Jupiter Research said online advertising would slow to 15% next year from 18% this year, marking a drop from its prior 2009 growth forecast of 16%, Media Post reports. Advertising from paid search is expected to surge 50% next year,…
President George W. Bush this week signed a law ensuring that the Federal Communications Commission look at more technological methods allowing parents greater control over programming their children watch, CNET reports. The so-called Child Safe Viewing Act gives the FCC…
Search engine advertising revenue is bucking the trend of declining ad sales facing most media types by showing year-over-year increases, Media Post reports. Google’s advertiser count surged 55% from a year earlier, while Microsoft boosted its share of advertisers by…
NBC Universal is once again shaking up its West Coast executive ranks, with studio chief Katherine Pope and development head Teri Weinberg both slated to eventually leave their current positions. People familiar with the situation said the changes also involve…
Bob Epstein will take over executive producing duties on “NBC Nightly News” from Alexandria Wallace, who is moving to the second-in-command position at NBC News, the Hollywood Reporter says. Epstein joined NBC Universal more than a decade ago and for…
Fox Sports International has brought on former National Basketball Association executive Bhavesh Patel as vice president of interactive media, Media Post reports. Among Patel’s responsibilities are four Fox Web sites serving about 9 million unique users and distribution of video-on-demand…
Satellite television provider Dish Network added local high-definition channels to eight cities, according to TVPredictions.com. Among the cities where Dish is adding local channels in HD are Omaha, Neb., Lansing, Mich., and Waco, Texas, the Web site says. —Danny King
Anheuser-Busch will use its iconic Clydesdale horses in more of its Super Bowl television advertisements than usual in an attempt to deliver a more inspirational message, Advertising Age reports. The brewery, recently acquired by Europe’s InBev, will have five minutes’…
This year’s Summer Olympics was the most-watched global event ever, marking one of many viewing records set for sports broadcasts this year, Advertising Week reports, citing Nielsen data. The most-watched Super Bowl and the most-watched cable broadcast, a “Monday Night…