Ted Koppel leaving 'Nightline' » Ted Koppel, who has anchored ABC News' "Nightline" since its inception a quarter-century ago, said Thursday he will leave the network when his contract expires at the end of the year....

Seasonale birth control alters TV ad campaign » The maker of Seasonale, a new birth control pill that allows women to have only four periods a year, has altered its TV ads in response to FDA warnings that the commercials were misleading about potential risks....

Fox TV Executive Is Humble as She Heads to Hollywood » The Fox television executive who is taking over as president of the Paramount Pictures unit of Viacom said Wednesday that she would approach her job with humility because of her inexperience with feature films. Basically, she'll be eaten alive by...

HDTV Expected To Reach 50 Million By '09 » The rate of growth of HDTV households will continue to be strong over the next several years, and by 2009, HDTV households worldwide are forecasted to reach 52 million, said Mike Paxton, an analyst for the Scottsdale, AZ-based researcher....

Motorola CMO Meets With Creative Boutique Agencies » Motorola's senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Geoffrey Frost, has met with creative boutiques in the U.S. and Europe -- including 180 Amsterdam; Mother, London; Crispin, Porter & Bogusky, Miami; and others -- and is expected to award a...

HDTV Expected To Reach 50 Million By '09 » The rate of growth of HDTV households will continue to be strong over the next several years, and by 2009, HDTV households worldwide are forecasted to reach 52 million, said Mike Paxton, an analyst for the Scottsdale, AZ-based researcher....

Mass Transit Becomes Mass Media, Boston Launches Subway TV System » The dialogue on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's subway system could go from "Do you mind if I sit down?" to "Do you mind if I change the channel?" as the Boston public transit agency is considering a plan that...

Laddies-On-Demand: Maxim Goes Video Via Deal With MSN » In a deal morphing a printed publication into a video-on-demand service, laddie magazine Maxim Wednesday announced plans to offer free video programming on-demand to Internet users via MSN's video streaming service. The agreement gives Maxim and important video outlet at...

Run DMC Star to Spread the Word on Reality TV Show » What happens when rappers grow up? A new reality show starring former Run DMC star Joseph 'Reverend Run' Simmons aims to show you. And you might be surprised. 'It's about Run, formerly Run DMC, who grew up on MTV, all...

Borrell: Local Online Spending Soars 28 Percent » Local online advertising is exhibiting explosive growth, boosted in a large part by old media, said a new report from Borrell Associates. Spending on local online advertising reached $2.7 billion in 2004, up 28 percent from the previous year, according...