From an ESPN press release … The ESPYS gather top celebrities from sports and entertainment to commemorate the past year in sports by recognizing major sports achievements, reliving unforgettable moments and saluting the leading performers and performances. The 2012 ESPYS…
Here’s the press release and complete list of winners from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: Los Angeles, CA — June 23, 2012 — The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) tonight announced the winners of…
CBS ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF “DANCING ON THE STARS,” AN EXCITING AND COMPLETELY ORIGINAL REALITY PROGRAM THAT OWES ITS CONCEPT AND EXECUTION TO NOBODY AT ALL Los Angeles, June 20, 2012 — Subsequent to recent developments in the creative and legal…
By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age News Corp.’s Fox network has completed its upfront negotiations, with the volume of dollars committed roughly flat with the network’s performance in last year’s negotiations, according to a person familiar with the situation. Fox last year…
By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age ABC has completed its upfront sales, notching commitments from advertisers that total a little less than the $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion that the Walt Disney network secured in last year’s bargaining session, according to a…
By Abbey KlaassenAdvertising Age Starcom MediaVest Group is changing up the top ranks at MediaVest USA, appointing veteran Brian Terkelsen, the agency’s longtime content-creation guru to the CEO post. Bill Tucker is moving into a SMG-wide role of president-global client…
By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age CBS has largely completed its upfront sales, notching ad commitments estimated to be on par with the $2.5 billion to $2.75 billion it notched in last year’s upfront, according to a person familiar with the situation….
The Radio Television Digital News Association has announced the 2012 National Edward R. Murrow Award winners. The awards honor excellence in electronic journalism. For the fourth consecutive year, NBC News won the Edward R. Murrow award for Overall Excellence in…
By Brian Steinberg and Jeanine PoggiAdvertising Age As the broadcast networks get closer to the conclusion of their upfront negotiations, cable is trying to get things started — not always with success. Both NBCUniversal’s cable properties and Time Warner’s Turner…