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June, 28, 2014 from - Media RSS FeedThey say that match-fixing is a bad thing, but frankly it may be the only way the England football team will ever win a major tournament – and even then there would be no guarantee that they wouldn’t mess it up and fail to put the ball i...
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June, 28, 2014 from Reuters: MediaCAIRO, June 28 (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded at a small telephone exchange on Cairo's outskirts on Saturday, killing an 18-year-old woman and her mother, security sources said, days after a string of small bomb explosions hit the Egypti...
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June, 28, 2014 from Digital Media newsKing's founder has proved sceptics wrong - he's turned Candy Crush into a household name and floated the company
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June, 28, 2014 from MediagazerReuters : In defense of Rebekah Brooks: a British lawyer cripples the prosecution case — (Reuters) - Just weeks before her trial on phone-hacking charges was due to start, Rebekah Brooks got some crushing news: the for...
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June, 28, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
A series of three racially charged radio ads that ran in rural Mississippi on Election Day played a role in driving black Democrats to vote in a Republican primary run-off election. -
June, 28, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
Responding to concerns expressed by students at GSU’s 100-kW WRAS Album 88 and alumni, Georgia State University is pursuing options to secure daytime broadcast time for Album 88 after the Georgia State and Georgia Public Broadcasting (GP... -
June, 28, 2014 from NYT > Media and AdvertisingThe startup, which provides streaming over-the-air television, said it was not shutting down, only pausing to map out its next moves.
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June, 28, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report » Media NewsOnly 5% of US adult consumers using social media sites say that these have any significant influence on their purchasing decisions according to a new study. Gallup polled 18,000 people about the influence of social media on their buying ...
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June, 28, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comHBO's “Real Time” host Bill Maher offered some advice to Hillary Clinton on Friday: Take a hiatus from the public stage before you blow another run for president. The former secretary of state was forced to walk back comments earlier thi...
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June, 28, 2014 from Reuters: MediaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aereo, the video streaming service that has sought to provide an alternative to traditional TV broadcasters, said on Saturday it was suspending services after being dealt a blow by the U.S. Supreme Court this week.
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June, 28, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
Total advertising expenditures increased 5.7% in the first quarter of 2014 to $34.9 billion, according to data released recently by Kantar Media. Every measured type of television had expenditure increases in Q1. Network TV increased 14.... -
June, 28, 2014 from TelevisionWith the Supreme Court on Wednesday effectively putting the kibosh on Aereo's streaming service, CEO Chet Kanojia announced that at 11:30 a.m. today Aereo would " pause operations temporarily" until it can figure out ...
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June, 28, 2014 from Media Week 2013 News RSS FeedAs part of ITN Production's 'Media Talks the World Cup', executives from WPP's Mindshare offer their thoughts on a week of action, dominated by Uruguay's Luis Suarez, who has been banned for four months from football for biting Italy's G...
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June, 28, 2014 from VentureBeat » Media
Aereo is about to hit the off-switch on its video streaming service. The media startup, which streamed broadcast television over the web for cheap, has “decided to pause [its] operations temporarily” following a copyright inf... -
June, 28, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
The below message was sent out to Aereo customers 6/28. The company wants to emphasize that this is a pause, and that the company is not shutting down. Aereo is consulting with the court and mapping out next steps. -
June, 28, 2014 from MediagazerChet Kanojia / Aereo : Aereo chooses to “pause its operations temporarily” following Supreme Court decision — A Letter to Our Consumers: Standing Together for Innovation, Progress and Technology - An Update...
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June, 28, 2014 from TVNewserBill O’Reilly took on the mainstream media earlier this week for covering stories like the New Jersey bridge fiasco more than scandals at the VA and the IRS. “There is no question that the major national media in America is t...
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June, 28, 2014 from Reuters: MediaCAIRO, June 28 (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded at a small telephone exchange on Cairo's outskirts on Saturday, killing an 18-year-old woman, security sources said, days after a string of small bomb explosions hit the Egyptian capital's me...
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June, 28, 2014 from TVNewserIn his dissenting opinion Wednesday in the case of American Broadcasters vs. Aereo, Justice Antonin Scalia hinted that it’s now up to Congress to decide if future Aereos can exist. Scalia, along with Justices Clarence Thomas and Sa...
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June, 28, 2014 from NPR Topics: Media"The fault in our schools," Comedy Central's Jon Stewart suggests, is that rape culture still exists on many American college campuses.
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June, 28, 2014 from MediagazerWall Street Journal : NBC in discussions with Dish over Dish's ad-skipping Hopper recorder, puts lawsuit on hold — NBC, Dish Talks Ease Tensions Over Ad-Skipping — Two-Year-Old Standoff With Broadcast...
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June, 28, 2014 from MediagazerDominic Rushe / Guardian : Fox moves to use Aereo ruling against Dish streaming service — Fox has cited Wednesday's ruling - which found Aereo to be operating illegally - to bolster its claim against Dish —...
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June, 28, 2014 from Media News India Asia Pacific advertising, marketing pr print digital convergence trp circulation print radio
Set in various situations, Parley’s new TVC ‘Apna Circle’ revolves around the brand idea – ‘Baatcheet bakbak aur Parle Marie’. The TVCs highlight the meeting of friends and conversations that follow; be it th... -
June, 28, 2014 from Media News India Asia Pacific advertising, marketing pr print digital convergence trp circulation print radio
A new TV campaign “Do You Vespa?” created by BBH India for Piaggio Global reaches out to trendsetters – unique individuals who have conviction to stand out from a crowd. The inspiration behind the campaign is a way of life thatVespa repr... -
June, 28, 2014 from MediagazerBenjamin Mullin / Poynter : Knight Foundation commits $1.4 million to improving DocumentCloud — Investigative Reporters and Editors announced today that the Knight Foundation has pledged $1.4 million to developing the ...
