General Electric Co. reported Friday its fourth-quarter profit fell 46 percent as the huge industrial products, financial services and media giant took a charge for losses in selling its insurance business.
EMERALD NUTS ADS TO TOUT SUPER BOWL SPOT
For 10 days leading up to Super Bowl XL on Feb. 5, Diamond Foods’ Emerald Nuts has bought newspaper ad space to promote — wait for it — the TV spot for the nuts to air during the big game’s telecast.
HOW NBC PLANS TO GET OUT OF LAST PLACE
At first glance, General Electric Co.’s NBC seems to be in worse shape than ever. But the Peacock is stronger than it seems.
MGM ASKING $500 MILLION FOR UNITED ARTISTS
United Artists, the historic film label that issued West Side Story, Rocky, and, more recently, Capote, is on the block with an asking price of $500 million or more, according to people familiar with the matter.
SWEET CHOICE: COORS TAPS HERSHEY EXEC
Coors Brewing has tapped Hershey’s Andrew England to be chief marketing officer of Molson Coors Brewing effective Feb. 13.
Exclusives
TRACKING PILOT PROGRESS AT THE NETWORKS
Among those given green lights for their projects are Adam Shankman, Carol Mendelsohn, Andrew Reich and Ted Cohen.
PUSHING TELEVISION DECENCY
In an effort to head off further congressional action on indecency in television, former MPAA President Jack Valenti unveiled a multimillion-dollar plan to educate parents and consumers about existing tools for controlling programming coming into the home.
‘MASTERMINDS’ CLEARANCES TOP 60%
New Line show is a go in 18 of the top 20 markets.
DOW CLOSES UP 26, NASDAQ FINISHES UP 22
Stocks turned higher Thursday and regained most of the ground they lost in the previous session following a bright first-quarter outlook from semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and upgrades of oil services stocks.
SUPER BOWL AD PLAY RUNS FROM TV TO INTERNET
Advertisers in the Super Bowl–and those sitting on the sidelines–are pouring millions of dollars into Internet campaigns, aiming for fans who will be clicking on the Web for highlights, stats and promotions.
NBC Entertainment Publicity announced three new appointments: Julie Rothman, public relations director, CNBC, named director of publicity; Victoria Brody, junior publicist, is promoted to press manager—ÂÂboth in New York City—ÂÂwhile […]
TV TAKING RISING SHARE OF CONSUMER SPENDING
New report says old-fashioned television will remain the dominant source of consumer media spending at least through 2010.
HUGE ‘IDOL’ BOOSTS FOX’S CELEBRITY SKATERS
Another unbelievable night from American Idol boosted Fox’s newest reality show, Skating with Celebrities, to an impressive debut. But even an Idol lead-in couldn’t knock off ABC’s Lost.
CBS and DIC Entertainment will launch an all-new, Saturday morning branded kids programming block, “CBS’s Secret Saturday Morning Slumber Party,” this fall, it was announced today by Nancy Tellem, president, […]
Technology stocks rebounded as higher earnings from companies including Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and EBay Inc. assuaged investors’ concerns about slowing growth.
THIN, a documentary about young women with eating disorders directed by internationally-renowned still photographer Lauren Greenfield and shot with Panasonic 24p cameras (the AJ-SDX900 DVCPRO50 camera backed up by the […]
MILLER’S $300 MILLION AD ACCOUNT UP FOR GRABS
Miller Brewing has put its estimated $300 million U.S. media buying and planning account in review. Incumbent Starcom, a unit of Publicis Groupe, will defend against three other contenders.
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.announced that it has terminated the employment of Brian D. Urban, its chief financial officer, effective yesterday. Urban’s employment agreement with Gemstar-TV Guide was scheduled to expire […]
