MEDIA & ADVERTISING THURSDAY IN-DEPTH: 100 Breaking News & Top Stories 8/7

• News Corp ends first year away from Fox with mixed results: $.02/share income; $2.19B revenue (Variety)
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Mediagazer

  
  Variety : News Corp ends first year away from Fox with mixed results: $.02/share income; $2.19B revenue   —  News Corp. Revenues Fall on Weaker Ad Sales, Subscriptions  —  Revenues at News Corp. fell durin...
• New York Times to use the word 'torture' when describing torture
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.uk

  
  Executive editor Dean Baquet published a statement on Thursday announcing the change in style Under pressure from reporters and editors, the New York Times leadership has decided to use the word torture with regard to the CIAs treatment ...
• UPDATE 3-Embattled NCAA lets richest colleges play their own game
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Media
  (Adds comments from National College Players Association and sports management professor)
• How The Help Is Killing Retail
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from MediaPost | Online Media Daily
  I read earlier in the week that aside from a small uptick in April, shopper visits to U.S. retailers have fallen by 5% or more from a year earlier in EVERY month for the past two years.
• News Corp revenues fall 3% in last quarter amid circulation decline
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from MediaGuardian.co.uk
  'Challenging advertising environment' and legal bill for phone hacking scandal ate into revenues of Murdoch's news division News Corp revenues fell 3% in the last quarter, the company said on Thursday amid a "challenging advertising...
• News Corp’s revenue falls
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Poynter. » MediaWire
  News Corp Revenue at News Corp’s news and information division fell 6 percent in the last quarter of the corporation’s fiscal year , and 9 percent in the full year, when compared with the respective same periods the year befo...
• UPDATE 2-Zynga cuts 2014 forecast, delays various gaming titles
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Media
  (Updates drop in share price, adds details on new games, executive quotes)
• Black Twitter Calls Out Associated Press For Renisha McBride Tweet, And It's Spot On
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  The Associated Press is usually known for its journalistic integrity, but the news outlet's framing of a murder conviction has drawn outrage on social media . And, as is common with Black Twitter , much of that criticism was funny, ironi...
• CBS Big On C7 Metrics, Q2 Revs Drop 5%
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from MediaPost | MediaDailyNews
  CBS anticipates more than three-quarter of its advertising deals will be pegged to C7 metrics during next year's upfront advertising marketplace. For the second-quarter reporting period, CBS witnessed lower second-quarter revenue due to ...
• Dance Music Versus the Mainstream Media: 'If Country Can Dance, Why Can't We?'
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  A blanket of dismal expectancy shrouds every new festival or high profile EDM show. It arrives in the form of a vulture; a hovering media presence eyeing any opportunity to snatch up crumbs of information to then fabricate wildly alarmin...
• NYT recalibrates on "torture" for clear cases where interrogators inflicted pain on prisoners (Dylan Byers/Politico)
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Mediagazer
  Dylan Byers / Politico : NYT recalibrates on “torture” for clear cases where interrogators inflicted pain on prisoners   —  N.Y. Times broadens use of ‘torture’  —  The New York Tim...
• Townsquare scores 8% growth in Q2
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
  Townsquare Media saw a 7.8% pro forma revenue increase in the quarter compared to the same period last year. Live events, local digital and national website divisions offset flat local ad revenue.
• Amazon has an advantage over Google Express/B&N because it owns the customer relationship (Larry Dignan/ZDNet)
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Mediagazer
  Larry Dignan / ZDNet : Amazon has an advantage over Google Express/B&N because it owns the customer relationship   —  Why Google Express, B&N vs. Amazon is apples and oranges  —  Summary: Google Ex...
• NYT Will Use The Word Torture, Finally
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  The New York Times announced on Thursday that it will use the word torture to describe the United States' controversial interrogation tactics on terror suspects. "From now on, The Times will use the word “torture” to describe incidents i...
