Archive for October, 2009

Deal in Senate on Protecting News Sources

Friday, October 30th, 2009

The White House, top Senate Democrats and a coalition of news organizations reached a tentative deal on providing protection to reporters who refuse to identify sources.



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President Is Stepping Down From a Shrunken Miramax

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Daniel Battsek’s departure comes after Disney eliminated about 50 jobs from the unit and cut the number of films it released each year to three.



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In China, Objections To Google’s Book Scans

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Two Chinese writers’ groups claim that Google has scanned Chinese works into an electronic database in violation of international copyright standards.



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Chinese Authors Object to Google’s Book Scanning

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Two Chinese writers’ groups claim that Google has scanned Chinese works into an electronic database in violation of international copyright standards.



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WPP: ‘Armageddon’ Averted as Ad Company Hits Optimistic Notes

Friday, October 30th, 2009

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Noting that consumer and corporate confidence has "somewhat" recovered from the "panic levels" they hit at the end of 2008 and the beginning of this year, WPP, the world's biggest advertising company said its third-quarter revenue dropped 8.7%, to $3.3 billion, compared to the year-ago period.



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LG teams up with Fox for Avatar campaign

Friday, October 30th, 2009

LG Electronics, the technology company, has partnered with Twentieth Century Fox to promote the release of upcoming 3D film, Avatar, and its new Chocolate BL40 handset.


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POSTAL STRIKE LATEST – Union calls new all-out strikes but agrees to consider new proposals over weekend

Friday, October 30th, 2009

LONDON – The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced two more strike days for Friday 6 November and Monday 9 November.
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T-Mobile recruits musician for new ad campaign

Friday, October 30th, 2009

LONDON -T-Mobile is launching the next TV ad in its ‘What would you do with…’ campaign this weekend.
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Asda launches virtual assistant

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Asda has launched a virtual assistant to provide 24-hour online customer service on its website.


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Washington Post Co. Quarterly Profit Up 69%

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Revenue from the company’s cable TV and education divisions continue to bolster results and its namesake newspaper trimmed its losses.



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