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The FTC has settled for $100,000 with the final defendants charged with violating the Do Not Call provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule by calling consumers to sell them DirecTV satellite television subscriptions, DMNews reports.
Last year, the FTC charged DirecTV and other defendants that telemarketed on DirecTV’s behalf for calling consumers on the National DNC Registry. DirecTV paid $5.3 million to settle those charges.
The final court orders settle the FTC’s charges against the following defendants: D.R.D. Inc., also d/b/a Power Direct; Daniel R. Delfino, individually and as an officer of D.R.D.; Global Satellite LLC., also d/b/a Mavcomm; William King, individually and as an officer of Global Satellite; and Michael Gleason, individually and as an officer of Global Satellite.
Marketers have unleashed their holiday promotions earlier than ever this year, with many hitting the stores well before Thanksgiving. But Sirius XM isn’t launching most of its 24-hour holiday music channels until turkey day or later.
The newly merged company…
PC Magazine will stop publishing a print edition with its January issue. The magazine will shift operations entirely online.
The magazine will be sent via email with a link to the current edition. It will continue to look like the…
The switch to digital television arrives in less than three months, and to remind consumers of the transition, the National Association of Broadcasters is running a campaign across PumpTop TV’s network of screens at gas stations.
The spot began airing…
After the third week of Nov. sweeps, the tie between CBS and ABC remains intact.
CBS is still the most-watched network, while it is tied with ABC for No. 1 among adults 18-49, writes Mediaweek.
CBS maintains its lead on the…
Getting real-time, 24/7 online access to company news and reaching responsive and efficient PR representatives still rate high on journalists’ wish-lists, but reporters are increasingly sourcing stories from new forms of media as well, according to research from Bulldog Reporter and TEKgroup…
Through the first half of the year, automakers have slimmed their ad spending by 10% to $6.1 billion, according to Nielsen Monitor Plus.
General Motors slipped 6% to $1.2 billion, while Ford Motor cut ad spend by 22% to $954…