• Edward M. Joyce, CBS News Leader During Era of Cost-Cutting, Dies at 81
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from NYT > Media & Advertising
  A former president of CBS News, he helped steer the network through a $120 million libel suit by Gen. William C. Westmoreland.
• Nielsen Audio: The major markets, continued
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
  More insights into the majors as flocks of numbers are posting. All of the Players are reported in the Nielsens (subscribers) putting the action above the line and DNS territory occupied mostly by rim shots, foreign and niche formats. Wi...
• UPDATE 1-SolarCity loss smaller than expected on "unprecedented demand"
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Media
  (Compares with estimates, adds details from statement, background and share movement)
• Dow drops to close at 3-month low
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
  Stocks ended Thursday’s session with modest losses, as investors moved out of riskier assets and into gold and U.S. Treasurys. The drop in stocks, while relatively modest, was global, with Asian and European markets also losing ground. T...
• Starbucks: We Don't Give Money To Israel
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  WASHINGTON -- The global coffee company Starbucks released a statement this week to clarify apparent misconceptions about the company's patronage of Israel. In a fact sheet updated Aug. 5, Starbucks notes it does not support any politica...
• Mag Bag: Magazine Circs Slip in First Half
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from MediaPost | MediaDailyNews
  The total circulation of magazines tracked by the Alliance for Audited Media (formerly the Audit Bureau of Circulations) slipped 1.9% between the first half of 2013 to the first half of 2014, reflecting a 1.8% decrease in paid subscripti...
• Gannett exec: Goal of reshuffled newsrooms is to invest ‘fewest resources necessary in production’
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Poynter. » MediaWire
  As five Gannett newspapers institute sweeping changes across their newsrooms, the goal is to better attract an audience of 25- to 45-year-olds, a Gannett executive told Poynter via phone. That means reaching readers beyond print. Freeing...
• Senior UX Designer Leaving Arnold
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from AgencySpy
  Today we can confirm a tip that Kate Tetreault , who currently holds the title of senior user experience designer at Arnold Worldwide, will soon leave her position at the agency. Tetreault isn’t just a talented web designer; a tips...
• The Scoreboard: Wednesday, August 6
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TVNewser
  25-54 demographic (Live +SD) Total day: FNC: 245 | MSNBC: 74 | CNN: 100 | HLN: 99 Primetime: FNC: 319 | MSNBC: 93 | CNN: 123 | HLN: 114 4p: 5p: 6p: 7p: 8p: 9p: 10p: 11p: 12a: FNC Cavuto: 156 TheFive: 215 Baier: 249 Greta: 220 O’Rei...
• How Nixon Ruined The Relationship Between The White House And The Press
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  The White House has become much more secretive and selective about what it communicates to the public over the years, and President Richard Nixon could be to blame. Prior to Nixon, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was known for facilitati...
• Diane Sutter named recipient of 6th Annual Frances Preston Trailblazer Award
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
  The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) Group announced that Shooting Star Broadcasting’s
• UPDATE 1-Book publishing helps News Corp beat revenue estimates
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Media
  (Compares with estimates, adds share movement, details from statement)
• Redheads Want to Sell You Stuff
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  Infographic American advertising on network television during prime time features an astonishing number of redheads. A new study finds that 30 percent of ads during peak TV viewing hours include someone with red hair, even though the fre...
• History launches Planet H
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
  History announced the launch of Planet H, a new brand extension created for kids ages 7-11 to explore historical topics and eras through play. The announcement was made by Dan Suratt, Executive Vice President, Digital Media and Brand �...
• Smartphone camera makers see next opportunity in cars
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Media
  YONGIN, South Korea, Aug 8 (Reuters) - South Korean smartphone camera makers are tapping the surging yet more technologically demanding market for vehicle cameras to dull the impact of slowing growth in global handset sales.
• CBS Q2 lower over NCAA semifinals, soft ad market
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
  CBS saw revenue decline in Q2 as it lost some TV licensing revenue from the shift of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship semifinals to Turner. Revenues were $3.19 billion for the quarter compared with $3.37 billion for Q2 2013.
