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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Poynter. » MediaWireGood morning. Liev Schreiber will reportedly play Marty Baron in a movie . I am tempted to end this roundup right now, but just in case you want to know more about the U.S. media landscape this morning, here are 10 more stories. Reporter...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comSeasoned watchers of the Sunday morning talk shows know they can turn on the TV in any given week and have a good chance of seeing John McCain's face staring back at them. On her latest show, CNN's Candy Crowley tried to explain why it i...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediagazerTodd Spangler / Variety : Why BuzzFeed Is Launching Its Own Hollywood Studio — VC firm Andreesen Horowitz invests $50 million in Internet-media company — Are you ready for “Listicle: The Movie&r...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediagazerAmanda Meade / Guardian : News Corp slams Australian Press Council and its chairman — The Australian says it has lost confidence in the self-regulatory body over a column about late Labor senator Arthur Gietzelt ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.ukThe BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, has criticised the "tough women" running the corporation, also claiming that it is now a "ghastly outfit" and "grotesquely managed." Comparing life at the BBC to...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaPost | MediaDailyNewsMedia and entertainment executives say they're poised for growth for the first time since 2008, with digital as the focus of their renewed expansion plans. That's according to a new Ernst & Young study based on interviews with 50 CFOs ac...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from TVNewserBack in February, NBCNews.com relaunched with a new look, imprvoed back-end technology, and a goal of “tearing down the walls that traditionally have divided TV and digital.” Just six months later, the network’s digital homep...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Poynter. » MediaWireHere are four events that happened on this date and a trivia question. August 11, 1924 Calvin Coolidge becomes the first U.S. president to appear in a sound newsreel . August 11, 1929 Babe Ruth hits his 500th home run. The story appears ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Reuters: MediaWASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Employment growth at the largest U.S. companies has lagged far behind increases in revenue and operating profit since the start of the century, as firms reaped the benefits of globalization, technology, and...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Reuters: MediaBEIJING (Reuters) - Xiaomi Inc said it had upgraded its operating system to ensure users knew it was collecting data from their address books after a report by a computer security firm said the Chinese budget smartphone maker was taking ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaJohn McAfee made a surprise appearance at a hackers' conference, where he unveiled a new website to give people a place online to vent their anger.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Reuters: MediaBEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Xiaomi Inc said it had upgraded its operating system to ensure users knew it was collecting data from their address books after a report by a computer security firm said the Chinese budget smartphone maker was...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Reuters: Media(Reuters) - Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $50 million in BuzzFeed, the social news and entertainment website known for producing advertising-sponsored "listicles" that go viral.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com(Reuters) - Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $50 million in BuzzFeed, the social news and entertainment website known for producing advertising-sponsored "listicles" that go viral. Chris Dixon, a general partner at t...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.ukLord Chadlington to remain involved with public relations company but will leave full-time role after 14 years at the helm Lord Chadlington is to step down from running Huntsworth, the PR group he founded 14 years ago, as profits dropped...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediagazerLaura Kosann / The New Potato : BuzzFeed's Founding Editor Peggy Wang on the future of digital media and how she consumes it — BuzzFeed's Founding Editor Peggy Wang: On Japanese Snacks And The Future Of Digital Media&n...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Mediashift
Amazon’s new Kindle Unlimited e-book reader subscription program caused a real commotion in the publishing industry last month. But how will this “Netflix for books” model affect the self-publishing industry? Is Kindle Unlimi... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediashiftOn Tuesday, August 12, our #EdShift chat will focus on accreditation in journalism schools. Join us at 1 ET/12 CT/10 PT as we discuss how this hot-button issue is affecting J-Schools and what ideal standards might look like. The chat wil...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Mediashift
At NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), nothing is what it seems. Just past the elevator doors opening onto the program’s sprawling Manhattan loft space, I came across two trash cans sitting next to each other. One w... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.ukMany viewers complained they were unable to watch debate after STV service collapsed due to a manual configuration error The Scottish broadcaster STV has received an apology from the internet TV service Brightcove after it bungled the st...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.ukCelebrity gymnastics show, featuring Olympic medal winner Louis Smith, had a 20% share of the audience on Saturday BBC1s new celebrity gymnastics show Tumble, featuring the Olympic medal winner Louis Smith, began with just over 3 million...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from News from Journalism.co.ukNew app from NPR combines the serendipity of listening to the radio with a recommendation algorithm serving up content based on listener interests
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Reuters: Media* Selling tickets not profitable; airlines need new impetus
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.ukShort clip, which aired over the weekend, shows Bob Odenkirk as Breaking Bads errant lawyer Saul Goodman in discussion with a client Its barely enough to satisfy the craving, but Breaking Bad fans have been given a small fix in the form ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.ukThe Australian says it has lost confidence in the self-regulatory body over a column about late Labor senator Arthur Gietzelt News Corps The Australian has attacked the Australian Press Council and its chairman, Julian Disney, in three s...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Reuters: Media* iPhone demand to boost company in near-term -analysts (Adds executive, analyst comments, background)
