery, Hasbro Create Kids TV, Web Venture

    Hasbro and Discovery Communications have formed an equal partnership for a television network and Web site dedicated to children's and family entertainment. The initiative, … Read the whole story

  • Disney Becomes Equity Partner In Hulu

    Looking to jump on one fast-moving digital video train, Walt Disney will become an equity partner with NBC Universal/News Corp.'s quickly growing Hulu video … Read the whole story

  • Comcast Boosts Revs 5%

    Showing few signs of a recessionary economy, Comcast Corp. first-quarter profit rose more than 5%, thanks to its growing triple play of products, as … Read the whole story

  • NAA Cuts Staff by Half

    Mirroring the shrinkage of the industry it serves, the Newspaper Association of America said it is cutting roughly half of its staff -- a … Read the whole story

  • Mag Bag: Donaton Exits 'EW'

    Scott Donaton is leaving his position as publisher of Entertainment Weekly. The news comes about three months after EW switched editors, with Jess Cagle … Read the whole story