Monday, September 30, 2024

Kellogg’s gets company

Nine food manufacturers have joined with Kellogg's and early program adopter Kraft Foods in agreeing to change how they market to children younger than...

12 headed to Germany

For the 14th year in a row, the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation will conduct a two-week, expenses-paid fellowship to Germany this fall...

Liberman settles lawsuits

Liberman Broadcasting and its parent, LBI Media, disclosed in an SEC filing that they have settled a lawsuit brought by some current and former...

3 Out of 4 internet users streamed video online in May

comScore says nearly 75% of U.S. Internet users watched an average of 158 minutes of online video per user during the month.  Google Sites...

Tribune Co. newspapers to sell ads on Page 1

The Chicago Tribune reports that aced with a steady decline in revenue and cash flow, Tribune Co. plans to run ads on the front...

iPhone may dramatically alter market for mobile video

According to research conducted by new media research firm Interpret, LLC, the iPhone has the potential to be a catalyst for growth in mobile...

Cincinnati papers bite the dust

Even with a grandfathered newspaper-TV crossownership situation, E.W. Scripps Co. says it can't keep its Cincinnati Post and Kentucky Post newspapers alive. The dailies...

Clear Channel resets record date

With time moving on for its proposed buyout by Bain Capital Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners and the Mays family, Clear Channel Communications has...

Westwood One dropped from index

As if Westwood One didn't have enough problems with Wall Street, its stock dropped yesterday after Standard & Poor's announced that WW1, which had...

WCPO to lose its newspaper twin sisters

Even with a grandfathered newspaper-TV crossownership situation, E.W. Scripps Co. says it can't keep its Cincinnati Post and Kentucky Post newspapers alive. The dailies...

The Dow Jones deal is done…maybe

Directors of Dow Jones & Co. were scheduled to meet last evening to consider approval of a tentative deal to sell the company, including...

Krall leaving Avid

Avid Technology announced that President & CEO David Krall will exit at the end of this month, with board member and former chairman Nancy...

Verizon up, despite Vodaphone denial

Is Verizon, which is busy rolling out its FiOS competitor to cable and cutting content deals for it and wireless phones with lots of...

IPG launches mobile marketing agency

Interpublic has formed Ansible, a dedicated mobile marketing agency, in a joint venture with Velti, a leading mobile technology provider. Ansible will be a...

Small draw for Ion tender

Only 25.3% of the 14.25% preferred shares and 10.6% of the 9.75% preferred shares were tendered for the exchange offer at Ion Media Networks,...