Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Media News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Singapore Star.com http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/5c99d63b36637bd7/ en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:39:18 -0500 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:39:18 -0500 30 Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull ," annoys the hell out of me. Or perhaps I should say that its powerfully unsubtle branding annoys the hell out of me. "No Bias, No Bull" -- that's something a news en... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097167/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:08:10 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097167/ report on PaidContent suggests that InterActiveCorp, the media conglomerate owned by Barry Diller, may be looking to sell off some of its smaller ad-supported content properties--effectively, tossing ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097723/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:15:18 -0500 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097723/ MONTREAL, Dec. 4 /CNW Telbec/ - Astral Media Inc. (TSX: ACM.A/ACM.B), Canada's largest radio broadcaster, today announced that it will roll out the Virgin Radio brand across Canada. In early January... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20096980/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:20:09 -0500 CNW Group http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20096980/ The New Media Landscape Gawker Media owner Nick Denton, on his blog NickDenton.com, takes a crack at a definitive ranking of media properties on the web. Nielsen's own news and information rankings i... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097168/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:08:08 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097168/ December 04, 2008 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- In the latest sign the telecom industry is hunkering down for worsening economic ills, AT&T -- the country's second-largest advertiser -- said it was cutti... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097166/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:08:11 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097166/ Mobile operator O2 wanted to reward its customers during the chilly run-up to Christmas, offering them the chance to have an unforgettable New Year's Eve at an exclusive music event. A national c... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097169/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:08:06 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097169/ December 04, 2008 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Any diehard Bruce Springsteen fan can attest that at least three different Steven Van Zandts have emerged over the last three decades. There's Little ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097164/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:08:12 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097164/ December 04, 2008 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Business is about to go from bad to worse for Madison Avenue and media companies, a 2009 sector outlook issued this week by Fitch Ratings indicates. The ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097170/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:08:05 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097170/ Viacom's Dauman NEW YORK The axe continues to swing in the entertainment industry amid a recession, with Viacom Inc. unveiling 850 layoffs Thursday morning across its operations. The company al... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097171/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:08:02 -0500 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097171/ December 04, 2008 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman announced a restructuring that will see 850 employees eliminated, or about 7% of the company's total work force. The restructu... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097172/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:08:00 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20097172/ NEW YORK -- Further cuts at NBC News and elsewhere around NBC Universal were carried out Thursday, including layoffs in the Dallas and Burbank bureaus. There are as many as 500 layoffs being carrie... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20098172/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:43:36 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20098172/ jobs cuts will take on the staff and structure of MTV will be delivered to that division's department heads today, according to an internal memo sent to employees from Judy McGrath, chairman/CEO of MT... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20102055/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:43:34 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20102055/ Joseph's House , which provides nursing services and support to homeless people living with HIV/AIDS. Physician David Hilfiker in 1990 opened Joseph's House in response to the increasing number of HIV... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20092459/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:47:08 -0500 Medical News Today http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20092459/ National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence , which determines the cost-effectiveness of medication and treatments. NICE's policies are based on a series of independent assessments, consulta... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20092466/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:46:54 -0500 Medical News Today http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20092466/ Update at 7:59 a.m. PST: A RealNetworks representative quashes a rumor about a RealNetworks-MTV joint venture. The long-expected layoffs at Viacom, parent company of MTV Networks, have finally taken ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20091999/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:26:38 -0500 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20091999/ Global mobile phone industry sales volume will fall more than expected as consumers cut spending, the world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Thursday (Dec. 4) in its second warning in three weeks. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20093362/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:54:53 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20093362/ The Anniston Star on Riley-ObamaOver the last six-plus years, it's been easy to heap praise on Gov. Bob Riley when he defends Alabama's needs and protects the state's interests. Whether in overseas tr... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20092002/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:52:57 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20092002/ OTTAWA -- A 21-year-old man fell out of the upper level of Scotiabank Place during last night's hockey game and landed on a woman in the level below. Senators president Roy Mlakar said neither one w... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20092003/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:37:54 -0500 CNews http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20092003/ Chris Matthews is dead serious about running for the Senate in Pennsylvania - and shopping for a house in the state and privately discussing quitting MSNBC as proof of his intense interest, according ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20090570/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:07:31 -0500 Politico http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20090570/ NEW YORK Web traffic from home and work to sites included in Nielsen Online's Holiday eShopping Index increased 10% year over year on Cyber Monday, per http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20087585/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:33:33 -0500 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20087585/ Headlines The following headlines appeared in major Tehran dailies on Thursday: ** TEHRAN TIMES - Iran warns India, Pakistan to beware of "traps" ** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL - Ahmadinejad: Bush's fate a l... