‘Arrested Development’ Syndication Rights Go to MSN
A critically acclaimed, but canceled, Fox TV comedy will live to fight again for viewer’s laughs, in syndication - on the web.
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A critically acclaimed, but canceled, Fox TV comedy will live to fight again for viewer’s laughs, in syndication - on the web.
Digital consultancy Denuo and user-generated advertising platform ViTrue Inc. have formed a partnership that will allow agency clients to bring social networking to advertising and marketing, reports MediaPost. ViTrue develops promotional video-sharing sites for clients that allow consumers to create and upload their own ads.
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Clear Channel Outdoor hopes to help the city of Phoenix to catch two serial killers, the Baseline Killer and the Serial Shooter, in the Phoenix area by donating and launching a billboard campaign.
Westwood One has laid off 100 employees, or 4 percent of its 2,500-strong workforce, just two weeks after CBS Radio, which manages Westwood, announced that it was cutting 115 jobs.
When the dust settles after the cable upfront finishes in about two weeks, it is likely that ad spending for the cable networks will be down from 2005.
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Could be bannedThe House of Representatives rushed through and overwhelmingly approved a bill that could ban not only MySpace but also Amazon, Slashdot, LinkedIn and other sites, from schools and libraries.
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An Arkansas judge has approved a proposed $90 million offer to settle a class-action suit against Google, but apparently not everything is settled.
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VNU, which publishes Billboard and the Hollywood Reporter via VNU Business Media, has received approval from shareholders to become a private company, BtoB reports.
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The Boston Redevelopment Authority has rejected a proposal for an 80-foot-wide billboard with the capability to play video, along with a 7-foot-tall, 240-foot-long message strip with crawling announcements and ads.
Bruce Mittman and Jim Leven have bought seven radio stations in and around Watertown, N.Y. under their new company, Community Broadcasters.
One week after its premier, ABC has cancelled its music contest series The One.
Saturn is turning to direct mail and email to promote its 2007 Aura sedan, Vue Green Line Hybrid SUV and Outlook SUV.
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