• Israel, Gaza, War & Data: Social Networks and the Art of Personalizing Propaganda
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  It's hard to shake away the utterly depressing feeling that comes with news coverage these days. IDF and Hamas are at it again, a vicious cycle of violence, but this time it feels much more intense. While war rages on the ground in Gaza ...
• Ashton Kutcher's viral site, A+, lifted content from BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, Cracked, more (Rob Price/Daily Dot)
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Mediagazer
  Rob Price / Daily Dot : Ashton Kutcher's viral site, A+, lifted content from BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, Cracked, more   —  Is Ashton Kutcher's new viral empire built off stolen content?  —  Ashton Kutcher'...
• CCME flips WPGB-FM Pittsburgh to Country
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
  Perhaps this is why Quinn and Rose were not renewed at the news-talker, to the dismay of basically their entire audience. WPGB has flipped to Country 8/7 as "Big 104.7, Pittsburgh’s New Hot Country,” putting it in direct competition with...
• Judge Rules Google Can't Edit Record Of Public Hearing
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from MediaPost | Online Media Daily
  Siding with a group of news organizations, a federal judge on Wednesday rejected Google's attempt to edit the publicly available transcript of a critical hearing in a lawsuit about Gmail ads.
• 'Into the Storm' disaster thriller recreates twister terror
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Media
  LOS ANGELES, Aug 7 (Reuters) - When director Steven Quale began researching tornados for a natural disaster film he turned to YouTube for inspiration from eye witness accounts to convey the real terror and devastation of twisters.
• Univision adds two to executive team
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
  Univision Communications announced two key appointments. Kevin Cuddihy has been named president of Local Media and Jessica Rodriguez was
• UPDATE 1-DirecTV, AT&T could own Houston sports network under bankruptcy plan
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Media
  Aug 7 (Reuters) - DirecTV and AT&T Inc would jointly own a Houston sports network under a plan to end the network's bankruptcy, although current part-owner Comcast Corp warned it may challenge the proposal.
• How Vice News Got Unprecedented Access To The Islamic State
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  NEW YORK -– When The New York Times reported last month on life in Raqqa, Syria, the de facto capital of the extremist group the Islamic State, the paper didn’t reveal its reporter’s identity or that of anyone interviewed out a fear of r...
• Hoda Talks Mystery Boyfriend And Importance Of 'Deep And Honest' Sexual Connection
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  Painfully little is known about Hoda's mystery boyfriend, save for their recent trip to see "All The Way" on Broadway and that, according to Hoda herself, he's "very, very, cute." Well, interested parties should take note: the two actual...
• Bloomberg Media Makes Cuts in Three Cities; Cancels ‘Political Capital’
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TVNewser
  Bloomberg Media has made cuts in Washington D.C., Los Angeles and New York City today. The media arm of the privately-held financial services company is shutting down its Los Angeles TV operations, cutting three jobs there. In New York, ...
• AP Draws Outrage Over Renisha McBride Tweet
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  The Associated Press is under fire for yet another tweet, this time about the trial of the man who fatally shot Renisha McBride . Theodore Wafer was on trial for shooting and killing 19-year-old McBride on his porch last November. McBrid...
• Thursday Odds and Ends
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from AgencySpy
  -Christina Hendricks protests gender equality in the workplace for Funny or Die sketch (video above). link -Integrated communications agency Home acquires McGrath Rainey Laird. link -What John Oliver got wrong about native advertising. l...
• Twitch CEO: "We screwed up" with short notice on policy changes affecting archives and audio (Eric Johnson/Re/code)
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Mediagazer
  Eric Johnson / Re/code : Twitch CEO: “We screwed up” with short notice on policy changes affecting archives and audio   —  Under Fire, Twitch CEO Says “We Screwed Up” Policy Announcement  &mda...
