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Thursday, July 18, 2013
  • GroupM Appoints Cowdell President, Client Services

    Phil Cowdell, the former CEO and later chairman of Mindshare North America, has returned to the agency's parent company GroupM in a new role. … Read the whole story

  • Higher Interaction For TV Ads Found With Online Viewers

    Higher interaction with a TV commercial for viewers comes with watching an advertising message on a laptop/desktop -- not via television. A new study … Read the whole story

  • CVS, Walgreens Ban 'Rolling Stone' Over Tsarnaev Cover

    CVS and Walgreens are among the retailers refusing to carry the August 1, 2013 issue of "Rolling Stone" because of its controversial cover, which … Read the whole story

  • Turner Broadcasting Names Martin CEO

    Turner Broadcasting chief Phil Kent -- who led TBS and TNT through a major growth period, although CNN has struggled in recent years -- … Read the whole story

  • Mobile Wars Up Tech Ad Spend

    Samsung has been spending to keep its mobile momentum going, while Apple continues as a hard-to-miss presence in prime time. Yet, the top spender … Read the whole story

  • Olbermann Returns To ESPN, Hosts Late-Night Show

    Keith Olbermann, the often controversial TV news and sportscaster, is coming back to the ESPN family. Olbermann will host a new daily late-night show … Read the whole story

  • Baseball Scores Over Prime-Time Fare

    Higher broadcast TV ratings -- and stiffer competition -- came from a mid-July Tuesday night, when Fox's "2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game" and … Read the whole story

  • Digitas Taps Shetty As Chief Strategy, Media Officer

    Publicis Groupe's Digitas has appointed Baba Shetty chief strategy and media officer, a new post at the digital ad shop. Shetty will oversee the … Read the whole story