- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MediagazerCharlie Warzel / BuzzFeed : Screenshots shared on social media give readers a chance to supplement or replace headlines — How The Screenshort Could Save Us From Horrible Headlines — So far screenshort...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media Week 2013 News RSS FeedJason Seiken, the Telegraph's first chief content officer who also took on the role of editor in chief, has left less than two years amid his shakeup at the publisher amid a raft of accusations and bad blood.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MediaGuardian.co.ukFormer Great British Bake Off finalist tweets Diana Ross’s I’m Coming Out and hits out at ‘misogynists’ who accused her of flirting with judge to reach TV final Former Great British Bake Off finalist Ruby Tandoh has come out as gay, with...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comA silent protester holds up a placard during a speech by Myanmar's Minister of Information at the International Press Institute's World Congress on press freedom. By Charles M. Sennott YANGON, Myanmar -- In a grand ballroom at a fancy ho...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comAs the U.S. Department of Justice report on St. Louis County reveals , institutionalized racism has deep roots in Ferguson, Missouri -- and its history begins long before the protests of August 2014 . " Mike Brown's death is connected to...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comAfter more than three decades in the news business, Lin Sue Cooney is leaving her post at 12 News, the anchor announced on air Wednesday night. Joining Channel 12 in 1984, Cooney began her career 34 years ago in Beaumont, Texas. "I'm not...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MediagazerRob Gillies / Associated Press : Al-Jazeera journalist says Canada not issuing him passport — TORONTO (AP) — Al-Jazeera English journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who remains in Egypt on bail while awaiting trial on terro...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from iMedia Connection: All FeedsIf you didn't nail that Christmas or Valentine's Day gift for your loved one, the good news is that you have another shot: Mother's Day is next month, followed quickly by Father's Day. These very personal occasions are where marketers an...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsJustin Long, Gina Rodriguez and Jane Lynch support NBC's charitable telethon.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsWith exactly five weeks until we go to the polls, what did you think of the leaders tonight?
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsThe forthcoming action-adventure game launches later this month.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comActor Isaiah Washington appeared on "CNN Tonight" on Wednesday to respond to the heavy criticism he's received online after posting tweets about Chris Rock's Instagram photos. Rock's pictures show selfies of the comedian that he took aft...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MediaGuardian.co.ukI am enjoying Channel 4’s timely shows such as Coalition – but the days of The Thick of It on the BBC feel distant. The corporation must be brave Grounded at the weekend by a virus, I didn’t, as I might ordinarily have done, go to the th...
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- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from E&P - NewsPrint copies of Time Out New York will be distributed for free starting April 15, the magazine announced Wednesday. The magazine will now be distributed for free at 175 locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Quee...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media News India Asia Pacific advertising, marketing pr print digital convergence trp circulation print radioBBC Arabic has launched a new digital project about Syrian Refugees, which will be available in six languages. Syrian Journey (#SyrianJourney) takes the audience on their own personal journey, facing dilemmas based on real-life stories. ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsA pitch is reportedly being put to HBO, Showtime, AMC, Netflix and Amazon.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MediaGuardian.co.ukOur commentators Jonathan Freedland, Gaby Hinsliff, Hugh Muir and Polly Toynbee give their reactions to the seven-way televised debate Ed Miliband yearned for a TV debate that would be his audition for the role of prime minister. As it t...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from E&P - NewsFrom coast to coast, the spring scent of newspaper transactions hangs in the air. The big one — Apollo Global Management’s purchase of Digital First Media — is nearing completion. Meanwhi...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comStrangers near and far are helping one New York City mom find stable housing for her family in the wake of devastation. Although Diane McLean's family survived a fire that leveled three buildings in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from UK Media on Huffingtonpost UK
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MediaGuardian.co.ukAs Iggy Pop starts his new Friday-night slot on BBC 6 Music, fellow DJ Cocker catches up with him to talk music, Miami and Marxism Jarvis Cocker and Iggy Pop have an oddly large amount in common: careers spent largely on the outside befo...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MediagazerDarren Davidson / TheAustralian : CEOs of Shine Australia, a TV production company owned by 21st Century Fox, will leave posts ahead of merger with Endemol — Fennessy brothers to leave Shine Australia … Mark and...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsThe cyberpunk adventure title from Wadjet Eye Games is set to debut in May.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsThis limited edition PS Vita retail version supports the cross-save feature.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from 10,000 WordsThe city is chock-full of creative types and even more suits than usual this week, as many of the networks present their 2015-2016 slate of programming during the annual Upfronts. I was lucky enough to snag some time with Ron Moore , ex...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comThe Internet loves to argue about MFAs. It's a touchy subject . Every few months some insider will publish an article that either rebukes the idea of the MFA program as a Ponzi scheme controlled by fascist eggheads, or upholds it as an A...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsJustin Bieber reveals that his romance with Selena Gomez inspired his latest work.
