Media Buyers Look Beyond TV as Writers Strike Rolls on
Ad Execs See Cinema, Radio as Reach Alternatives
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Tuning Out the Ads
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Lifetime’s New Sites Offers Greater Reach for Sponsors
Looking for women online? Lifetime says it has you covered. Lifetime this week unveiled its expanded online product at mylifetime.com. Lifetime has made partnerships that will make more content available on the site and will also put its content, and…
Parikh Gives Spark Clients a Sporting Chance
Sports are important to Spark Communications director Miraj Parikh, both personally and professionally. The Chicago-area native is a huge fan of the Cubs and the Bears as well as an avid golfer. He’s also a fan of what sports can…
Achy Breaky Reality Revealed in CMT Series
What happens when a hit-making country singer’s daughter becomes a bigger star than he ever was? If you’re Billy Ray Cyrus, you do a reality show for CMT. “Billy Ray Cyrus: Home at Last” is set to premiere Nov. 24….
Chart: Ad Spending Up for Spanish-Language Media
Spending on Spanish-language media continued to increase in the first half of 2007, according to the latest figures from Nielsen Monitor-Plus. Total spending was $2.87 billion, up 2.3% compared with the first half of 2006, but several top advertisers showed…
Nets May Run Out of Make-Good Time
In week one, the writers strike already has TV buyers worried. In the short term, they are seeing commercials on late-night shows reach far fewer viewers than expected, and they’re concerned that the networks don’t have enough unsold spots to…
‘Today’ Pulls Ads to Gain Ratings
The battle for ratings supremacy between NBC’s “Today” and ABC’s “Good Morning America” continues to grow more ferocious, and the Peacock’s longtime frontrunner is pulling out the stops – and some commercials – to retain its crown. On several occasions…