Update from Tel Aviv
Just a quick firsthand account of the situation here for friends in the business. I am now in my studio with the monitors on...
Disney Movies Online to shut down
Disney is shutting down its Web movie service, Disney Movies Online, saying the site wasn't keeping up with user demands. In an email to...
Cyber Monday looming large this holiday season
Black Friday will be history. But there will still be about four weeks of shopping time left when Cyber Monday is “observed” 11/26/12. But...
Consumer confidence flies high in November
The latest BIGinsight consumer confidence reading puts it at its highest point since October 2007 – yes, that’s a year before the
Another take on the best days for holiday shopping
We recently published an article on the best days for shopping, based on when most other consumers won’t be, gaining access to shorter lines...
FremantleMedia signs distribution deal with WWE
FremantleMedia gets exclusive home entertainment rights to WWE’s catalogue of programming across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The deal goes into effect in...
Tribune reorg gets FCC nod, with waivers
The FCC is approving the transfer of broadcast licenses to the new ownership of Tribune Company
Prospects for consumer spending on the upswing
The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index for October experienced a positive surge due to an increase in one area and a decrease in another –...
Divide and prosper: Dividends announced
Two media companies are rewarding shareholders with a little extra cash – one payout will come just before the end of the year, and...
Report issued on female media imaging
The Healthy MEdia Commission for Positive Images of Women and Girls has released a set of recommendations designed to improve the way women and...
Change, in ways radio doesn’t understand
There's one constant about the radio industry - its visionaries are myopic. Want to know what they are thinking on any given day? Just...
Google out-earns US print but it’s apples-to-oranges
A new report from CNET pointed out that internet giant Google has brought in more advertising revenue in the first half of 2012 than...
Study reveals best days to shop this holiday season
The premise of the study is that the best day to schedule a shopping trip is the day with the least amount of fellow...
40% of Americans use tablets, smartphones while watching TV
According to the latest Nielsen Cross-Platform Report, Americans spent more than 34 hours per week in front of a TV set in Q2, 2012,...
Broadcasters score high on psychopath list
A publication called Barking Up the Wrong Tree has come up with the top ten careers for psychopaths, and the top ten for their...