MediaDailyNews Issues for July 2008

MediaDailyNews - Thursday, July 31, 2008
Lowe Predicts '08 Profit, IPG Sees 11.5% Boost by David Goetzl
Disney: Broadcast Revs Flat, Ad Model Outdated by David Goetzl
Comcast Gets 2Q Bounce by Wayne Friedman
Meredith 4Q: Print, Broadcast Flounder, Net Posts Gains by Wayne Friedman
Shake-Up at Time Inc. Biz Titles by Erik Sass
Knowledge Networks To Provide Viewer Data For Olympics by David Goetzl
Cox Radio: The Sound Of 8.3% Rev Loss by Erik Sass
'Talent,' Wins, Reality Shows Own Tuesday Night by Wayne Friedman
ESPN To Launch Action Sports Net
Is Former DirecTV Chief Next 'LA Times' Publisher?
Media Shield Law Stalled By GOP
Nick Jr. TV Shows Get Big-Screen Debut
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Interpublic Reports Strong Results, Expansion In Mid East, Northern Africa by Joe Mandese
Viewers See Online As 'TV Replacement' by Wayne Friedman
Viacom's Forecast: Eyes On Cable by David Goetzl
Dentsu Launches DCI, New Animation Unit In U.S. by David Goetzl
Pop Quiz: AP, CNN Win Earthquake Coverage Race by Erik Sass
Newspapers: Good News Online, Bad News Overall by Erik Sass
RPA Debuts Branded Entertainment Unit by David Goetzl
Newhouse News Service Shutters After 47 Years by Fern Siegel
Nielsen: Most Americans Ready For Digital Conversion by Wayne Friedman
SLG Closes Shop, Steve Greenberger Starts His Own
NBC Plans Massive Digital Coverage of Olympics
Nickelodeon Books Shows On iTunes
FTC Wants Companies To Improve Food Ads to Kids
ESPN Mobile Carries NASCAR Sprint Cup
Media X: Mad in the U.S.A. Commentary by Jack Feuer
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Starcom Cuts Ratings Deal With Twentieth TV by Wayne Friedman
IPG Seals Navic Deal, Beefs Up Spot Placement by Wayne Friedman
MGM Launches This TV Channel, Strong On Kids' Shows, Movies by Wayne Friedman
NY State Of Mind: FiOS Comes To Manhattan by David Goetzl
Journal Register Risks Default, A.H. Belo Makes Big Cuts by Erik Sass
'Mad Men' Ratings Easily Topple 2007 by David Goetzl
Advertisers Form DTV Group
Petry CEO Jones Resigns, Napolitano Takes Over
SAG Rejects Studio's 'Final Offer'
Why Is Stuart Elliott Shilling For Canadian Club? Commentary by Nina Lentini
MediaDailyNews - Monday, July 28, 2008
Leno's Finale Means Impressive Ad Haul For NBC by Wayne Friedman
Time Warner: Pay Univision Retrans Fees Or Face Consequences by David Goetzl
TLC Taps New President, Shapiro-Mathes Exits by David Goetzl
Clear Channel And Katz Launch Big Online Network by Erik Sass
Chef DiSpirito Gets 'Real' In New A&C Fall Series by David Goetzl
Belo 2Q Down, Internet, Retrans Revs Up by Wayne Friedman
2 Major Radio Deals Win Approval by Erik Sass
With Fewer Readers, Big Newspapers Charge More by Erik Sass
Dissident Slate Challenges SAG For Union Leadership
Coats Named VP Interactive For E.W. Scripps
Todd Signs 2-Year Deal With ABC Studios
CEO Of Publicis' SAMS Group Resigns
Build A Great Client/Agency Relationship: Ask Why? Commentary by Ben Nneji
MediaDailyNews - Friday, July 25, 2008
Publicis: VivaKi Unites Digital, 2Q Global Revs Flat by David Goetzl
Scripps 2Q Revs: Cable, Digital Deliver In Troubled Economy by Wayne Friedman
McClatchy, Lee Tumble In 2Q by Erik Sass
AT&T Rolls Out Florida Service, Bullish On Future by David Goetzl
'Dance' Keeps Summer Rocking For Fox by Wayne Friedman
