Television News Daily
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
  • Madison Avenue Gets Meta Physical, Embeds 'Metadata' Directly Into Ads

    In a move that could significantly impact the way advertisers, agencies and media companies traffic the data associated with advertising and media buys, Madison … Read the whole story

  • TV Usage On Rise, Print Grabs More Ad $ Than Mobile

    Digital media consumption is rising, yet more research shows traditional TV usage continues to grow. The average adult consumer is spending 10 more minutes … Read the whole story

  • CBS Acquires WLNY, NYC Duopoly

    CBS Corp. said it has reached a deal to give it a TV station duopoly in the country's largest market, acquiring the independent WLNY … Read the whole story

  • LIN TV Updates iPad App, Focus On Video

    LIN TV, the ownership group with the CBS station in Indianapolis and a collection of outlets in midsize markets, has launched a second-generation iPad … Read the whole story

  • Budweiser's 'Big Time' To Make ABC Debut

    Budweiser's Internet/social media marketing/video effort about everyday people pursuing their mostly big professional sports goals is coming to ABC in January. The seven-episode series,"Bud … Read the whole story

  • Lowe's Hammered, But Not By All, After Pulling Ad

    The headlines in the "Los Angeles Times" and "Ad Age" are virtually identical this morning: "Lowe's Faces Backlash After Pulling Ads from TLC's 'All-American … Read the whole story

  • Waiting For Big Advertisers To Pull Commercials From Some Really Boring Series

    Religious pressure groups typically have issues with TV images or words of titillation: too much sex, too much violence, too many anti-conservative values. Now … Read the whole story

  • More Second Thoughts On Set-Top-Box Measurement

    As I discussed in last week's column, despite numerous technological and methodological drawbacks, the idea of using set-top boxes to derive "currency" ratings continues … Read the whole story