- What Children Watch When They Watch TV: Putting Theory
Into Practice.
Children aged four to 12 influence over $165 billion in spending in the U.S. (McGee, 1997) and six- to 12-year-olds directly purchase $24.4 billion worth of merchandise each year (McNeal, 1998). Television provides the bulk of the advertising for that merchandise (Robinson & Bianchi, 1997), resulting in a newly burgeoning ......
- Fates & Fortunes
Broadcast TV Scott Sams , anchor, WFAA Dallas/Fort Worth, named main anchor, evening newscasts, KTEN Sherman, Texas. Christopher Manson , news director WMBD/WYZZ Peoria, Ill., named VP, news, Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc., Irving, Texas. Steve Johnson , news director, WEYI Flint-Saginaw, Mich., appointed news director, KDBC El Paso, Texas. Andrew ......
- Dick Clark: rock-based business at a waltz
tempo.
Every morning, Dick Clark steps into a van for the 45-minute ride from his home in Malibu to the ivy-covered headquarters of Dick Clark Productions Inc. in Burbank. Compared to the flashier sports cars and Land Rovers driven by many of his peers in Hollywood, the family-style van driven by ......
- People
Comcast Fidel Edwards was named vice president, customer service for Comcast Cable Communications Inc.’s New Jersey region. He was area VP, customer service in New Castle, Del. Cox Enterprises Bob Jimenez was elevated to vice president, corporate communications and corporate affairs at Cox Enterprises Inc. He had been director, corporate ......
- Mississippi Music Inc. still hitting the high notes
HATTIESBURG - On February 5, 1946, a small music store opened for business on North Main Street in the Hub City. Called The Music Shop, it was based in the home of husband-and-wife owners Jim and Bertha "Mac" Johnson, with the store in the front three rooms and the Johnsons ......
- Newsmakers.
Accounting & Consulting William H. Ferguson has been elected managing partner of SCA Consulting in Los Angeles. He will be charged with the day-to-day operations of the business, developing the firm's strategy and overseeing its implementation. Ferguson has been with the company since 1998. Banking & Finance Lars Ekstrom, Lisa ......
- Big record firms blocking imports, says watchdog
NEWS Competition watchdogs have accused major music companies of blocking retailers from importing cheaper CDs from Europe. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said "certain" of the five major record companies, which account for three-quarters of UK sales, have given discounts on UK-originated products to retailers that agreed not to ......