Archive for July, 2008
Microsoft ?Done? With Yahoo; Expands Ad Deal With Facebook
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Steve Ballmer said the company was ?done,? for now, with pursuing Yahoo. Meanwhile, Microsoft announced that it will provide Web search and search advertising on Facebook pages.
Scripps Profit Drops by Almost Half
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
E.W. Scripps says profit fell 48 percent on a sharp revenue decline at its newspaper properties and costs related to splitting off its digital businesses.
Merger of XM and Sirius Appears Close to Approval
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
F.C.C. approval of the union would end a nearly 18-month government review of a deal that would essentially create a monopoly in satellite radio.
Schmidt Named Top Editor at Herald Tribune
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
The New York Times said William Schmidt, an assistant managing editor at The Times, has been appointed the top editor at The International Herald Tribune.
Advertising: In This Corner, New Products From George Foreman
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
The former boxing champion is out to sell his name once again, pitching more products and starring in a reality series.
Sidney Craig, 76, a Founder of Jenny Craig, Dies
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Craig, with his wife, Genevieve, founded Jenny Craig Inc., a successful weight-loss chain operating 600 centers in four countries.
SNY Teams Up With Big East
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
SportsNet New York will carry Big East football and basketball for the next five years in a deal that gives the conference a major TV presence in the region.
Earnings Decline at the Times Company
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Earnings for The New York Times Company were flat after one-time gains, and the company announced price increases for its flagship newspaper.
Advertising: Direct Mail Tries to Go Green. No, Really.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
A group of direct-marketing companies, along with a handful of their corporate clients, are banding together to make an inherently unsustainable practice at least a little bit greener.
Date Is Set for Leno?s ?Tonight? Finale
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Jay Leno?s last night on the ?Tonight? show will be in May 2009, with Conan O?Brien taking over the show a few days later.
Omnicom Earnings Rise, but Shares Slip
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Advertising and marketing conglomerate Omnicom Group reported an 11 percent increase in second-quarter net income, propelled by strong international business.
TiVo and Amazon Team Up
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
The two companies want to turn the television remote control into a tool for buying the products being advertised and promoted on commercials and talk shows.
Savage Stands by Autism Remarks
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
The radio host Michael Savage said he had no intention of apologizing over his remarks that characterized nearly every autistic child as ?a brat who hasn?t been told to cut the act out.?
Indecency Penalty Against CBS Is Rejected
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
A federal appeals court overturned a decision to fine CBS stations $550,000 for broadcasting a brief breast flash by Janet Jackson during the 2004 Super Bowl broadcast.
Rodriguez Signs With Hollywood Talent Agency
Monday, July 21st, 2008
The William Morris Agency bolstered its sports management business Monday by signing Alex Rodriguez as a client.
Batman Rules the Night, and the Whole Weekend
Monday, July 21st, 2008
The sixth ?Batman? film made $155.3 million over the weekend, shoring up a wobbly year at the box office.
Can Si Newhouse Keep Cond
Monday, July 21st, 2008
The chairman of Cond
Fallon Will Start ?Late Night? on the Web
Monday, July 21st, 2008
NBC?s next edition of ?Late Night,? with its new host Jimmy Fallon, will start as a nightly entry on the Internet.
Networks Fight Shorter Olympic Leash
Monday, July 21st, 2008
A plan for 3,600 hours of coverage may collide with efforts to stifle news.
My Son, the Blogger: An M.D. Trades Medicine for Apple Rumors
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Dr. Arnold Kim?s Web site, MacRumors.com, has become such a popular technology site, he has stopped practicing medicine to blog full time.
As Papers Struggle, News Is Cut and the Focus Turns Local
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Almost two-thirds of American newspapers publish less foreign news than they did just three years ago, and most of them have smaller news staffs, according to a new study.
Advertising: Reading Device Enlisted to Help French Papers
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Through a project called Read & Go (yes, in English), a new device allows users to download the contents of the newspapers over France T
Media Talk: Protest Blog Aims at Tribune Boss
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
One problem with managing a bunch of print journalists is that when you fire them, they are still journalists, prone to grumbling about whatever they consider unfair.
Media Talk: A Sub Rosa Celebrity Campaign (and It Might Stay Very Quiet)
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
The publicity for Kathryn Walker?s debut novel, ?A Stopover in Venice,? is subdued given that the book is a roman
News Flash From the Cover of Esquire: Paper Magazines Can Be High Tech, Too
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Esquire?s editor in chief thinks the technology behind a planned issue?s cover will show that ?the possibilities of print have just begun.?
