A judge has dismissed the multimillion-dollar lawsuit brought by Anderson News LLC, a bankrupt magazine and book wholesaler, against major magazine publishers including Time Inc. and Hearst Communications. Read the full story by Erik Sass
Donald "Ratings Machine" Trump seems to have found his political groove. He is the Golden Boy, currently owning the airwaves, social media, and the polls, and even performing miracles -- … Read the full story by
We're in the lazy days of August, when most in the media and advertising business are vacationing, or at least taking Fridays off, and everything slows down. It's hard not … Read the full story by Dave Morgan
Media stocks -- including new digital media companies -- got hammered again on Thursday, in part from a significant downgrade from an analyst to Walt Disney and Time Warner. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
On Monday, "The New York Times" ran something of a rant in the business section about the impact of social media on quality journalism, saying in part: "[a]s more readers … Read the full story by George Simpson
Expanding the reach of its mobile ad partners, Twitter debuted a new version of its Publisher Network on Thursday. The Twitter Audience Platform, as the network has been renamed, now … Read the full story by Gavin O'Malley
Growth has slowed for both Facebook and Twitter in the U.S., at least in proportional terms, per a Pew study. Some other, newer social networks are continuing to grow at … Read the full story by Erik Sass
The U.S. ad marketplace continued its seasonal downward trend in July, posting its lowest level since January, according to an analysis of the U.S. Ad Market Tracker. The index, which … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
While overall media and entertainment deals rose a bit in the second quarter of 2015, the number of Internet deals slowed dramatically. Total deal value was $76 billion in the … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Subway's terse tweet yesterday - "we no longer have a relationship with Jared and have no further comment" - looks to definitively disassociate the company and its franchises from its … Read the full story by Thom Forbes
Liz Miller, SVP of marketing at the CMO Council, says the key issue is a holistic, connected customer experience. "Consumers may love the brand, and love the campaign, but then … Read the full story by Karl Greenberg
Broadcast political TV advertising will again grow for the 2015-2016 political season, which includes the presidential race. But in years to come, digital platforms will eat into its political advertising … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
As I was reading Walter Isaacson's new book, "The Innovators," which chronicles the rise of the digital revolution, something struck me. From Charles Babbage to Sergey Brin, the arc of … Read the full story by Gord Hotchkiss
Comcast Corp. is looking to join other traditional pay TV providers in launching a digital TV-video service focused on unlicensed, original video content, according to a new report. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Canvas Worldwide will have two main offices in Los Angeles and New York, with regional offices in Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta when it launches in September. Canvas Worldwide will be … Read the full story by Larissa Faw
Exterminating advertising is something like exterminating bats and spiders. They trigger visceral disgust, but they perform a very valuable function in the ecosystem. We need a functioning advertising economy to … Read the full story by Bob Garfield
The estimated loss of global revenue due to blocked advertisements will reach $41.4 billion in 2016, according to a study. This could explain the slowing growth of revenue from search … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan