TVBlog
by David Goetzl
Vince McMahon continues to pump a coming WWE Network. Yet, the bet here is it just isn't going to happen - at least on any major scale. There may be … Read the whole story
by Gavin O'Malley
Offering ad buyers more scaling options, video ad company Adap.tv just relaunched its buy-side content-filtering service. The service lets buyers select the type of … Read the whole story
by Sarah Mahoney
The idea is that the retailer's Elf balloons, which have been floating down Broadway since 1947, are in desperate need of a makeover. Called … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
NBC Universal is again offering a half-hour promotional show this summer for the NBC network's upcoming fall season. It will showcase "Playboy Club" and … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
Discovery continues to tout its "ID" or "Investigation Discovery" network as a growth outlet. The network, by one measure, has posted a 69% increase … Read the whole story
by Aaron Baar
The retailer contracted VistaEmerge (and its charismatic singer) to promote the new line of shoes, which are targeted at teen girls. Rather than take … Read the whole story
by Karlene Lukovitz
While the product's formula isn't being changed, with new branding -- or at least new primary branding -- new packaging and new marketing, it's … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
Lionsgate indicated Wednesday that a news report saying it would launch something akin to a network for mega-star Tyler Perry was on target. CEO … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
Ram Brand CEO Fred Diaz and advertising chief Marissa Hunter talked about the brand's back-road travels and how the campaign is evolving. In a … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
A federal judge rejected Comcast's request for a temporary restraining order against DirecTV, regarding the advertising for its valuable and profitable "NFL Sunday Ticket" … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Steve Sternberg, Featured Columnist
On-air promos are still by far the most effective way for networks to make viewers aware of and interested in their programming. Unfortunately, the … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
No problem is too big for Google to try to solve with an algorithm and a template. Its ambitions to get every shred of … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Charlene Weisler, Op-Ed Contributor
Dr. Angelina Li is a member of the CTAM Research Committee and the founder and president of AHL Consulting, Inc. The company was founded … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
What would you give to be associated with an international professional sports team that brought in $400 million in media value over four years? … Read the whole story