• John Walsh Withdrawing From Senate Race Amid Plagiarism Scandal
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  Sen. John Walsh (D-Mont.) is dropping out of his Senate race following allegations he plagiarized while working on his masters’ thesis at the United States Army War College in 2007. Chuck Johnson of Lee Newspapers in Montana tweeted the ...
• Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Reuters: Media
  Aug 7 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday:
• I Hope I Am Reincarnated as a Smart Phone
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  In my next life, I want to come back as a smart phone. I may be a 40-ish, over worked, under-appreciated, slightly burnt out spouse and mother of teen boys, but that doesn't mean I don't remember the good stuff. It wasn't that long ago t...
• UM Names Kasha Cacy U.S. President
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from AgencySpy
  Universal McCann (UM) has named Kasha Cacy as the agency’s new U.S. president, Adweek reports . Cacy succeeds Sarah Personette , who exits following maternity leave for a position as head of global business marketing at Facebook. I...
• Sunday Show Ratings: August 3
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from TVNewser
  ABC’s “This Week” won in both total viewers and the A25-54 demographic August 3, besting CBS’ “Face the Nation” by +101,000 and +30,000 viewers, respectively. NBC’s “Meet the Press” w...
• What the Times Did on Marijuana Was Big!
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.com
  I'm a New York Times junkie. I got hooked in my early teens and have rarely gone a day without a fix. It is, apart from email, the first and principal thing I look at on my mobile. All of which is to say, I love the Times, and I hate it ...
• For teens, Katy Perry & Leonardo DiCaprio aren’t as cool as YouTube celebrities
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from VentureBeat » Media
  Heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio was less appealing than quirky YouTube personality Jenna Marbles, and Hunger Games sweetheart Jennifer Lawrence got outranked by Swedish video gamer reviewer PewDiePie.
• Kids' Ideas for the Car of the Future Will Warm Your Cold, Old Heart
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Advertising & Branding
  Live long enough and you just might see an automobile that sucks up discarded plastic bottles anteater-style through its front and spits them out the back as recycled plastic bricks that can be used to build houses. That is, if a South A...
• San Diego's Walrus Taking It To The Max
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from RadioInsight
  Update 8/7: Another shoe in the 105.7 XHRPS-FM saga has dropped as afternoon host Rich Brother Robbin is retiring following his program on Friday, August 8. LARadio.com reports that Robbin is ending his radio career after 56 years on his...
• New Republique: Make The Logo Bigger
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  Advertising Agency: New Republique, Sydney, Australia Creative Director: Andrew Jones Art Director: Stephen Brabazon Developer: Jackson Alsop Designer: Sofia Santos Submitter: Anthony Ortuso Published: March 2014
• Caesars Acquisition Company Announces Pro-Rata Distribution of CEOC Senior Notes by Caesars Growth Partners, LLC to Itself and Subsidiaries of Caesars Entertainment Corporation
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  LAS VEGAS, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Caesars Acquisition Company (NASDAQ: CACQ) ("CAC") today announced that, as managing member of Caesars Growth Partners, LLC ("CGP" or "Caesars Growth Partners"), it has caused CGP to make a pr...
• Koodo Mobile: The Mobile Mobile Charging Station
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  Being stuck waiting for your phone battery to charge sucks. So to show people that Koodo Mobile is always looking for ways to have their backs, we created the Mobile Mobile Charging Station – the charger that follows you (in a totally no...
• Dodge Momentum Index Loses Ground in July
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dodge Momentum Index erased the gains made over the last two months, falling 4.4% in July to 121.4 (2000=100). This marks the Index's first decline in four months, according to McGraw ...
• Smithsonian Magazine Honors Roseanne Cash
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from The Press
  Smithsonian Magazine will hold its 3rd Annual American Ingenuity Awards in October, honoring eight of the most innovative people in the arts and sciences. And this year, the award for performing arts will go to Rosanne Cash. T Bone Burne...
