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Nexstar, LSN Strike Local Mobile Pact - MediaWeek Breaking News (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:01PM)
The Value Of Online Buzz For The Top 20 Brands - TechCrunch (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 1:00AM)
Redpoint Closes A New $400 Million Fund - PaidContent.org (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:34AM)
Publishers Win a Bout in E-Book Price Fight - NY Times Media and Advertising (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:34AM)
N.C.A.A. Fails to Stop Licensing Lawsuit - NY Times Media and Advertising (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:33AM)
Yahoo Craves Fast Food. Ad Dollars, That Is - Click Z (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:32AM)
Research: Internet Has Eaten Newspapers' Ads - PaidContent.org (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:25AM)

Interactive

Redpoint Closes A New $400 Million Fund
Redpoint Ventures,
PaidContent.org (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:34AM)
Yahoo Craves Fast Food. Ad Dollars, That Is
Sponsors events to attract money from "local-national" advertisers such as quick-serve restaurants...
Click Z (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:32AM)
Research: Internet Has Eaten Newspapers' Ads
Hark, the herald
PaidContent.org (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:25AM)
Google launches Nexus One phone support
Customers suffering shipping and technical issues with the new Android phone now have more
News.com (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 11:55PM)
News Corp. Got $12.5 Million In Flixster Stock For Rotten Tomatoes
News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) received $12...
PaidContent.org (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 11:34PM)
China plans online gambling crackdown (Reuters)
Reuters - China plans to crack down on the online gambling industry, including the banks and
Yahoo! Internet (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 9:34PM)
Did this Metro PCS ad make the tech world cringe?
Cell phone provider Metro PCS' new campaign, featuring two supposed Indian tech experts, is
News.com (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 8:35PM)

Emerging Tech

Foursquare Inks Deals With Major Media and Entertainment Brands
Hello, Hollywood. On the heels of the Foursquare-Bravo TV deal, news of several additional
Mashable (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 1:28AM)
The Value Of Online Buzz For The Top 20 Brands
Nowadays, buzz around brands on the news, blogs, tweets and other social media that spreads
TechCrunch (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 1:00AM)
The Long Tail Of Video Sites Capture Half Of All Viewing Minutes
YouTube might be streaming more than 13 billion videos a month, or nearly 40 percent of total
TechCrunch (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:01AM)
Samsung Monte now official, all the TouchWiz and Google Latitude you can handle
Samsung's just gone ahead and pulled the trigger on announcing its S5620 Monte ahead of Mobile
Engadget Mobile (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 11:59PM)
blueKiwi Rides the Freemium Wave
With the continued success of Twitter and other social networking tools, any criticism (or
TechCrunch (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 11:48PM)
Android 2.1 update for the Motorola DROID rolling out this week
Motorola DROID users as a whole are a pretty happy bunch, but after finally getting their
The Boy Genius Report (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 11:31PM)
Video: “Parisian Oops” Mocks Google’s Super Bowl Commercial
It actually took longer than I would have expected for someone to come up with a good mocking
TechCrunch (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 11:14PM)

International

Doubts raised over deal with TeliaSonera
Even as Alfa Group powers ahead with a deal to merge its Russian and Ukrainian telecoms assets
Financial Times Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 9:00PM)
A page is turned
It was the day after Apple unveiled its iPad and Macmillan's John Sargent was heading for the Amazon...
Financial Times Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 9:00PM)
BSkyB acts fast to reduce ITV stake
British Sky Broadcasting last night extricated itself from its controversial investment in
Financial Times Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 9:00PM)
Surprise at speed of BSkyB's partial exit from ITV
British Sky Broadcasting surprised the market when it bought into ITV and has now surprised
Financial Times Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 9:00PM)
SAP chairman admits errors
SAP admitted yesterday that it had lost the trust of some of its customers as the largest business
Financial Times Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 9:00PM)
Tories pledge rise in broadband speed
A Conservative government would ensure a big increase in broadband speeds across the country
Financial Times Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 9:00PM)
Electronic Arts predicts fall in game sales
Electronic Arts presented a pessimistic outlook for the video game industry this year, pre...
Financial Times Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 7:27PM)

Traditional

Publishers Win a Bout in E-Book Price Fight
Publishers have managed to take some control — at least temporarily — of how much consumers pay for their content...
NY Times Media and Advertising (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:34AM)
N.C.A.A. Fails to Stop Licensing Lawsuit
A district court judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit headed by Ed O’Bannon and arguing
NY Times Media and Advertising (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:33AM)
Record Draw for Super Bowl
A record 106.5 million Americans watched the Saints beat the Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl game
Wall Street Journal Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 8:54PM)
Early Paparazzo Got Fame Himself
Felice Quinto, Italian photographer memorialised in Felini's La Dolce Vita, was chasing st...
Wall Street Journal Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 8:48PM)
Luxury's New Optimism
Luxury-goods sellers are feeling more optimistic but, in the new environment, are focusing
Wall Street Journal Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 7:35PM)
Advertising: Do-It-Yourself Super Ads
Some of the most-talked-about ads during the Super Bowl broadcast were those created or suggested
NY Times Media and Advertising (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 6:41PM)
Findings: Will You Be E-Mailing This Column? It’s Awesome
A University of Pennsylvania study found that readers of news in print and online had more
NY Times Media and Advertising (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 6:25PM)

Media

Nexstar, LSN Strike Local Mobile Pact
Nexstar Broadcasting Group announced Tuesday (Feb. 9) an agreement with LSN Mobile Local Wireless
MediaWeek Breaking News (Tue, Feb 09, 2010, 12:01PM)
MediaDailyNews: Dish, Rentrak Partner For Media Data
Rentrak, a media measurement company serving the advertising and entertainment industries,
MediaPost Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 1:56PM)
MediaDailyNews: Forrester: Social Media, Web Spend Up, TV Down
A new Forrester Research/Association of National Advertisers survey says TV marketers plan
MediaPost Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 1:50PM)
Mobile Users Get Deals Through Loopt
ADOTAS – For retailers and restaurants, one of the greatest promises of advertising in the
Adotas (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 12:48PM)
MediaDailyNews: Kagan: TV Ad Revs Less In 2013, Than 2006
Though the advertising share of revenues from digital and retransmission fees will grow in
MediaPost Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 12:16PM)
MediaDailyNews: Correction: Blue State Doesn't Handle MiWorld Ops
Correction: The Feb. 3 Media Daily News story "Former 'People' Writer Creates Global Charity
MediaPost Media News (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 12:13PM)
Facebook Tells Microsoft It Can Do Display Ads Itself
ADOTAS – Sigh, they grow up so fast. It seemed like just the other day Facebook was experimenting
Adotas (Mon, Feb 08, 2010, 12:06PM)

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