MediaDailyNews Issues for July 2010

MediaDailyNews - Friday, July 30, 2010
Broadcasters Balk: Big Nets Want Nielsen To Wait On Weights by Joe Mandese
Nielsen Watch: Research Giant Redefines Businesses, Reports Healthy Gains by Joe Mandese
Interpublic Gets 2Q Raves, Growth Rises 14% by David Goetzl
Publicis Reports 7% Rev Rise by Wayne Friedman
The CW: Getting Digital Dollars, Not Digital Pennies by Wayne Friedman
Univision Kicks Up Profits, Prime-Time Ratings by Wayne Friedman
McClatchy Newspapers Fail To Rebound by Erik Sass
Mag Bag: Graphic 'Time' Cover Stirs Debate by Erik Sass
Mobile Coupons Give Advertisers Added Triggers by Laurie Sullivan
Eastwood Named COO For DDB NY
My Damn Channel Debuts 10 New Custom Channels
Mediacom Australia Wins $40M NRMA
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, July 29, 2010
Hyping Hyper-Local: Q&A With Geomentum's Lisa Bradner by Joe Mandese
Geomentum Taps Forrester's Bradner As President, Will Accelerate Momentum by Joe Mandese
'Enhance Value': Comcast/NBC Merger Ready To Pop by Wayne Friedman
Turner Pushes 'TV Everywhere' With 2 Dedicated Sites by David Goetzl
MSLO Sees Declines Moderate In 2Q by Wayne Friedman
Newspapers Hit New Low, Rank Below Internet, TV For Info by Erik Sass
ESPN, Comcast May Battle For P&G Olympic Dollars by David Goetzl
CBS Moves 'Bang' To Thursday, 'Boss' Updates by Wayne Friedman
Entercom Hears Ka-Ching! by Erik Sass
NBCU Promotes Fleeher, Expands Executives' TV Duties by Fern Siegel
Rubinson Steps Down As Ad Industry's Chief Research Chief, ARF Says He'll Consult by Joe Mandese
'Master Chef' Cooks Up Hot Ratings by Wayne Friedman
Aegis To Acquire Australia's Mitchell For $363 Million, Transform Asia-Pacific
'Newsday' Jimenez Promoted To Group Prez
Flo TV Carries Discovery Channel
'Newsweek' Partners With TheStreet.com
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Nielsen: 'I'm A PC,' Confirms Inability To Measure TV On Apple Computers by Joe Mandese
Google TV Ads Pay Off For Summer Hits by David Goetzl
Tribune Deal May Be Fraudulent by Erik Sass
ABC Approves Changes To Newspaper Circulation Rules by Erik Sass
Consultant Woolfson Takes Top Cable Ad Research Post by Joe Mandese
ABC Entertainment Prez Steve McPherson Resigns by Wayne Friedman
World Cup Sponsorships Not Always Smooth Ride by Wayne Friedman
Gugel To CRO, LogicLab by David Goetzl
'Harper's' Names Rosenbush EIC
Discovery Ups 2 Executives
MSNBC Names mono AOR
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Clients Weigh In On Nielsen Plan To Give Less 'Weight' To Internet Households by Joe Mandese
NBCU Creates Digital Ad Network by Wayne Friedman
Belo Print, Digital Revs Sink by Erik Sass
RMG Aligns With mtvU For College Ad Sales by Erik Sass
Name Game: MagnaGlobal Resurrected To Provide Forecasts by Wayne Friedman
Rentrak Adds Florida Markets by David Goetzl
NFL Streams Pre-Season Games by David Goetzl
'Mad Men' Draws Highest Numbers Yet by David Goetzl
President Obama Visits 'The View'
Glam Media Buys AdPortal
'Martha Stewart' Publishes Global Editions
MediaDailyNews - Monday, July 26, 2010
Ad Agencies Support Comcast/NBCU Alliance by David Goetzl
McGraw-Hill Airs 24% Hike In Broadcast Revs by Wayne Friedman
Conde Nast Gets New Prez, Digital Push by Erik Sass
'Check' Please: NBC Partners For 'FCU,' First Global Internet TV Series by Wayne Friedman
Ensequence Helps QVC Roll Out T-Commerce by David Goetzl
Digital Coupon 'Events' Take Off by Erik Sass
Tribal DDB Latina Wins Volkswagen Digital Account
'Fairly OddParents' Becomes Live-Action/Animated Movie
MediaDailyNews - Friday, July 23, 2010
Merge Me: Comcast Increases Lobbyist Spending 24% by David Goetzl
Lin TV Revs Up 21%, Digital Gains by Wayne Friedman
NYTCO Ad Revs Rise, Digital Trends Up by Erik Sass
Arbitron Begins New Minority Recruiting Push by Erik Sass
Cable May Ride 3D TV Wave by Wayne Friedman
Mag Bag: 'Time' Launches Android App by Erik Sass
Bashir Takes MSNBC Post, Leaves 'Nightline'
Gas Station TV Hits 27 Million Impressions
Acklin Named CEO of WQED
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, July 22, 2010
Strong Signal: Nielsen Finds Radio Audiences Stable by Erik Sass
Analyze This: Cadreon TV Teams With Visible World by David Goetzl
Media General: Political Revs Propel Earnings by Wayne Friedman
CBS Outernet Adds 4,100 GameStop Locations by Erik Sass
'New York' Partners With Foursquare by Erik Sass
Comcast Pitches Hollywood, Pols On NBC Merger by David Goetzl
Take Two: NBC Renews 'Gayle' Web Series by David Goetzl
Netflix Screens 27% Rev Hikes by Wayne Friedman
Nickelodeon Greenlights 'Legend of Korra'
Slacker Radio Adds ABC News
HuffPo Launches Travel Section
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Site-Specific: USA Network Expands 'Characters' Marketing by Wayne Friedman
Dunn Leaves 'NY Daily News', Convey New EIC by Fern Siegel
Lee Newspapers See Decline in 2Q by Erik Sass
Omnicom's Wren Frustrated By Congressional Action by David Goetzl
'Damages' Moves To DirecTV by David Goetzl
ABC's 'Bachelorette,' 'Beauty' Shine Bright by Wayne Friedman
'Vogue' September Issue Expects Spike
Active Promotes Media Buyers
Clarification: P&G Accounts For 16% Total U.S. Ad Spend
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Zenith Ups Global Ad Forecast by Wayne Friedman
Nielsen: Advertising Boom Targeting Older Residents Needed by David Goetzl
NBCU Taps 'CMO' Kessler For Cross-Platform Sales by David Goetzl
Home Entertainment Revenue Still Down, Blu-Ray, Digital Downloads Up by Wayne Friedman
Discovery Networks To Be Promotional Hub This Fall by David Goetzl
Forecasts Improve, But Not For Newspapers by Erik Sass
About.com Launches New Brand Campaign
MediaDailyNews - Monday, July 19, 2010
Peacock Blooms: NBCU 2Q Profits Up 13% by David Goetzl
Discovery Taps Vitale To Lead Marketing For Oprah Net by David Goetzl
Video Metrix Drills Into Online TV, Ad Data by Wayne Friedman
Gannett TV Revs Rocket 20%, Print Falls by Wayne Friedman
CBS Radio Bows New Media Player by Erik Sass
Virgin To Debut Digital Mag 'Maverick' by Erik Sass
Per FTC, Nestlé Healthcare Nutrition Drops Ad Claims
Showtime Launches Interactive 'Dexter' At Comic-Con