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20083664/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:21:08 -0500 IRNA http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20083664/ Miranda Richardson (Getty Images photo) Oscar-nominated actress Miranda Richardson, Christopher Evan Welch and Lauren Hodges are in negotiations to co-star in AMC's untitled political thriller fro... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080094/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:19:21 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080094/ Russell Brand might soon be caught between the moon and New York City. The British comedian is developing a remake of "Arthur," the 1981 comedy that starred Dudley Moore, for Warner Bros. as a po... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080093/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:19:20 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080093/ Bryan Fuller (Getty Images photo) "Pushing Daisies" creator/executive producer Bryan Fuller is close to a two-year overall deal with Universal Media Studios. Under the seven-figure pact, Fuller ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080092/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:19:19 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080092/ Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna (Getty Images photo) Celebrity couple Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin are ready to expose their lives to the cameras in an unscripted project for TV Land. The network ha... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080095/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:19:22 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080095/ -By Anthony Crupi Targeted-ad firm INVIDI Technologies on Wednesday announced the creation of a four-member advisory board that will provide guidance on advanced advertising initiatives. Those... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080090/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:19:17 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080090/ -By Lucia Moses Niche Media Holdings is closing Atlanta Peach, the latest in a string of magazines that have folded as the economy has taken a sharp downward turn. Atlanta Peach’s December ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20079888/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:19:16 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20079888/ Forrester Research has bad news for publishers who hoped that in tough times, people would continue to spend on relatively affordable purchases like newspaper and magazine subscriptions. New su... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080088/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:19:14 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080088/ -By Jeffrey Yorke, Radio and Records Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin is unlikely to push for an investigation into whether Arbitron's portable people service harms minorit... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080087/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:19:13 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080087/ EMI Music is the first major label to line up multiple artists for the popular game Tap Tap on the iPhone. It's a move likely to be followed by the other three majors. On Thursday, EMI Music announced... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080102/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:19:12 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20080102/ LOS ANGELES -- U.S. newspapers experienced a record 18 percent drop in advertising revenue in the third quarter, according to a figures released by the Newspaper Association of America. The study, whi... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075729/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:02:20 -0500 The China Post http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075729/ (Credit: CNET News) "I don't think there is very much to having a partial bid for the company, at least as a large shareholder," Icahn said. Icahn, who is on Yahoo's board of directors, made the s... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075731/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:47:43 -0500 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075731/ Photo Credit: Andrew H. Walker Barry Diller's InterActive Corp. is paring back its online content businesses, some of which will be shuttered or sold, according to sources inside the company. ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075472/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:41:10 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075472/ CHICAGO - The Chicago Tribune has notified its employees that several members of its newsroom staff will leave the paper by the end of the week. Editor Gerould Kern's memo to employees didn't spe... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075734/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:02:51 -0500 CNews http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075734/ HANOI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories. - - - - FINANCIAL NEWS: SAIGON GIAI PHONG -- State ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075732/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:23:12 -0500 London South East http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075732/ Who should bear the most blame for the current political crisis in Ottawa? Stephen Harper Stephane Dion Jack Layton Gilles Duceppe Jim Flaherty Jean Chretien Ed Broadbent Paul Martin ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075733/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:02:51 -0500 CNews http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075733/ December 03, 2008 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The Wall Street Journal's print edition and The New York Times Online will both introduce new elements Thursday morning as The Journal makes a play for new a... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075471/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:41:08 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075471/ NEW YORK - Thomson Reuters (TSX:TRI) announced Wednesday it will acquire U.S. financial software company Paisley for an undisclosed price. Based in Plymouth, Minn., Paisley employs 230 people and... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075735/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:02:50 -0500 CNews http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075735/ TORONTO - Another American war dodger was told Wednesday to leave Canada by early next month or face deportation, but supporters are optimistic that either the courts or a possible change of governmen... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075737/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:02:47 -0500 CNews http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075737/ SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A Canadian member of the Hells Angels who was acquitted of attempted murder in a state court for a gunfight with rivals was indicted Wednesday in federal court of unlawfully having... