Advertiser late pay is spreading; networks becoming the bank?
Well, you certainly know by now that Anheuser-Busch is making stations, networks and syndicators wait 120 days for payment of ads run
Rent-A-Center teams with Magic Johnson
Rent-A-Center announced today the launch of an integrated advertising campaign featuring legendary sports figure Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Touching upon themes of respect and the...
KMGH Denver is media sponsor for sports stadium
The City of Glendale, Colorado has entered into a Media Sponsorship Agreement (MSA) with Denver's ABC Channel 7 (KMGH-TV), for its Infinity Park Rugby...
Hyundai at the Oscars
Hyundai launched its first national campaign on Oscar Night Sunday with eight total spots airing on ABC's telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards....
TiVo Elects Bill Cella to board
TiVo announced the election of Bill Cella to its Board of Directors. Cella's selection to TiVo's board increases the membership to 9, including 8...
ABC cuts Oscar ad rates
ABC, in a move that reverses years of escalating pricing, lowered the cost of spots for yesterday's Academy Awards show, reported The LA Times....
SD House Panel kills proposed ad tax
A proposed tax on advertising has been rejected by a South Dakota House committee after opponents said it would hurt the economy and be...
Infiniti adds College Basketball with ESPN and CBS
Last October, Infiniti announced its official sponsorship of Big Ten and SEC college basketball for the 2008-09 season. For the first time, the luxury...
Speed’s “Bullrun” gets multimedia campaign
Media Storm LLC (www.mediastorm.biz), a strategic media agency, has developed a new multi-platform media campaign for the premiere of “Bullrun,” an action-packed reality series...
GM to phase out Saturn division
G.M. said Tuesday that it would phase out its Saturn division by 2012. Until then it has no plans to develop any more new...
ESPN O&Os sign with ABC Regional Sports & Entertainment Sales
ESPN Radio’s five O&O stations are the latest clients of ABC Regional Sports & Entertainment Sales. ESPN 1050 New York, ESPN 710 Los Angeles,...
TMZ supporting $10,000 sweepstakes with spot cable, radio
“TMZ”, the source for Hollywood’s hottest headlines and breaking entertainment news, is giving viewers a chance to win $10,000 in cash and prizes plus...
GlobalHue creative launches DDDesign
After 20 years as one of the lead creative designers at GlobalHue, Damon Davis announced the opening of his new agency, DDDesign Advertising Southfield,...
A-B also sticks it to agencies
Agency fees are also being trimmed InBev's quest to trim $1.5 billion in costs out of Anheuser-Busch, according to AdAge. A-B has swapped its...
Anheuser-Busch to force slow pay on broadcasters
Now that Belgian-Brazilian conglomerate InBev owns Anheuser-Busch, some new policies in the way broadcasters (and vendors) are paid for ads have been unveiled. The new policy was delivered via