Bio: Vahe Habeshian
Posts by Vahe Habeshian:
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Producers Partner with MySpace for Quarterlife Series,
13 Sep 2007 in News
MarketingVOX: Veteran entertainment producers Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick have partnered with MySpace to distribute the new series Quarterlife, reports The New York Times.
The producing team originally pegged Quarterlife, a show about a gr… -
WebMD Makes Savory Target for Google Acquisition,
13 Sep 2007 in News
MarketingVOX: After WebMD’s shares leaped 8 percent on Wednesday, analysts acknowledged chatter of late that Google may come a-wooing, reports CNN Money.
The rumors are not without merit. Google and Microsoft alike have been looking into opportunit… -
Sprint Nextel to Debut Mobile Shopping,
13 Sep 2007 in News
MarketingVOX: Sprint Nextel has debuted a new service allowing shoppers to compare and buy products using mobile phones, reports The Associated Press.
The Mobile Shopper lets people use their phones to compare prices on products from a variety of r… -
Right Media Ads Make Oblivious Host to Trojan Virus,
13 Sep 2007 in News
MarketingVOX: A Trojan virus has been using Right Media’s ad servers to spread across the internet, reports ClickZ.
The surge in downloads of a particular virus was noticed by ScanSafe between early August and September. The virus-laden ad apparent… -
FCC to Make Decision on Satellite Merger by Year’s End,
12 Sep 2007 in News
MediaBuyerPlanner: The FCC should wrap up its review of the potential XM-Sirius merger by the end of the year, according to commission chairman Kevin Martin.
The combined value of the new company – if approved – would be about $13 billion, includin… -
Apple, Sprint Sponsor L.A. Digital Film Fest,
12 Sep 2007 in News
MediaBuyerPlanner: The Project Accessible Hollywood (PAH) digital film festival is taking place next month in Los Angeles, and Apple and Sprint will both be on-hand to tie in with the digital theme.
The PAH-fest offers amateur moviemakers the oppor… -
NPR, WGBH Boston Acquire National Public Broadcasting,
12 Sep 2007 in News
MediaBuyerPlanner: National Public Radio and WGBH Boston have agreed to acquire National Public Broadcasting, the nation’s leading sponsorship representation firm for public TV and radio stations, Mediaweek writes.
The deal, expected to close by th… -
NBC U Draws on Agencies for Research Council,
12 Sep 2007 in News
MediaBuyerPlanner: NBC U is pulling together a council of ad agency executives in the research, strategy and media buying fields in the hopes of developing and fielding primary research that will lead to better insights and smarter media marketplac…
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Grey NY to Agencies: Let’s Green Up Mad Ave,
12 Sep 2007 in News
MediaBuyerPlanner: Grey New York has launched an industry wide initiative to green up Madison Avenue, writes Environmental Leader.
In a full-page ad in Advertising Week’s Official Guide, Grey calls on all ad agencies to join it in becoming as green… -
Teens Learn about TV Shows from TV, Friends, Cinema Ads,
12 Sep 2007 in News
MediaBuyerPlanner: More than half of teens find out about new TV shows from commercials and promotional spots airing on the networks, according to a new study from Los Angeles-based research firm OTX.
The second-most common way teens hear about new…
