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Dennis Miller to keynote NY Radio Forum

Dennis Miller, host of Westwood One’s The Dennis Miller Show, will deliver the luncheon keynote during the third annual New York Radio Forum, “Unleash Your ...

CBS confirms upfront is on

CBS announced it plans to hold an upfront presentation for advertisers as usual at Carnegie Hall in New York. The date is Wed. May 14. ...

Steve & Barry’s and CBS Consumer Products partner

Apparel retailer Steve & Barry’s and CBS Consumer Products announced a new partnership which will provide company a diverse slate of television properties from CBS’s ...

RAB president Jeff Haley unveiled a few new initiatives in Atlanta, including getting radio receivers on every mobile handheld device, phone and MP3 player within ...

KYW launches “Hear Philly!”

As we mentioned yesterday (2/13/08 RBR #30), CBS Radio’s KYW-AM and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) are launching Hear Philly!, an Internet radio ...

The endless season: How the WGA Strike may forever change the TV biz

According to Gene DeWitt, President of DeWitt Media Strategies, introducing new shows one at a time throughout the year will be seen to be a ...

Optimedia, Publicis Launch Optimedia Inside

Susan Gianinno, Publicis USA CEO and Antony Young, President, Optimedia US, announced the launch of Optimedia Inside, a new joint venture designed to bring additional ...

WorldLink signs Post-Newsweek for ad sales

WorldLink, a multiplatform ad sales firm specializing in DR, has signed an agreement with Post-Newsweek Stations to represent the group’s six major market stations and ...

J&J to sponsor AURN College Football Awards

American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) announced Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products will be a major sponsor of the 34th annual SBN Sports Black ...

KYW to pact with GPTMC

KYW Newsradio (KYW-AM) is expected to announce a new online venture soon with the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) that will target people planning ...

The Brand Experience teams with World Vision

Aegis Media’s The Brand Experience, in coordination with The Production Network (TPN), has partnered with World Vision to produce the “World Vision Experience: AIDS” multi-media ...

Omnicom CEO: No major ad spend cuts

Omnicom Group CEO John Wren said yesterday during the company’s quarterly conference call that the company’s clients had yet to make big cuts to their ...

Florida launches new tourism effort

Worried about tourism dropping off as the national economy slumps, Florida has launched a national campaign aimed at drawing tourists in. Besides a 30-second TV ...

John Fabian leaves USRN

John Fabian, SVP/Eastern Sales at United Stations Radio Networks has left after a three-year stint with the network. He was hired by USRN from The ...

WaMu unveils new campaign

WaMu announced a new marketing and advertising campaign that taps into customers’ emotional reactions to capture the essence of what it feels like to bank ...

MediaCom realigns digital

MediaCom has enhanced its digital offering to help clients successfully compete in the digitally-driven world. Elements of this restructuring include the creation of a new ...

Regional Reps adds BAS Broadcasting

Regional Reps has signed an exclusive representation agreement with BAS Broadcasting to handle national sales for its newly acquired stations in Sandusky, Tiffin, Fremont, Bellevue ...

Network sports buying’s dirty little secret

Carat Programming noted that some may be surprised that this year’s Super Bowl earned the same rating as last year (see charts) . This counters ...

Chrysler to cut models, dealerships

The news has been out there, but now it’s looking to be officially announced soon: Chrysler LLC plans to significantly reduce its lineup and number ...

IPG to partner in new multicultural agency with JAY-Z

Steve Stoute and Shawn “JAY-Z” will form a new agency dedicated to reaching the multicultural consumer. The firm will be majority owned by Stoute and ...

CAIR: More advertisers drop Savage; Atty. responds on suit

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced The Hate Hurts America Community and Interfaith Coalition (HHA) says five more dvertisers have joined a growing list ...

Nielsen's recap of 2008 Super Bowl ads

The Nielsen Company released an analysis of ad trends from Super Bowl XLII, which was viewed by an average audience of 97.5 million people in ...

More on 7-Eleven's radio campaign

We spoke to 7-Eleven spokesperson Margaret Chabris on the details of 7-Eleven’s new multi-million-dollar “freshness guaranteed” ad blitz this month (2/6/08 RBR #25).Chabris says most ...

Adspace Networks adds major national advertisers

The Adspace Mall Network has attracted a group of blue-chip national advertisers that are buying commercial time on Adspace's nationwide out-of-home network. Major national advertisers ...

25G giveway at RAB

Attendees at this year’s RAB have two chances to pocket 25,000, thanks to the big-money promotions being offered by Dallas-based SCA Promotions. To educate radio ...