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075736/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:02:46 -0500 CNews http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20075736/ -By Anthony Crupi, Mediaweek NEW YORK Comedy Central has relaunched Jokes.com, positioning the online property as something of a Hulu for stand-up comedy. Starting Wednesday, Dec. 3, Jokes.com... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068210/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:13:04 -0500 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068210/ December 03, 2008 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Talk about a taste test: Burger King is literally trekking all over the globe to convince consumers its Whopper sandwich tops McDonald's Big Mac with its new... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068218/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:07:17 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068218/ The Dubai International Film Festival said Wednesday that the recent lawsuit filed against it in the U.K. by the festival's former CEO and founder Neil Stephenson is baseless. "Mr. Stephenson wan... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20069239/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:47:14 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20069239/ advertisers . "Unlike other mediums, circulations are stable," said Michael Clinton, exec VP, CMO and publishing director at Hearst Magazines, in a refrain that's becoming more common. "Audiences are ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068209/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:13:05 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068209/ December 03, 2008 CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- After 16 years, Corona is leaving the beach -- everywhere but in the U.S. The No. 1 U.S. import beer last week debuted a global repositioning on its relaun... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068215/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:12:58 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068215/ Hallmark Channel and Google have signed a strategic agreement to offer advertisers access to Hallmark programming through Google's TV Ads platform. The deal will allow marketers to place ads on b... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20069240/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:47:11 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20069240/ Canada's full transition to digital television "must remain on track" to keep up with technological advances, Heritage Minister James Moore said Tuesday. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068393/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:27:02 -0500 CBC News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068393/ The Department of Homeland Security is too reactionary to cybersecurity threats, policy experts said Wednesday, and needs to develop stronger incentives for the private sector to take preventative mea... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068749/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:21:29 -0500 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068749/ kill a temporary worker at Wal-Mart , according to a lawsuit filed by the estate and relatives of the 34-year-old man trampled by a pre-dawn Black Friday crowd at a Valley Stream, N.Y., store. At l... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20067805/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:07:22 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20067805/ December 03, 2008 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- PepsiCo has upped its sex appeal, naming former Victoria's Secret executive Jill Beraud as its worldwide chief marketing officer. In her newly created role, ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068219/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:07:16 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068219/ December 03, 2008 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The notion that Google could do for TV what it's done for the web is starting to gain some traction. Two months after signing up NBC Universal's http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068214/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:12:57 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068214/ MySpace co-founders Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson will receive the Producers Guild of America's 2009 Vanguard Award in January. The honor recognizes outstanding achievement in new media and techno... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20069241/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:47:13 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20069241/ (Credit: Stephanie Condon/ CNET News) Americans leave behind countless digital footprints from everyday activities like making a phone call or using a credit card--footprints government agencies regul... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20067940/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:21:23 -0500 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20067940/ December 03, 2008 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- This year's Super Bowl menu calls for buffalo wings, nachos and ... kibble? Mars' Pedigree dog food will advertise its canine cuisine in the gridiron classic... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068216/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:13:00 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068216/ NEW YORK -- MSNBC's talkers toppled CNN for three hours in primetime in November, with freshman "The Rachel Maddow Show" passing "Larry King Live" for a second month in the demo. "Maddow" has bee... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20069242/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:47:10 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20069242/ NEW YORK -- CNN will close its dedicated unit that covered environmental, science and space stories. The cuts affect about five staffers, including longtime correspondent and space reporter Miles... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20069243/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:47:08 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20069243/ Warner Music Canada has inked a deal with music merchandising company Philcos Enterpriser Ltd. that will see it offer sales, manufacturing and distribution for a variety of clothing and other items re... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068790/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:47:07 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20068790/ Gannett Co. is implementing a 10 percent cut in response to declining revenue.Delmarva Media Group says nine vacant positions were eliminated, two workers agreed to leave and 14 were laid off. The cut... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20069216/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:41:35 -0500 Baltimore Examiner http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20069216/ Sign-up for free newsletter BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — All four rounds of the Women's British Open will air live in the United States for the first time beginning in 2010.ESPN and tournament organizer... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060172/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:30:53 -0500 Sports Illustrated http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060172/ (Credit: CNET) On Tuesday, the first promotional codes that will make iPhone apps free to some users began trickling out of the App Store. Apple is finally bequeathing apps developers with a way to l... