A music mogul has bought advertising time on TLC’s "All-American Muslim" following a decision by Lowe’s Home Improvement to pull its ads from the reality show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons personally bought time on the…
Bright House Media Strategies announced today that it has signed deals with Verizon FiOS TV, Comcast Spotlight and Viamedia/Knology that will help regional and national spot television advertisers place ads in the Tampa/St. Petersburg market. Bright House Media Strategies is…
Another cable network plans to crash the traditionally broadcast-only upfront week in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter. USA’s upfront event will take place the evening of Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Lincoln Center, with cast members from its popular…
After pulling ads from a TLC reality show about American Muslims, Lowe’s Home Improvement is facing a backlash, reports the Associated Press. The company pulled its ads from "All-American Muslim" after a conservative group, the Florida Family Association, protested the…
The “quadrennial effect,” which happens only every four years, is due in 2012 and it is expected to encourage more ad spending next year, boosting the television business and other media industries, reports The New York Times. The effect describes…
Viacom’s chief executive said today that the company expects growth in ad sales to be stronger in early 2012, The Wall Street Journal reports. Said Philippe Dauman: "As we look to the next quarter, we expect to see stronger ad-sales…
Character actor Bill McKinney, who became famous for his “squeal like a pig” line in the 1972 film “Deliverance,” starred in a Doritos commercial just two weeks before he died, TMZ.com reports. McKinney died Thursday at 80 after a struggle…
Israel has pulled ads airing in the U.S. that were part of a campaign aimed at guilting Jews into moving to the country, reports the Associated Press. The ads, funded by the Israeli government, were broadcast in big U.S. markets…
Verizon Communications was told to discontinue running an ad after a complaint was filed that challenges a claim in the ad, Multichannel News reports. Acting on a complaint by Comcast, the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business…
ABC Television has made a deal with Creative Mobile Technologies, the company that programs the television screens in the back of taxis, to provide show clips, news reports and ads, reports Deadline.com. The ABC material will be appearing in 10,000…