By Andrew HamppAdvertising Age When Comedy Central chose Ozzy Osbourne’s "Crazy Train" earlier this summer to be the campaign theme for its upcoming "Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen," even Walter Levitt, the network’s exec VP-marketing, couldn’t have predicted the…
Here’s a wonderful piece written by our good friend Brad Adgate, the senior vice president of research at Horizon Media. It’s full of terrific insights. The piece first appeared in our sibling pub, Advertising Age. By Brad Adgate When the new…
By Rupal ParekhAdvertising Age The success of "Mad Men" on AMC has inspired the network to make its first foray into reality TV with advertising competition show "The Pitch." But the show, announced in April, has yet to sign a…
By Andrew HamppAdvertising Age Oprah Winfrey’s move to take the reins as CEO of the Oprah Winfrey Network marked the latest in a long series of executive shifts and shuffles. But it also instilled perhaps the first sign of confidence…
Announced July 18, 2011 OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST ABC World News with Diane Sawyer ABC Tragedy at the Mine Executive Producers Jonathon Banner ,…
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By Alexandra BruellAdvertising Age Publicis Groupe’s ZenithOptimedia expects global ad expenditure to reach $471 billion in 2011, a 4.1% boost from 2010 that’s on par with a 4.2% increase it predicted in April, but still down from the 4.6% increase…
By Kunur PatelAdvertising Age Prime time in mobile is shaping up to look a lot like TV: Working stiffs turn to their phones after they’ve logged off their computers for the day and plopped down on the couch at home….
By Andrew HamppAdvertising Age Comcast is shuttering NBC Universal Digital Studio, a three-year-old original Web content division, NBCUniversal confirmed on Friday. The closure will affect 11 positions over the course of the next few months, including studio head Cameron Death,…
By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Does "The Voice" carry as far as NBC thinks it does? By many indicators, the answer is "yes." For this season to date, as of June 26, Nielsen says NBC’s still-fledgling music contest ranks fifth in…