MediaDailyNews Issues for May 2012

MediaDailyNews - Thursday, May 31, 2012
Sorrell's WPP Pay Package Under Fire by Steve McClellan
NYTs To Queens Subs: You're No Longer Fit For Print by Wendy Davis
OMG's Annalect Names Nielsen Vet Meyer To U.S. Director, Research by Steve McClellan
Magazine Print Readership Declines, Digital Grows by Erik Sass
CBS Will Hold Out For Higher Upfront Pricing by Wayne Friedman
Rise In TV Shows Viewed Online, On Mobile by Wayne Friedman
Disney's Iger On TV Ad Upfront: Too Early To Tell by Wayne Friedman
'Men's Health' Hosts Cooking School by Erik Sass
Charter CEO: Rebranding May Not Be Right by David Goetzl
Not-So-Mad Women: IPG Execs Mark AWNY's 100th By Asserting Female Prerogative by Tyler Loechner
Muntzner To VP, Ad Sales At Style Media
'PBS News Hour' Raises $3.5 Mil
Uncommon Sense: Too Big to Succeed: The Perils of Digital Scale Commentary by Jeff Einstein
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Omnicom Shareholders Reject NYC's Diversity Proposal by Steve McClellan
Newspaper Revs Sink 6.9%, Auto Ads Brake by Erik Sass
DirecTV Names York Chief Content Officer by Wayne Friedman
Kinetic Scores 'Positive' Results WIth NFC-Enabled Outdoor Ads by Steve McClellan
Existing Investors Fuel Ace Metrix by David Goetzl
Mini-Series Soar, History Net Makes History With 'Hatfields' by Wayne Friedman
'Chicago Trib' Considers Select Pay Wall
NBC Greenlights 'Winner' Singing Show
Newspapers, Muscle and Innovation Commentary by Mike Bloxham
Why Incentive Compensation Plans Fall Short Commentary by Philip Palazzo
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Unilever Retains Mindshare For Media-Buying Duties by Steve McClellan
Buffett To Buy More Newspapers by Erik Sass
Fox Wins TV Season, NBC Jumps To Third Place by Wayne Friedman
IPG Shareholders Keep Roth, Exec Compensation In Place by Steve McClellan
Ad Diversity Challenged In New Ad, 'Pitch' by Steve McClellan
Social Media Gives Additional Push To TV Ratings by Wayne Friedman
'American Idol' Turns Live TV Into Tweet Fest by Laurie Sullivan
'Sun' Editor Arrested As Part Of Phone Hacking Investigation
PBS Touts England, Oxford Mysteries This Summer
Halfway To Oblivion - Or Salvation? Commentary by Bob Garfield
MediaDailyNews - Friday, May 25, 2012
Net-Connected TV Grows Ad Impressions by Wayne Friedman
Wake Up! Select Comfort Puts Mattress Account In Review by Steve McClellan
Scripps Exec Notes Scatter Uptick, YouTube Programming Options by David Goetzl
TV Everywhere Apps Score Better On iPads Vs. Multichannel Distributors by Wayne Friedman
ABC TV Stations Set Alarm App To Promote Shows by David Goetzl
Fox Sues Dish Network Over AutoHop by Wayne Friedman
Out-Of-Home, Cinema Ad Revs Spike by Erik Sass
Mag Bag: Food Mags Unveil New Cookbooks by Erik Sass
'New Orleans Picayune' Drops Daily Print Schedule by Erik Sass
Hess Heads Spark's Human Intelligence, Research
TV Land Adds 2 Original Comedies
Report: NBC Wants M Out Of MSNBC.com Venture
Why Your Cable Bill Is Just Ridiculous Commentary by George Simpson
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, May 24, 2012
Initiative Splits Innovations, Digital Units, Rosner To Run Innovations by Steve McClellan
Local Cable Grows Political Ad Dollars by Wayne Friedman
Paywalls Proliferate, Most DIgital Pros Won't Pay For Them by Erik Sass
Elite, Clear Channel Strike New OOH Deals by Erik Sass
McClatchy Newspapers Plan Paywalls by Erik Sass
Networks Want 3D Costs Shared by David Goetzl
Rentrak, MasterCard To Merge TV Audience, Consumer Transactional Data by Joe Mandese
WAS Steers Jaguar Social Media Account by Steve McClellan
Sundance, Reeve Foundation Team To Promote 'Push Girls'
TBWA Named Four Seasons Global Creative Agency
Time, Inc Taps Russo For Integrated Marketing Director
Susan Malfa's Got Style, Adds Media Brand To Her NBCU Ad Sales Portfolio
PUR Taps MediaVest
Aegis Employees Buy 4 Million Shares Of Company Stock
Pandora Tops Q1 Forecast
Uncommon Sense: FUCCEM Commentary by Jeff Einstein
MediaDailyNews - Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Starcom, Dish Battle Over Ad-Skipping AutoHop by Wayne Friedman
