By Rich ThomaselliAdvertising Age The criticism that started two weeks ago reached a crescendo this morning when Washington-based advocacy group Competitive Enterprise Institute filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, charging General Motors with deceptive advertising. CEI claims…
Jeremy MullmanAdvertising Age Anheuser-Busch has apparently outbid MillerCoors to be the National Football League’s official beer sponsor. In a memo to its wholesalers today, MillerCoors said the "NFL is a great partner, and we talked extensively with them about the…
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By Jack NeffAdvertising Age (BATAVIA, Ohio) A more-buoyant economy and strong scatter prices seem to signal a seller’s market for what could be an $8.26 billion TV upfront, but heavyweight spenders Unilever, Procter & Gamble and Reckitt Benckiser are sending…
By Jon Lafayette With cable news channels turning increasingly argumentative, part of CNN’s pitch to ad buyers is that its style of old-fashioned journalism is a better environment for advertisers. While much attention has been paid to the decline in…
By Hillary Atkin There is more television news on the air but fewer jobs in the business these days, according to a just-released annual study conducted by the Radio Television Digital News Association and Hofstra University. The bottom line in…
She’s achieved notoriety far beyond the sidelines of any sporting event. At press time, ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews was one of the finalists on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” After graduating in 2000 from the University of Florida with a…
By Elizabeth Jensen Thirty-six programs will take home George Foster Peabody Awards in May, the program’s 69th year. The awards honor the best in electronic media for 2009 and are conferred by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication…
By Jon Lafayette Holy cow, these are tough time for traditional sportscasters. But new technology and social media may be creating opportunities for people who want a career in sports journalism. Despite record ratings for big events like the Super…
By Jarre Fees Seeking to honor the best sports journalists in the nation, the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association will induct football’s John Madden and baseball’s Peter Gammons into the NSSA Hall of Fame at its annual awards ceremony on…