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The Value of Baby Boomers

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Get ready: Nielsen is once again trying to challenge one of the industry’s oldest chestnuts — that consumers over 50 aren’t worth the expense to target. The measurement-and-data giant is out to prove that it is…

Full List of Nominations for the 2010 News and Documentary Emmy Awards

31st Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards The Nominations OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST ABC World News with Charles Gibson ABCTragedy at Fort HoodExecutive ProducerJon BannerSenior Broadcast ProducerTom NagorskiSenior ProducersKate Felsen, Tom Johnson,…

2010 Primetime Emmy Nominations: Complete List of Nominees

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences62nd Primetime Emmy Award Nominations Outstanding Voice-Over PerformanceArcher • Mole Hunt • FX Networks • FX ProductionsH. Jon Benjamin as Sterling Archer Disney Prep & Landing • ABC • Walt Disney Animation StudiosDave Foley as…

Why Advertisers Are Paying More and Getting Less

By Brian Steinberg Advertising Age   After forking over price increases of 7% to 10% for ad time on broadcast TV in the recent upfront market, advertisers are likely to blanch at a disquieting fact: They are paying more for…

A Number of Fast Food Adbertisers Are Ditching Local TV for National Cable

By Emily Bryson York and Michael Bush, Advertising Age A number of regional brands are finding a surprising way to drive efficiency: a national cable buy. Just in fast food, Domino’s, Dairy Queen and Sonic have all increased reach and…

The Complete List of Winners of the 2010 Daytime Emmys (Telecast on June 27th and the Creative Arts Awards on June 25)

THE NATIONAL ACADEMYOF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCESANNOUNCES WINNERS OFTHE 37TH ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARDS Agnes Nixon Receives Lifetime Achievement Award Special Tributes Honor Dick Clark, As the World Turns & All My Children New York – June 27, 2010…

TV Continues to Be the Big Thing This Year

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age After spending years complaining about TV, have advertisers embarked on a new love affair with the medium? Marketers have expressed frustration over pricing, effectiveness and nearly everything and anything else having to do with boob-tube advertising,…

Wrap-Up of 2010 Broadcast Networks’ Upfront: Market Eked Out a Small Gain

Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Advertisers have committed between $8.1 billion and $8.7 billion to the five broadcast networks’ coming program schedules, according to estimates from Advertising Age, eking out a small gain over last year’s estimated $7.8 billion to $8.1 billion….

Joan Rivers Interview (Plus Scenes from the Documentary ‘Joan Rivers:A Piece of Work’)