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RDA Holding Co. Q1 Revenue down 10.2 percent
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Pleasantville : RDA Holding Co., parent company of The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and affiliated entities, “RDA”), has reported combined results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010 compared with the prior year quarter. The results reflect the company’s fresh start accounting subsequent...
USA Today expands travel website
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McLean, Va: USA TODAY has announced an expansion of its travel Web site, Travel.USATODAY.com. The redesigned and enhanced site is a one-stop destination for travelers looking for expert travel-planning information, news you can use, actionable advice and tips, best-of-breed tools and apps, and community and conversation. It inspires readers,...
Science Channel Announces Key Appointments
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Silver Spring, Md.: Science Channel announced today the appointment of two dynamic, creative leaders who will continue to fuel the growth of the network; Dexter Cole to Vice President of Programming and Bernadette McDaid to Vice President of Production. Both Cole and McDaid report to Debbie Myers, general manager and executive vice president...
BBC explores challenges of West Africa’s “football factory”
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As Africa prepares to host the World Cup, BBC World Service is launching an exploratory journey across the continent’s “football factory” in West Africa, the home of four of the six African nations in the finals and the region that has produced the highest number of international footballers.
In Africa Kicks, from Monday...
BBC One goes high definition
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The BBC is to launch a high definition (HD) version of BBC One on DTT, cable and satellite later in the year, following the BBC Trust’s approval of proposals from the Executive.
In addition, the Trust also agreed an extension of daily hours on the existing, dedicated BBC HD channel from an average of nine hours to 12 hours a day. These...
Philly’s WBEB Refuses to Air Child Sexual Abuse PSA
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Harrisburg , Pa.: The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape is urging Pennsylvanians to contact WBEB 101.1FM in Philadelphia and express their displeasure with the station’s decision to deny PCAR radio advertising space for its HERO Project campaign.
The station denied PCAR space because the 30-second public service announcement, urging...
Ootem Advertising launches New San Francisco operations
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San francisco : Ootem Advertising , has announced the opening of their new office, located just south of Market Street in the popular SOMA district. The agency opens its new doors just one month after celebrating a successful first year in business.
“We’ve been working around my kitchen table for the last year,” remarks...
CLIO Awards Announces Winners for the 2010
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New York : The CLIO Awards, one of the world’s most recognized international advertising, design and communications competitions honoring creative excellence and innovation today announced winners for the 2010 Interactive & Innovative Awards held at Skylight Soho in New York City.
The awards, hosted by Rob Riggle, Actor & Comedian...
Weber Shandwick Wins Big at European SABRE Awards
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London : Weber Shandwick, one of the world’s leading global public relations agencies, its clients and affiliate partner PRP Group were presented with nine European SABRE Awards this week at the gala dinner in London, sponsored by The Holmes Report.
The honours recognised client campaigns conducted in three markets – Germany,...
Ogilvy PR to sponsor 2nd World Non-Profit and Social Marketing Conference
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Washington : Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide has been named the title sponsor of the 2nd World Non-Profit and Social Marketing Conference. The World Conference, to be held in Dublin, Ireland, on April 11-12, 2011, will focus on applying strategic communications, marketing and behavior change methodology to solve key social challenges across...