The FedEx Guy, and 2 Movie Producers
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Why, at a time when investors are avoiding Hollywood, does Frederick W. Smith, viewed as one of the smartest minds in business, keep pouring millions into movies?
Link by Link: In Egypt, a Thirst for Technology and Progress
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
In Egypt, where half the population is under 25, there is a thirst for new technology and a chance to escape the backward conditions its young people have been born into.
The Media Equation: Hey, Friend, Do I Know You?
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
When a new media winner like Facebook comes over the horizon, who loses? In my case, it?s probably my real actual friends.
Needing a Star, CNBC Made One
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Erin Burnett?s meteoric rise is the most recent example of how television networks try to transform fresh-faced hosts into household names.
Me and My Girls
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
What if I told you I was a fat thug who beat up women and sold bad coke? Now what if I said that I was a recovered crack addict who got custody of my twin girls, got us off welfare and raised them? Both are the story of my life.
Sherman L. Maxwell, 100, Sportscaster and Writer, Dies
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Mr. Maxwell was a chronicler of Negro league baseball and, some believe, the first black sports broadcaster.
Advertising: Cooling Off on Dubious Eco-Friendly Claims
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
The advertising industry seems to have grasped the public?s growing skepticism over ads with environmental messages.
CBS Chiefs to Face Questions in Rather Suit
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Two top CBS executives have agreed to answer questions from lawyers for Dan Rather, who has accused the network of violating his contract.
Cable Series in Running for Emmys
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
The nominations added fuel to the argument that much of the best work on TV is now being done on cable channels.
Fox Anchor Is Considering Leaving Show
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Brit Hume, the political anchor of the Fox News Channel, intends to step down from his nightly newscast after the presidential election.
Advertising: Remember ?2 All-Beef Patties?? McDonald?s Hopes You Do
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
McDonald?s is sponsoring a song-contest using the jingle on MySpace. The official reason is the 40th anniversary of the Big Mac, but the then-and-now similarities are not entirely lost on the company.
Media Stars Will Accompany Obama Overseas
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
When Barack Obama heads overseas this summer, he will be followed by star political reporters and the anchors of the three network evening news programs.
Drop-Off in Advertising Lowers Gannett?s Profit by 36%
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
The vast majority of lost revenue in the quarter stemmed from a 14 percent decline in advertising revenue in the company?s publishing business.
The Daily News and The Post Talk Business
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corporation owns The New York Post, and Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the owner of The Daily News, are considering the unthinkable: cooperation.
Gannett Quarterly Profit Falls 36%
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
The largest U.S. newspaper publisher, citing a worsening decline in print advertising sales, said it plans to take a write-down that could be as high as $2.9 billion.
Media Talk: Rare Indeed: A Chain Committed to Selling Out-of-Print Books
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Small, niche booksellers have been closing right and left, but that has not deterred Barnes & Noble from expanding into one of their businesses.
Advertising: Google and Yahoo Defend Ad Alliance at a Hearing
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
At a Congressional hearing, Google and Yahoo lawyers argued that their advertising partnership did not violate antitrust laws and would help to keep Yahoo competitive.
Want Obama in a Punch Line? First, Find a Joke
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Satirizing Barack Obama has not been easy for The New Yorker magazine or the phalanx of late-night TV hosts.
Paramount Drops Out of Plan to Raise $450 Million for Films
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Paramount Pictures said it had pulled out of a planned film finance deal that was meant to raise as much as $450 million.
Two Leaders to Step Down at Tribune Newspapers
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
David D. Hiller?s departure came on the same day as the resignation of the editor at another major Tribune Company newspaper, the Chicago Tribune.
Advertising: The Vampires Are Coming, but Only After Months of Warnings
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
HBO?s new vampire series from Alan Ball will not start until September, but for a select group of horror-film enthusiasts, the story has been under way for weeks.
Packer Is Leaving CBS After 27 Seasons
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Billy Packer, the occasionally controversial CBS Sports college basketball analyst, is leaving the network and will be replaced by Clark Kellogg.
Dismissal of Suit Against Times Is Upheld
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
A court affirmed the dismissal of a suit against The New York Times by a man who said he was defamed by a series of columns about the deadly anthrax mailings of 2001.
Planned Guns N? Roses Deal Underscores Power of Video Games to Sell Songs
Monday, July 14th, 2008
A decade and a half after releasing its previous album, Guns N? Roses plans to put out a new song in September ? on the video game Rock Band 2.
Public Radio to Cancel a Morning Experiment
Monday, July 14th, 2008
National Public Radio officials are expected to tell the staff members of ?Bryant Park Project? that their experimental weekday morning program is being canceled.
