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Rush Limbaugh’s syndicator has withdrawn its national advertising spots from his radio show, which continues to see fallout from his disparaging comments about Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke, reports TheWrap.com. "We are suspending the requirement to run barter spots for…
NBCUniversal today announced three key promotions in the broadcast network sales department. Jim Hoffman was promoted to executive vice president, Sales & Marketing, NBC Entertainment; John Kelly was upped to executive vice president, NBC News and Information Media Sales &…
Ford and NBC have formed an unusual partnership in which Ford is creating its own programming to run on the network to help launch the car company’s new Escape, Advertising Age reports. The program is a six-episode reality show, “Escape…
The latest controversy over a new prime-time show that has been controversial from the outset surrounds why a major marketer pulled its ads from the show. TMZ.com broke the story that Kraft had pulled advertising for its Philadelphia Cream Cheese…
With Super PACs fueling advertising spending, the 2012 election cycle could bring in a total of $9.8 billion, up from $7 billion in 2008, reports Advertising Age, citing a study from research firm Borrell Associates. Cable television will be the…
A reality show that ignited a nationwide controversy has been canceled by its cable network, the Detroit Free Press reports. The show is TLC’s “All-American Muslim,” which won’t be back for season two. TLC reportedly told cast members that ratings…
The Super PACs have finally put to rest fears that they’re not in a spending mood this year. In the runup to today’s Super Tuesday elections, the political funding organizations loosened the purse strings and shelled out more than $6…
The bloodbath continues for conservative talk host Rush Limbaugh’s radio show, which continues to lose advertisers — and now has lost two radio stations — in the wake of a verbal attack by the host on a law student who…
Advertisers have been bailing out on Rush Limbaugh’s long-running radio talk show in response to his harsh criticism of a law student who testified before lawmakers about contraception. AOL today became the eighth advertiser to drop the show, USA Today…