http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=138698
Kennedy Coverage Not Made for Prime Time
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But beyond the Beltway and Midtown media organizations, how did the Kennedy coverage play? Ratings reflect that while Americans surely caught the coverage in some capacity, most still use prime time to escape the world’s woes, including the death of the senate’s most influential member.
Which explains how CBS’s “Ted Kennedy: The Last Brother” finished last amongst the Big Four networks at 8 p.m. in the ad-centric adult 18-49 demographic, and how ABC’s “Remembering Ted Kennedy” lost to two forgettable reruns of cop dramas on CBS and NBC at 10 p.m.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2009/aug/28/express-newspapers-richard-desmond
Yet another round of Express cutbacks
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004007458
NAA: Ad Sales Down 29% in 2Q, Biggest Downturn Yet
http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/27/markets/thebuzz/index.htm?postversion=2009082713
Redbox: Media’s public enemy No. 1
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090827/ap_on_hi_te/us_cable_shows_online
AP sources: DirecTV, TBS, TNT to put shows online
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007846.html?categoryid=10&cs=1
TV audiences are growing older
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/digital-downloads/metrics/e3id9eac057de820fdcbc4fc45853a53305
Web Video Viewing Breaks Records in July
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090828/ap_on_bi_ge/us_next_generation_coupons_8
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