Reporter’s Notebook: At Cable Convention, an Industry Tries to Face Up to Its Tarnished Reputation

Executives and officials concede that cable’s business image suffers from rising rates, service failures and the dreaded wait for the cable technician.



An Island of Designer Toys and Dueling Artists Within New York Comic Con

More features and events have been added to an area called the Block, including more expensive items like designer toys, art prints and books.

    



Advertising: A Big Week for the Advertising Industry, in Many Ways

For Advertising Week, 90,000 people, at more than a dozen locations, are attending 198 events featuring 798 speakers.

    



Advertising: Four A’s Conference Vows to Appeal to Its Dual Constituencies

An advertising group’s decision to combine conferences is still striving to appeal to all of the attendees, who come from media agencies and the management and creative realms.