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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorViacomCBS is joining the parade of media companies trying to simplify their increasingly dizzying array of video offerings to advertisers.The company, created from the merger of Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMore people continue to watch TV or other forms of video in the midst of the pandemic, but Madison Avenue is spending fewer dollars to dazzle them.National TV advertising fell 9% in June to $3.2 billion, according to Standard Media Index, a continuation of negative trends that have been in place since the coronavirus pandemic struck in March.

Hale. One man was threatened with a socket wrench on Hale Road, as two men demanded he hand over his wrist wear, on July 26.His Audemars Piguet rose gold skeleton watch was valued at around £98,000.The offenders then fled the scene in a vehicle, thought to be a Black Audi A3, possibly an S Line model.Police say they are treating another three expensive watch robbers in the area as linked.

“We are determined to find these offenders and recover his property. “We’d urge anyone who recognises the description of those involved, was in the area at the time or has any information to contact police immediately.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWhen it comes to sports broadcasts, NBCUniversal has a singular goal: The company wants to push even those advertisers who might not typically rush to football, hockey or Nascar to get into the game.The Comcast-owned company is about to make the rounds of media buyers and advertisers with a study of the attitudes of sports-deprived consumers in May – in the depths of the nation’s coronavirus shutdown – in the hopes of demonstrating how eager these people are to

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBaseball advertising appears to have pivoted from a months-long slump to hitting above average.Fox Corp. has sold more than 90% of its ad inventory in its share of games in Major League Baseball’s pandemic-truncated 2020 season, according to Seth Winter, executive vice president of sports sales for the company, as well as all the ad berths in its planned broadcast of four games slated to air this Saturday on Fox Broadcasting and Fox Sports 1.

the problem on Moss Lane in Hale, which bosses say has been caused by a leaking water pipe. But now - a week after a crack in the pavement first appeared - traders say the problem is worse than ever.“Our wall is moving and moving,” says Ian Tootill.“Over the last two days it has just been getting worse.“Just today a big crack appeared on my gable wall.

Hailey Bieber (and a few of the Kardashian/Jenner sisters) are finding that out the hard way.Several days ago, a TikTok-er started a series that she called “Rating celebrities I met while working as a hostess in a fancy Manhattan restaurant.” The first video quickly accumulated more than 12 million views, and while the restaurant hostess had some nice things to say about model sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid, her comments about Hailey were less than flattering.“This is going to be controversial,”

coronavirus.As a result of the insolvencies, the 600 capacity venue The Welly and the 200-capacity venue The Polar Bear, which VMS took on in 2018, as well as Hull Box Office are closing down.IQ reports that the remaining four VMS Live companies, which operate/book venues including Eventim Olympia Liverpool (1,960-capacity), Asylum in Hull (1,100-capacity) and the William Aston Hall in Wrexham (1,200 capacity), will continue to operate as before.In a statement, VMS CEO Bert van Horck said: “I am

A total of 150 people attended an illegal rave in Smithills last week before police turned up to disperse the crowd and seize their sound system.The illegal gathering took place in the woods behind Smithills Hall in a spot that was “difficult to get to”, according to a local councillor.Coun Roger Hayes said litter pickers who came to clear the site at the weekend found many metal cylinders spread around the land behind the historic hall.Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham revealed that

Wigan Athletic recorded an amazing 8-0 win tonight as they sent out a huge statement in their bid to stay in the Championship.The Latics, who went into administration earlier this month, recorded their record league win and equalled the record Championship win as they thrashed fellow relegation threatened Hull City at the DW Stadium.It was raining goals from the moment Kal Naismith gave them the lead after just two minutes.

The stars of “Grey’s Anatomy” are dishing on first-day jitters in the operating room, prepping for working with medical equipment and being pregnant on set. In a unique crossover event, actors Chandra Wilson (Dr. Miranda Bailey), Kim Raver (Dr. Teddy Altman) and Greg Germann (Dr. Tom Koracick) got together, virtually, with four real doctors from Netflix’s “Lenox Hill” to discuss being and portraying medical professionals.

are dishing on first-day jitters in the operating room, prepping for working with medical equipment and being pregnant on set. In a unique crossover event, actors Chandra Wilson (Dr.

Public media station WETA Washington, D.C. and the National Alliance on Mental Illness are teaming to host a one-hour virtual town hall to launch Well Beings, a public media campaign to address the health needs of Americans with a focus on the Youth Mental Health Project.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorRoswell, New Mexico co-showrunner Carina Adly MacKenzie is exiting as co-showrunner of the CW’s Roswell, New Mexico ahead of the third season “due to fundamental differences”, MacKenzie said Friday in a statement posted on social media.In her statement which reads in part, MacKenzie said, “I have made the difficult decision to resign from my role on Roswell, New Mexico.

Roswell, New Mexico returns for its third season, it will be with a new showrunner at the helm, TV Guide has confirmed. Carina Adly MacKenzie, who co-ran the first two seasons of The CW sci-fi drama with Christopher Hollier, is no longer with the show. "Carina Adly MacKenzie has departed as executive producer/co-showrunner of Roswell, New Mexico," Warner Bros.