Entertainment & Arts
Television: IndeNet, a local distributor of television programs and commercials, announced an agreement to purchase the television services division of Los Angeles-based Starcom Television Services Inc. for about $5 million in stock.
Oct. 13, 1995
Technology and the Internet
The device that makes it easy to ignore TV spots will let advertisers learn what’s still being seen.
June 2, 2003
Business
Twitter eyes TV, lands major advertising deal in run-up to IPO
April 22, 2013
Autos
* General Motors Corp., the largest U.S. advertiser, said it was putting its media-planning accounts up for bid.
June 27, 2000
POP/ROCK Back-to-Back Toppers: Mariah Carey became the first artist to have two consecutive singles debut at No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart after her “One Sweet Day” sold 205,000 copies last week.
Nov. 23, 1995
World & Nation
Italian TV could never be accused of being highbrow, but it’s apparently become so tacky that most viewers would rather watch commercials, a new survey shows.
June 23, 2002
Britain’s Allied Dome said it agreed to acquire MTC Management Inc., the franchiser of the 203-store Campbell-based Togo’s Eateries chain, for undisclosed terms.
July 22, 1997
Commercial pitches are being designed into the content of a medium with a huge user base.
July 30, 2007
With advance ad sales lagging for the new MyNetworkTV, News Corp. is betting big on two telenovela-style soap operas to launch the venture.
Aug. 31, 2006
Michael Jackson may be turning point for TMZ
June 28, 2009