A. Smith & Co. Properties has promoted Sharalynn Howard to vice president of production. She will oversee production of all shows currently in production and development, including Jesse Ventura’s truTV series. Ms. Howard has worked at A. Smith & Co….
U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., has won a preliminary vote over U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., in their battle to head the House committee that oversees all broadcast, telecom and health legislation. On the eve of tomorrow’s vote of Democratic…
Time Warner’s Joe Kutchera has been hired by Adsdaq ad operator ContextWeb as director of Spanish-language markets, MediaPost reports. Kutchera will oversee ContextWeb’s new ability for marketers to target the Spanish-speaking audience online by category and keyword. Kutchera previously developed…
Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., is poised to introduce legislation requiring cable companies to provide local TV signals at a reduced cost indefinitely to households that will lose over-the-air service after February’s digital television switch, Multichannel News reports. The senator is…
BBC Worldwide Channels’ Latin American version of its CBeebies preschool channel is now available in the U.S. on the Dish Network. It’s the Spanish-language BBC network to be broadcast in the U.S. CBeebies will be accessible to all subscribers of…
The economic crisis continues to wreak havoc on the auto industry’s advertising spending, a Nielsen Monitor-Plus report reveals. The Big Three American car manufacturers all posted negative advertising growth in the first half of this year compared with 2007. Both…
Sony wants to help those who purchase any Bravia high-definition television that’s 32 inches or larger properly dispose of their old TVs with its new “Green Glove” service, Brandweek reports. When an installation team comes to install the new system,…
Omnicom Group’s OMD has been awarded CBS’ media planning and buying account, Adweek reports. The assignment includes both CBS and sister network Showtime. The account was formerly with Interpublic Group’s Initiative, the former employer of OMD’s CEO Alan Cohen. Cohen…
Disney Channel’s the Cheetah Girls have been dropped from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the New York Daily News reports. According to Macy’s, the group was cut because of scheduling issues, but because the Girls have no performances scheduled on…