Global Creative, Media and Technology Agency LBi has Launched Cutting Edge Social Movement for the British Red Cross in Support of Refugee Week . The British Red Cross are asking people to pledge their support to refugees by collectively ‘changing their online status’ across all social networks, instant messenger and email during Refugee Week (15th-21st [...]

Charles Rivkin, President and CEO, Wildbrain , announced the appointment of Michael Polis to the newly created position of CEO, Wildbrain  Entertainment, effective immediately. Rivkin, who oversees operations for Wildbrain  and its subsidiary Kidrobot, will step down as President and CEO, Wildbrain  on June 5, 2009, having been named as President Obama’s candidate to serve [...]

Cox Enterprises, Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cox Media Group, Inc., has completed its acquisition of Cox Radio pursuant to a short-form merger in which Cox Radio became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises following the successful completion of its tender offer, which expired on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. As a result [...]

Tel Aviv based start-up justAd.tv has announced the successful interoperability of the justAd.TV STB Agent with the Sun Java Media Client software. This interoperability allows TV providers to easily insert embedAds, justAd.TV’s wide variety of new ad formats, into non-linear TV viewer experiences such as VOD and PVR, without requiring changes or upgrades to the [...]

AT&T has announced the appointment of Esther Lee as senior vice president-Brand Marketing and Advertising, AT&T Operations, Inc. In this newly created position, Lee will oversee all brand marketing and advertising creative and media strategy for the world’s largest telecom company. “We’re pleased to have one of the top leaders in brand marketing and advertising [...]

Journalist Roxana Saberi, jailed in Iran for over three months, told the Voice of America (VOA) in an exclusive Farsi interview aired today that the people of Iran are “kind and hospitable” and she would definitely like to return someday. Saberi, in her only Farsi-language interview conducted by VOA’s Persian News Network (PNN), also said [...]

People in Tobago can now listen to BBC World Service in FM quality by tuning in to BBC 98.7 FM, with the launch of a dedicated FM transmitter on the island. Audiences will now have access to a wide range of BBC programming, including content tailored specifically for the Caribbean region. The new service joins [...]

Journalists will discuss the opportunities and limits from the Horn of Africa at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum from June 3-5, 2009 in Bonn. “Due to the current conditions in my country, I must unfortunately cancel my participation in the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum.” That was the reaction of Asha Hagi, winner of [...]

Scott Sorokin, a digital communications expert who has worked with a wide range of global marketers, is joining Mindshare to advance the agency’s worldwide digital communications efforts. Sorokin’s title is head of digital, global, a new position at the media and marketing services agency.  He will be based in New York and will report to [...]

Universal Sports has announced a three-year agreement to present the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Stockholm Marathons, continuing to demonstrate Universal Sports’ commitment to bringing world-class marathons to the United States. The 31st Stockholm Marathon will be held on Saturday. Coverage on Universal sports  Universal Sports, available in 45 million homes, will present same-day coverage on [...]