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TV Week
Hard Time: Liquor Advertising Pours Into TV -- Looser Restrictions, Raft of New Launches Lead More Booze Brands to the Tube
New Charlie Sheen Series Safe to Sponsor, FX Tells Advertisers -- 'Anger Management' Marks Actor's TV Series Debut After 'Two and a Half Men' Imbroglio
Univision Lights the Upfront Fuse, Signs Early Deal With Starcom -- Pact, and Its Timing, Underscores Emerging Power Of Spanish-Language TV
A&E Networks Blasts Cable Rivals for Copying Its Shows -- Uses Upfront Pitch to Knock Everyone From Discovery to YouTube
39th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations Announced
Summer Slog Expected for TV Upfront -- Bullish Sellers Mixed With Weak Economy Will Probably Produce Slight Increase
Complete List of 2012 Tony Award Nominees
Anheuser-Busch Warns UFC About Fighters' Sexist, Homophobic Comments -- Major Sponsor Threatens Action 'If Incidents Continue'
AOL Touts New Scripted Series and Celeb-Fronted Video Content at 'Newfront' -- Content Creators Include Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone and 'Project Runway' Judge Nina Garcia
American Legion Announces 2012 Recipients of Top Journalism Award
Nielsen
Infographics: Insights into the Digital Lives of America’s Black Consumers
Basement? Garage? American Teens Will Watch, and Play, Just About Anywhere
The Shifting Nature of U.S. Housing Demand
Global and Social: Facebook’s Rise Around the World
Reaching the New Chinese Consumer
How to Win in China’s Media Environment
Driving Growth in a Slowing Chinese Auto Market
In China’s Banking Industry, Customer Experience Matters
Winning At E-Commerce in China
Urban China is Growing, but Rural China’s 650M Consumers Can’t Be Ignored
New Media Minute
New media expert Daisy Whitney talks about the trends and news in online video, video blogging and new media.
Media Week: Broadcast
Adult Swim Brings Funk, T.I. Brings Noise
USA Gets Positive
Information Diet: David X. Cohen
OMFG: The CW Shakes Up Prime-Time Roster
Call Your Doctor If This 'Workaholics' Billboard Lasts More Than 4 Hours
USA to Launch 6 'Social TV' Tie-ins Aimed at Superfans
The 10 Best Upfront Presentations (So Far)
CBS Upfront: Sales Pitch or Victory Lap?
No Major Surprises as CBS Unveils Fall Lineup
Turner Unveils a Slew of Scripted Series
Media Week: Cable
Adult Swim Brings Funk, T.I. Brings Noise
USA Gets Positive
Information Diet: David X. Cohen
OMFG: The CW Shakes Up Prime-Time Roster
Call Your Doctor If This 'Workaholics' Billboard Lasts More Than 4 Hours
USA to Launch 6 'Social TV' Tie-ins Aimed at Superfans
The 10 Best Upfront Presentations (So Far)
CBS Upfront: Sales Pitch or Victory Lap?
No Major Surprises as CBS Unveils Fall Lineup
Turner Unveils a Slew of Scripted Series
Media Week: Digital
Adult Swim Brings Funk, T.I. Brings Noise
USA Gets Positive
Information Diet: David X. Cohen
OMFG: The CW Shakes Up Prime-Time Roster
Call Your Doctor If This 'Workaholics' Billboard Lasts More Than 4 Hours
USA to Launch 6 'Social TV' Tie-ins Aimed at Superfans
The 10 Best Upfront Presentations (So Far)
CBS Upfront: Sales Pitch or Victory Lap?