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060710/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:26:31 -0500 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060710/ Wikipedia entry can attest to the fact that it's not that self-explanatory. They're in luck--the nonprofit anyone-can-edit encyclopedia has received $890,000 from the Stanton Foundation in order to ma... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060709/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:26:33 -0500 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060709/ December 03, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) -- The Blackberry Storm is blowing a little colder. Amid chatter about glitches, reviews are piling in that suggest the first Blackberry touch-screen smart... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20059956/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:18:25 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20059956/ Nielsen offers second-by-second viewership data Reuters reports TV audience tracking firm the Nielsen Company has begun offering second-by-second viewership data, with the National Geographic Channel... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20059957/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:18:23 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20059957/ Guitar Hero: World Tour NEW YORK Massive Inc., Microsoft’s in-game advertising subsidiary, has inked a pair of multi-year ad deals with game publisher Activision and its corporate sibling Bl... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20059958/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:18:22 -0500 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20059958/ Kevin Spacey has been tapped to host the first annual MOFILM Mobile Short Film Festival at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress event. Spacey will also sit for a keynote interview at the Congress, which... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060765/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:53:15 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060765/ Fetch Technologies . "Mike was a valued member of the Picasa team and Google, and we wish him well in his new endeavors. We have a talented team working on Picasa, and we're excited about the futur... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060711/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:26:30 -0500 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060711/ BANGKOK - Mumbai-based Shemaroo Entertainment on Wednesday said it has licensed 70 titles from Studio Canal for home video distribution, including the "Rambo" triology "Murder on the Orient Express... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20061323/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:53:12 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20061323/ John Brownlow had been tapped to write "Captain Blood," Warner Bros.' remake of the 1935 swashbuckler that Phillip Noyce is attached to direct. The Oscar-nominated pirate movie starred Errol Flyn... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20061321/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:53:18 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20061321/ Wall Street analysts and Madison Avenue execs alike braced themselves at the start of last weekend's retail sales, the traditional kickoff to the all-important holiday-shopping season. How retailers f... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20059963/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:18:15 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20059963/ December 3, 2008 WASHINGTON, (christiansunite.com) -- Boycott The New York Times editor Don Feder said today that "palpable bias" at the paper has contributed to steep declines in The Times' readersh... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20062319/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:26:30 -0500 ChristiansUnite http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20062319/ BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- Wal-Mart Stores is reviewing the $40 million-plus digital-advertising account for its flagship chain amid a significant push into social media for the world's largest reta... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20059959/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:18:21 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20059959/ NEW YORK In a deal that unites two of the largest online radio providers, CBS Radio and Yahoo said the two would combine their online radio stations. Beginning early next year, LaunchCast's 150 o... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20059954/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:18:24 -0500 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20059954/ Joel Silver (Getty Images photo) COLOGNE, Germany -- Joel Silver has signed a five-year co-production deal with Germany's Studio Babelsberg for the features he produces under his ongoing agreement... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060742/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:53:19 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060742/ COLOGNE, Germany -- Danish films sold more than 4.1 million tickets in their home territory this year, a 27-year high. The boxoffice bonanza was led by World War II epic “Flame & Citron... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060766/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:53:09 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060766/ On Wednesday (Dec. 3), News Corp's online social network will make video clips from its members' pages available for viewing on mobile devices including the BlackBerry Bold, Palm Centro, Motorola Q9, ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20066486/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:53:07 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20066486/ An email distributed to customers this week explains that the retailer's download service will close for good on Jan. 1, 2009. Users' remaining balances as at Dec. 31 will be converted to Sanity, Virg... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060900/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:53:05 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20060900/ SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. is plugging its Internet radio service into CBS Corp.'s webcasting network in a move driven by dramatically higher fees for airing music online. Yahoo's retreat from opera... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20055215/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:10:35 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20055215/ -By Georg Szalai, THR.com NEW YORK Is the next big thing on the Web a video content syndication strategy that slices audiences across sites according to niche interests and sells advertising targ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20055116/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:34:30 -0500 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20055116/ LONDON -- The U.K. film industry is throwing its weight behind the most ambitious anti-piracy drive yet by aiming to "make London a fake-free zone" by the 2012 Olympics. The campaign, billed as t... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20051289/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:36:25 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20051289/ December 02, 2008 DETROIT (AdAge.com) -- As the Big Three U.S. automakers today unveiled business plans they promised to Congress to secure government funding, specifics on marketing and advertising ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046689/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:35:14 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046689/ Ascent Media Group's creative services unit, which operates a global collection of postproduction houses, is bringing Method and Riot -- two of its best-known brands and creative teams -- under one... