FTC: Minor victory for video game retailers
It verges on a major victory, actually, but it concerns minors. When it comes to keeping inappropriate material out of the hands of minors,...
March adds gas to rosy car sales forecasts
2013 is expected to be a big year for the automotive industry, and according to TrueCar, results expected for March are falling into line...
The Genachowski departure effect on Rupert Murdoch
The FCC administration of departing Chairman Julius Genachowski had signaled its willingness to open up cross-ownership possibilities between broadcast and print properties in large...
Obama leads Washington reaction to Genachowski exit
Whenever a changing of the guard is afoot at the FCC, a large number of interested Washington parties are sure to weigh in. Leading...
FCC Chairman Genachowski to exit
In a move that comes as no surprise whatsoever, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski made it official
Odd FTC crackdown on fur advertising
99,999 times out of 100,000, we suspect advertisers would like to tout their products as being totally natural and 100% free of synthetic material....
Music fans could spend up to $2.6 billion more annually
Nielsen has unveiled the findings from “The Buyer and the Beats: The Music Fan and How to Reach Them,” an unprecedented music study created...
Consumer spending holding steady
The latest consumer spending survey from Deloitte finds that Americans have factored in their higher payroll taxes and found they can open their wallets...
Market for homes heating up
Home prices are on the rise, average time spent on the market is refreshingly brief, and because of this, inventory is shrinking, according to...
Political category alive and well in Arizona
A California-based interest group is going out of state for a multimedia ad buy on a topic near and dear to its heart. Californians...
Modest ad local growth seen through 2017
The good news is that the local advertising pie is expected to grow, according to the latest report from BIA/Kelsey, even if not quite...
Live Nation names Greg Maffei Chairman
Live Nation Entertainment, the concert and ticketing giant, named Gregory B. Maffei its new chairman, the latest in a series of shifts in corporate...
Ad spend in the US was up 2% in 2012 on strong Q3
Hampered by an historic hurricane and the looming fiscal cliff but buoyed by a presidential election and the summer Olympics, advertisers managed a 2...
Walden slated for appearance at NAB Show in Vegas
One of the most influential members of Congress when it comes to broadcast legislation is House Telecommunications Subcommittee Chair Greg Walden (R-OR). As a...
CBS launches streaming app
The new CBS App for iPhone and iPad users offers full-episode streaming of CBS programming from primetime, daytime and late night. The new app...