AMPAS Oscars 2012 Ballot The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ nominations for the 84th annual Academy Awards, presented on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 Best Picture:  "The Artist"  "The Descendants"  "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" …

Canoe Ventures Pulls Plug on Interactive TV Commercials Business — Cable-Industry Consortium Zaps 120 Employees, Closes New York Office

By Jeanine Poggi Advertising Age Canoe Ventures has hit rough waters. Canoe, the cable-industry consortium aimed at developing interactive TV commercials through use of a set-top box, said Wednesday that it would shutter that part of its business and lay…

2012 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED — Full List, per Press Release on Feb. 19, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 19, 2012 2012 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED Los Angeles and New York – The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) tonight announced the winners of the 2012 Writers…

Out-of-Home Viewing Lifted Total Super Bowl Audience — Don’t Forget About Those Fans Watching Someone Else’s TV

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Out-of-home viewership lifted this year’s Super Bowl audience by at least 20.7%, depending on the demographic, according to data collected by media-and-marketing-research firm Arbitron. Using data based on a panel of 70,000 people, Arbitron determined that…

Is Netflix Kids’ Streaming Part of Nickelodeon’s Ratings Drop? Netflix Users Streamed 2 Billion Hours in the Fourth Quarter

By Jeanine PoggiAdvertising Age Netflix is adamant that its streaming service will not cannibalize the cable industry, but Nickelodeon’s recent ratings decline may provide the first suggestion that at least one subset of viewers is at risk of abandoning live…

Media Guru Irwin Gottlieb Gets New Position in GroupM Reorg

Media guru Irwin Gottleb has a new position, the result of a reorganization by WPP’s global media management company GroupM. Gottlieb will move from global CEO to chairman. The company announcement says, "Under the new structure, Gotlieb will focus on the…

Academy Award Nominations Announced Jan. 24, 2012. Complete List

Best Picture "The Artist" Thomas Langmann, Producer "The Descendants" Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Scott Rudin, Producer "The Help" Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers "Hugo" Graham King and Martin…

Many Brands Bid for Product Placement on ‘Modern Family,’ but So Few Make It — Unwilling to Sell Soul of Show, Picky Producers Demand Relevance to Characters and Storylines

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Advertisers are working furiously to get their goods into the hands of the characters on ABC’s "Modern Family." But only a select few will make it, as the producers are wary of turning the nation’s best-loved…

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Win $2,000 for Your Story That Was On TV, On the Internet, or In Print

February 3 EXTENDED TO Feb. 24th! This new date now marks the deadline for your chance to take home thousands of dollars for journalistic work you did in 2011. The American Legion’s Fourth Estate Awards selects three journalists to receive…