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20047165/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:14:23 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20047165/ NEW YORK U.S. TV advertising spending will decline 4.2 percent to $66.9 billion in 2009, according to the latest projection by eMarketer. Despite the fact that TV still has mass reach and broad a... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046688/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:35:17 -0500 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046688/ NEW YORK Facebook apps are so yesterday. Target is pushing into new frontiers as one of the first brands to build an application for the iPhone. The Target Gift Globe mimics the holiday tradition... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046687/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:35:18 -0500 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046687/ The teenage girl social-networking site, which launched in February 2007, will shut down on December 16, according to an e-mail sent to users Tuesday. Members who used the service to scrapbook were ad... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046926/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:42:23 -0500 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046926/ Cox Newspapers said Tuesday it will shut its Washington, D.C., office in April, citing a need to limit costs in a tightening economy.The Washington bureau, founded in 1974, provides national and inter... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046922/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:01:50 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046922/ Neve Campbell (Getty Images photo) Neve Campbell is close to returning to series television with a co-starring role on NBC's midseason drama "The Philanthropist." "Philanthropist," from Univers... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20047167/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:14:22 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20047167/ College football's Bowl Championship Series game will be broadcast in 3-D to the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show and select 3-D-ready theaters, David Hill, chairman and CEO of Fox Sports Televis... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20047168/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:14:19 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20047168/ Emmy winner Craig T. Nelson is set to do a three-episode arc of CBS' crime drama "CSI: NY." He will play Robert Parker, an powerful NYC publishing magnet and a nemesis to Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise)... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20047166/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:14:20 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20047166/ West Australian Newspapers Holdings managing director Ken Steinke has joined chairman Peter Mansell in resigning from the newspaper publisher. The announcement came less than two hours after WAN said... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046919/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:11:14 -0500 West Australian http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046919/ After a decade of closely observing the ebbs and flows of content and advertising on the Internet from the vantage point of Northern California, I've noticed an interesting pattern. When marrying p... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046616/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:14:08 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20046616/ SAN FRANCISCO--A federal judge on Tuesday heard arguments in a case that centers on an important constitutional principle: can the Feds immunize any telecommunications company that violated the law by... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042709/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:15:54 -0500 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042709/ A Dr Pepper promotion revolving around Guns N' Roses' new album has gone flat--and the band is getting the misdirected static. The soda pop maker launched a marketing campaign in March that promise... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042708/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:15:52 -0500 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042708/ Child Safe Viewing Act , requiring the Federal Communications Commission to explore the market for technologies that allow parents to censor the programming their children watch. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042710/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:15:50 -0500 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042710/ reviewing the occasional over-hyped indie rock album . But the Chicago-based indie empire has opted to let the folks at Fader Media into its exclusive club, via a new strategic content and ad sales pa... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042466/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:09:34 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042466/ NEW YORK (AdAge.com) As part of a multi-pronged effort to develop novel new marketing tools, AT&T is exploring the use of audio and video chips in its print media advertisements. That's according to A... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042465/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:09:36 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042465/ December 02, 2008 DETROIT (AdAge.com) -- This was the worst November in 50 years for the auto industry, with virtually every automaker -- not just Ford, GM and Chrysler but also Toyota, Honda and Hyu... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042468/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:04:39 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042468/ December 02, 2008 MUMBAI, India (AdAge.com) -- Amid recent turbulence in India and Thailand that threatens to unravel their status as top Asian tourism destinations, both countries have pulled their ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042467/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:04:37 -0500 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042467/ What do you think about the opposition's move to take control of the Canadian Parliament? It's good It's bad It's within the rules It's treasonous It won't make any difference http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042719/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:30:34 -0500 CNews http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042719/ MONTREAL - Insolvent printer Quebecor World (TSX:IQW) has attracted the wrath of former parent company Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR) with its decision to purchase a rival press to print advertising inserts.... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042720/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:30:33 -0500 CNews http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20042720/ The marketing world has swooned over the way U.S. president-elect Barack Obama deftly used new-media outlets like social networks and mobile phones to mobilize support for his campaign. Advertising Ag... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20037555/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:12:52 -0500 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/20037555/