• Societe de l'assurance automobile du Quebec: Consequences
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  Advertising Agency: Lg2, Quebec City, Canada Creative Director: Luc Du Sault Copywriter / Art director: Jean Lafreniere Account: Sandie Lafleur, Mireille Cote, Catherine Darius Director: Guillaume de Fontenay DOP: Pierre Gill Production ...
• Kubota Tractors Australia: Hills Hoist
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  If walking isn't your thing, there's the Kommander. This is the life. As part of the ongoing ‘This is the life’ campaign from Kubota Tractors Australia the Kommander ride on mower enters the residential market. Traditionally only seen in...
• Amnesty International: Dhondup
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  Dhondup Wangcchen. Jailed for making documentary films. Sign his way to freedom. Advertising Agency: Havas Worldwide Prague, Czech Republic Creative Directors: Pavel Sobek , Eda Kauba Art Director: Jakub Kolarik Copywriter: Pavel Sobek I...
• Amnesty International: Calixto
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  Calixto Ramon Martínez Arias. Jailed for journalistic activity. Sign his way to freedom. Advertising Agency: Havas Worldwide Prague, Czech Republic Creative Directors: Pavel Sobek , Eda Kauba Art Director: Jakub Kolarik Copywriter: Pavel...
• Tema: Loving, 3
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  Loving the skin and the clothes. Advertising Agency: Publicis, Sofia, Bulgaria Creative Director: Raffaele Cesaro Senior Art Director / Designer: Milena Ivanova Senior Copywriter: Irena Parvanova Agency Producer: Valentina Illieva Photog...
• Tema: Loving, 2
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  Loving the skin and the clothes. Advertising Agency: Publicis, Sofia, Bulgaria Creative Director: Raffaele Cesaro Senior Art Director / Designer: Milena Ivanova Senior Copywriter: Irena Parvanova Agency Producer: Valentina Illieva Photog...
• Tema: Loving, 1
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  Loving the skin and the clothes. Advertising Agency: Publicis, Sofia, Bulgaria Creative Director: Raffaele Cesaro Senior Art Director / Designer: Milena Ivanova Senior Copywriter: Irena Parvanova Agency Producer: Valentina Illieva Photog...
• IGT Turns Luck Into Gold In The Golden State With $3 Million Jackpot
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  LAS VEGAS, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- One northern California resident experienced a life-changing moment when he struck gold on global gaming entertainment leader IGT's (NYSE: IGT) Megabucks® Double Diamond Deluxe at Twin Pi...
• Israel AIDS Task Force: Secret
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  I'm HIV positive and it's not a secret. Advertising Agency: Y&R, Israel CEO / Chief Creative Officer: Guy Bar Deputy CEO: Yuval Vaingast Creative Directors: Oren Bennaim , Moshe Saikevich Copywriter: Asi Gurtenberg Art Director: Gil ...
• Information Services Group Announces Second-Quarter Financial Results
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG) (NASDAQ: III), a leading technology insights, market intelligence and advisory services company, today announced financial results for the second q...
• GNC: Beat the standard
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  GNC rewards customers that beat Google Maps estimated travel time to their stores. Advertising School: Miami Ad School, New York, USA Teacher: Sara Shelton Art Director: Quentin Weil Copywriter: Jade Hughes
• Shutterstock Announces Yearend Departure of President and COO Thilo Semmelbauer
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global provider of commercial digital imagery and music, today announced that President and Chief Operating Officer Thilo Semmelbauer has notified the...
• Deron School Students Embrace "Science" Through Two Unique Summer School Themes
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  UNION, N.J., Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- More than 150 students in Northern New Jersey who have learning disabilities, including those on the autistic spectrum, are participating in an exciting and educational extended year summe...
• Shutterstock Reports Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global provider of commercial digital imagery and music, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.   "Our sec...
