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Newsday?s decision not to carry an advertisement from the Tennis Channel raises questions about the paper?s independence from Cablevision.

With few signs that advertising is rebounding, other publishers are moving to imitate The Financial Times by erecting so-called pay walls for online content.

CBS News is expected to announce that Mo Rocca will host a Web series, ?The Tomorrow Show,? beginning this week.

The low-budget alien movie ?District 9? was No. 1 at the weekend box office with an estimated $37 million in ticket sales.

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Old Spice is pushing the notion ?Residue Is Evil,? with bizarre ads to persuade men to use its new Ever Clear deodorant line.

Rick Outzen has been blogging and raising new questions in the case of Byrd and Melanie Billings, parents of 13 adopted children, who were killed July 9.

When buying products whose selling point is richness or weight, consumers like to see the product image at the bottom or the right of the packaging, according to a study to be published in December in The Journal of Marketing.

The Fox Business Network may be taking a page from its sibling, Fox News: hire radio personalities.

When you come storming into a community with only your marketing message, you're no better than a party crasher. It's imperative that you understand the community you're dealing with, and come prepared to add value to the community. ...

Some people might want to dive into social media because of all the buzz and it seems like the right thing to do. But without a plan, you probably won't get the results you seek. ...

The five prizes for The New York Times were the second most in its history.

With advertising still showing few signs of rebounding from its slump, publishers are considering whether to imitate FT.com by erecting so-called pay walls.

A cascade of commercials in the health care fight is helping to create a full-blown national political campaign.

This ad, which began running Aug. 13, marks the debut of a coalition of unlikely bedfellows calling itself Americans for Stable Quality Care. Taking the lead is the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Other partners are the American Medical Association, Families USA, the Federation of American Hospitals and the Service Employees International Union, which represents health care workers. The coalition is spending $12 million to run the ad in 12 states: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota and Virginia.

A new book about Iceland?s economic plunge may provide a cautionary tale for much larger countries.

Four years after Disney bought the Weinsteins out of Miramax, the brothers are under serious stress.

The new president of Univision, the most-watched Spanish language television network in the United States, will be Cesar Conde, 35, the company?s chief strategy officer.

A group of advertisers and TV companies discuss a consortium that would back a rival Nielsen.

A fascinating tale of arrogant record companies versus kids with computers. Guess who wins.

As commentary on cable news reaches a rhetorical boiling point, advertisers may become more skittish about being near it.

The world of search is getting more mature and continues to have tremendous importance. Despite the economic downturn, people came out to share and learn more about how to advance their businesses through search. ...

To counter Amazon.com, Sony and other device makers as well as several publishers will use the same technology, called ePub, for digital book sales.

The club, an unusual brand extension for the paper but similar to other publications?, will ship hard-to-find wines to members.

The struggling video rental chain said its second-quarter loss narrowed as it cut costs amid declines in revenue.

The Associated Press reported that two of its journalists embedded with the U.S. military in the south of the country Afghanistan had been injured in a roadside bomb explosion.

All 288 news and advertising sales employees were told their jobs were being eliminated and they could apply for new, redefined ones by Friday.

Instead of waiting to be discovered, aspiring filmmakers are paying for their own marketing and distribution.

We often think of promotions as giving something away or getting people to enter a contest. But there can also be promotions to raise awareness. ...

Gap is reintroducing its core product, denim jeans, with an elaborate campaign notable for its many nontraditional elements.

Since Michael Jackson?s death, merchandising contracts and a film deal have brought in about $100 million.

Worried about seeming ostentatious, major businesses that entertain clients do so very quietly.

Google Caffeine appears to be faster than "old Google", but the other changes that have been made to Google Caffeine are not really that noticeable. ...

Keywords are the fruit of a language, hanging on the branches of trees that grew and were nurtured in the local climate and are rooted in the local culture. Translation can't predict that. ...

?Lights, Camera, Fashion,? the retailer?s campaign saluting the movie industry, features classic and independent films and free movie tickets and DVDs.

A union representing newspaper workers should be allowed to see details about the Tribune Co.?s proposal to give bonuses totaling up to $70 million, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday.

Media companies know that they need a presence on smartphones, but they are still navigating financial questions.

More important than combining the two efforts, the way PPC and SEO are measured together and separately can be far more important than getting the two to work together. ...

Site audits are one of the most important tasks for an SEO professional, and sometimes you need to do one quickly. Here's how you can complete an SEO audit for your web site in one hour or less. ...

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A new ad campaign for the Blackstone Winery boasts fine wine, reasonable prices and a money back guarantee.

Attorneys general said full disclosure would keep consumers from being misled by paid-for advertising.

The same forces eroding newspapers and magazines are leaving photojournalists with less print on which to show their efforts.

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Media company E.W. Scripps Co. said Monday it made a profit in the second quarter despite a decline in ad revenue, reversing a year-ago loss that was weighed by impairment charges.

General Electric and the News Corporation are trying to salvage a cease-fire between MSNBC and the Fox News Channel.

Platinum Equity is competing with two Boston-based groups to buy New England?s largest newspaper from The New York Times Company.

The owner of News Corporation says he wants to go against the grain and ?charge for all our news Web sites.?

Bookseller Barnes & Noble said it will buy Barnes & Noble College Booksellers from its chairman in a deal worth $596 million.

An indie designer comes up against a big trademark owner ? and the unexpected happens.