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Commonground debuts as agency for Illinois Lottery with Super Bowl spot
 (February
2, 2012) Chicago-based ad agency, commonground, will unveil its first
television creative for its newest client, the Illinois Lottery, during
this weekend's Super Bowl XLVI broadcast. The 30-second spot will be seen
state-wide in seven markets during the highly anticipated NFL Championship
game between the New England Patroits and N.Y. Giants...
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Don
Cornelius remembered for changing the image and course of blacks in TV
 (February
2, 2012) A day after Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show "Soul
Train," was found dead in his Los Angeles home,
friends, colleagues and fans are lamenting the loss of an innovative
champion for blacks in the television and entertainment business.
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National survey asks African-Americans what's missing from their TV
choices
 A coalition of consumer groups, media activists, clergy
and concerned citizens are launching a national online survey to ask
African-American households to tell their preferences about the kind of
relevant programming choices they want to see on television. The coalition
is being brought together by the Black Heritage Network, a new cable
channel planned for launch this year that will offer what it calls
"Black-oriented non-fiction programming." The network hopes to use...
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Nielsen, NNPA release report, 'The State of the African-American Consumer'
African-Americans' buying power is expected to reach
$1.1 trillion by 2015, according to "The State of the African-American
Consumer" report, released yesterday at a Washington, DC press conference.
The document was collaboratively developed by Nielsen, a leading global
provider of insights and analytics into what consumers watch and buy, and
The National Newspaper Publishers Association...
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Nationally syndicated Cafe Mocha Radio signs
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Amtrak renews agency assignment with IMAGES USA for
three more years
Wall St. Project Summit hosts public panel to
examine state of media ownership
ASALH issues call for entries for Black History
Month luncheon ad showcase
Pepsi Beverages to pay $3.1 million to settle
federal racial discrimination suit
TV One announces two additions of original series to
prime time lineup
Ford repeats as winner of Polk's Loyalty Awards with
African-American consumers
Lee Bailey to present Martin Luther King special
2012 on Jan. 16th
Johnson Publishing moving its Chicago offices to new
Michigan Ave. address
Gospel Today names new publisher as founder Teresa
Hairston steps down
Vibe, Uptown merged with BlackBook Media and The
Access Network Co.
Herbert Nipson, award-winning journalist, former
Ebony executive editor, dies at 95
Sam Logan, longtime iconic Michigan Chronicle
publisher, dies at the age of 78
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