Not all clients think they want communications planning. Not all clients think they need communications planning. In his new job as executive VP and head of communications planning at Carat, Doug Ray will try to identify clients that need the…
G4 on Wednesday is launching its new series “Human Wrecking Balls,” featuring the Pumphrey Brothers, who combine strength and science to crush, demolish and destroy whatever is put in their path. Craig and Paul Pumphrey are big. Their combined weight…
A recent report from Magna Global notes that young adult viewers time-shift their prime-time viewing much more than older viewers. So far this season, the audience for the average prime-time series viewed live was composed of about 18% adults age…
The NCAA has created a postgraduate scholarship in the name of the late sportscaster Jim McKay. The Jim McKay Scholarship program will select one male and one female student athlete annually to receive a $10,000 postgraduate scholarship. The scholarship recognizes…
AMC has added “Rectify” to its series development slate. The hourlong legal drama stars Walton Goggins, who also will be a co-executive producer. The show was created and written by Ray McKinnon, who will executive produce the series alongside Mr….
President-elect Barack Obama intends to move quickly to put his own staff on the Federal Communications Commission, the head of his transition team said today. John Podesta told reporters that the arrival of the switch to digital-only broadcasting on Feb….
Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute
The election of Barack Obama as the nation’s first African American president wasn’t the only reason the week of Nov. 3 was historic. However, it was the major reason that the five most-watched basic-cable news channels in prime time included…
KNBC-TV in Los Angeles has promoted Craig Robinson to president and general manager. Mr. Robinson has been the station’s executive vice president of operations and strategy since August 2007. He has been serving as interim general manager since September, following…