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State Farm Partners with Nickelodeon


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In a one-year, multimillion-dollar deal, State Farm will have a major presence on Nickelodeon in 2007.

Geico Gecko Gets Booted off Big Bridge

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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has abandoned plans to allow the Geico gecko to adorn tollbooths on the upper and lower decks of the George Washington Bridge.

NYTimes.com Revamps Travel Site for Readers, Advertisers

NYTimes.com has re-launched its travel site, featuring over 1,000 worldwide destination guides, reviews, itineraries and suggestions from New York Times journalists and readers, guidebook information from Frommer’s, improved navigation and search and an online booking engine enabled by Expedia.

Bowl Games Grab Good Numbers

Despite the fact that skeptics predicted the college bowl season to air to viewer apathy and low ratings, the 32 postseason games during 21 days, from Dec. 19-Jan. 8, resulted in strong numbers.

Verizon to Launch Full-Length TV Shows on Mobile Phones


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Verizon Wireless is expected to announce that it will offer its mobile subscribers full-length programming from NBC, CBS, Fox and MTV. ESPN is also in negotiations to offer programs, reports the New York Times (via MarketingVox).

‘Blender’ Boosts Rate Base, Ad Pages, Revenue

Blender magazine has announced yet another rate base increase, marking a 220 percent growth in circulation since the publication’s debut in May 2001, and a 10 percent climb over its previous rate base, according to the magazine.

Redi-Direct Acquires Dialog Group

Redi-Direct Marketing has acquired the assets of database company Dialog Group, a company which provides business and consumer databases in vertical industries including healthcare, small business, telecom mail shop and finance, writes Direct Magazine.

ABC Tops for Most Effective Product Placement

The most successful product placement in 2006, in terms of generating a shift in positive brand opinion, was CVS Pharmacy’s integration into ABC’s Miracle Workers reality show.

DirecTV: Portable Satellite TV Ready for On-the-Go Consumers

DirecTV will be marketing a portable satellite TV receiver, the Sat-Go, and will unveil the invention today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

MSN Direct Goes High Def with Clear Channel

HD Radio has gotten what may amount to a big boost in the eyes of consumers today, as Microsoft and Clear Channel Radio announced a collaboration to build a nationwide data delivery service using HD Radio technology.

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Reaching Women Outdoors on Super Bowl Sunday

Super Bowl Sunday is also the day of the largest women’s winter sporting event in the lower 48 - the National Women’s Winter Tour - and advertisers can reach participants and attendees across the country via sampling, signage and product demonstrations.

Cornerstone Named List Manager for French Shopping Network

The Cornerstone Group of Companies is now list manager for French home shopping network, Shopping TVA.

WQXR-FM Signs for PPM in New York

Arbitron announced today that WQXR-FM, the New York classical music radio station owned by The New York Times Company, has entered into a multi-year agreement for Arbitron’s radio ratings services that include Portable People Meter audience measurement services when deployed in New York.

Time.com Revamps, Embraces Social Media

Time Magazine named bloggers and other content-creators as the Person of the Year, and now the magazine’s site is beefing up its blogging and feed presence.

BMW Offering HD Radio across All Products

BMW will become the first automotive firm to offer a factory-installed digital HD Radio receiver as an option across its entire 2007 product line.

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