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Video search service Truveo said it’s expanding internationally and introducing video search portals for France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. The new sites are available today at: France – http://fr.truveo.com Germany – http://de.truveo.com India –…
“Access Hollywood” has renewed correspondent and weekend co-host Tony Potts’ contract, giving him a multiyear deal to remain with the long-running entertainment newsmagazine show. Mr. Potts joined “Access Hollywood” in April 1999, coming to the show after 12 years in…
ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff’s wife, Lee, has been named a regular life and family contributor to “Good Morning America.” Her assignment begins officially with an appearance this week. Ms. Woodruff is a former public relations executive who has been…
High DVR Use Hurts Retention by Broadcasters
When packaged-goods companies are embracing digital media, you know there have been big changes in the advertising industry. So says Ken Taylor, executive VP and group client leader at Starcom USA, who is responsible for running the agency’s Kellogg and…
In the last scene of the film “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” the prize Indiana Jones wrested from the Nazis is packed up and sent unceremoniously to a vast government warehouse filled with nondescript crates. A new series recently greenlighted…
IAG Research, which tracks ad recall and engagement, released a list of the most memorable new commercials for prescription drugs shown during the 2006-07 TV season. While advertisers are pressing media for effectiveness, the IAG figures show that good creative…
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is going on the offensive to blast Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin, accusing him of pushing an “anti-diversity agenda.” On the eve of an FCC local-ownership hearing on Wednesday where the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition founder…
As the shocking news of CBS Television Distribution’s pullout from NATPE echoed across the industry Tuesday, NATPE president Rick Feldman said no further major changes are expected at the annual domestic and international television market in January. CBS confirmed reports…
A day after Federal Communications Chairman Kevin Martin said his agency would invalidate contracts that give cable companies exclusive access to apartment buildings, a public housing official warned the move could spur lawsuits. Mr. Martin wants to cultivate competition among…