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What's new in alternative media
  • Order up: One freshly made billboard
  • Obie Awards: 42 winners, including 11 golds
  • NCM upfront: Movie ads go mobile
  • TAB adds bus, rail and transit ad ratings
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    Andy Roddick jons Fox Sports 1

    The former tennis star and U.S. Open champ will serve as a co-host on the nightly news show ‘Fox Sports Live,’ working alongside anchors Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole

    • Marianne Gambelli becomes chief investment officer at Horizon Media
    • Andy Grant becomes associate creative director at CP + B
    • Shashi Seth becomes president at Tribune Digital Ventures
    • Julie Piepenkotter rises to EVP of research at FX
    • Cherie Cohen becomes SVP of cable ad sales at NBCUniversal
    • Andrew Leisner rises to motorcycle group publisher at Bonnier
    • Dominic Laval becomes director of business development at Capablue
    • Paul Barford becomes chief scientist at Broadcast Interactive Media
    • Mia Maestro joins FX drama pilot ‘The Strain’
    • Giuliana Rancic and Nick Jonas hosting NBC’s ‘Miss USA’

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    Features
    ‘Hit the Floor,’ no, grab the remote
    VH1's scripted series, about dancers for a basketball team, is an exercise in clumsiness, at once obvious and obtuse. Lots of Big Secrets.
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    ‘Family S.O.S.,’ largely ‘asseptable’
    TLC reality series, starring supernanny Jo Frost, may bring hope to viewers struggling with similar family issues, even if it comes off as too neatly packaged at times
    ‘Showville,’ sweet on small-town talent
    AMC series, which puts on local talent contests around the country, chooses not to be cruel to the contestants. What you see is what you get, and it's sweet.
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    In the Media Economy Newsletter.
    Broadcast upfront outlook: Just so-so
    Dallas: Texas-size demand for TV
    Ad spending forecast: Next year looks good
    Ad spending forecast: Up 3.5 percent
    Miami: TV perks up with the Heat
    Philly: Appears to be a soft year for TV
    European ad spending takes a dive
    New Orleans: Big events, big TV dollars
    Report: Local mobile ad spending will hit $9.1B

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    Yesterday's feature stories

    Cable’s 10 must-see summer shows
    ‘Family S.O.S.,’ largely ‘asseptable’
    ‘Modern Family,’ going out on top
    Cha-cha-cha: ‘Stars’ struts in Monday finale
    This week’s cable ratings
    This week’s broadcast ratings
    Broadcast upfront by the numbers
    Readers: Pandora’s not a huge threat to radio
    San Francisco: Sports spur ad spending
    ‘Showville,’ sweet on small-town talent
    Putting the PSU scandal in perspective
    Big turnout for Billboard Music Awards
    This week’s top movies, songs and books
    The 8 big trends at this year’s upfronts

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