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May 6
2010

Matchbin’s ‘Deal a Day’ Targets Community Media, Non-English Speakers

Web site vendors may be well-positioned to jump-start Groupon-like “deal-a-day” offers. Analog Analytics and Adility, for instance, are seeking to leverage their respective media and sales channel relationships for deal a day. Now jumping into the pool is Utah-based Matchbin, a CMS and digital advertising platform provider that has partnered with community newspapers, TV stations …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions

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Oct 29
2009

Allbrittron Combines Two DC-Area TV Station Sites into Local Portal

Allbritton Communications will merge its two Washington D.C. area TV station sites—WJLA.com and News8.net –and build a new, 50 person local DC site behind former Washingtonpost.com editor Jim Brady, who developed the concept. The site will be run adjacent to Politico, Allbritton’s successful, all politics vertical. In an interview with PaidContent.org, Brady said he hopes …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, TV/Radio

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Sep 1
2009

Internet Broadcasting: Verticals Key to TV Stations’ Online Success

TV stations can only grow their Internet businesses by leveraging their local credentials and focusing on vertical categories such as automotive and health. That’s the word from Internet Broadcasting’s President and CEO David Lebow, the former AOL Media Networks exec who was interviewed by TV NewsCheck’s Harry Jessell. Minneapolis-based IB, which is partially owned by …continue reading »

Categories: TV/Radio, Verticals

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Jun 24
2009

Survey: TV Stations Installing Senior Execs for Web Management

TV stations have been behind the curve to leverage the local Web, but top station groups now routinely have dedicated new media executives, often with the rank of vice president or higher, according to a new survey by TV Newsday. The executives, many of whom in place for less than three years, oversee local Web …continue reading »

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Jul 8
2008

CityVoter Adds More TV Stations

CityVoter.com, a review and “best of” voting site that powers websites for TV stations and other traditional media outlets, has signed a new deal that will boost its count of Hearst-Argyle TV affiliates from five markets to eight. The old markets include Sacramento, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Milwaukee and Jackson. The new markets include Omaha, …continue reading »

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