MediaDailyNews Issues for June 2006

MediaDailyNews - Friday, June 30, 2006
CBS Strikes Digital Media Deal With Affiliates by Wayne Friedman
Merrill Lynch Forecasts Reduction In 2006 Ad Spending by David Goetzl
Mag Bag: Radar's On the Radar Again by Erik Sass
Comcast Expands Online Video Services
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, June 29, 2006
Coen Revises Ad Spending Forecast Slightly Downward by David Goetzl
Place-Based TV Finds Its Place by Erik Sass
Senate Committee Rejects McCain's A La Carte Cable Provision by Wayne Friedman
Univision Sale Underscores Telemundo's Value For NBCU by David Goetzl
CBS Gets Behind 'Big Brother' With Mobile Marketing, Internet Effort by Wayne Friedman
VOD Users Watch More Reality TV, Study Finds by David Goetzl
Havas To Delist From Nasdaq Sooner Than Expected
BlogMobs--The Attack Of The Fifth Estate Commentary by adam
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, June 28, 2006
NBC Ends Feud, Partners With YouTube To Create 'NBC Channel' by Erik Sass
ABC's Gibson Steps Up For 'World News Tonight,' Jones Reynolds Out Of 'View' by Wayne Friedman
CBS Completes Upfront Sales, Matches Last Year's Revenue by Wayne Friedman
More Than Half Of B2B Readers Act On Ads by Erik Sass
MTV To Simulcast 'Whistler' On Web, TV by David Goetzl
Tostitos Stays On As Sponsor For Fiesta Bowl by David Goetzl
Tribune Buys Back Shares
Televisa Outbid For Univision, But Still In The Running
Arbitron: Hispanics Listen To Radio More
'The Invisiblys': Great Marketing You've Never Seen Commentary by Barak Kassar
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Anheuser-Busch Scores As Sole Beer Advertiser In Super Bowls To 2012 by David Goetzl
To Be Free, Or Not To Be: Emmis Raises The Question by Joe Mandese
Media Drives WPP Growth, Especially Interactive by Joe Mandese
NBC May Match Last Year's Upfront Volume, Despite Eroding CPMs by David Goetzl
GroupM Makes Connections, Hopes It Leads To Holy Grail by David Goetzl
Univision Sold For $13.7 Billion, Saban Gains Control
NBC Sells Four Owned-and-Operated Stations To Media General
Wall Street Journal To Launch Ad-Supported Video News Service
TBS Offers 'Very Funny' Spots To Keep Viewers Tuned
Brandtique: Audi, "The Closer" Commentary by David Goetzl
Product Placements Of The Week Commentary by Kenny
MediaDailyNews - Monday, June 26, 2006
New Mag Data Comes To GRPs With TV, Enables Reach Comparisons by Joe Mandese
Boston Globe Merges Print, Online Editorial by Erik Sass
What's Your Opinion About This Year's Upfront, The Upfront In General?
Report: Bollore Still Hot On Aegis Trail, Considering Bid
United Business Media Warns Of 'Continuing Challenges' In Print
BBDO Dominates Cannes, Tames 41 Lions
SC Johnson Hijacked By Spam, Fights Unauthorized Campaign
Online Search Word Prices Decline In Q1
When A Mind Isn't Such A Terrible Thing To Waste Commentary by George Simpson
MediaDailyNews - Friday, June 23, 2006
Cable Upfront Moving Slowly by David Goetzl
Drexler Retires, Optimedia Restructured - Again by Joe Mandese
Mag Bag: The Glass Ceiling is Shattered by Erik Sass
Broadband Broadens, Reaches 72% Of Users
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, June 22, 2006
Research Vets Embrace Maggio's Zeal, Remain Dubious On His Chances by Joe Mandese
PWC: TV Ad Model Not In Jeopardy -- Not Yet, Anyway by David Goetzl
Outdoor Hatches JIC-Like Approach To Audience Measurement, Will Others Follow? by Erik Sass
Big Ten Sports Network Set To Launch, Without Beer Ads by David Goetzl
Fox To Launch Fall Lineup Late Summer, Looking To Score Hits Before Playoffs by David Goetzl
AMI Unveils Universal Media Code, Sounds SMART
AOL To Produce Saturday Morning Kids Show For CBS
Tapestry Taps Conzales As SVP-Investment Director
L.A. Times Forms Entertainment Advertising Role
The Chicken Or the Egg? An Upfront Story Commentary by adam
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Nielsen To Unveil Commercial Ratings Plan, Networks Want To Regain Playback by Joe Mandese
Audience Researchers Reveal Disparate Paths, Lack Of Standards by Erik Sass
Fox Upfront Drawing To A Close, Reaps CPM, Likely Volume Increases by David Goetzl
CBS Cuts Ties With Rather, Ushers New Era With Couric by David Goetzl
Report: Focus Media Execs Found Guilty Of Defrauding Sears, Universal, Others
Ford DISHes Out Interactive TV Campaign
Wall Street Report: Fox Business Channel Slated For Mid-2007
Havas To Delist From U.S. Stock Exchange
Report: Interpublic Launches User Generated Practice
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, June 20, 2006
World Cup Fails To Reach Goal, Ad Outlooks Lowered by Joe Mandese
Upfront Goes From Flat To Worse, Merrill Lynch Estimates A 1% Drop by David Goetzl
Outdoor Ad Demand Continues To Build by Erik Sass
'Broken Trail' Blazes New Ad Path For AMC: Ford's by David Goetzl
Starcom MediaVest Taps Savic As Global P&G Chief
Stop The Presses: Scarborough Finds Readers Like Newspaper Ads
IPG Taps BBC America's Hilary As Magna Entertainment Chief
Arbitron Adds More Paper Diaries To Radar Service
SI Gets New CMO, Judelson
Turck to Head This Old House
Gemstar-TV Guide Taps Napster's Cohen As CMO
Brandtique: "Kathy Griffin," eBay Commentary by David Goetzl
Product Placements Of The Week Commentary by Kenny
MediaDailyNews - Monday, June 19, 2006
Nielsen Rival To Divest TV Ratings Service To Cable Operators by Joe Mandese
Check It Out: New Network To Sell TV Ad Time Via Online 'Shopping Cart' by Joe Mandese
Clear Channel's Sales Soar -- Online by Erik Sass
Cinema Ad Market Is A Blockbuster, Jump 21 Percent by Erik Sass
TV's Summer Hit: The NBA Finals by Wayne Friedman
Average CMO Tenure Dwindles To 23.2 Months
SMG Promotes Two: Starcom's Sussman; Starlink's Saville