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Dan Rather, who has sat in the CBS anchor chair for 24 years, will be gone from the network by the time Katie Couric joins this fall, according to the Washington Post. CBS executives have said that they are not trying to “boot” him because of the controversy surrounding his botched story on President Bush and the National Guard, but rather that there will be no room for him on 60 Minutes, particularly with Couric’s arrival as well as that of CNN’s Anderson Cooper as part-time contributor.
Rather, who refused to discuss his future, has a contract that expires in November, but sources say he may be gone before that. CBS executives hope that a “dignified exit” can be arranged for Rather, according to the article, but say that it’s time for the news division to move on from the Rather era.
Katz Media Group has added another new client, Lincoln Financial Media, and will sell ad time on the company’s 15 stations beginning immediately.
Katz also added CBS Radio and Entercom last week, picking them off from Interep’s list.
Katz has also…
Last week, Aegis Group CEO Robert Lerwill resigned unexpectedly, sparking speculation that a takeover may be on the horizon.
Lerwill stepped down officially today (Monday), with Aegis chairman John Napier taking over his duties on an interim basis, writes MediaPost. People…
Out-of-home companies are bracing for the recession like everyone else, but they may not feel the sting as badly as other media.
Though the third quarter brought negative growth to the nation’s three largest OOH companies - Clear Channel Outdoor,…
The 82nd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade pulled an average 12.6 rating/26 share on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 27, according to Nielsen.
That was 8% higher than its telecast last year, Mediaweek writes. NBC estimated that a total 44.7 million viewers…
Top American non-luxury auto brands received higher ratings and less negative comments from online consumers than competing Japanese brands, according to an analysis of consumer opinions collected from automotive review websites by Biz360, MarketingCharts reports.
The research, which aggregated a year’s…
Email, news gathering and paying bills continue to be the most widely used online activities among U.S. adults, but downloading TV programs, watching videos and making web phone calls posted the biggest overall growth, according to data from Mediamark Research…
