Frank A. Bennack Jr. has been named chairman of the board for Hearst-Argyle Television. Mr. Bennack has been on the board since 1997, most recently serving as its presiding director. David Pulver will take over as presiding director. Mr. Bennack…
Microsoft will be the exclusive third-party provider of mobile WAP site display advertising to CNBC.com’s mobile audience of 1.1. million unique monthly visitors, the Financial reports. This marks the first mobile ad syndication deal for the software company. CNBC’s WAP…
Katie Couric will be interviewing Gov. Sarah Palin next week and she wants suggestions from viewers about what questions to ask, TVNewser reports. Just don’t suggest anything personal or bawdy. It’s not what she wants. “You won’t hear ‘gotcha’ questions…
How good was the bad news about the U.S. economy last week? Bad/good enough to attract enough viewers to push Fox News Channel to the position of second most-viewed cable network in prime time, behind only ESPN, which set a…
The McCain campaign eased its stand at the last minute this afternoon after initially resisting editorial presence for Gov. Sarah Palin’s visit to the United Nations, TVNewser reports. The move came after the networks had indicated they would ban the…
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered characters will double this fall TV season on the broadcast networks, says the Hollywood Reporter. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation conducted a survey in which it found a total of 16 regular characters…
Sinclair Broadcast Group informed investors before this morning’s opening bell that it reduced its revenue forecast for the third straight quarter, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Sinclair is blaming a shift in political ad buys from stations to national outlets, particularly…
Newspapers were hit hardest, but it looks as though online advertising sales may be feeling the burn as well as Wall Street’s financial crisis spurs banks and brokerage firms to cut ad spending, BusinessWeek reports. Russell Fradin, president of Adfly,…
Google unveiled its new Android Smartphone today, the Silicon Alley Insider reports. The HTC G1 will cost $180 and will be available to T-Mobile subscribers. Among its features are video, touch gestures, Google Maps with Street View and the Amazon…
The Associated Press said today it will use technology from online video provider thePlatform to power its video content across more than 2,000 media sites. AP will roll out the technology by December and use it to distribute video clips…