MediaDailyNews
Monday, August 17, 2009
  • Consortium Blind Sides Nielsen Execs, Raises Big Questions For Future Of Media Measurement
    by David Goetzl, Joe Mandese

    News of a new audience measurement consortium comprised of some of Nielsen's biggest customers raises as many questions as it answers. What is known, … Read the whole story

  • Challenge: Media Cos. Take On Nielsen
    by Wayne Friedman

    Major U.S. media companies, TV marketers and media agencies are putting together a massive joint effort to create a new TV ratings service to … Read the whole story

  • Tribune Creditors Plot Moves Against Zell
    by Erik Sass

    Sam Zell's days as chairman and CEO of the Tribune Co. may be numbered. The company's two main creditors plan to oust Zell and … Read the whole story

  • Money Crunch: RDA Close To Missing Interest Payment
    by Erik Sass

    The Reader's Digest Association is close to missing an interest payment on its $2.2 billion debt. This doesn't necessarily mean lenders will declare RDA … Read the whole story

  • Univision COO Rodriquez Says Adios
    by David Goetzl

    Univision Communications said its 58-year-old president-COO Ray Rodriguez, who has helped guide CEO Joe Uva's transition into that job, will be retiring at the … Read the whole story