• Micro e pequenas empresas poderão ir ao mercado de capitais sem perder o Simples (Brasil+Competitivo)
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  BRASÍLIA, Brasil, 7 de agosto de 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A presidente Dilma Rousseff sancionou nesta quinta-feira (7), sem vetos, a lei complementar que altera a Lei Geral das Micro e Pequenas Empresas ("MPE") e estabelece o Simples Na...
• Night Zoo Salzburg: Alligator
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  We prefer real animals at night. Advertising Agency: dunkelblaufastschwarz, Salzburg, Austria Creative Directors: Reinhard Obinger , Peter Mitterhauser Art Director: Reinhard Obinger Copywriter: Florian Kähler Published: August 2014
• Night Zoo Salzburg: Ostrich
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  We prefer real animals at night. Advertising Agency: dunkelblaufastschwarz, Salzburg, Austria Creative Directors: Reinhard Obinger , Peter Mitterhauser Art Director: Reinhard Obinger Copywriter: Florian Kähler Published: August 2014
• Night Zoo Salzburg: Goat
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  We prefer real animals at night. Advertising Agency: dunkelblaufastschwarz, Salzburg, Austria Creative Directors: Reinhard Obinger , Peter Mitterhauser Art Director: Reinhard Obinger Copywriter: Florian Kähler Published: August 2014
• Night Zoo Salzburg: Jaguar
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  We prefer real animals at night. Advertising Agency: dunkelblaufastschwarz, Salzburg, Austria Creative Directors: Reinhard Obinger , Peter Mitterhauser Art Director: Reinhard Obinger Copywriter: Florian Kähler Published: August 2014
• LIONSGATE REPORTS RESULTS FOR FIRST QUARTER 2015
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  SANTA MONICA, Calif. and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) today reported revenue of $449.4 million, adjusted EBITDA of $77.3 million, adjusted net income of $49.6 million or $0.36 adjus...
• Rentrak Reports Fiscal 2015 First Quarter Financial Results
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014. ...
• CBS Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2014 Results
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) today reported results for the second quarter of 2014 and announced increases to its share repurchase program and quarterly dividend. "CBS's strategy of pr...
• Shareholder Alert: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Announces Investigation of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited -MPEL
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising--Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited.  ("Melco Crow...
• Smokey Bear Celebrates 70th Birthday and Reminds Americans ... "Only You Can Prevent Wildfires"
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Smokey Bear, the icon featured in the longest running public service campaign in U.S. history, turns 70 years old this Saturday, August 9, 2014. Created in 1944 by the U.S. Forest ...
• Local news outlets are joining the data journalism bandwagon
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from CJR
  A few years ago, Gene Balk noticed that numbers and statistics were increasingly becoming more available and compelling as a central subject in news stories. "Data journalism has been getting more popular, and I noticed that there's so m...
• Social Scanner: Snapchat’s pitch to marketers
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Marketing Magazine » Media
  Plus, Foursquare rebrands as a city guide and YouTubers go brick-and-mortar
• The Moxie Fords Present Peter Pan: A Tap Dance Spectacular
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  BALTIMORE, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Moxie Fords, Baltimore's only comedic tap dance troupe, will present Peter Pan: A Tap Dance Spectacular at the Yellow Sign Theatre (1726 North Charles Street) on Saturday, August 23, 201...
• Digital Advertising Market (Online) Growing at 11.9% CAGR to 2019 Says a New Research Report Available at ReportsnReports.com
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  DALLAS, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global digital advertising market to grow from $125.82 billion in 2014 to $220.38 billion by 2019. Over the next 5 years, this market is expected to experience high traction in Asia-Pacific (AP...
• Lavu Breaks Ground With New iPad Hospitality Management System Featured On Ramsay's Hotel Hell
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Lavu Inc. has entered a new market with Lavu Hospitality: a modern iPad POS solution for hotel management, online reservations, lobby services, payments and guest database. Lavu Hospitality...
