Arqiva and Viacom Team for Digital Ad Network

An eight-year deal between broadcast provider company Arqiva and Viacom Outdoor will provide for a content delivery network throughout the London Underground, Arqiva has announced.

Spamhaus Appealing Illinois Ruling

Anti-spam group Spamhaus has reportedly decided to appeal the recent $11.7 million judgment against it.

Google Nearly Doubles Q3 Profit, Revs Up 70 Percent

Google’s third-quarter profits nearly doubled from last year as revenues increased 70 percent, reflecting its growing advantage over rivals. Google’s results were in stark contrast to those of closest online-advertising rival Yahoo, which earlier this week reported a 38 percent drop in third-quarter profit.

WSJ to Increase Color Pages 17%

Beginning in January 2009, the number of color pages offered to advertisers by the Wall Street Journal will increase to 168 pages a week - an increase of 17 percent.

CC Sells Four Stations

Clear Channel Radio has sold four mid-south stations to Virginia’s 3 Daughters Media.

Nielsen to Release Commercial Minute Ratings Dec. 11

Nielsen has unveiled a decision to begin releasing average commercial minute ratings beginning Dec. 11, but has stressed that the new ratings are being made available for evaluation purposes only.

Hachette to Relaunch Ellegirl.com

Hachette Filipacchi Media plans to relaunch Ellegirl.com, with an emphasis on multiple platforms that let users personalize the site and that, the company hopes, will promote a sense of community.

NBC’s Wednesday Sitcoms Plummet 19 Percent

The second episodes of NBC’s 30 Rock and Twenty Good Years both fell on Wednesday night, from already low premieres, down a combined 19 percent in the hour between 8 and 9 p.m., according to Nielsen overnights.

CBS Settles With Spitzer

Spitzer

CBS will adopt stronger policies on its stations’ dealings with record labels and make a $2 million payment to New York charities as part of a settlement with NY Attorney General Elliot Spitzer over illicit pay-for-play practices.

Spitzer claimed that certain stations owned by CBS Radio openly solicited illegal financial benefits, expensive vacation packages, gift cards and other valuable items from record labels in exchange for playing the labels’ songs. The stations also received funds from independent promoters, or “indies,” upon agreeing to add certain songs to the stations’ playlists.