CBS buys celeb gossip blog Dotspotter
CBS has bought 10-month-old celebrity gossip blog Dotspotter, for a reported pricetag of 10 million. The rumor was first reported on Valleywag. The site...
With GPS, demand for location-based services growing
As more and more mobile devices come on the market with GPS capabilities, consumer demand for location-based services (LBS) such as navigation is growing....
Ronning Lipset expands network of online broadcasters
Ronning Lipset Radio has signed four more notable stations to its RL Select network of independent online radio broadcasters, measured by comScore Arbitron. By...
Google AdSense network to run ad-backed videos
Google is expanding the market for ad-supported online video beyond its YouTube site by letting its client website publishers run videos on their own...
Msnbc.com acquires Newsvine
Citizen journalist news site Newsvine has been acquired by msnbc.com. Newsvine, which lets visitors read and comment on news stories from mainstream media outlets,...
How the Internet is changing local TV
Bear Stearns conducted a conference call last week on the local television Internet business - specifically how broadcasters can tap into the new and...
Internet ad revenues exceed 5 billion for the first time
The Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers released the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report covering Q2 and the first six months of 2007. US internet...
BK extends gaming with entry into mobile entertainment
Burger King announced a licensing arrangement with Seattle-based, mobile content provider Mobliss to create downloadable cell phone games featuring BK-branded content, including the King....
RIAA wins music sharing case
The record industry was successful yesterday in the first online music sharing case ever to go to trial. A jury in Duluth, MN found...
Fox News Radio launches mobile news alert service
Fox News Radio has launched a mobile phone news service dubbed FOX News Radio Mobile. The only news network to provide this type of...
VoIP compant to monitor phone calls to tailor ad deliveries
Pudding Media, a start-up in San Jose, CA has introducing an Internet phone service that will be supported by advertising related to what people...
Agencies team with ON Networks for content-based video ad trial
ON Networks (www.ONnetworks.com), a new-media company offering original, episodic HD shows across multiple platforms including Web, TV and mobile devices, announced leading agencies have...
Google AdWords introduces "Google Gadget Ads"
Google announced the introduction of Google Gadget Ads, a new interactive ad format that is currently in an expanded beta with a select group...
TargetSpot partners with three for in-stream advertising
TargetSpot, a streaming media ad company, announced a partnership with Beasley Broadcast Group, Rubber City Radio Group and Haystack Media. TargetSpot's in-stream advertising service...
Webcasters strike more deals with SoundExchange
SoundExchange has reportedly reached a seal with some 24 smaller internet webcasters, allowing them to continue operating through 2010 with similar terms they've had...