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June, 27, 2014 from Reuters: MediaLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood television executive Garth Ancier filed a malicious-prosecution lawsuit on Friday against a former teenage actor who just two days earlier had dropped a lawsuit accusing him of sexual abuse in the late 1...
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June, 27, 2014 from NYT > Media and AdvertisingThe sale comes as AT&T prepares to acquire the satellite operator DirecTV.
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June, 27, 2014 from Reuters: MediaLOS ANGELES, June 27 (Reuters) - Hollywood television executive Garth Ancier filed a malicious-prosecution lawsuit on Friday against a former teenage actor who just two days earlier had dropped a lawsuit accusing him of sexual abuse in t...
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June, 27, 2014 from TelevisionOne of the most critically beloved new shows on cable, Showtime's Penny Dreadful is written start to finish by Skyfall and Hugo screenwriter John Logan and produced by Sam Mendes, with Eva Green, Timothy Dalton and Josh Hartnett in t...
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June, 27, 2014 from NYT > Media and AdvertisingThe administration confronts a hard choice: demand the testimony of a reporter and risk sending him to jail, or back off from its aggressive pursuit of leaks.
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June, 27, 2014 from SocialTimes.comThis week, Crain Communications is hiring a social media manager , while IMRE needs a social marketing program manager of 5Loom. Smashbox Cosmetics is seeking an assistant manager of community management , and the National Italian Americ...
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June, 27, 2014 from Reuters: MediaSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Venture fund Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers filed to raise a total of $1.2 billion for two new funds, reflecting scaled-back ambitions compared with previous funds.
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June, 27, 2014 from Reuters: MediaSAN FRANCISCO, June 27 (Reuters) - Venture fund Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers filed to raise a total of $1.2 billion for two new funds, reflecting scaled-back ambitions compared with previous funds.
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June, 27, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comBy Noah J. Nelson ( @noahjnelson ) What do Seth MacFarlane, Ouya, Veronica Mars , a smart watch, and Neil Young have in common? Butterfly in the sky. Reading Rainbow 's Kickstarter enabled return has been the big crowdfunding story for t...
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June, 27, 2014 from MediagazerMohammed Ademo / Columbia Journalism Review : Ethiopia reportedly fires 18 journalists from a state-run outlet — The quiet dismissal of some 10 percent of the station's journalists underscores the country's further des...
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June, 27, 2014 from Reuters: MediaSAN FRANCISCO, June 27 (Reuters) - Venture fund Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers filed to raise two new funds totaling $1.2 billion, showing scaled-back ambitions compared with previous funds.
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June, 27, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comTwenty-five years before Jennifer Hudson and Jamie Foxx starred in "Dreamgirls" on the silver screen , stage actress Sheryl Lee Ralph helped bring the story to life on Broadway. Night after night, Ralph charmed theater audiences with her...
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June, 27, 2014 from RWOnlineFt. Myers market manager chosen as Florida Association of Broadcasters chairman
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June, 27, 2014 from RWOnlineMedia company will shift focus to original and custom apps for core distribution service
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June, 27, 2014 from RWOnlineDunn, Lougee, O’Neill and Neuhoff join organization’s leadership
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June, 27, 2014 from AgencySpyThis week, Wilen New York is hiring a senior copywriter , while Two Nil needs a digital marketing specialist . Cramer-Krasselt is seeking a senior spot buyer , and Cooke and Co is on the hunt for a production manager . Get the scoop on t...
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June, 27, 2014 from MediaPost | MediaDailyNewsMiTu, a digital video network targeting Hispanic millennials, has raised $10 million from a group of investors. The new funding will be used to expand MiT's engineering and sales organizations and build new production facilities in Los A...
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June, 27, 2014 from VentureBeat » Media
The Amazon Fire phone may not be shipping for another month or so, but the company is eager to generate lots of buzz for the new phone. -
June, 27, 2014 from Reuters: Media(Adds details from street, electricity minister comments, context)
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June, 27, 2014 from TVNewserRichard Quest did something at the end of his CNN International show today, that he wished he’d done yesterday. On “Quest Means Business” Thursday, Quest spoke with John Browne , the former CEO of British oil giant BP, ...
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June, 27, 2014 from ArtsJournal» MEDIA
“In announcing that he was tired of overseeing annual budget cuts, president and chief executive Hubert Lacroix announced a massive cut: as many as 1,500 employees or almost 20 per cent of the workforce over five years, though a lo... -
June, 27, 2014 from ArtsJournal» MEDIA
“CBC says it will “privilege content” by getting out of the activities it believes aren’t at the core of its mandate: It will, for example, try to sell a chunk of its real estate, so it can be a fleet-footed tenant instead of a lum... -
June, 27, 2014 from MediaPost | MediaDailyNewsAfter five years in operation, Jelli is shuttering its user-controlled social radio services and station apps and completing its reinvention as a programmatic ad platform for radio, the company announced this week. The user-controlled an...
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June, 27, 2014 from VentureBeat » Media
On the same day that Apple said it would drop further development of professional photo-editing tool Aperture, the company has announced a variety of enhancements for other key professional tools. The tech giant today released upgrades t... -
June, 27, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comAmerica's most testosterone-fueled news channel just had itself a little chat about gay CEOs. It went about as smoothly as you might expect. New York Times columnist Jim Stewart was on CNBC Friday morning discussing the mystery of why ch...