No Major Surprises as CBS Unveils Fall Lineup
Turner Unveils a Slew of Scripted Series
Hollywood Reporter
Mark Zuckerberg Wedding: Industry Reacts to Facebook CEO’s Marriage
Royal Wedding Movie Enlists Writer Nancy Meyers (Exclusive)
'Community' Castmembers Express Solidarity With Show's Ousted Creator Dan Harmon
Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy to Star in Cop Comedy for 'Bridesmaids' Director
Cannes 2012: Rachel McAdams Joins Phillip Seymour Hoffman in 'A Most Wanted Man'
Cannes 2012: Simon Pegg Signs Up to Find 'Happiness'
Missing Actor Nick Stahl Resurfaces Via Email (Report)
Cannes 2012: Millennium Strikes $150 Million Co-Financing Deal With West Coast Film Partners
Cannes 2012: Garrett Hedlund, Jennifer Hudson, Amy Adams Sign Up for Andrew Levitas' 'Lullaby'
Box Office Report: 'Battleship' Torpedoed With $9.1 Million Friday
Variety
Sponsors
Media Post: Media
GM Pulls Out Of Super Bowl '13, CBS To Carry
Draftfcb Named SeaWorld Creative AOR
Mediabrands To Debut BPN, Third Agency Network
Radio Ad Revs Edge Up
TWC Uses BlackArrow Tech To Enhance VIdeo Ad Insertions
TV Venues Depend On Demo
WPP Moves Kelly To Executive Director, Global Client Leadership
VOD Advertising Hits A Bullseye, Time Warner To Deploy BlackArrow System-Wide
USA Reveals Move Into Reality, Original Comedy At 'Suitless' Upfront
Viacom Leverages Social Media To Aid TV Experience
Media Post: Marketing
AT&T Sings Facebook Fans' Praises
Nestle Waters' Resource Promises 'Electrolytenment'
Chevrolet Goes Skateboarding For Sonic
Philadelphia Pulls Out The Stops For Art
Five Reasons To Pic And Roll
For Brand Extensions: Like With Like
Why Gen Y Loves Moosejaw's Marketing Madness
Consumer Spending Lags Economic Uptick
Bud Light Drawing Millennial Buzz
Walmart Beats Street
Media Post: Online
Mobile Ad Nets Challenged On Delivery, Targeting
Digital 'Larry King Now' Scheduled For Summer Launch
TBG Awards Surf Site $40,000 For Concept
Sportskool Launches Yoga Video Site
Consumers Argue Video Privacy Law Applies To Web Streams
GM Dumps Facebook, But Social Media Remains Agency Prize
Will Mobile Pocket Calls Bankrupt The Ad Budget?
New Nielsen Ratings Track Online Consumption
WPP's Possible Buys Big Stake In Russia's Grape Agency
Why Facebook Could Disappear
MultiChannel
Pai: Biennial Reg Review Should Be Commission-Level Decision
Facebook IPO Poses Questions for Media Companies
Cable Show 2012: Riggins Kicks Off Sportsman Channel Relationship by Hosting Outreach Event Sunday
Time Warner Cable Picks Motorola To Lock Down Multiscreen TV
Cable Show 2012: Motorola To Pump Up CMTS Density, Demo HEVC
Cable Show 2012: SeaChange, Avail-TVN Team On Targeted Multiscreen Ads
Time Warner Cable To Light Up Dynamic VOD Ads Nationwide With BlackArrow
Upfront 2012: USA Expands 'WWE Monday Night Raw' To Three Hours
Comcast Pricing Critics Undeterred By Data-Use Announcement
Time Warner Cable OKs HBO Go For Xbox, Roku And Samsung TVs
Radio Ink
Thanks for The Memories And You're Fired
Stern, Rush, Beck, Seacrest Combine for $303 Million
Dashboard Delivery is Radio's Biggest Advantage.
BIA/Kelsey Says Local Advertising Shifting to Online
Not So Fast Pandora. iHeart Hits Milestone
Paul Koffy New AM Host at KMNB Minneapolis
Townsquare Hires Former Kraft VP
John Candelaria New PD for Beasley in Vegas
Entravision Turns Tropical in Orlando
Y100 Miami Names Chad Valentine APD/MD
Smart Brief
Media Post: Search Insider
Why Keywords Suck
Brand Beliefs And The Facebook Factor
If Don Draper Worked In Search Marketing
How Advanced SEMs Roll: Search Query Mining
Believing Is Seeing
Dear SEOs: Google Owes You Nothing
Doesn't Google Owe SEOs Something?
The 'Field of Dreams' Dilemma
Search Insider Summit: It's All Fun and Games When You're Buzzing!
Enough With The Attribution Excuses
Radio Insight
Cox To Chuck Bulldog In Athens, GA
KDMX Dallas Revamps NOW
92.1 WFEX Sold Too
Orlando Begins To Salsa
CBS To Launch FM Sports In Tampa
Utah Jazz Acquire KZNS Salt Lake City
KLQT Changes The Channel To CHR
WFNX Boston Sold To Clear Channel
Tri-Cities Washington AM Shuffle
FCC Report: WYAY Files Atlanta Move