MediaDailyNews Issues for August 2006

MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006
Citizen Media Beats Big Media, YouTube Blows The Whistle
OMD Backs Down On Media Liability Policy, Reverts To Old Position
NBC Apologizes For Emmy Opener, Then Streams Controversial Segment
MTV Closes Chapter On Ad Sales Saga, Names Close
Twentieth Launches Ad-Free Game Show On Fox Stations
ESPN Kickoff: Streams College Football On Mobile ESPN
Mags Pick Up Steam, May Blow Off Soon
All E! All The Time At Nicky O Hotels
MEDIA Magazine Announces 2006 Creative Media Awards Finalists
Arbitron Deploys PPMs In Philly
TiVo Signs Ad Agreement With Omnicom
Fox Gambles On MyNetworkTV: Telenovelas In English
Cartoon Net Recruits Dougherty As SVP
GM Drops Spots In 'Survivor'
Don't Trust Anybody Over 30 (Er, 20)!
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006
Spanish Lingo Wins Nielsen Bingo, Will Be Paid Higher Cash Incentives
Penney For Your Thoughts: Retailer Tries Live TV Spots To Engage Consumers
Gambling Promo Turns Odd, Touts Katie Couric's Odds
Canada's Toronto Star Tries Paperless Paper
Weinstein Acquires Ovation, Emits Sound Of One Hand Clapping
ESPN Cuts Big Deal For Big East, Scrimmages Through 2013
School Tool: FSIs Score Better Then Web, TV Too
Siebert Joins MediaPost As Editor-At-Large
Study: Half Of Realtors To Cut Newspaper Ads In Favor Of Free Websites
Emmy Ratings Declined In 2006
Disney Channel Hits High Ratings Again
Writers Union Meets With FCC Commissioners
The Sales Generation Gap
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006
Universal's Kent Reemerges, Offers Music To Madison Avenue's Ears
Aegis Expands South Of The Border, Takes Control Of Mexico
Survey: Majority Reject 'American Idol' Wannabes
Affinity Gets Lowdown On Readers' Mag Choices, Ad Effectiveness
Azteca America Included In Nielsen Ratings
ESPN Extends Home Depot Deal, Launches ESPNU Site
NBC To Launch 'Real Wedding Crashers'
GolTV Extends Spanish League Soccer In U.S.
NBC VP McCarley Adds Advertising, Promotion To Portfolio
EchoStar Pays $100 Million In Affiliate Settlement
NBC Teams With Net Site To Push 'Friday Night Lights'
Tennis Star Signs Lifetime Deal With Prince Sports
Radio: Target Adults, See Gains
Ellen Vs. Oprah In Same Time Slot This Fall
New York Times Co. Buys Film, TV Database
Mobile Movies To Pick Up In 2008
Clear Channel Expands Online VOD Content, Taps Aguilera As Online VJ
Brandtique: MySpace
Product Placements Of The Week
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Aug. 28, 2006
eBay, Google Align, Extend Reach To Another Traditional Form Of Marketing: Talking
Study Finds CMO Tenures On Decline, Most At-Risk Execs
Arbitron Rolls Out Weekly Ratings in Houston, Buyers Wary
GAO Says White House Anti-Drug Campaign Hasn't Worked
ABC Pushes Apollo Candy Bar On 'Lost'
Dow Jones Weighs Community Papers
Emmy Awards: It's Not Commercial TV, It's HBO
Clear Channel Outlines Management Reorganization
Unions Approve New Commercial Production Contract
Univision O&O Big Win: Scores Early Fringe In New York
FCC Approves 3 XM Radios
Hearst Shutters SHOP Etc. And Weekend
CMT Backs Baby Promo For 'Big Night Out'
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Aug. 25, 2006
OMD Alters Ad Liability Policy: Asks Media To Pay It Back
CBS Promo Brings Billboards To Life On Cell Phones
Events, Online Lead B-to-B Growth, Print Remains Flat
Nielsen: Hispanic, Asian TV Homes Growing
ESPN Exits, Tennis Channel Lands Cable Rights To Grand Slam
Cox Offers Customers TiVo In Select Markets
Mag Bag: U.S. News College Issue Gets Most Ads Ever
MediaVest Creates New President Role, Puts Tucker In Charge
The Tube Launches On Cablevision
Online Ad Spending Soars Internationally
Border Media Buys 2 More Radio Stations
TVB: More Spot TV, More Cars Sold
Dwell Editor Quits, Unhappy With Mag's Direction
Correction: Granite TV Reorg Requires 50% Acceptance
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006
Newspapers Call ABC's Consolidated Media Report Unfit For Print, Reveal Their Own
CBS Fields New Media Buy: Fields
Discovery Explores Online Exchange, Will Attend eBay Pitch
Nielsen Raises U.S. Household Estimate Slightly
Cable Gains In Program Ratings, Wary Of Commercial Ratings
GE Exec With No Media Experience Tapped To Run VNU
Nets Slate Fall Previews On Yahoo
NBCU Launches Kids' Weekend Block
NBC Moves Top Execs Around
Paratore Forms paraMedia In Warner Deal
Kimmel To Host Game Show 'Set For Life'
U.S. Open Tennis Scores Ad Inventory For CBS
Discovery Chris Schembri Upped to SVP
What Can We Learn From Katie?
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006
GroupM Adds Another: Mandel -- MediaCom Vet Moves Upstairs
Web Fuels Yellow Pages Growth, Medium Deemed Too 'Uncluttered'
Fox's 'Vanished' and 'Prison Break' Can't Escape Low Ratings
ABC Issues First Consolidated Media Report, Audits Both Print And Digital Audiences
Politicians Prefer TV To Web Ads
ABC Video Available On iTunes
Facebook, Microsoft Strike Exclusive Ad Agreement
Costas Gets Radio Show
TBS Puts TV Commercials On The Web, Funny Ones too
Cuomo Joins 'GMA,' Stays With 'Primetime'
My Advertising Dream
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006
Must Me TV: NBC Mulls Personalization
Fox's New Promo Tactic: Blink And You'll Miss It
Viacom Upgrades MTV, Nick Brands To 'Full Labels'
Marketers Place Accent On Hispanic Market
2006 Ad Spending Up 7.4%
Major Mags Suffer Newsstand Slides, Martha Gets Boost
Mezzasalma To Head TNS' iTRAM Sector
MRC Lands On MARS, Grants Accreditation
Simms Named Managing Consultant At Wanamaker
Brandtique: Cadillac's Escalade
Product Placements Of The Week
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Aug. 21, 2006
Starcom Preps New Org Structure: Will Split Into Client, Agency Teams
Fox Streams Dramas, Comedies To O&Os
Emmy TV Ratings Expected To Tank
Kodak To Consolidate $100 Million Global Business
Granite TV Restructuring Plan Must Appease Creditors
Texas To EchoStar: No More TiVo
DJ Dees Back On LA Radio
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Aug. 18, 2006
Nielsen To Define 'Commercial Minutes,' Apply For Accreditation, Rejects Plea To Remove VCR Data
MRI Releases "Buying Style" Segments: "Habitualized Havers," Etc.
MasterCard, Unilever Try New Long-Form Ad Format: Shorts
J&J Does Scatter, Upfront Deals Slower
'CBS Evening News' To Simulcast On Web
Time Warner, NFL Fight, Dish Scores
MTV Video Awards Draws Advertisers
Mag Bag: Branded Event? How About Hundreds?
Nardis Appointed CEO Of Aegis Media Group
Starcom Restructures, Promotes Four
Global Product Placement Explodes
BPA: American Baby, Nick Take Circ Hits
SEC Investigates Cablevision's Stock Options