Continuing its aggressive campaign to remove unlicensed clips from video-sharing sites, Universal Music Group Friday sued social networking site MySpace.com for copyright infringement. The suit charges that MySpace doesn't adequately police users from posting Universal-owned clips. ...Read the whole story
In an internal company memo, Yahoo senior vice president Brad Garlinghouse called for a complete overhaul of the company, arguing that Yahoo should exit "non core businesses," revamp its management structure and shed as much as 20% of the workforce. ...Read the whole story
IDG Entertainment, a publisher of gaming news sites, Tuesday will launch GameProFamily.com, a family-focused complement to its video game news and review site, GamePro.com. The site aims to give parents more information about the games their children want to play. ...Read the whole story
AOL's Moviefone has tied up with four major movie studies for a new promotional campaign that will break today. For the upcoming multichannel campaign for Moviefone.com, posters from four major pictures--Warner Bros.' "Ocean's 13," Dreamworks' "Shrek The Third," Lionsgate's "Saw III," and Universal's "Evan Almighty"--have been altered to feature Moviefone.com's signature tagline, "What's your moviemood?" ...Read the whole story
Financial services companies accounted for 30% of October ads--up from 21% last year and 28% in September, according to new data by Nielsen//NetRatings AdRelevance. ...Read the whole story
Broadband touchscreen jukebox company Ecast has started delivering ads targeted by factors including location as precise as zip code and genre of music, for marketers including Jeep and Verizon. The out-of-home jukebox network has licensed DoubleClick's DART Enterprise advertising management technology for the initiative. ...Read the whole story
Is It Real Or Is It Jaffe?
Westport, Conn. authorities called off a statewide search when local resident Joseph Jaffe, reported missing by his wife, was found alive and well in Second ... ...More
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