TV Providers Seek New Federal Rules on Retransmission Rights - With a petition to the F.C.C. and a letter to Congressional leaders, cable and satellite providers said the current rules were ?broken and in need of repair.?
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Advertising: ?Mad Men? Dolls in Barbie?s World, but Cocktails Stay Behind - Mattel is planning versions of Barbie and Ken styled after four ?Mad Men? characters in a promotion for the television series as well as for Barbie.
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Times Company Appoints Christie as Communications Officer - Robert Christie, who joins the Times Company after seven years with Dow Jones, will fill a position left vacant since August.
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Movie Review Leads to Suit Against Variety - The complaint accuses Variety of contractual breach, negligence and unfair business practices in connection with the film, ?Iron Cross.?
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Editor Is Fired After Criticizing Chinese Registration System - Zhang Hong?s dismissal is a fresh warning that journalists who challenge government policy too directly can face retribution.
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After Victory Against Disney, Children?s Group Loses Its Lease - The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood was evicted after pressuring the Walt Disney Company into offering refunds to buyers of its Baby Einstein videos.
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Advertising: For Marketers, a Different Set of Oscar Winners - Newly frugal companies used a lot of previously seen commercials during the Academy Awards show, but there were some notable new spots.
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Variety Lays Off the Critics Todd McCarthy and David Rooney - The show business trade paper said ?economic reality? dictated jobs cuts, eight in total.
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The Media Equation: In the Internet Age, Breaking the Story Before It?s a Story - Reporters have always kept an eye on other reporters. But in the Internet age of instant publishing, what if watching your competitor becomes your whole story?
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Disney-Cablevision Fight Is Far From the Last - The companies? feud, most recently exemplified by a Disney move that temporarily prevented Cablevision customers from viewing the Academy Awards, promises to spread across the country to other cable providers and stations.
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Q&A With Stuart Elliott - Stuart Elliott and readers talk advertising.
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3-D Fans Push Burton and Depp?s ?Alice? to Top at Box Office - The hunger for 3-D pictures, a blockbuster publicity campaign and curiosity about a performance by Johnny Depp pushed ?Alice in Wonderland? to No. 1 at the weekend box office.
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National Enquirer?s Coverage of Edwards Earns Recognition - As The National Enquirer chased reports of an affair involving John Edwards, it strung together a series of scoops and earned a little respect along the way.
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Major League Baseball to Stream ESPN Events - Major League Baseball Advanced Media will handle the technology infrastructure and customer support for the nearly 3,500 live events that ESPN streams each year.
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ITVS to Offer Short Films to Draw Young Viewers - An attempt by a public television stalwart to bring the young into the fold with punchy takes on social issues.
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Charlie Chan Documentary Stirs an Old Controversy - New screenings of a 1968 documentary, ?The Great Charlie Chan,? have revived discussions of how Hollywood portrays Asian-Americans.
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Nat Geo Wild?s Sharks and Big Cats Headed for Cable - The News Corporation will import a three-year-old foreign channel focusing on natural history to the United States this month.
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Advertising: Good Housekeeping Puts on a Show to Celebrate Women - The show, to be staged at the New York City Center, reflects efforts by media companies to go beyond traditional realms of the printed page or TV set.
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Paperback Business Best Sellers - Rankings are based on February figures.
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Hardcover Business Best Sellers - Rankings are based on February figures.
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