MediaDailyNews
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
  • Nielsen Explores Facial Recognition Tech For Ratings

    Facial recognition technology has been around for years. But only recently has it been incorporated into TV sets by smart TV manufacturers like LG, … Read the whole story

  • TV Everywhere Is Popular, Authentication Is Not

    There are high awareness levels and an increasing use of TV Everywhere efforts -- but "authentication" remains a problem. Seventy percent of consumers would … Read the whole story

  • Cumulus May Buy CBS Radio

    CBS Corp. may follow up the planned divestiture of its overseas billboard business by selling CBS Radio. Cumulus Media is a likely bidder for … Read the whole story

  • Foursquare Gets Voice Media Content

    Foursquare is getting access to content from Voice Media Group, which publishes the "Village Voice" and "LA Weekly" among other metropolitan alternative newspapers, through … Read the whole story

  • ABC Uses East/West Feeds For 'Taste'

    ABC will use separate feeds of its new cooking competition series "The Taste" in order to integrate both the Hellmann's and Best Foods brands. … Read the whole story

  • Pivotal Analyst: CBS Should Buy Sony

    Brian Wieser, senior research analyst of the Pivotal Research Group, says CBS would do well if it purchased Sony, which he calls "a very … Read the whole story

  • Rentrak Touts New Logo, Added Metrics Reach

    Rentrak refers to itself as the leader in capturing video-on-demand viewership. And it plugs an ability to attach audience demographics to consumption patterns. With … Read the whole story

  • Sports Fans Big Fans Of Mobile

    For sports fans checking scores or video clips, mobile devices -- smartphones and tablets -- are ringing up even more business. Read the whole story