Mag Bag: Newspaper-Distributed Magazines Soar by Erik Sass
Obama Banks $5 Million On Olympic Ads
XM, Sirius Pay Nearly $20 Million In Fines
'Star' Owner May Give Creditors Slice Of Company
Cablevision Adds MTV To Lineup
Product Placements Of The Week Commentary by Kenny
Brandtique: M&M's, 'Entertainment Tonight' Commentary by David Goetzl
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, July 24, 2008
NBC's DealMeRss.com Explores Lead-Generation Rev Potential by David Goetzl
Dial It Forward: CBS Radio Launches Video Platform by Erik Sass
Upscale LX.TV Adds Chicago To Show Lineup by David Goetzl
NBC's Health Net Gets 4 Cross-Platform Partners by Wayne Friedman
How's 2008? Disaster For Newspapers, Magazines and Radio by Erik Sass
FCC's Adelstein Deals Blow To XM/Sirius Merger by Erik Sass
'Wipeout' Is Dunking Rivals, 'High School Musical' Gets Poor Grade by Wayne Friedman
Mankiewicz, Lyons Take Over 'At the Movies'
NatGeo Launches Game To Kick Off Game Site
VH1 Debuts 3 New Series
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Omnicom Cautiously Optimistic: Posts 5% Rise In 2Q by David Goetzl
MRI Buys Starch, Enhances Print Ad Metrics by Erik Sass
Air Waves: Robinson Radio Net Launches by Fern Siegel
CW's Morningstar Now Bats For MLB Sales by Wayne Friedman
Once Is Not Enough: CBS Scores With Reruns by Wayne Friedman
CBS Study: Online Viewing Won't Hurt TV
Pew: U.S. Newspapers Dramatically Cut Foreign Coverage
TiVo, Amazon Strike Deal To Advertise Products
MTV Buys CollegeHumor.com Show
Correction: Ipsos Mendelsohn Provides Data to AMIN
Media X: Imagine That Commentary by Jack Feuer
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, July 22, 2008
NBC: GM Supports 'Enemy,' New Show For Poehler by Wayne Friedman
NBC Stacks Up Olympic 'Exposure' by Wayne Friedman
Nielsen: Global Ad Spending Up, U.S. Flat by David Goetzl
Mega-Growth Predicted For IPTV, Behavioral Marketing by Erik Sass
Turner Taps Diament To Head Sports Sales by David Goetzl
Hallmark Launches Net's First Online Series by Fern Siegel
Court Tosses FCC Janet Jackson Fine
'Deal or No Deal' Goes Into Syndication In September
Final Reel: Ebert, Roeper Leave 'At the Movies'
MediaDailyNews - Monday, July 21, 2008
TCA: CBS Ups CSI Expectations, Couric Stays by Wayne Friedman
Sunshine Synergies: Wash Po Co. Buys NBC's Miami TV Station by David Goetzl
Total Newspaper Readership Grows by Erik Sass
Key FCC Dem Supports Satcaster Merger by Erik Sass
Captivate Expands Platform With Online News Site by Erik Sass
NBC's Seigenthaler Leaves Net For Family PR Firm by David Goetzl
Univision Awards Sizzle, 'Dance' Moves by Wayne Friedman
ESPN Broadband Scores With Golf, Soccer by David Goetzl
'Desperate Housewives' Creator Says 7 Seasons Is It
Regency TV Shutters
MediaDailyNews - Friday, July 18, 2008
NBC Universal Goes To Court With Designs On Keeping 'Project Runway' by David Goetzl
Basic Cable Makes Emmy History by Wayne Friedman
Media General 2Q Revs Dismal by Wayne Friedman
Grim Reaper: Newspapers Cut 3,500+ Jobs in Two Months by Erik Sass
Auto Focus: GM Slashes Marketing Spending by Karl Greenberg
Mag Bag: Time Inc.'s Home Portal Gives Away Dream House by Erik Sass
Amazon Service To Stream TV, Movies
WPP Names O'Keeffe Top Creative Director
Verizon Carries Olympics On 3 Platforms
Litton Offers Local TV 'Storm Stories'