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Analysts: Upfront Sales to Tumble

Sales for this year’s upfront will decline as much as 15%, according to Wall Street analysts, the Hollywood Reporter says. Barclays Capital predicts sales for the top four broadcasters will decline 15% to about $7.7 billion, while Miller Tabak is…

‘5th Grader’ Tries to Outsmart Ad Skippers

Syndie Version of Game Show Arrives With Pod-Busters

Subaru Set to Sponsor A&E’s ‘Africa’

History has signed up Subaru as the presenting sponsor of “Expedition Africa,” the highly anticipated series from Mark Burnett. Advertisers are interested in becoming part of popular programming, and Subaru’s sponsorship is integrated beyond the traditional 30-second spots that will…

Take Time to Talk to Your Consumer

Qualitative Researchers’ Open-Ended Questions Allow Room for Insight

Advertisers Diversify

Aside From P&G, Top Spenders Travel Different Avenues to Reach TV Audiences

TV Marketplace Ready When Marketers Are

Whether Money’s Spent in Upfront or Scatter, Networks Ready to Sell

TiVo in Race to Sell Interactive Ads

TiVo has started selling interactive ads in a race against other companies such as Cox Communications, the New York Times reports. The company has started selling ads that appear when viewers pause or fast-forward through a show, and ask them…

Canoe Says Ads Comply With Rules

Canoe Ventures responded to criticism that the company’s advertising product has privacy and antitrust issues by saying in an e-mail that it complies with privacy rules, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “Canoe Ventures is designing and building products not only to…

May Sweeps to Offer Little Surprise

The May ‘sweeps’ period, which begins tonight, is unlikely to hold any surprises for the networks, as CBS, with its hits such as “The Mentalist,” will win, while Fox will claim the battle for viewers between 18 to 49, USA…

Reality Producers Discuss Integrations at HRTS Lunch

Executive producers of unscripted programming questioned the effectiveness and seamlessness of integrated product placement in their programs at a Hollywood Radio & Television Society luncheon today. “America’s Next Top Model’s” Tyra Banks, “Survivor’s” Mark Burnett, “Who Wants to Be a…