Next week's Emmy Awards already feel like something of a non-event, largely because they are taking place on the last Monday of August during a week when people are thinking … Read the full story by Ed Martin

Yesterday I made my predictions and stated my preferences for the Drama Series categories in this year's Emmy Awards. Today I shift focus to those concerning Comedy Series. It's worth … Read the full story by Ed Martin

Most of us focus on the excitement of the Drama and Comedy Series categories when watching the Emmy Awards. But this year the nominations for Movies and Miniseries and the … Read the full story by Ed Martin

Peggy Ang, vice president of marketing communications for Samsung Electronics America, tells "Marketing Daily," "We're just going to have fun, and we're going to connect [with fans] not just with … Read the full story by Aaron Baar

In another telling signal that the global ad expansion may be running out of steam, a global tracking study of the confidence of marketers to increase their budgets declined to … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Growing TV-media measurement company Rentrak continues to add millions of TV set-top boxes it can access -- double its levels of three years ago. By the end of 2014, Rentrak … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

The Better Business Bureau is reminding online ad companies that they must notify consumers about online behavioral advertising and allow them to opt out, regardless of whether the tracking occurs … Read the full story by Wendy Davis

Social networking service LinkedIn has agreed to pay $1.25 million in order to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2012 data breach. The social networking company also promises that … Read the full story by Wendy Davis

Google on Wednesday rolled out the ability for developers and advertisers to promote their apps in Google Search and YouTube globally, through deep links and sophisticated checks and balances that … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

Less than a year after stepping down as Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer officially resigned as the company's chairman on Tuesday. He will remain the software giant's single largest shareholder. Ballmer, … Read the full story by Gavin O'Malley

AOL has unveiled a new privacy policy specifying that the company's properties -- including the recently acquired Gravity -- don't honor the do-not-track requests that users send through their browsers. Read the full story by Wendy Davis

Broadcast network TV ratings erosion could worsen next year, according to one prominent senior media agency executive. Broadcast network declines could hit 6% or 7% -- levels more common in … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

A coalition of television broadcasters is asking a judge to prohibit Aereo from operating its streaming video service anywhere in the country. The broadcasters say the Supreme Court's recent decision … Read the full story by Wendy Davis

Looking to deliver more granular insights to CPG marketers, Nielsen Catalina Solutions and set-top box TV researcher FourthWall Media announced a deal on Monday -- further pushing the use of … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

Katz Radio Group has announced that it is launching a new division, Westwood One National Sales, to serve stations owned by Cumulus, which acquired Westwood One last year. However, Disney … Read the full story by Erik Sass

Last week I offered thoughts and observations on new series set to debut this fall on ABC, CBS and NBC. Here's a quick take on the freshmen shows coming to … Read the full story by Ed Martin

Pilots or first cuts of premiere episodes of the 2014-15 broadcast freshman class have been available to journalists, advertisers and others since May or June. Soon, the networks will begin … Read the full story by Ed Martin