MediaDailyNews
Monday, July 20, 2009
  • NBC 2Q Earnings Fall 41%, Gambles On Scatter

    NBC profits in the second quarter fell 41% to $539 million; 24% if two items are stripped out. Despite the bad numbers, the NBC … Read the whole story

  • Dentsu Creates Sports America Unit To Expand Reach

    Japanese ad giant Dentsu's U.S. arm is opening a dedicated sports marketing unit as it grows its business in an arena where it has … Read the whole story

  • PIB: Mags Hurting, But Domestic, Celeb Titles Stabilize

    After one of the worst years on record, magazine publishers are praying for a rebound in ad demand the second half of 2009 -- … Read the whole story

  • Rosenthal To CEO Current Media

    Veteran media executive Mark Rosenthal has been named CEO of Current Media, the company that owns Current TV cable news network. It now has … Read the whole story

  • Verizon Brings Social Media To TV

    Coming soon to a television near you -- if you're a Verizon FiOS subscriber -- Facebook, Twitter and an App Store-like marketplace. It's all … Read the whole story

  • Syfy Goes Comic-Con Hard-Core

    For entertainment marketers, Comic-Con is a key consumer marketing event. NBCU's Syfy will bring its top shows for the big panels -- which can … Read the whole story

  • Alpha Fail: Quadrangle Loses 'Maxim'

    In a major setback for the hedge-fund investor, Quadrangle Group has lost control of Alpha Media's Maxim to Cerberus Capital Management just two years … Read the whole story