by Erik Sass
The U.S. cinema advertising marketplace is about to undergo a major consolidation, as the country's biggest cinema advertising network, National CineMedia, revealed that it … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Citing a better way to search for TV programs, AOL and Whalerock Industries will "re-imagine" AOL's big Moviefone Web site to include TV. In … Read the whole story
by Mark Walsh
Facebook on Monday announced new metrics for videos (paid and organic) uploaded to brand pages on the social network. The step comes a couple … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Walmart's innovation lab and research and development center, @WalmartLabs, has made its 12th acquisition with Adchemy. The latest acquisition, among the largest in terms … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
For the first time since it began ranking the world's biggest media owners, Publicis' Zenith Optimedia unit says two Chinese companies have made its … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
The alliance is designed to help SMG's national clients create automated, data-driven local marketing campaigns at scale. Read the whole story
by Erik Sass
With midterm elections looming in November and the electorate as divided as ever, Bloomberg Media is launching Bloomberg Politics, a multiplatform political news hub … Read the whole story
by Erik Sass
The "Los Angeles Times" is poised to unveil a new, completely redesigned Web site on Tuesday, May 6. The new Web site will incorporate … Read the whole story
by Mark Walsh
In light of its expanding international presence, LinkedIn is rolling out a pair of new targeting options: language preference targeting and personalized page feed. … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Are TV news programming viewers different from other TV viewers -- and will they buy into more ad-related messaging? Latitude says viewers consuming TV … Read the whole story
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by Gavin O'Malley
Vevo is tapping the native ad specialists at Mirriad to mix brand messages into music videos. Kicking things off, Levi's is being featured in … Read the whole story
by Mark Walsh
PBS Digital Studios unveiled four new shows at its first NewFront event. The new offerings include "Frankenstein, M.D.," the first scripted series from PBS' … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Borrell Associates released a bold forecast early last week at the MediaPost Search Insider Summit. Research Director Corey Elliott forecast that paid search would … Read the whole story

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by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
If there is an aesthetic to Vine's comedy it lies in the gesture, the quick exchanges, the double-take and the glance. In many ways … Read the whole story