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Ch. 7 still late night news leader, but a point down

By Lewis Lazare Mar 29, 2012

With one day to go in the Nielsen March TV ratings book, the results in the local late news ratings competition show ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 continues to hold on the No. 1 ...

Diversified enters AV field here with ex-Roscor pros

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 28, 2012

With the hiring of six former key Roscor System Integration experts, Diversified Systems of New Jersey, with branches throughout the country, has made its first foray into...

Optimus ups Ciacciarelli to ECD, Bauer to design CD

By Mike Morgan Mar 27, 2012

Optimus has made two important personnel changes, naming of 13-year post house veteran Mike (Chick) Ciacciarelli to the newly created position of Optimus executive creative dire...

Sketch Fest director launches Women’s Funny Festival

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 27, 2012

In her decade as executive director of the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, and years more performing with and managing the Cupid Players, Jill Valentine has seen a steady rise i...

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Energy BBDO’s launches new WBEZ ads for tiny budget

By Lewis Lazare Mar 27, 2012

For the first time in nearly a decade, Chicago not-for-profit public radio station WBEZ-FM (91.5) is getting ready to launch a major advertising campaign. The campaign will be d...

ki edit+design acquired by online tastytrade network

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 26, 2012

For the second time within the span of a week, a privately-held local visual media has been acquired by a larger entity. Trio Video’s purchase by Pittsburgh-based NEP wa...

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Daisey’s fabricated Steve Jobs monologue retracted

By Kerry Reid Mar 23, 2012

THE BIG BOMBSHELL this past week involves celebrated monologist Mike Daisey, whose The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs was pulled from a planned presentation at the Chicago ...

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Former Saatchi CCO Derek Green joins Cramer-Krasselt

By Lewis Lazare Mar 23, 2012

Cramer-Krasselt/Chicago is bringing on board yet another new executive creative director: Native Australian ad man Derek Green, who most recently has been chief creative officer...

World’s biggest mobile TV firm acquires Trio Video

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 23, 2012

After 29 years as a privately-held provider of mobile HD production facilities, Trio Video has been acquired by Pittsburg-based NEP, the world’s largest truck vendor operating...

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Wexler wraps ‘Roundabout American’ comedy feature

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 22, 2012

WRITER/DIRECTOR BORIS WEXLER of Escape Films has wrapped postproduction on the feature comedy Roundabout American starring French actor Edouard Giard as a young French chef who ...

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NBC/NHL Stanley Cup spots like catnip for hockey fans

By Lewis Lazare Mar 22, 2012

Maybe it happened while you weren’t watching. But professional hockey has become a very big business on television over the past several years. Once upon a time hockey w...

John Noble heads NY-based Eyeball’s new office here

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 21, 2012

With the official announcement that production executive John Noble will head design/live action company Eyeball here, the company has the distinction of being the only New York...

Hugo Excellence Award for TV Commercials to Optimus

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 21, 2012

For the first time in its 48 year history, the Hugo Awards has turned its Klieg lights on its own backyard to honor a Chicago production company with the prestigious Hugo Excell...

VH1’s ‘Mob Wives Chicago’ gets set for June premiere

By Ed M. Koziarski Mar 21, 2012

Soon after her VH1 reality hit Mob Wives concluded its first season last summer, executive producer Jennifer Graziano began looking for a way to extend the brand. “I wanted to...

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Tim Pontarelli lands at Energy BBDO as group CD

By Lewis Lazare Mar 20, 2012

Tim Pontarelli has landed. After more than a year off that he spent reflecting on life and the world of advertising and freelancing, Pontarelli is signing on at Energ...

Cameras roll this week on ‘Boss’ series, two pilots

By Ruth L Ratny Mar 20, 2012

ROLL THOSE CAMERAS! Television production started last Thursday on Starz’ second season of “Boss” and the pilot of NBC’s “Chicago Fire,” from Dick Wolf P...

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DPC’s ‘milestone’ in Lottery ads launches Monday

By Lewis Lazare Mar 16, 2012

It's ready to go. And it will definitely mark a new era in Illinois Lottery advertising. On Monday, the Lottery unveils its first ad campaign from Downtown Partners/Chicag...

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Review: Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’ is a series that should be embraced like The Bear and One Chicago

Season 4 of The Bear premieres today; Hulu drops all 10 episodes

Ryan Coogler talks MCU, Chicago Roots, and the world of Ironheart