Friday, March 30, 2007
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Turner To Eye Travel Channel
Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System could be interested in buying the Travel Channel from Cox Communications if the cable operator decides to sell it -- after it is done shedding its stake in Discovery Networks.
Turner, which currently owns TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network and Court TV, would "take a look" at Travel, says Mark Lazarus, president of Turner Entertainment Group. But much depends on terms of programming and other contracts between Travel and business partners. It would only be "natural," he says, to review Travel if it were to become available. Cox is acquiring Travel as part of a $1.3 billion sale of its 25% stake in Discovery to John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media.
Turner, which currently owns TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network and Court TV, would "take a look" at Travel, says Mark Lazarus, president of Turner Entertainment Group. But much depends on terms of programming and other contracts between Travel and business partners. It would only be "natural," he says, to review Travel if it were to become available. Cox is acquiring Travel as part of a $1.3 billion sale of its 25% stake in Discovery to John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
"Trusted Voices" coverage from foreign correspondents based in the Middle East, China and Latin America
NEW YORK (Reuters)
Yahoo Inc. will offer international news from reporters working with U.S. newspaper publisher McClatchy Co., including a blog written by Iraqi staffers, the companies said on Wednesday.
The project will be called "Trusted Voices," and feature coverage from McClatchy foreign correspondents based in the Middle East, China and Latin America, among other regions.
Yahoo plans to launch the coverage on its news site early in the second quarter of 2007. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal.
One of the first projects is called "Inside Iraq," a blog written by Iraqi staffers based in McClatchy's Baghdad bureau.
McClatchy, which publishes the Miami Herald, Sacramento Bee and Kansas City Star, is one of the top U.S. newspaper publishers in terms of circulation.
Like many other publishers, it is searching for ways to make more money online as advertising and circulation trends at its print newspapers weaken.
McClatchy shares were down 19 cents at $31.42 on the New York Stock Exchange. Yahoo shares were down 26 cents at $31.29 on the Nasdaq stock market.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Time Inc. Kills Life Brand Will Live On Online as Photo Archive
Time Inc. Kills Life, Again
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The hits to consumer magazines keep on coming: Time Inc. has pulled the plug on its latest attempt to revive Life magazine, the once-storied photo-heavy weekly that came back as a weekly newspaper supplement in October 2004. Its issue dated April 20 will be its last. FULL ARTICLE
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Single Sponsor to Allow ABC News to Air Ad-Free
CVS First Advertiser for 'Key to the World' Reports
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- ABC's "World News With Charles Gibson" will air without commercials four times in April, thanks to marketers who are stepping up as presenting sponsors, including CVS, following a deal via Hill Holiday.
ABC's 'World News With Charles Gibson' barely trails NBC with 2.86 million viewers in the 25-to-54-year-old demographic.
Photo Credit: ABC
The remaining sponsors are yet to be named. The commercial-free broadcasts will air on April 2, April 9, April 16 and April 23. Carat USA negotiated the remaining commercial support.
In addition to regular news of the day, ABC will air a series called "Key to the World," reported by Bill Weir. The deal will add five minutes to the broadcast and enable it to run ad-free on those nights.
World tour
The aim of the series is to open up areas of the world U.S. viewers may not know much about. The first special will look at the devastating effects of global warming on Kiribati, a nation of 33 islands in the Pacific Ocean.
The deal is a coup for ABC, which is battling NBC for the title of No. 1 evening newscast among 25- to 54-year-olds.The commercial-free broadcasts are a ploy to boost viewership. So far this season, NBC is pulling 2.9 million viewers in the 25-54 demographic, with a 2.4 rating/9 share, while ABC is within shouting distance, with 2.86 million viewers in the demographic and 2.3 rating/9 share.
NBC aired a commercial-free news broadcast late last year thanks to a Philips Electronics sponsorship. The move won NBC almost 4,000 positive viewer e-mails. Philips also did a single sponsorship of CBS's "60 Minutes."
