Serena Duff (l), posing with Linda Yaccarino, Chairman of Global Advertising & Partnerships at NBCUniversal.

Horizon L.A. Head Serena Duff Dies

She's been General Manager of Horizon Media's Century City-based operation since 2012 and joined the ad buying giant in October 2009. In her time at Horizon, she was responsible for a diverse portfolio of client business including Corona Beer, Jack in the Box, STX and ABC. Today, the media and advertising worlds are mourning the loss of Serena Duff.

A Multimedia Company Implements Matrix Platform

A major radio and TV station owner will now have what Matrix calls "complete visibility into their aggregated data while also providing extensive CRM capabilities and media intelligence designed to increase revenue opportunities and extend operational efficiencies."

Alpha Inks A Long-Term Deal With vCreative

One of the top providers of media workflow software products to broadcast media companies across the U.S. has signed up Alpha Media as a client. As such, the Portland, Ore.-based owner of radio stations will extend its vCreative vPPO service while adding the vTrade service across all of its properties.
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NBCUniversal Expands Addressable Footprint With Big MVPD Deal

NBCUniversal's U.S. household addressable footprint is set to expand by nearly 40%. To accomplish this, it has agreed to a newly formed advanced advertising pact with one of the nation's top cable TV service providers. Importantly, NBCUniversal says the deal makes its advanced advertising offering one of the largest offered in the market by a TV publisher.

Total TV Advertising Declined Last Year. Broadcast TV Grew

Here's some obvious news from Kantar: Total TV advertising declined in 2020. But, just how bad was the carnage at broadcast television created by the COVID-19 pandemic? There was none.
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Digital vs. Linear Advertising: Bridging Two Worlds Together

Comcast-owned FreeWheel Advisory Service’s latest research report, “The Definitive Guide to Video,” explores the differences between linear and digital TV advertising. Author David Dworin examines the progress the industry has made in bringing these two worlds together, specifically across two dimensions, in this report.

An Automotive Acceleration At Spot TV

With McDonald's establishing itself as a category leader among QSRs using Spot Television, it would be easy to overlook some of the other noteworthy activity that's emerging of late at Spot TV. The biggest takeaways from the latest Spot Ten TV report: big new campaign bursts for a dealer association, and for a compact SUV that's popular with younger consumers.

New Job? House Hunting? These Radio Spots are For You

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report shows that the brands that are committed to AM and FM for reaching consumers continue to dominate the scene. At the same time, two new entrants are worth noting. It suggests the housing, and employment, markets are heating up.
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Could A German HbbTV Rating Monitor Be A Future U.S. Tool?

There's a tool that is offering TV ratings in real time. It's just come out of beta test. And, it could bring a new dimension to over-the-air TV companies actively gaining eyeballs in OTT, AVOD and digitally delivered content packages — across the German state of Bavaria.
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Pre-Upfront Words To Push ‘A New Vision at Univision’

Ahead of its May 18 digitally delivered affair, Univision Communications' new CEO, Wade Davis, will team with Steve Mandala's replacement, Donna Speciale, in holding a virtual presentation to clients two months ahead of that event.
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Online Sports Betting: Where Radio Listeners Show A Winning Hand

To better understand the consumer reaction in Michigan to the launch of sports betting, Cumulus Media and its Westwood One national radio arm commissioned MARU/Matchbox to conduct a study of 700 Michigan adults aged 21 and older. The findings are now being shared.
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The Discovery+ Push Dominates Spot Cable

Have you downloaded Discovery+ yet? If not, perhaps you've heard about the new OTT platform from the company behind some of cable TV's most watched networks. Or, maybe you haven't -- given the ad plan of action from the company.

Progressive: The Spot Radio Powerhouse

The latest Media Monitors Spot 10 Radio report shows a big gap between the leading auto insurance brand and its closest competitor. Is this the start of a new trend?
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A Big Transition For an Online Music Research Pioneer

In 1997, he launched what is one of the first software systems designed specifically for online music research. How, he's ready to call it quits. What does that mean for TroyResearch? Its longtime VP of Sales is poised to launch a new service that picks up where Troy will conclude its operations.
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Nexstar Digital Adjusts Its Sales Leadership

The Digital Division of Nexstar Inc., a subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, has selected from within to fill the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer and EVP of Revenue Operations. At the same time, new SVPs of local and national digital sales, respectively, have been named by Nexstar Digital.