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- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from MediagazerPeter Kafka / Re/code : Apple wants TV networks to handle infrastructure and costs of streaming for its video service — Apple Asks TV Programmers to Supply Their Own Streams for Apple's TV Service — A...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MediaGuardian.co.ukMany Iranians bypass state’s filtering system to post positive messages after the announcement of a nuclear deal in Lausanne As news of Thursday evening’s breakthrough in nuclear negotiations began to sink in, Iranians reacted jubilantly...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MediaGuardian.co.ukBest paid chief executive in the FTSE 100 makes donation weeks after controversy over his incentive scheme at WPP advertising agency Sir Martin Sorrell, the chief executive of WPP, has donated shares in the advertising company worth more...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comSociety has crossed the line when it comes to the pressures placed on women to attain an unattainable level of physical "perfection." California-based photographer Terrance Smalls draws that line very clearly in his new photo collection,...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsBruce Campbell is back in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead spinoff series.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MediaGuardian.co.ukFile-sharing firm’s Matt Mason says he wants to combat piracy: ‘Content has value, it should be legally licensed and distributed...’ BitTorrent has attracted some famous names to its “bundles” initiative in the last two years, including ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from iMedia Connection: All FeedsLoyalty is driven by two primary things -- a strong emotional connection and a reciprocal relationship between two parties. So, it's not surprising that the top three things people are loyal to are their pets (71 percent), their favorite...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from AgencySpyTroy Kelley , a proponent of all things digital who held top positions at various New York-based agencies, moved West last month to join Deutsch LA as its EVP/group account director. In the early stages of his new job, Kelley will work o...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from MediagazerEd Christman / Billboard : Concord Music Group and Bicycle Music merge, form Concord Bicycle Music, raise $100M, and acquire Vanguard and Sugar Hill Records — Concord and Bicycle Merge to Form Concord Bicycle Music, Ac...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from VentureBeat » Media
By tying digital content to geographical coordinates, Aireal can bring AR into just about any physical location. - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comFor the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine 's 15th anniversary issue, Oprah got her glam on. By Clarissa Cruz O magazine's May issue hits newsstands on April 14. @media only screen and (min-width : 500px) {.ethanmobile { display: none; } } L...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media DecoderMiriam Bienstock ran the business side in the early years of a record company that would later become a giant in the industry, with artists like Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from AgencySpyToday in Competing Press Releases news, approximately one hour passed between the time we learned that EVP Lance Saunders would be promoted to president of DDB Canada and that his predecessor David Leonard would become CEO of MacLaren...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comIn the wake of Harry Reid's recent interview on CNN, in which the Senate minority leader seemed unapologetic for erroneously accusing Mitt Romney of tax evasion in 2012, political journalist Jon Ralston published a scathing column on Rei...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MediaGuardian.co.ukEuropean Commission is examining tech giant’s’s dealings with labels and digital music companies to find if they are trying to unfairly limit free rivals, says report European regulators are scrutinising Apple’s dealings with record labe...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsKourtney Kardashian unveils her little "turtle dove" Reign Aston on Instagram.
- HuffPost What's Working Honor Roll: This Group Wants To Change The Way The Media Reports On ViolenceThursday, April 2, 2015 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comAs journalists, we dutifully report on what's going wrong, from scandals and corruption to natural disasters and social problems. But far too often the media fails to show the whole picture, neglecting to tell the stories of what is work...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media NewsKevin Hooks will dramatise the life of Nelson Mandela in a BET miniseries.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from iMedia Connection: All FeedsDon't treat programmatic as simply a way to reduce cost Programmatic is a strategy much like social is a strategy. You wouldn't do "a little bit of social," so why approach programmatic as a tactic just to reduce costs? If you give progr...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MediaGuardian.co.ukMy father, Derek Smith, who has died aged 87, was a BBC documentary producer whose body of work covered more than 100 programmes or series. As an ideas man, he had few equals and created many original series, including the motoring show ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Media News India Asia Pacific advertising, marketing pr print digital convergence trp circulation print radioMediaCom has secured 35 shortlisted entries for the 2015 Festival of Media Global Awards – the top performance by any agency network. 21 separate campaigns from seven different markets have been shortlisted, covering a wide range o...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Sports MediaIn addition to the traditional telecast on TBS, Turner Sports will provide “Team Stream” feeds Saturday of the two NCAA Basketball Tournament national semifinal games from Indianapolis. The semifinal coverage includes a three...