Gates loses X-Box challenge
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Kings before the Flood
The Schøyen Collection MS 2855 Sumerian King List
Based on information presented by the National Library of Norway [1]
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| 1 | Alulim | Eridu | 28,800 | 222,600 ‑ 193,800 |
| 2 | Elalgar | Eridu | 43,200 | 193,800 ‑ 150,600 |
| 3 | Ammilu'anna | Bad-tibira | 36,000 | 150,600 ‑ 114,600 |
| 4 | Enmegalanna | Bad-tibira | 28,800 | 114,600 ‑ 85,800 |
| 5 | Dumuzi | Bad-tibira | 28,800 | 85,800 ‑ 57,000 |
| 6 | En-sipa-zi-anna | Larak | 13,800 | 57,000 ‑ 43,200 |
| 7 | Meduranki | Sippar | 7,200 | 43,200 ‑ 36,000 |
| 8 | Ubur-tutu | Shuruppak | 36,000 | 36,000 ‑ Flood |
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According to the National Library of Norway:
By Vanilla Queen
A JOURNEY TO CUBA AND SOUTHERN MEXICO
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
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Monday, March 19, 2007
MTV injects prime-time TV into online game
MTV Networks is extending its series online through a new gaming platform.
In recent weeks, the network has quietly deployed Daily Rage!-- sparingly plugging its URL on air in selected prime-time series, from Bam's Unholy Union to My Super Sweet 16.
Available at www.dailyrage.mtv.com, Rage is something of an online scavenger hunt, allowing players to search for hidden icons that can yield cash and merchandise prizes on Internet pages decked out to resemble specific series. For instance, a skin inspired by Sweet 16, a program about extravagant parties, features graphics of a stretch Hummer limousine and private jet that users can click on to explore the vehicles' interiors to search for gems that are worth points.
Now on News.com:
In addition, MTV will pitch Rage to marketers as a format for brand integration. The intent is to give both the network's own franchises--as well as advertisers--the opportunity to expand their level of engagement between viewer and brand across as many platforms as possible.
"Its not just about advertising on the show with a commercial or a banner ad online," said David Gale, executive vice president of new media and specialty film content at MTV, a unit of Viacom. "It allows us another place to experience brands for the audience and to keep them engaged for a pretty long period of time in this space."
MTV recently has been a spawning ground for content that doesn't fit into traditional molds, including the release of several virtual worlds that extend series online including "Virtual Laguna Beach."
Story Copyright © 2007 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Vintage Pins
The pins in The Vault's collection range from round, metal, campaign button-style mementos of certain concerts to square tokens of promotional album imagery. Many bear the likeness of a performer or the salient graphic from a poster that advertised an event.
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| Aoxomoxoa 1966 Vintage Pin $72 | Jefferson Airplane Sep 23, 1966 Vintage Pin $125 | Jefferson Airplane Apr 14, 1967 Vintage Pin $145 |
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| Boycott Grapes Oct 18, 1968 Vintage Pin $24 | Jimi Hendrix 1970 Vintage Pin $47 | Jimi Hendrix 1971 Vintage Pin $47 |
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| Jimi Hendrix 1971 Vintage Pin $54 | Jimi Hendrix 1971 Vintage Pin $47 | Elvin Bishop Oct 20, 1972 Vintage Pin $155 |
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| Jimi Hendrix 1973 Vintage Pin $28 | Jimi Hendrix 1973 Vintage Pin $43 | Jimi Hendrix 1974 Vintage Pin $59 |
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| Santana 1974 Vintage Pin $4 | Santana 1974 Vintage Pin $4 | Ravi Shankar Nov 2, 1974 Vintage Pin $18 |
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| Ravi Shankar Nov 2, 1974 Vintage Pin $18 | Hideaway 1975 Vintage Pin $14 | Aztec Two-Step 1975 Vintage Pin $16 |
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| Jimi Hendrix 1975 Vintage Pin $62 | Jimi Hendrix 1975 Vintage Pin $54 | Keep The Buses Rolling: March On Boston May 17, 1975 Vintage Pin $32 |
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| Peter Frampton Jun 14, 1975 Vintage Pin $22 | Boston 1976 Vintage Pin $30 | Andy Pratt 1976 Vintage Pin $14 |
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| Gloria Schaffer 1976 Vintage Pin $16 | Atlanta Rhythm Section 1976 Vintage Pin $25 | AC/DC 1976 Vintage Pin $28 |
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| Godspell Mar 18, 1976 Vintage Pin $19 | Peter Frampton Mar 20, 1976 Vintage Pin $30 | The Band Nov 25, 1976 Vintage Pin $127 |
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