SAG-AFTRA, advertisers briefly extend commercials contract

Negotiators for SAG-AFTRA and the ad industry have agreed to extend for one week the current commercials contracts, the two sides announced 3/26. The...
WideOrbit

WideOrbit to preview WO Traffic Order Entry and Approvals App

WideOrbit, provider of ad management software for media companies, will preview its new order entry and approvals app for WO Traffic that will run...
Vote

Democrats face another uphill Senate year

Every two years, about one third of all seats in the US Senate are put before the voters, and just as in 2010 and...

Alliance for Women in Media to host NAB event

The Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) is pleased to present “The Women’s Room” for the first time at the NAB Show in Las...
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

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...
Rupert Murdoch

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...
Barack Obama

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...
Julius Genachowski

FCC Chairman Genachowski to exit

In a move that comes as no surprise whatsoever, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski made it official
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

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....
FMC / Future of Music Coalition

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...
People

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...
Chart

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 Advertising

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...
Chart

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...