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  • AP Debuts New Video Service
    The Associated Press has introduced a file-based video news delivery service th ...
  • Americans Consume Voluminous Media, TV Still Leads
    The amount of information consumed by Americans in 2008 totaled 3.6 zettabyt ...
  • Shield Law Passes U.S. Senate Judiciary
    A federal shield law, The Free Flow of Information Act, finally pass ...
  • Dorgan Slams Pharma Ads
    Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) is protesting the practice of drumming up dema ...
  • Gannett Expects Cuts In '10
    Gannett executives are somewhat optimistic about outlook for 2010, an outlook th ...
  • Belo 4Q Will Beat Predictions
    Belo 4Q revenues won't drop as much as analysts predict, the company ...
  • New Group Buys Nielsen Titles
    It's official -- eight Nielsen brands, including The Hollywood Reporter and Adweek
  • 'Variety' Goes Behind Pay Wall
    It's a return engagement: Starting Thursday, Variety will begin its rollout ...
  • Bonnier To Expand Into Book Publishing
    The Swedish-owned Bonnier Corp. has acquired Weldon Owen Publishing and will crea ...
  • Capital One Adds To Agency Relationships
    Capital One Bank has enlarged its relationship with MDC Partners' Kirshenbaum Bo ...
  • Public Eager For Mobile TV
    Nearly half of U.S. consumers are ready to watch live broadcast ...
  • Liberty Examines MGM Assets
    Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei says his company will look at t ...
  • WB To Expand TMZ
    Out front on the death of Michael Jackson and Tiger Woods' cras ...
  • Vinyl Records Make Comeback
    Vinyl albums, mostly replaced by CDs in the mid-1980s, have rebounded ...
  • Tiger Loses Endorsement Sheen
    Tiger Woods' standing with the public is plummeting after endless reports ...
  • CBS Cancels Long-Running Soap 'As The World Turns'
    Soaps are having a tough time in this economic climate. First, C ...
  • Comcast Won't Sell NBC
    Comcast executives have no plans to sell NBC Universal's broadcast TV busine ...
  • Major Mag Publishers Ready New Digital Debut
    Time Warner and magazine publishers Conde Nast and Hearst Corp are preppi ...
  • Meredith Enters Into Broadband Deal
    Meredith Corp. signed agreements with five leading broadband distributors: YouTube/Google, Sprint T ...
  • Oxygen, Russell Simmons Make 'Reality'
    Oxygen is developing a new reality show with Russell Simmons that showcas ...
  • Sequel To 'Dallas' Planned
    "Dallas," which premiered in 1978, was one of TV's most successful prime-ti ...
  • Post-'Oprah': New Harpo Presidents Named
    Chicago-based Harpo Productions will continue after The Oprah Winfrey Show signs o ...
  • Amazon Challenges Google
    The New York Times reported that , via Kindle, would sell sho ...
  • Big Pharma Static On Social Media
    In the world of social media for regulated industries like pharmaceuticals, commen ...
  • Epix Talks To Dish
    Epix, a new movie channel owned by three Hollywood studios, is talki ...
  • GE Still Wed To NBCU
    Post-Comcast merger, General Electric will remain a paying customer on NBC Universal ...
  • Yahoo: Mobile Ads To Soar
    Yahoo's mobile advertising business, while small, has seen substantial growth, and t ...
  • 'NY Times' Braces For More Cuts
    Monday is Pearl Harbor day at the Gray Lady. That's when t ...
  • Hearst To Launch Skiff, Digital Reader Service
    Hearst Corp. plans in 2010 to launch a service and online sto ...
  • Various Groups Contest Comcast, NBC Deal
    The proposed Comcast-NBC merger faces lots of criticism in Washington. First fr ...