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Carat Exchange Wins Reprieve
Reports of the demise of the Carat Exchange, a forum where the ad industry can trade information about the digital television world, are premature. A day after Mitch Oscar, the executive who ran the exchange, announced in an e-mail that…
ABC Breaks Upfront Dam
The upfront advertising market is up and running, as ABC struck deals with two major agencies. Starcom USA and Zenith Media paid less than the double-digit rates that the network sought when talks began, according to one source. While the…
Carat Exchange Shut Down
The Carat Exchange, a program designed to allow the advertising industry to share information about new technology, is being shut down. The decision came following the announcement of the departure of Carat Americas CEO David Verklin, who created and supported…
Revision3 CEO Pinpoints Source of Denial-of-Service Attack
Revision3 CEO Jim Louderback said MediaDefender, an ArtistDirect subsidiary formed to fight peer-to-peer piracy, caused the Web video studio’s server and site to shut down over the Memorial Day weekend through a denial of service attack. In a blog post…
AFTRA Lays Out New TV Contract Terms
AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon sent a letter to members today detailing the terms of the agreement that AFTRA’s Primetime Negotiating Committee made with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. Highlights of the three-year agreement include increases for…
Finding ‘Lost’ Finale
Like an island in an ocean of reruns, “Lost” remained one of the few original scripted shows airing on broadcast during the writers strike earlier this year. Its strike-shortened season ends tonight with a two-hour finale. Ending up ninth overall…
Sci Fi Unveils Gaming Site Fidgit
The Sci Fi Channel and SciFi.com are launching consumer game site Fidgit today. Fidgit’s fun and factual games will feature the language and attitude of gamers, but will be designed to appeal to both genre and non-genre game players. The…
Espys’ Arthur Ashe Award Lauds Mexico City Protesters Smith, Carlos
ESPN’s 2008 Espy Awards, honoring achievements in athletics over the past year, will present the Arthur Ashe Courage Award to 1968 Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos. The iconic duo raised their black-gloved fists and bowed their heads during their…
‘Mad Men’ Return Slated for July
The second season of “Mad Men” will premiere July 27 at 10 p.m. on AMC. The network will celebrate the return of the show with a “Mad Men” marathon of all 13 episodes from its first season on July 20…