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Billboard is a print institution; the music-focused brand will be 123 this November. John Amato, the 30-something president of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group, has led the company for just a fraction of its history. Yet during his four-year reign, the publication has seen revenue double. His dream is to morph Billboard from “the biggest b2b publication for … Read the full story by Sara Guaglione
NewsFollowing months of speculation, Facebook has officially introduced "Watch," its much-anticipated push into TV-like content. The move comes a year after Facebook introduced a "video tab" making it easier for … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
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Several sellers in the Amazon Forum are debating whether Amazon suppresses search results when a site visitor sorts by any category other than "relevance" or whether the organic search feature … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
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The agency holding companies continue to find themselves the pariahs of the industry, implicated in dubious media-buying practices, non-transparent digital media processes - and now by murky advertising production practices … Read the full story by Maarten Albarda
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Snap failed to meet analyst expectations for the second straight quarter, although daily active users and ad spend grew. Tie-ins with Time Warner and the opt-in Map feature have some … Read the full story by Gavin O'Malley
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"We really wanted to re-engineer the marketing machine at Macy's and it has a lot of moving parts," says CEO Jeff Gennette, in a conference call. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney
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In the 1970s and '80s, agencies would seek to fulfill client business and marketing goals on TV by grouping prospects into broad descriptions of desired gender and age, say "women … Read the full story by Dave Morgan
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National TV ad revenues were down 1% in Q2 -- an improvement from the 3% decline in Q1 -- yet challenges remain. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
CommentaryProducer and TV cult leader Seth MacFarlane blasts off into live-action space this fall in a one-hour series that is part comedy, part action-adventure and part "Star Trek" spoof. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
NewsAt a time when Madison Avenue increasingly shifts from inferring information about consumers from research, surveys and meta data to tracking people's actual identities and behaviors, a new "week" of … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
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Google plans to change the options it gives advertisers for excluding categories of sites for the Display Network in AdWords. Several site categories are being eliminated, while a few are … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
NewsIn recognition of the shift from data- to "people-based" targeting/marketing, MediaPost is launching the "People-Based Marketing Awards." These are editorially derived awards, selected by our editors (no fees, obviously) and … Read the full story by The Editor
CommentaryThe problem is that Sinclair has a conservative slant to its newscasts. Sinclair is in the media watchdogs' crosshairs because it's the largest single owner of local TV stations in … Read the full story by Adam Buckman
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The Fox Broadcasting Network reportedly wants to change its affiliate associations with 26 Sinclair TV stations -- and strike a deal with a smaller TV station group, ION Media Networks. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
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The most important takeaway for investors is that this study, like the media transparency report released in June of last year, could serve as a catalyst for advertisers to more … Read the full story by Brian Wieser
NewsThe Association of National Advertisers has just released its highly anticipated report on commercial production practices today, concluding that marketers need to do a far better job of stewardship over … Read the full story by Steve McClellan
NewsAs part of its widely anticipated effort to start an ESPN streaming service, Disney said it would buy another 42% of the BAMTech streaming platform for $1.6 billion -- after … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
NewsA report rounding up some of the internet's most respected and pioneering experts suggests some mixed signals for its near and distant future. The report, released Thursday by the Pew … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
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One week ago today, John Flannery took over as the new CEO of General Electric. He's only the third person in the past 36 years to have held the role. … Read the full story by Gord Hotchkiss
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The company's Dentsu Aegis Network-the unit that manages its operations outside Japan-posted a 2.7% organic decline in Q2 and just a tiny bit of growth (0.1%) for the first half. … Read the full story by Steve McClellan
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For the first half of the year, MDC's revenue increased 13.8% to $735.2 million with organic revenue growth of 8.7%. Net new business totaled $51.6 million thanks to wins from … Read the full story by Larissa Faw
NewsTime Warner is a tainted name and has been for a while, says Robert Passikoff, founder and president of Brand Keys, Inc. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik
