Market Watch: Former "Nightline" host Ted Koppel has signed a multi-year deal to produce programming for cable's Discovery Channel, the network said Wednesday.Koppel, who built a storied 42-year career at ABC News before leaving the network last month, will be joined by veteran "Nightline" executive producer Tom Bettag and eight other former staffers of the program. "The 10 of us are enormously excited to be at a …
CMOs Don’t Stick Around Long
According to Ad Age, CMO magazine, the title from CXO Media aimed at marketing executives, is shutting down after 15 months in business. CXO, part of the International Data Group, introduced the title in September 2004. It had an average circulation of 24,419 during the six months that ended June 2005, according to its first audit from BPA Worldwide, but those readers received the magazine free under its …
Fresh Ink
Liz Tascio of Media Magazine showed AdPulp some love in the January issue. >> Adpulp.com. Edited (and mostly written) by "poet, critic, and storyteller" David Burn, Adpulp is a smart, thorough, flexible blog. It also helps you navigate the dense jungle of media journalism. Burn delivers engaging insights while skillfully pointing readers to more coverage of the news, relevant content on other blogs, and comments by …
You’d Think Apple Could Use iTunes For Their On-Hold Music
I've been dealing with a dead Mac for a few days (not their fault--it's my abusive relationship with my Powerbook that caused it.) I spent about 10 minutes on hold when I called Apple's Technical Support hotline. During that time, the on-hold music was, and I kid you not, "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips and some other song I'd never heard before called "Rome Wasn't Built In A Day." That's just plain wrong. It reminded …
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Wonkette Too Busy Writing Books To Blog
Online Media Daily: Ana Marie Cox, who is leaving her post as editor of political blog Wonkette to author a second book, will be replaced by two male bloggers--at least one of whom already has a feminine alter ego--confirmed Gawker Media Managing Editor Lockhart Steele Wednesday. David Lat, who wrote "Underneath Their Robes," for which he presented himself in print as a female blogger, will co-edit Wonkette with …
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Conversational Media. Micro Media. Citizen’s Media. Take Your Pick.
For me, there was an interesting develoment today. I noticed a new blog--Amy Gahran's Right Conversation--thanks to Steve Rubel's pointer. Amy is a conversational media consultant, content strategist, and freelance writer/editor based in Boulder, CO. It was the "conversational media" part that jumped out at me. For this is a term I've been using since 2003. I'm not claiming I invented it. That's not important. I'm …
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10/20/30 Blues
Guy Kawasaki wants you to clean up your Power Point mess. As a venture capitalist, I have to listen to hundreds of entrepreneurs pitch their companies. Most of these pitches are crap: sixty slides about a “patent pending,” “first mover advantage,” “all we have to do is get 1% of the people in China to buy our product” startup. These pitches are so lousy that I’m losing my hearing, there’s a constant ringing in my …
Nimble Beats Big (Again)
Ad Age: In another victory for small ad agencies taking on Madison Ave. giants, Kraft Foods has moved creative responsibilities for its salad dressings, mayonnaise and barbecue sauce to independent McGarry Bowen, New York, the marketer said. The accounts had been at WPP Group’s JWT and Interpublic Group of Cos.’ Foote Cone & Belding, both in Chicago. Kraft spends about $35 million on salad dressing and mayonnaise, …