MediaDailyNews
Friday, March 2, 2012
  • WPP Reports 11% Rev Hike

    WPP said organic revenue growth (ORG) -- a key performance indicator for the industry, which excludes acquisitions and currency fluctuations -- was up 5.3% … Read the whole story

  • OMD Remains Top Gunn, Dominates Media Creativity For 6th Consecutive Year

    If the ad industry's major creative media awards are the measure, OMD remains the most creative media shop in the world. The Omnicom unit … Read the whole story

  • Digital Ops Help Drive Havas Gains

    Paris-based holding company Havas reported a 5.6% revenue gain to $2.2 billion for full-year 2011, with a 9% boost in profits to $160 million. … Read the whole story

  • Young Sports Fans Favor Web Over TV

    Sports fans still love their big screens, but new research indicates the Web is changing how athletics are enjoyed worldwide. Across Europe, the Web … Read the whole story

  • Live View Numbers Drop, But DVR Jumps

    Six years ago, DVR usage represented 1.6% of our overall TV time. Now that number is 8%, according to new Nielsen Company data. Female … Read the whole story

  • MSLO TV, Mags Endure 2011 Ad Slump

    Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia didn't escape the fourth-quarter downturn that struck the rest of the magazine business. Weakening print advertising demand resulted in substantial … Read the whole story

  • TWC Is Wary Of SVOD, Taps Broadband For Continued Growth

    Glenn Britt, chairman and chief executive officer of Time Warner Cable, says the company won't start any Netflix-like VOD service and is leery of … Read the whole story

  • IMG Launches Fuel Network In Asia

    IMG's media arm is launching a version of Fox's Fuel network in Asia, focusing on action sports such as surfing, snowboarding and BMX. The … Read the whole story

  • Fisher Continues With 'Reinvent Local Media' Strategy

    Fisher Communications, which operates ABC-Univision duopolies in Seattle and Portland, plans to continue to "reinvent local media" with "hyper-serving," according to CEO Colleen Brown. Read the whole story

  • Mag Bag: 'New York' Launches Design Title

    "New York" is launching a stand-alone title focused on home design, titled "New York Design Hunting," edited by Wendy Goodman. The debut and future … Read the whole story

  • Kate Upton For President?

    David Horsey -- who, according to his bio snippet on the "L.A. Times" Web site is a "Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist … Read the whole story