Charlie Sheen will no longer be appearing in underwear ads for Hanesbrands, after being accused of domestic violence over the holidays, the Associated Press reports. A company spokesman said the charges against Sheen were serious enough that the company felt…
ABC is looking to get from its affiliates either 50% of their retrans monies or a flat license fee, whichever is greater, according to TVNewsCheck. Furthermore, the network is also looking to become the entity that would eventually negotiate retrans…
While Pepsi has decided not to buy time during the Super Bowl in 2010, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group will purchase a spot in the big game to tout its Dr. Pepper brand for the first time ever, reports the Dallas Morning…
Signaling a shift toward digital and new media, GroupM North America, the largest U.S. media management company, named Rob Norman as CEO, PaidContent reports. Norman, who will retain his current role as CEO of GroupM Interactive, the company’s digital division,…
AT&T is the latest company to end its sponsorship of golfer Tiger Woods, the New York Times reports. The company said it wished him well in the future. Woods is taking an “indefinite break” from the sport after acknowledging marital…
Football remained on the air as News Corp. and Time Warner Cable struck a retransmission deal Friday evening, several hours after a midnight deadline, The New York Times reports. Terms weren’t disclosed. Fox had been demanding about $1 per subscriber…