MediaDailyNews Issues for December 2011

MediaDailyNews - Friday, Dec. 30, 2011
Kids, Comedy Delivers For Advertisers, Brands
Rentrak Expands StationView Essentials Across 17 Markets
Oscars Push Ad Campaign To Promote Event, Movies
NYTCO, Union Reopen Negotiations
Obit: Independent Media Services Pioneer Dick Gershon, Dead At 79
Philpott Retiring As Aegist Exec Director
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011
New York Times Publishes Correction, Via Email: Retracts Print "Exclusive" Sent To Millions
Cable 2011: 'Jersey Shore' Heats Up At No. 1
Radio Branding: Budweiser Sponsors Pandora Concert Series
Replay: DCBT Charges TiVo With Patent Violations
Azteca America Wraps Upfront Sales
Ad, Media M&A Interest Heats Up: Interactive Agencies Reap Low-End Of Multiples
Negative Election Ads Blast In Iowa
ACA Wants Retrans Deals Made Public
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011
SMG's Desmond Reportedly A Yahoo 'Dark Horse'
Sports Sponsorships Predicted To Outpace Gate Revs
All The News That's Fit To Divest: NY Times Agrees To Sell Pulitzer-Winning Papers
NBA Slam-Dunks Return To TV
Creative Must Improve To Secure Cross-Screen Engagement
Extra! Extra! Local Newspaper Readership Stays Strong
Pentagon Inspector: No Fault in Ties to TV Analysts
Report: NY Times To Pay Robinson $15 Mil Exit Package
Sony Sells LCD Stake To Samsung For $940M
Christmas Is A Self-Curated Affair
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011
4As: Costs Rose For Spots; Agency Markup Came Down
'X Factor' Sponsors Score Cross-Platform
Sirius XM To Carry All College Bowl Games
Marketers Score With Santa Ads
285 Madison Ave. To Repoen, But Y&R Relocating Temporarily While Investigation Continues
Chevrolet Drives Crowd-Sourced Super Bowl Campaign
Ad Exec's Children, Parents Perish In Fire
Sony Sells Stake In LCD Venture To Samsung
Extinction Now
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Dec. 23, 2011
Election Year Tightens Ad Inventory, Demands Nimble Strategy
Cable Records Biggest Time-Shifted TV Shows
'Chicago Sun-Times' Sold
Mag Bag: 'ESPN' Generates Bigger Online Readership
Charter CEO SIgns New 4-Year Deal
Correction: MediaCom Uses Bluefin
Al Jazeera English Channel Expands Bureaus, Reach
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011
WPP Ups Asian Holdings, Buys Stake In Chinese Agency
NBA Sweetens Cable Pass To Appease Fans
'Idol,' 'Glee' Dominate TV Searches
Pepsi Plugs 2 Super Bowl Spots
NFL Stars Join Ad Council For African Campaign
ESPN Revamps Hawaii Bowl
Frenemies With Benefits: comScore, Nielsen Deal Seen As Positive For Online Ad Market
Mobile To Hit 15% Of Ad Spend By 2016
Cutler Names SVP for Biz Dev, Corporate Strategy
Buddy Media Taps Horizon Media As Its AOR
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011
Wall Street Calls Rentrak Momentum 'Material,' When Will Madison Avenue?
Invision Integrates Nielsen Ratings To Enhance Cross-Platform Buys
Starcom Monitors Social Chatter About TV Shows, Ads
comScore, Nielsen Settle Patent Disupte: Nielsen Acquires $19 Mil In comScore Shares
IPG Mediabrands Gains TV Efficiencies Via Social Media Data
Allbritton: Spot Ads, Revs Dip In '11
Hasbro Plays Product Placement Game
Super Bowl To Be Streamed Live On Web, Mobile
GM Cuts Big Fuel, Social Media Consolidated With Creative
2 Execs Upped At OgilvyOne
Correction: Item On 'NY Times' Job Cuts Actually From 2009
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011
Nothing To Sneeze At, Starcom Wins $600M Novartis Account
Kantar: Q3 Ad Spend Mixed, Cable Spikes
VeriFone Strikes OOH Deal With NBC TV Group
Rutledge To Head Charter
Titan Books Amtrak Contract
Rentrak, Post-Newsweek Deal Targets Set-Top-Box Ratings As Currency
2D TVs Best 3D This Season
NYTCO Selling Regional Papers
Alcohol Marketers Embrace Digital, Raising Risk of Youth Exposure
Cablevision Offers Customers HBO, CInemax Online
Some Mags Now Deliver More Audience From Digital Than Print
Nielsen Names Cambridge's Kash Vice Chair, Promotes Habib To COO
ABC News Launches OTUS Site
MediaDailyNews - Monday, Dec. 19, 2011
Barclays: Lower Ad Growth For '12
Viewership Steady For Cable, Broadcast Nets
Analysts: Cablevision's Future Shaky Without Rutledge
TargetSpot Signs Spanish Broadcasting System As Ad Affiliate
UK Government: Ad Market Runs Fairly
Mobile Shift: Cox Sells Wireless Licenses To Verizon
Twitter Adds Another Character: Saudi Prince Acquires Strategic Stake
Horizon Media Places Client Ads On Legolas Exchange
Feldmann Named Publisher, Meredith's 'More'
Purcell Named 'Rachael Ray' Editor
'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Cancelled
Live TWC Expected On Androids
MediaDailyNews - Friday, Dec. 16, 2011
Gear Shift: WPP Creates Agency For Ford's Lincoln
Publicis' Levy: 2012 Will Be Tough, Agency Must Up Its Game
PBS Kids: Ratings Rise Attracts New Sponsors
TV Guide Network Becomes More 'Network,' Less Guide
Rovi Taps Carson As CEO
Robinson Steps Down as NYTCO CEO
Cablevision COO Rutledge Exits
Mag Bag: Amazon Plans Kindle Fire Upgrade
TV Budgets Shifting To Video Ad Spend
Nielsen Discloses New Software Glitch, Impacts 4-Months Of Data
Correction: Brides Magazine Has Not Closed
ABC Forecloses 'Home Edition,' Will Not Be Made Over
Y&R HQ Remains Closed A Day After Tragic Elevator Death
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