Tech Leaders and Obama Find Shared Problem: Fading Public Trust

A meeting that started with discussions about the federal health care site shifted quickly to the concerns over National Security Agency spying.

    



Business Briefing | Regulatory News: F.C.C. Delays Auction of Airwaves Until 2015

The Federal Communications Commission has delayed its auction of broadcast airwaves to mid-2015, a year later than intended.

    



F.C.C. Chairman Calls for Transforming the Technology Used by Phone Systems

The Federal Communications Commission chairman, Tom Wheeler, said the agency would move the nation’s century-old network of circuits, switches and wires toward an Internet-based system.

    



News From the Advertising Industry for the Week of Nov. 4

Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies.

    



Internet Subscribers Aid Growth by Comcast

Increases on the broadband side and decreases on the television side are again evident in the cable company’s financial results.

    



On a New Jersey Islet, Twilight of the Landline

After Hurricane Sandy, Verizon said it was too expensive to replace landlines in Mantoloking. The move may presage the end of the lines across the nation.

    



Selling Secrets of Phone Users to Advertisers

Advertisers and tech companies are finding new ways to track us on our smartphones and reach us with individualized ads.

    



Campaign Spotlight: If You Like Music, There May Be a Ford in Your Future

“The Rider Challenge,” an online marketing campaign produced by Live Nation Entertainment, pits teams competing in Ford Fiestas.

    



The Media Equation: Storytelling Ads May Be Journalism’s New Peril

Native advertising is advertising that wears the uniform of journalism, mimicking the storytelling aesthetic of the host site. Some say it could dilute the power of a brand over time.

    



‘Saturday Night Live’ Setting Its New Cast

Cecily Strong will become an anchor on the “Saturday Night Live” “Weekend Update” desk, and six performers will join the cast for this next season.

    



Going to the Game, to Watch Them All on TV

The Jacksonville Jaguars’ new fantasy football lounge is an example of the leaguewide effort to keep the people buying tickets instead of staying home, with their recliners and WiFi connections.

    



Remote Control: College Football’s Most Dominant Player? It’s ESPN

Spending billions of dollars for TV rights and becoming partners with universities desperate for exposure, ESPN has emerged as a sport’s puppet-master and kingmaker.

    



Sony and Viacom Reach Tentative Deal to Stream Cable Channels

The agreement is believed to be the first of its kind between a major programmer and any of the technology giants that are trying to disrupt traditional modes of TV delivery.

    



Al Jazeera Makes Limited American Debut

The news channel, which replaced Current TV on Tuesday, lost some viewers when it was dropped by AT&T U-verse and could not be streamed over the Internet.

    



The Windup and the Pitch … Now, Back to the Game

What baseball game? With seemingly every type of play carrying a sponsor, radio announcers are increasingly reading ads that interrupt the action.

    



AT&T, Not American Express, Will Be Chief Sponsor of Tribeca Film Festival

After 12 years, American Express is stepping back as the presenting sponsor of the festival in Lower Manhattan.

    

Merger Is Set To Create World’s No. 1 Ad Company

Together, Omnicom Group and the Publicis Groupe would become the world’s biggest advertising company, setting their sights on digital media.

    

Two Ad Companies Are Said to Merge, Supplanting Industry Leader

The merger of the Omnicom Group and the Publicis Groupe would create a new industry leader positioned to better capture profits from digital media and emerging markets.

    

Hulu Owners Call Off Sale, Instead Pledging to Invest to Take On Rivals

The streaming-video Web site had been seeking bids for months. The owners — 21st Century Fox, the Walt Disney Company and NBCUniversal — instead decided not to sell.

    

Advertising: Promotions Celebrate Those Willing to Just Get Up and Go

Campaigns by the big brewer Heineken and the hotel giant Hilton reward unsuspecting travelers with paid trips to unexpected places.