Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO), the U.S.-based premium cable television programming subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., announced today it that it has acquired 100% ownership in its Central European joint-venture company, HBO Central Europe, LLC (“HBO Central Europe”). Previously, HBO Central Europe was jointly held under an equity structure by subsidiaries of HBO, Sony Pictures [...]
Essence will mark its 40th anniversary in 2010; beginning a year long celebration in honor of African-American women during Black History Month. Specifically, Essence will commemorate its 40th anniversary with initiatives aimed at helping Black women put themselves first, including new Essence magazine features, Essence.com content and a series of special “Essence Presents” events. “Essence [...]
San Francisco : Martini Media, the leading media group targeting affluent consumers, today announced the acquisition of Decision Maker Media (DMM), the largest vertical media platform online capturing Business-Decision-Makers. With the acquisition, Martini Media has created a media asset with more than 40M unique users with annual household incomes exceeding $100K, on a combination of [...]
Herndon :Volkswagen of America, Inc. has announced a new campaign called “Punch Dub,” an update on the classic Punch Buggy game, designed to increase model awareness and familiarity by reminding consumers of all the Volkswagens on the road. The “Punch Dub” campaign is based on the classic game that kids used to play back in [...]
New York:The New York Times Media Group has announced that effective immediately Yasmin Namini will add the responsibilities of general manager, reader applications, to her role as senior vice president, marketing and circulation. As general manager, reader applications, she will oversee a new division that will give an operational and financial home to The Times’s [...]
Camela Galano has been named to the newly created position of President, Warner Bros. International Film Acquisitions, it was announced today by Richard Fox, Executive Vice President, International, Warner Bros. Galano will be responsible for acquiring the rights (across all media – theatrical, home entertainment, television and digital) to non-Warner Bros.-produced English-language films for release. [...]
New York: Hollywood filmmaker Tim Burton, known for making animation and fantasy films, will head the jury at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. He says it’s like a dream come true. “It’s a great honour and I look forward, with my fellow jurors, to watching some great films from around the world. When you [...]
London: American TV host Oprah Winfrey has topped a survey to find the biggest TV star in the US, while actor-director Clint Eastwood was voted the most sought after movie star. The two won in the new Harris Interactive poll, reported contactmusic.com. Winfrey beat political talk show host Glenn Beck, while Eastwood came in [...]
London: Bad news for the fans of the popular US TV show “Ugly Betty” as the producers have decided to wrap it up after its ongoing fourth season comes to an end. The cult comedy, which started in 2006, will wrap up in April 2010, reports imdb.com. “We’ve mutually come to the difficult decision [...]
MediaCom Edinburgh scooped the award for Media Agency of the Year for the second year running at the Scottish Advertising Awards. The annual awards ceremony was held at the Hilton in Glasgow on Friday 9th October. The event was attended by media and creatives from the industry as well as clients and suppliers. Those up [...]