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from National Sports Journalism CenterFormer Philadelphia sportscaster Don Tollefson has been sentenced to two to four years in state prison and 15 years of probation for charges of felony […]
- In their latest blog update, the team at NextRadio says that due to the great response and constructive feedback, a second flight of NextRadio radio ads are scheduled for April. They will run through June. Radio stations have been runnin...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from National Sports Journalism CenterIn a feature earlier this week for the New York Times, Richard Sandomir detailed the recent success of Derek Jeter’s new media venture, a first-person […]
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Hollywood Reporter - THR, Esq.The record giant demands at least $2 million for compilation albums, digital downloads and a royalty advance. read more
- Monday, March 30, 2015 from Sports Media Watch » RatingsAiring an NBA game opposite the NCAA Tournament for the first time in six years, ABC struggled in the ovenrights. The Rockets/Wizards NBA regular season game earned a 1.4 overnight rating on ABC Sunday afternoon, matching Heat/Pistons in...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedMarketing, with the help of social media experts Unruly, showcases three must-watch branded Vines of the month, this time round we've selected hypnotic marketing, clean zombies and flying superheroes.
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- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedMcCain is launching its first brand campaign since appointing Adam & Eve/DDB last year.
- We always like to keep you informed about how Radio's biggest ad category is doing and in March it was a mixed bag. Toyota lead the pak selling 226,000 vehicles for an increase of 4.5% over 2014. For the first quarter, Toyota sales are u...
- Newsday has the details about Radio Ink's Number One Sports Talker, WFAN's Mike Francesa, who's bashing his relationship with his CBS Radio bosses. He says it's never been worse. About seven months ago Francessa first voiced his frustrat...
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from Hollywood Reporter - THR, Esq.Prime Focus asserts dominion over 2D-to-3D conversion technology and demands an injunction against a competitor. read more
- Cumulus station WSJZ-FM in Melbourne is now "All-New 95 Rock, Brevard's Rock Station." WSJZ-FM and WLZR-AM were a Sports combo; the AM will continue to carry ESPN Radio. The new on-air lineup includes Bubba the Love Sponge, Marci Wiser i...
- ASCAP has promoted Christine Pepe to VP of business and legal affairs. Pepe will continue to be responsible for structuring and negotiating licenses and other agreements, as well as providing legal and business support to the ASCAP Found...
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from National Sports Journalism CenterA couple years ago, between games of a high school basketball tournament doubleheader, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan entered the gym and took a seat in the bleachers to watch his alma mater play in the nightcap. Though I had no r...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Press Gazette - Media lawThe Daily Mail has condemned the Liberal Democrats’ election pledge of a “first amendment” guaranteeing a free press and accused The Guardian – which reported the news on its front page – of an “almost psychotic hatred of the commerciall...
- Nothing is more powerful to a radio salesperson than hard data proving how radio delivers advertisers a return on their investment. When you sell air, using ratings that are far from perfect (or no ratings at all), you start your pitch a...
- You're spending your time and resources on digital platforms — and that's smart. But are you getting everything you can from your efforts? At Radio Ink's Convergence, coming up next month, entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling aut...
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from RadioInsightAs expected, the conflict with the “Super Q” branding has resulted in a name change for the coming Spanish CHR format on 97.1 W246AQ Collingswood/97.5 WPEN-HD3 Burlington, NJ/Philadelphia. The Latin Radio Group operated trans...
- SiriusXM and Nissan are launching NissanConnectSM in select 2016 model year Nissan vehicles. The new telematics program is Nissan's first in-vehicle launch of SiriusXM's connected vehicle services and will feature vehicle security, vehic...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Sports Media Watch » RatingsESPN is entering the Women’s Final Four on a higher note. Monday’s Maryland/Tennessee Women’s NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game earned 1.5 million viewers on ESPN, up 51% from North Carolina/Stanford on last year (1.0M) ...
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from Sports Media Watch » RatingsOvernight ratings were mixed for the PGA Tour Texas Open, with Sunday coverage hitting a four-year low. Final round coverage of the PGA Tour Texas Open earned a 1.5 overnight rating on NBC Sunday afternoon, down 25% from last year (2.0),...
