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Gray Gardens: Broadcast Audience Older Than Ever

Convergent TV

If the low turnout for the new fall TV series weren’t reason enough to start gobbling SSRIs, the early median-age data could find all but the sturdiest broadcast executives scrambling [...]


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CBS Upfront: Sales Pitch or Victory Lap?

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CBS on Wednesday kicked off its 2012-13 upfront presentation with what amounted to a victory lap, as executives went to novel (and sometimes gonzo) efforts to celebrate the network’s ratings [...]

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No Major Surprises as CBS Unveils Fall Lineup

Convergent TV

As befits its status as the most-watched television network on the dial, CBS is also the most stable. While its rivals scramble to fill holes and put out fires, CBS [...]

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Las Vegas dreams up another bogus holiday

Creativity

R&R Partners attempts to evolve its faux-holiday-themed campaign for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority with this spot about "Jolly Roger Day," another excuse to ditch boring work commitments [...]

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Trips to Vegas won’t keep you out of heaven

Creativity

R&R Partners injects new (eternal?) life into its long-running "What happens here, stays here" campaign for Las Vegas tourism with this spot set at the Pearly Gates. "That's odd, there [...]

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Vegas.com tries SportsCenter-lite office ads

Creativity

Vegas.com has put together a less-funny version of the ESPN SportsCenter ads, with a new campaign that shows Sin City entertainers working at the hospitality Web site's offices. According to [...]