After bucking the downward trend of most media, cinema advertising took a hit in third quarter. Cinema rep firm National CineMedia reported late Thursday (Nov. 6) advertising down nearly 12 percent to $88.3 million in third quarter.

ABC Regional Sports and Entertainment Sales announced Thursday (Nov. 5) an exclusive deal to handle sales for American Eagle Outfitters' new electronic sign in New York City's Times Square.

Lamar Advertising, the nation's third largest outdoor media company, reported third-quarter earnings Thursday (Nov. 5) that beat analyst expectations and offered plenty of optimism that a turnaround was underway in outdoor advertising.

Digital out-of-home advertising will reach $2.2 billion this year, hitting $3.7 billion by 2013. According to a BIA/Kelsey forecast released Wednesday (Nov. 4), the segment, which includes digital billboards and place-based networks, will grow at an annual rate of 13.5

7-Eleven, home of the Slurpee and the Big Gulp, announced Tuesday (Nov. 3) the launch 7-Eleven TV.

Zoom Media Corp. continues to grow its digital out-of-home portfolio in fitness venues, announcing Tuesday (Nov. 3) it had acquired Gym Screen Media (Gym TV), a 160 venue digital channel in high-end fitness centers in the U.K.

The BBC iPlayer online video service will soon be available to Freesat viewers over broadband. A trial service on the subscription-free satellite platform will launch before the end of November. It calls into question the need for the proposed Canvas