- Monday, March 30, 2015 from Hollywood Reporter - THR, Esq.How Robin Williams made a move that Michael Jackson hadn't — and what other celebrities can learn from this. read more
- (By Loyd Ford) We see it all the time. Pass-alongs. Radio passes along TMZ "stuff." They pass along funny little videos from YouTube, but radio and local radio has always had the ability to be nimble, use our local personalities and crea...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Press Gazette - Media lawA former police officer who leaked details of the Milly Dowler investigation to the Sun newspaper has been jailed for 18 months. Over the course of more than a decade, Simon Quinn, 43, made £7,000 from tips to the tabloid while he worked...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Sports MediaBecause of conflicts with Yankees telecasts, the YES Network has moved two Brooklyn Nets home games to alternate channels in its home market. As the Nets try to chase down an Eastern Conference playoff spot, their next two Wednesday game...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from National Sports Journalism CenterAccording to Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated, who broke the story Thursday afternoon, college basketball analyst Bob Knight will not be returning to ESPN next […]
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from Press Gazette - Media lawThe first bout of Dave v Ed on TV last week signaled the unofficial start of the general election campaign. And journalists can look forward to another five weeks of mud-slinging, claim and counter-claim. But it's worth remembering that ...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedAdvertising lags behind consumer's growing hunger for authenticity and it needs to catch up quickly, says Alex Smith, planning director at Sense.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Hollywood Reporter - THR, Esq.The judge granted a legal victory against DLT Entertainment, owner of the the 1970s sitcom starring John Ritter as Jack Ritter. read more
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Press Gazette - Media lawThe Crown Prosecution Service is to press ahead with a retrial of a prison officer whose conviction on a charge of leaking stories to newspapers was overturned by the Court of Appeal last week. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmg...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedMcCain has enlisted 10 families to star in a £8m campaign designed to "create excitement" around teatime.
- Hubbard's KDKB (ALT AZ 93.3) in Phoenix has hired Christy Taylor as midday host and music director. Taylor arrives from Go 96.3/Minneapolis, where she helped launch the station's new alternative format as music director and digital direc...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedArla Foods has appointed Havas Worldwide London to create campaigns in developing markets after a competitive pitch.
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from Hollywood Reporter - THR, Esq.As CAA hires lawyer Anthony Oncidi to pursue claims against UTA and a group of defecting agents, legal theories (and challenges) emerge. read more
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from National Sports Journalism Center
Craig Sager is battling the recurrence of leukemia, his son confirmed, as reported by The Washington Post. The 63-year-old NBA sideline reporter has been with Turner […] - Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Press Gazette - Media lawA businessman has accepted a public apology and a donation to the charity Save the Children over an allegation in the Daily Mirror that he had "courted controversy" by dealing with the regime of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. Ayman Asfar...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Hollywood Reporter - THR, Esq.A judge is allowing Paul Brodeur to proceed with claims that in the film, he was harmfully named as the source of information that microwaves take nutrition out of food. read more
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from RadioInsightEast Carolina Radio News/Talk 98.1 WOBX Manteo/Nags Head, NC has flipped to Sports “98.1 The Score“. The station’s lineup features a mix of programming from Fox Sports Radio and CBS Sports Radio including Fox’ And...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Hollywood Reporter - THR, Esq.Those suing under the Video Privacy Protection Act can't establish that Hulu knew what Facebook might do with information being sharing. read more
- Monday, March 30, 2015 from Hollywood Reporter - THR, Esq.In a perhaps worrisome ruling for the MPAA, a judge trumpets Google's First Amendment rights. read more
- (By Jeff Schmidt) The most effective goal setting is "bottom up." It may start with a conversation like this: Bill: How much do you want to make next year? Jeff: $100,000. Bill: What would you do if you made that kind of money? Jeff: Buy...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from RadioInsightMilwaukee Radio Alliance AC “B93.3” WLDB Milwaukee relaunched at 6:05pm today as “Trending Radio 93.3“. Calling it a facelift as opposed to an all-out format change, the move completes WLDB’s evolution to Ho...
- Ilwira Marciszek (pictured) has been promoted to director, ad operations from senior manager, and Stephanie Vance moves up to director, revenue planning and development from manager, business operations. Marciszek is a digital advertisin...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedBrands have jumped at the chance to trick consumers today. From beard insurance to being able to use any personal item as a contactless payment card - which had you fooled?
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Brand Republic Advertising RSS FeedIt is every pranksters' dream day, but now the annual practical joke occasion is an opportunity for brands to put themselves in the eye of gullible/on the ball consumers via creative pranks. Here, we take a look back at the best hoaxes t...
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from Press Gazette - Media lawThe Crown Prosecution Service is not going to seek a retrial for a News of the World journalist whose conviction for a paying public official was quashed by the Court of Appeal. And it has asked for an adjournment in a further Operation ...
- Univision Local Media announced Thursday it will begin to simulcast the syndicated "El Show de Raul Brindis" (The Raul Brindis Show) across UniMás stations in Texas starting on Monday. The launch is a part of the Company's recent expansi...
- Townsquare Media announced on Wednesday the closing of an offering of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.500 percent senior notes due 2023. Townsquare also announced a $325 million senior secured credit facility, includi...
- In a recent interview, Pandora Chief Financial Officer Mike Herring told Fox Business Network that the Pandora streaming music service would "definitely" be included in Apple CarPlay and the Watch. Herring said the two companies have a "...
