by Wayne Friedman
TV upfront deal-making continues at a modest -- some would say slow -- pace heading into the weekend. All that might yield slightly lower-than-expected … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
Media shop Mindshare, a unit of WPP's GroupM, has poached Digitas' Jordan Bitterman for the role of chief strategy officer, Mindshare North America, a … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
For its fiscal fourth quarter, Lionsgate, the movie/TV company, witnessed revenues improving to $785.7 million from $645.2 million in the previous period. Television revenue … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
Publicis Groupe flagship agency Publicis Worldwide has hired Bobby Pawar as director and chief creative officer, Publicis South Asia. Pawar, the former chief creative … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
Publicis Groupe's Spark Communications has paired two clients-Dairy Queen and NBC Universal's Fandango-with an array of other media assets at NBCU to create a … Read the whole story
by Erik Sass
Magazine ad pages may be declining, but their print readership isn't. Total audience for American consumer magazines increased 2.36% from 1.19 billion in spring … Read the whole story
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by David Goetzl
LIN Television has reached a carriage deal with Time Warner Cable preventing a blackout of its stations on the cable operator. The Buffalo CBS … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will launch a Spanish-language network in Latin America later this year on Televisa platforms. The 24/7 pay channel will be … Read the whole story
by Gavin O'Malley
CBS Corp. has acquired full ownership of TV Guide Digital, including TVGuide.com and all TV Guide Mobile apps. Both will be folded into CBS … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Bob Garfield, Featured Columnist
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, has transformed Istanbul with office buildings, shopping malls and mega-mosques. His plans for Taksim Square -- which … Read the whole story