MEC Debuts Analytics Tool To Optimize Media Sales by Steve McClellan
FCC Hints Cable Carriage Payments Could Lessen by David Goetzl
NAB Sues FCC Over Political Ad Reporting by Wayne Friedman
Tribune May Sell Print, Broadcast Properties by Erik Sass
WPP's Request To Dismiss SOX Suit Denied by Steve McClellan
MundoFox Expands Reach To Majority Of Hispanic Markets by David Goetzl
MEC Taps Dentsu's Bamberger As Digital Chief
Perth To Pres/CEO, NATPE
Scotti To VP, Biz Affairs, WE tv
Is Facebook An Advertising Medium? Commentary by Mike Bloxham
MediaDailyNews - Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Spotlight Goes 360, Cuts Deal With SMGx For Clients To Use Digital Targeting, Accountability by Joe Mandese
ANA: Advertisers Need Brand-Specific Ratings, Not C7 by Steve McClellan
Ogilvy's Next 'Frontier': Buys Stake In Myanmar Agency by Steve McClellan
TVB Promotes Spot TV As Better Buy by Wayne Friedman
Rovi, Nuance Team: Tell Your TV What You Want by Wayne Friedman
Azteca America Urges Hispanics To Vote by Erik Sass
Clear Channel Airports Flies New Mobile App by Erik Sass
Hispanic Sports Fans Rising, Sports Advertising Up by David Goetzl
'GMA' Gets Afternoon Spinoff by David Goetzl
Adobe PrimeTime Bridges Gap From TV To Online Video by Laurie Sullivan
Hulu To Debut 3 Original Series by Gavin O'Malley
HBO GO Adds Latino Channel
New TiVo Box Streams To Mobile Devices
Zoom Adds 2 Execs
Creativity And Scale: Sworn Enemies Or Strange Bedfellows? Commentary by Antony Young
MediaDailyNews - Monday, May 21, 2012
Mediabrands To Debut BPN, Third Agency Network by Steve McClellan
Radio Ad Revs Edge Up by Erik Sass
TV Venues Depend On Demo by Wayne Friedman
GM Pulls Out Of Super Bowl '13, CBS To Carry by Wayne Friedman
WPP's Possible Buys Big Stake In Russia's Grape Agency by Steve McClellan
Nielsen To Analysts: We've Created A 'Currency,' Says GroupM WIll Use OCR To Guarantee Ad Buys by David Goetzl
Draftfcb Named SeaWorld Creative AOR
Digital 'Larry King Now' Scheduled For Summer Launch
Sportskool Launches Yoga Video Site
Want A DIY Kit For Social Media? Try Radio Shack Commentary by Bob Garfield
The First DVR Dominant Upfront Commentary by Mitch Burg
MediaDailyNews - Friday, May 18, 2012
Upfront: CW Adds 50 Hours Of Shows, New Digital Studio by Steve McClellan
Mindshare Shuffles Executive Deck, Doyle To Agency President by Steve McClellan
Forecast: Local Ads Hit $150 Mil By 2016, Trad Media Holds by Wayne Friedman
USA Reveals Move Into Reality, Original Comedy At 'Suitless' Upfront by Steve McClellan
VOD Advertising Hits A Bullseye, Time Warner To Deploy BlackArrow System-Wide by Joe Mandese
Berkshire Buys 63 Newspapers From Media General by Erik Sass
NCM Reveals New Cinema Ad Products by Erik Sass
Comcast Kicks Off Skype, Enhances Service by David Goetzl
Viacom Leverages Social Media To Aid TV Experience by Wayne Friedman
Mag Bag: 'LA Magazine' Shuttered -- Again by Erik Sass
Regal Assets Taps Miller To Plug Gold by David Goetzl
Hex Factor: ARF Forum Showcases New Social TV Analytics Platform, Offers Brand Insights Too by Gabe Samuels
New Electus Series Spotlights Asian Subculture, Targets The Masses by Ross Fadner
Halo Ups Cohn To SVP, PR
WPP Moves Kelly To Executive Director, Global Client Leadership
Weather Channel Revamps App
Why Facebook Could Disappear Commentary by George Simpson
MediaDailyNews - Thursday, May 17, 2012
CBS Adds New Dramas, Ties With Fox For Critical C3 Ratings by Wayne Friedman
Turner Sees Cable Nets As 'Video Destinations,' Continues 'Cougar' by Steve McClellan
NBC Outlines Olympic Coverage by David Goetzl
Centro Teams With Krux To Protect Publisher Data by Erik Sass
Couric Interviews Royal Princes For Queen's Jubilee by David Goetzl
Criminal Trial For Posterscope Execs Set For July by Steve McClellan
Hispanic-Targeted HD Ads Lag General Market by David Goetzl
New Data Links TV, Video Data To Aid Cross-Platform Marketing by Laurie Sullivan
Turner Broadcasting, Funny Or Die Site Team On Sales Front
Jon Swallen Named Chief Research Officer Of Kantar MI
Uncommon Sense: Back in the Box Commentary by Jeff Einstein