TV networks woo advertisers as threats to viewership intensify
The upfronts, where broadcasters sell commercial time in the upcoming season's TV programs, take on more urgency as Dish Network unveils its ad-skipping feature Auto Hop. Every May the broadcast networks take over midtown Manhattan to promote their new shows and ply advertisers with shrimp and champagne.
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Sanger Awarded $692,00 Housing Grant
One of the CalHome programs will provide money to assist low income first time home buyers, as well as low income home owners that need help making repairs to their homes.
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First-time Apple product buyers spell big trouble for Windows PC competitors
Fully 98% of new iPad owners are satisfied...
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Mexico Sets First Fixed Rates With Inflation Receding: Mortgages
Mexico’s largest mortgage provider plans to offer home buyers fixed-rate loans for the first time, as the two-decade long inflationary hangover from the country’s Tequila Crisis fades.
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No more monkey business at NBC, time for Revolution
(Reuters) - The NBC network brought a monkey to pitch new programs to prospective advertisers on Monday, looking to highlight a new comedy set in a veterinary clinic rather than the circus its primetime lineup has been in recent years. "Animal Practice" was among the shows NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt showcased at the upfront presentations held at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown ...
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