McClatchy Ad Revenue Drops in First Quarter
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McClatchy’s advertising revenue fell 5.3 percent and circulation revenue dropped 3.6 percent in the first quarter.
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McClatchy’s advertising revenue fell 5.3 percent and circulation revenue dropped 3.6 percent in the first quarter.
The U.S. Postal Service’s eight categories of primary international mail offerings will be combined into four categories that will be more familiar to U.S. customers.
The FTC’s perception of direct marketing has changed since the launching of the DNC registry, acknowledged FTC Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, after his speech at the association’s Washington Summit.
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The Discovery Channel’s 11-part documentary called Planet Earth finished its run on Sunday, ending as the most-watched program on basic cable for the week ended April 22.
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Rosie O’Donnell’s days on The View are numbered. The co-host will leave the show in mid-June, due to the inability of O’Donnell and ABC to reach a contract agreement, according to ABC.com (via Fishbowl NY).
Mercedes-Benz USA plans to significantly increase the rate at which they install Sirius radios in Mercedes-Benz vehicles to more than 80 percent for 2007.
TargetSpot, a company that allows businesses to create, buy and place their own ads within streaming media, has received funding from CBS Radio, Union Square Ventures and Oddcast Inc.
The slowing online ad growth at major newspapers is at least in part due to so many other news sources being available.
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WPP Group is one of the suitors to acquire 24/7 Real Media, which could sell for upwards of $600 million or more, reports The New York Post (via MediaPost).
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MyNetworkTV has changed its programming plans in a major way - but it won’t be making an upfront presentation to talk about its new plans.
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XM satellite radio service will broadcast a 48-hour marathon of The Bob Edwards Show. The show, set to coincide with the radio icon’s 60th birthday, will include some of the best moments from Edwards’ nearly three year’s on satellite, according to XM.
Nielsen/NetRatings and comScore have both responded positively to the open letter sent last week from the Interactive Advertising Bureau in which bureau president-CEO Randall Rothenberg requested that they participate in a third party audit.
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Gannett directors declared a regular, quarterly dividend of 31 cents per share at the company’s annual meeting of shareholders.
Also at the meeting, shareholders re-elected Charles B. Fruit, Arthur H. Harper and John Jeffry Louis to the board of directors, writes Editor & Publisher.