• Undisputed Ageless Diva Cher Dishes With AARP The Magazine About Pushing Past Her Insecurities, Her Reign In The Spotlight, And Why She'll Always Have The Last Word
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Across nearly half a century of hit records, acclaimed movies, and concert spectacles, the unstoppable Cher has deftly managed to maintain her youthful mystique while simultaneously del...
• Univision Communications Inc. anuncia nombramientos ejecutivos clave
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  NUEVA YORK, 7 de agosto de 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), la principal empresa de medios de comunicación al servicio de la comunidad hispana en los Estados Unidos, hoy anunció do...
• Outside Lands Festival and Magisto, Mobile Video App Bring Social Music Videos to San Francisco
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Outside Lands is a three-day music, food and arts festival that takes place in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA. Performers at the festival this year include Kanye West, Tom Petty and...
• 3 best practices for pitching a product review to journalists
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media
  NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers look to product reviews as trustworthy third-party sources to inform their purchase decisions. It is in the best interest of brands to acquire as many positive mentions of their ...
• For $100,000, GQ Magazine's Most 'Elite' Readers Will Promote Your Brand
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Advertising Age - Media
  Here's the pitch Conde Nast's GQ magazine is giving marketers: Spend at least $100,000 with us and get access to 57 "elite" GQ readers who will help promote your brand across print and digital. The program, called GQ57, is the magazine's...
• MLB's Civil War: A $800 Million TV Dispute Heats Up
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Hollywood Reporter - THR, Esq.
  After the Baltimore Orioles and their broadcast company accuse MLB of fraud and warn of the consequences of Nationals telecast rights being pulled, a judge steps in. read more
• WPGB Pittsburgh Brings BIG Country
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from RadioInsight
  Update 8/7 3:00pm: As we first tipped off a couple weeks ago, WPGB flipped to Country as “Big 104.7” at 3:00pm. The new format is being branded as “Pittsburgh’s New Hit Country” and launching with the usual ...
• truTV: Now more refined
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  Whole new line up. Way more fun. We've changed the channel. Advertising Agency: Mullen, Boston, USA Creative Director: Dylan Bernd Art Director: Tom Francesconi Copywriter: Diego Sarmiento Art Producer: Jessica Manning Photographer: Josh...
• Department of Defense: Step up
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  Step up. You can make a difference. If you witness inappropriate behavior, speak up. Stop sexual Assault. For more information visit SAPR.mil Anti-sexual abuse posters to be displayed in all branches of the Military. Advertising Agency: ...
• Department of Defense: Live Our Values
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  Live our values. You can make a difference. If you witness inappropriate behavior, speak up. Stop sexual Assault. For more information visit SAPR.mil Anti-sexual abuse posters to be displayed in all branches of the Military. Advertising ...
• OSN: Terrible accident
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Ads of the World - Advertising Archive & Community
  Advertising Agency: JWT, Cairo, Egypt Creatives: Rami Elkerdani , Hatem Elawa , Khaled Zaki Copywriters: Omar Hilal , Hatem El-Awa , Khaled Zaki , Rami Elkerdani Agency Producer: Khaled Zaki Director: Omar Hilal Production Company: GOAT ...
• Missing Mad Men? Here's Christina Hendricks Trying to Work in a Modern Office
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Television
  The final half of the seventh and final season of Mad Men won't premiere until next spring (although filming has wrapped—and according to Elizabeth Moss, there was a lot of crying going on as the cast shot the finale). For now,...
• American Apparel's Provocative Back To School Ads Are Igniting Fury
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Advertising
  American Apparel is facing heat for a provocative back-to-school campaign in the U.K. The retailer published photos online that showed models leaning over in plaid, schoolgirl-style skirts.  The photos, some of which have been remov...
• Univision Changes Radio Structure
  Thursday, August 7, 2014 from
  Kevin Cuddihy who has been president of the Univision Television Group is now president of Local Media reporting to CEO Randy Falco. Cuddihy will now oversee a combined 130 television and radio stations with responsibility for local sale...