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Crispin, Plum TV Intro 'Mr. Internet'

Crispin Porter + Bogusky and Plum TV are launching their first co-production over Thanksgiving Day weekend, Mr. Internet, a 30-minute show hosted by vp, group creative director Dave Schiff that aims to be the Talk Soup of Web culture.

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Domestic Auto Spend Stalls in '08

U.S. automakers are making little headway in their efforts to secure a federal aid package of $25 billion, and as the threat of bankruptcy looms for General Motors, there is little doubt that the domestic auto category is going to take an even greater hit in 2009.

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Wall Street Analysts Downgrade Arbitron Stock

A pair of Wall Street analysts on Wednesday (Nov. 19) downgraded Arbitron stock following the announcement from The Nielsen Company Tuesday (Nov. 18) it would measure audiences for Cumulus in 50 small markets. Clear Channel also signed a contract to have its stations in 17 of those markets measured. Still, the analysts see Arbitron as a good investment.

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Nielsen Cancels 2009 Client Meeting

Blaming the economy, Nielsen told its clients Wednesday (Nov. 19) that it was canceling its 2009 Client Meeting on Audience Measurement, scheduled for March 11-13 in Las Vegas.

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eMarketer: Bandwidth Could Curb Online Video Ads

Video data is the prime mover behind big increases in Internet bandwidth usage.

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CBS Dominates the Wednesday Overnights; ABC and NBC Continue to Struggle

2008-11-20

Led by old faithfuls Criminal Minds and the 100th episode of CSI: NY, CBS has a lock on the Wednesday overnights.  But ABC and NBC continue to lag in midweek.

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Mr. TV: Army of One

Since it isn’t every day I have the chance to interview a megastar (and impress my two teenage children in the process), this week’s column is devoted to the one—and only—Gene Simmons, with whom I spoke on camera during our Mediaweek All-Stars luncheon last week.

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