For 50 years, the CLIO Awards have stood tall as one of the most coveted honors in the world of advertising. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will celebrate the prestigious honor’s golden anniversary with a special four-film salute Monday, May 11. TCM host Robert Osborne will be joined for the evening by New York Times advertising [...]

comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today revealed that financial services sites, such as those offering banking and stock trading services, are the most popular among European mobile subscribers older than 55, while teenagers are more likely to visit social networking, entertainment and even comic sites on their mobile devices. Not [...]

AOL has announced that Jeff Levick will join the company as President, Global Advertising and Strategy. In this new and expanded role, Levick will be responsible for Platform-A, AOL’s advertising business, as well as developing global revenue strategies. Levick comes to AOL from Google, where he was most recently VP of Industry Development and Marketing, [...]

The Wall Street Journal continues to see a strong increase in individually paid circulation and is the only U.S. newspaper among the top 25 to show growth in total circulation. The Journal’s individually paid circulation grew by more than 2.8%, as filed with the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), subject to audit, released today. This [...]

Those who advocate the abandonment of print for a digital-only world might want to look at the roster of speakers assembled by the World Association of Newspapers for the upcoming Power of Print conference, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 27 and 28 May next.    WAN is bringing together leading industry figures who [...]

Howard Rheingold , American Internet expert who puts emphasis on mobile technology supporting democracy will open the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum taking place from June 3-5 in Bonn Howard Rheingold from Stanford University, one of the most important trailblazers in Web 2.0 and author of several bestsellers covering the effects of the Internet on [...]

Dailymotion, one of the world’s largest independent video sharing sites, has announced a partnership with Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster. This agreement with Deutsche Welle follows Dailymotion’s strategy to deliver the highest quality online video experience, with premium-level programming and superior video streaming and viewing technology. Deutsche Welle will offer a branded channel on Dailymotion [...]

The Financial Times will host its fifth annual FT Business of Luxury Summit on June 14-16 at the Salle des Etoiles in the Sporting Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Chaired by Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, this year’s Summit will bring together the business leaders of the world’s luxury industry and senior financiers to debate key [...]

In an interview with the GMTV’s Emma Crosby – to be aired Friday 01 May – Michelle said her male co-stars are now younger than ever. The actress, who shares steamy scenes with 27-year-old Rupert Friend in the new movie Cheri, said: “It’s interesting… the older I get – the younger they get. When I [...]

A unique new monthly economic indicator introduced today by Dow Jones offers what could be an early signal that the economy may be lifting off its low point but any recovery remains very tentative. The Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) edged higher in April to 27.6, up from 26.3 in March. The ESI aims [...]