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Media Week 2013 News RSS FeedComparethemarket.com's meerkat mascots take their adopted son back to his African roots in a campaign from the insurance comparison website.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediagazerOlga Khazan / The Atlantic Online : Why Are There So Many Women in Public Relations? — The field is nearly two-thirds female. Is it because of a lack of better options—or is it, in fact, the best possible o...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Reuters: MediaNEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has halted pre-orders of some Disney movies, the Wall Street Journal reported, in what appears to be another contract dispute after the online retailer began a protracted spat with publisher Hachette B...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.ukWill Newsquest adopt the same editorial titles (with different pay rates)? Gannett, the largest US newspaper publisher, has created new job titles for editorial staff along with revised descriptions of their duties, as Jim Romenesko reve...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.ukHands Across the Water says it has had no contact with 60 Minutes following interview with Gammys Australian parents A charity raising money for baby Gammy, the infant at the centre of a media storm in Australia and Thailand, says it has...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from UK Media on Huffingtonpost UK
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.ukOur roundup of the day's media stories, including Amazon in apparent contract dispute and Birmingham's City TV goes bust If you are viewing this on the web and would like to get our email every morning, please click here Continue reading...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Magazine PublishingOp-ed: there is a way forward that many publishers are just beginning to discover—the rise of premium digital editions that actually cost more Much has been made of the digital magazine apocalypse which, apparently, has been looming ju...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Media Week 2013 News RSS FeedNederburg, the Distell-owned South African wine brand, will launch its first UK TV campaign in September, starring the presenter and farmer Jimmy Doherty.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.ukThe owner of a newspaper and TV outlet is one of five people who have been stripped of their citizenship by the Kuwaiti authorities. It means that Ahmed Jabr al-Shammari, proprietor of the independent Alam Al-Yom newspaper and the Al-Yom...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.ukVenture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz compares online news firms tech core to Time, CBS and Viacom Online media firm BuzzFeed has raised $50m (£30m) of new funding from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which sees the US...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.ukPremier League football to be available under new deal as broadcaster extends daily pay-as-you-go day strategy BSkyB is to extend its radical payment strategy to allow customers to watch its sports channels without a Sky TV subscription ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MediagazerRavi Somaiya / New York Times : Harper's Publisher Standing Firm in His Defense of Print and Paywall — When John R. MacArthur, the publisher of Harper's Magazine and a zealous promoter of the virtues of print journalis...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsAdrien Brody stars opposite Kristen Connolly as legendary illusionist Harry Houdini.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from ArtsJournal» MEDIA
Payne and his colleagues did create a color version of the famously black-and-white 2013 release – but only because his contract with the studio required one, mainly for overseas television; Payne publicly said he hoped no one woul... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsDonald Sutherland throws berries into the crowd at the Teen Choice Awards 2014.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Reuters: MediaNEW YORK, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has halted pre-orders of some Disney movies, the Wall Street Journal reported, in what appears to be another contract dispute after the online retailer began a protracted spat with publisher Ha...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from ArtsJournal» MEDIA
“Digital presentations of content in general make it a lot easier to deliver things in lots and lots of different ways. It’s good to have flexibility, but it also means there might be a point where it becomes almost impossibl... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from Reuters: MediaAug 11 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from RWOnlineEBU and European Athletics transmit signal from Zurich
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsShailene Woodley and Ariana Grande picked up awards from the annual ceremony.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from ArtsJournal» MEDIA
“[Stephen Margolis] has spoken for the first time about the row that led to it being withdrawn from a north London theatre, and said he felt ‘sick to my teeth’ when the theatre’s director demanded to scrutinise th... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
Dear FM radio, Oh how I loved thee. In 1980 you turned me on to The Clash’ London Calling and I was changed forever. I remember walking down the street, boombox planted firmly on my right shoulder, volume at 9 cranking WMMR 93.3 making s... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from Digital Media newsStreaming film and television service breaks three-milion-subscriber barrier according to new estimates, trouncing its rival Amazon with 'cool' factor
