Media & Marketing
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Sony and Samsung Electronics are trying to force retailers to rein in discounts on televisions, a tactic aimed at preserving profit margins that may also help protect chains such as Best Buy and Target from cutthroat online competition.
7 hours 41 min ago
Patch.com, a network of small-town news sites owned by AOL, has emerged at the center of a tug of war over the Internet company's future.
9 hours 28 sec ago
Sirius XM chief Mel Karmazin said he resisted John Malone's Liberty Media taking control of the satellite-radio operator partly because he didn't want to report to a majority shareholder. He also said he didn't want Liberty to take control of Sirius without paying a premium.
Tir, 05/22/2012 - 09:35
A Chinese company's deal to buy theater chain AMC Entertainment confounded many in the U.S. film business, who could find few synergies.
Tir, 05/22/2012 - 01:59
In a risky but strategic move, British book retailer Waterstones will sell Amazon Kindle e-readers in its stores in the U.K.
Tir, 05/22/2012 - 01:33
Comcast, Time Warner and three other large cable operators agreed to give customers access to each other's wireless Internet hot spots.
Man, 05/21/2012 - 05:18
Taking a cue from cable channels, broadcast networks are putting dark, edgier dramas on their new fall lineups. But there is no guarantee the mass audiences that tune into broadcast networks—or their advertisers—will be as enthusiastic.
Man, 05/21/2012 - 02:02
Online video service Hulu is looking to turn up the heat with its new summer programming that will premiere three original series and seven exclusively licensed TV shows previously unavailable to U.S. audiences.
Man, 05/21/2012 - 01:28
Hollywood is hoping that Friday's opening of 'Men In Black 3' will kick off a lucrative summer at the box office, a season that got going early with the tremendous success of the superhero action film 'The Avengers.'
Søn, 05/20/2012 - 04:16
General Motors has decided it won't advertise in the next Super Bowl, balking at steep ad rates as the auto maker overhauls its global marketing operations.
Lør, 05/19/2012 - 02:51
Donna Summer, disco music's first superstar and one of pop's premier acts of the 1970s and early 80s, has died at the age of 63.
Fre, 05/18/2012 - 23:42
Historian Niall Ferguson's PBS series asks how and why Western Civilization came to rule the world, and who or what may take its place.
Fre, 05/18/2012 - 18:22
A representative of former baseball star Curt Schilling's video game firm delivered to the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. a $1.1 million check in an attempt to cure the company's default on a state loan-guarantee payment. But the firm had insufficient funds to cover the check.
Fre, 05/18/2012 - 05:18
A guide to the networks' new TV shows for the fall.
Tor, 05/17/2012 - 20:28
Wal-Mart is slowly rolling out small-format stores in the U.S., giving Target and dollar-store rivals plenty of opportunity to develop their own offerings.
Tor, 05/17/2012 - 20:11
Google changed its search algorithm last month, seeking to downplay sites it suspects of artificially boosting their rankings. Now some small businesses say they are scrambling to avoid being relegated to the Internet's junk bin.
Tor, 05/17/2012 - 05:52
Dish Network is promoting its new "Auto Hop" ad-skipping DVR with a marketing campaign that, ironically, uses a TV commercial. Some networks are refusing to run the spot.
Tor, 05/17/2012 - 01:24
Turner Broadcasting told advertisers at the annual "upfront" presentation that it plans to add 14 new original shows to its TNT and TBS cable networks. They include a remake of "Dallas," with Larry Hagman reprising his role as J.R. Ewing.
Ons, 05/16/2012 - 11:58
Rebekah Brooks, the former head of News Corp.'s U.K. newspaper unit, and five others were charged with conspiring to obstruct justice, the first criminal charges in a tabloid probe.
Tir, 05/15/2012 - 23:15
Fox said Britney Spears would join "The X Factor" as a judge next season. It also plans to "reinvigorate" its aging hit "American Idol." The network also said it ordered three new comedies for the new season, reflecting a recent emphasis on the genre.
