Media Decoder Blog: On Sunday, a Live Blog of Super Bowl Ads (Including Some You Haven't Seen Before) - Stuart Elliott, the Times's advertising columnist, will be producing a live blog during the Super Bowl about the commercials being aired then.
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Media Decoder Blog: At 'Upfronts' for Children's TV, It's Viacom vs. Surging Disney - Viacom's Nickelodeon has been No. 1 pretty much forever among children ages 2 to 11, but Disney Channel has been gaining.
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Media Decoder Blog: Digital Notes: Sister Sledge Sues Over Royalties, and a Censoring Glitch at iTunes - Sister Sledge is suing its record company, the Warner Music Group, over how royalties are computed for digital music; some listeners on iTunes Match have found that their uncensored hip-hop has been replaced with "clean" versions.
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Hacking Questions at Times of London - The hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch?s British newspapers widened on Thursday when a lawmaker said police investigations had spread to the flagship Times of London.
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Advertising: Some Super Bowl Ads Being Seen Long Before the Game - Advertising - Advertisers placed many Super Bowl spots on YouTube or social media well ahead of the game, hoping to start a conversation and generate follow-up interest.
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The Bay Citizen: Nonprofit News Groups Considering a Merger - The Bay Citizen is considering a potential merger and raising questions about whether the founding patron?s vision for a revitalization of Bay Area news reporting can survive him.
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Viacom Posts Lower Earnings, Blaming Ratings at Nickelodeon - Philippe Dauman, the company?s chief executive, said that if Nickelodeon?s ratings had stayed steady last fall, total ad revenues would have been up.
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Fourth-Quarter Profit and Revenue Declined at The New York Times Company - Fourth-quarter profit declined as rising subscription and digital advertising revenue at the company?s largest newspapers could not offset the continued drop-off in print advertising.
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AOL Profit Declines but Beats Expectations - Fourth-quarter earnings declined to $22.8 million, compared with $66.2 million a year ago.
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Television Review: Steven Van Zandt in Norwegian Netflix Series ?Lilyhammer? - ?Lilyhammer,? starring Steven Van Zandt as a wiseguy in witness protection in Norway, is the first original series on Netflix and is available via streaming video.
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Front Row: Fashion Changes, and So Do the Magazines - Readers can expect to see some changes in the big March magazine issues, most notably in Glamour and Harper?s Bazaar.
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Tumblr Hires Writers to Cover Itself - The social blogging site has hired a content executive and a Newsweek writer to document the service and market it to users.
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Advertising: Orthodontists Market to Adults Seeking Prettier Smiles - The American Association of Orthodontists has been running ads aimed at the rising number of adults seeking braces or teeth-straightening services.
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Networks Resort to Trickery in an Attempt to Lift Ratings - Strategies include front-loading national commercials early in a show and extending hit shows a minute or two into the following hour.
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Advertising: A Brand Too Strong to Stay in Its Own Ad - A new Procter & Gamble co-branding campaign has an Old Spice pitchman interrupt commercials for Charmin and Bounce products.
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The Whistle Hopes to Be Sports Media Destination for Children - The Whistle, a new media company aimed at 6-to 16-year-olds, is forgoing a cable network beginning, instead trying to capitalize on outlets like YouTube and gaming consoles.
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Gannett?s Earnings Fell 33% in Fourth Quarter - The media company said profits were lower because of reorganization charges, facility consolidations and the weak economy.
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Ryan Seacrest?s Company to Sell a Stake to Clear Channel - With the investment, Mr. Seacrest will help Clear Channel identify ways to branch into television and other media, as he continues to build up his own production company.
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Advertising: Girl Scouts Celebrating 100 Years With More Than Cookies - The Girl Scouts seek to bolster the organization?s identity without naming themselves in its centennial campaign.
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Corner Office | Amy Astley: Amy Astley of Teen Vogue, on Valuing a Work Ethic - Amy Astley of Teen Vogue says that in hiring, she wants to get a sense of applicants? work ethic ? and whether they can think in an entrepreneurial way.
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