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Advertising & BrandingYou might not remember (or even see) the ads that run between segments of your favorite TV shows these days. But it's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the product placements. Whether it's a subtle prop in the backg...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaCHICAGO, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago-based Kapow Events today announced an official partnership with the Chicago Bears where the corporate events company will transform a space on the north end of Soldier Field for compani...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaNEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- If you're planning to attend this fall's Interop conference in New York City and want to get your geek on, InformationWeek has the perfect guide for you. When you come to New York and are look...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaNEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) today announced the launch of its tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of four tranches of notes. This includes the 8.875% senior notes due 2019, the ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaNEW YORK and LONDON, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Rafferty, (www.taylor-rafferty.com) the world's leading cross border investor relations agency, today announced the appointment of Mark Wilson as Managing Director,...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaSPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Millionaire In The Making Project is announcing its first pre-launch project. We want to capture 100 untold stories of entrepreneurs and upcoming artists on camera! Logo - http://photos.p...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaDENVER, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The growing list of industry-leading companies and prominent attendees participating in the only national conference and exposition for the shale water management segment of the oil and gas industry,...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaGRANDVILLE, Mich., Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Best College Reviews (http://www.bestcollegereviews.org), a leading college search and rankings website, has published a ranking of the 50 best college towns in America available at this w...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaWEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Epic Rights—the full service, global branding and merchandising company representing the merchandising, licensing, e-commerce and digital media interests of legendary rock band ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedAdam & Eve/DDB has told Kwik-Fit it will not seek to renew its contract with the car maintenance specialist when its contract ends later this year.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaCORAL GABLES, Fla., Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- VSBrooks ADVERTISING, a Coral Gables-based integrated marketing firm serving both the general and multi-cultural markets, was recently named in Florida Trend magazine as one of Flori...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaFORT MYERS, Fla., Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ClassifiedsEarth.com (http://www.classifiedsearth.com) continues its steady climb to the top of Internet classifieds websites. Now, the site has added event ticket sales, a competitive...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Advertising & BrandingRemember when you had to wait until the commercial break to be bombarded with brand marketing? Probably not, since product placement has been a Hollywood addiction since the 1980s. Ever since Steven Spielberg featured Reese's Pieces ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaNEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ: WBMD) announced today that it has commenced a tender offer to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $48.50 per share. ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaHENDERSON, Ky., Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Have you ever wanted to see your name up on the big screen? Have you ever wanted to be a part of a movie? Here is your opportunity. Kaci Productions, LLC of Kentucky is working with Co...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaNEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MWW (www.mww.com), one of the top-five global independent public relations firms, today announced that Jess Seilheimer has joined MWW as chief strategy officer, based in the firm's New York of...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaTORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Acura is launching the all-new 2015 TLX performance luxury sedan with the biggest marketing campaign in the brand's history. The TLX, which combines sports-sedan dynamic proportio...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaLONDON, August 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Citizens' Rights Watch, or "The Citizens", was recently incorporated in London under UK law with incorporation number 9162648 of 2014, with headquarters in London. The new organization is an indepe...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaDALLAS, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- ReportsnReports.com adds "2014 Deep Research Report on Global and China 2-Hydroxyethyl Acrylate (HEA) Industry" and "2014 Deep Research Report on Global and China Sodium Tungstate Industry" re...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaNEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As consumers spend an increasing amount of time on their mobile devices, advertisers are also making the transition towards mobile as well. After less than a decade of existence, smartphones a...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaMIDLAND, Mich., Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tickets to more than 30 performing arts events at Midland Center for the Arts go on sale to the public beginning at noon on August 11. Events take place at Midland Center for the A...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from AdvertisingBeacons are a new type of device that could change the way people shop in stores and revolutionize how retailers collect consumer data and interact with shoppers. Retailers can use beacons to trigger location-based features on cust...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Arabian Business - MediaUS education institution recognised outstanding achievements of twofour’s CEO, Noura Al Kaabi
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedDavid Prideaux, the executive creative director of Publicis Chemistry, responds to a suggestion from Bob Greenberg, the R/GA founder, that awards judges should accept "innovative" scam ads.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & MediaSÃO PAULO, 11 de agosto de 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A comissão mista presidida pelo Senador Romero Jucá (PMDB/RR) que analisa a Medida Provisória 651/2014, a qual dispõe sobre incentivos à competitividade indust...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media- The top eight comedians across Canada have been chosen by the country to move on to Finale - One finalist will win Top Comic title and $15,000 at JFL42 and ALL finalists will op...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Media community of AfricaBizTakeouts, the audio version of Bizcommunity.com's Marketing & Media news website, came of age last Thursday, 7 August 2014, as the company celebrated its 100th show. The venue was the sumptuous Delos antique lighting and furniture sho...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedCare for the Wild, the wildlife charity, has brought together some of the "cats of the internet" for a new online film to raise money for endangered lions and tigers.
