Are people in the travel industry as crazy as chefs, fashion designers and real estate salesmen? We’ll find out when Bravo launches its newest upscale reality series, “First Class All the Way,” which premieres Nov. 3. “First Class All the…
Spending in the top 10 advertising categories was down 0.7% in the first half of 2008, according to a recent report from TNS Media Intelligence. With the credit crunch not yet having reached its climax, spending by financial services companies…
If Steve Murtos had his way, local media owners would find more efficient ways to transact business and demand more robust measurement of the audiences they reach. Since Mr. Murtos is VP and local activation director for Starcom USA, his…
Looking to kindle some advertiser interest in a sport often overshadowed by football, baseball and basketball, the National Hockey Association has released parts of a research study that shows fans of its sport do more than drink beer and spit…
Gwen Ifill, host of PBS’ “Washington Week With Gwen Ifill” and moderator for Thursday’s vice presidential debate between Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin, broke her ankle Monday night, TVNewser reports. Ifill was walking up a flight of stairs…
TVNewser asks the cable business network anchors how they keep so cool during a financial crisis such as the current one. “I don’t get emotional,” said CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo. “I say it straight. My M.O. has always been to get…
All eyes are on tonight’s season premiere of NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” on DirecTV, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 13-episode season will run commercial-free starting this week on DirecTV in an unusual deal maneuvered by NBC Entertainment Co-Chairman Ben…
News organizations including ABC, CNN, CBS, Fox News and NBC sued the state of Minnesota on Monday in an effort to block a new law that restricts access to polling places, the Associated Press reports. The law prohibits anyone other…
Web video creator Brett Rounsaville probably has the perfect job skills given the current economic climate – he knows how to hunt and gather and live off the land. As “Amtrekker,” Rounsaville has spent the last year living out of…