- The L.A. Radio Discussions Board is talking about the death of George Nicholaw, the former general manager of KNX 1070 Newsradio in Los Angeles. Nicholaw died at his home Saturday evening after being hospitalized with an infection. He wa...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedComparethemarket.com's meerkat mascots take their adopted son back to his African roots in a campaign from the insurance comparison website.
- ESPN has suspended its third host in the past two weeks. Dan Le Batard will return to the airwaves today after being suspended two days for purchasing billboards in Ohio poking fun at LeBron James. It'll be interesting to see if Le Batar...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedNBC Sports' "return of Coach Lasso" ad featuring comedy actor Jason Sudeikis has topped the Campaign Viral Chart.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedNederburg, the Distell-owned South African wine brand, will launch its first UK TV campaign in September, starring the presenter and farmer Jimmy Doherty.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from afaqs! News > Latest Advertising NewsWe try to get to know 'the guy who replaced Pops'. Meet the chief creative officer of Leo Burnett..
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from afaqs! News > Latest Advertising NewsMarico has maximum number of shortlisted work in this edition..
- During Q1 Saga CEO Ed Christian said there were many days his sellers were making angels in the snow, referring to the harsh winter weather that lead to a flat quarter. He also indicated business was day-to-day, "we face daily rushed of ...
- Pivotal Research Group analyst Brian Wieser is reporting that Television advertising will grow by 2.5%, which is better than most expected. "If national TV grew at 2% as we think it did, it means that the medium continued to gain share o...
- That's what DCRTV.com is reporting and the target may be Redskins owner Dan Snyder's Red Zebra Broadcasting. If it ever happens, that deal would eventually give Cumulus four additional signals in DC (WTEM's 980 AM, 92.7 FM, and 94.3 FM, ...
- 26-year old Nick Camino is the new evening voice at Newsradio WTAM-AM in Cleveland. He started his radio career at WTAM in 2006 as a part-time producer and board op and now fills the shift once occupied by great Cleveland broadcasters li...
- Genesis Communications Network welcomes Bill Frady, host of Lock-N-Load, to their Monday through Friday morning lineup starting today. Lock-N-Load discusses all areas relating to guns, including the gun industry, trends, self defense and...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Advertising Age - MediaAcura is launching its new luxury sedan -- embarking on the biggest marketing campaign in its history -- without the help of broadcast prime time TV. The American Honda division will promote the TLX with a robust campaign that includes a...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Advertising & BrandingAcura uses music to inject some sizzle into the sedan category in its soon-to-break campaign for the new Acura TLX. The new ads, from lead agency Mullen LA, include a 60-second launch spot that depicts auto engineers sketching, assemblin...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Magazines community of AfricaFerial Haffajee, Chair of the independent judging panel and Editor-in-Chief of City Press, announced the finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2014 Competition late last week. The competition, now in its 19th ye...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Advertising & BrandingSpecs New gig: Commercial director, Nonfiction Unlimited Continuing Gig: Documentary filmmaker Age: 45 Why the interest in commercial production? I’ve been doing documentaries for about 25 years and want to continue to ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Advertising & BrandingAre street-based vending machines key to taking social commerce mainstream? Recent campaigns from Old Navy , Westin Hotels and Nike would suggest so, but some analysts argue that this sort of experiential advertising is simply a short-te...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from TelevisionFor the first time in its 58-year history, Condé Nast’s Bon Appétit is hitting the airwaves. This January, the magazine will partner with Bravo on a new competition series, Best New Restaurant , which pits 16 differen...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Advertising & BrandingAdweek talks to Mary Kay 's director of U.S. consumer marketing Kim Sater about the brand's deep relationship with Lifetime's long-running fashion design competition show Project Runway —why it's different, and why ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Advertising & BrandingMatt Reichman, vp of production at Bravo and an executive producer on the network's hit competition series Top Chef , talks about why brand integrations are more important than ever, the wackiest marketing stunt the show has done in ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Advertising & BrandingAdweek sits down with RuPaul, star of the Logo channel's drag competition show RuPaul's Drag Race and cable's queen of product placement, to get the skinny on which brands are doing it right, his all-time favorite TV commerci...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Advertising & BrandingNot long ago, brand integrations on television could be kind of a drag. To get noticed, marketers relied on standard, sometimes clumsy product placement tactics like putting digitally enhanced samples on an emcee’s desk or filling ...
