Media
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Ads for Soda and Junk Food Fall 50 Percent
Commercials for cookies, soda, pizza and waffles all down dramatically from 2004 to 2010 according to new study
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False Alarm: Guests Can Tweet From Royal Wedding (Updated)
Police spokesperson says contrary to reports, technology has not been put in place to block signals from Westminster Abbey
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Viacom Profits Pumped 53% by Paramount, ‘Jersey Shore’
Media giant’s earnings driven by revenues from MTV reality hit and film studio
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JB Perrette, Key NBCU Digital Exec, Exits
Executive orchestrated digital distribution of TV programming for the company and once sat on Hulu’s board
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No Strike This Time: WGA Members Ratify Deal
The vote culminates a latest round of major-Hollywood-guild dealmaking with producers, during which the unions acquiesced meekly
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Apple: ‘We’re Recording iPhone Location Data to Improve Service
Faced with accusations that it’s secretly tracking its users, company says it’s merely see what transmission towers they’re using so that it can optimize service
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Katie Holmes Reaches Star Magazine Settlement
Tabloid says it didn’t mean to imply actress was an addict when it blared the words “Katie DRUG SHOCKER!” on its cover
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Sarah Palin Mocks Couric’s CBS News Exit: ‘I Read That in a Newspaper’
Former vice-presidential candidate wishes departing anchor luck with that ‘multi-dimensional story telling’
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New Yorker Editor: Trump is a ‘Race-Baiting, Irrepressible Jackass’
David Remnick on the disturbing undertone of reality star’s “birther” barrage
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Amazon’s Profits Fall as Investment in the Cloud Dings Earnings
Quarterly net income slides 33 percent as company tries to wrangle marketshare for its data storage business
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Holy Hacking: PlayStation Security Breach May Have Hit 70M
Sony admits that users personal and credit card information may have been compromised
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The iPhone Tracking Controversy: Sen. Al Franken Sets a Hearing
Invites represenatives from Apple and Google in the wake of a report that the software into mobile devices can track user movement
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Did CBS News Get Scooped by People on Katie Couric’s Exit?
That the network’s star talent would announce her departure in a magazine — and not on, say, the “CBS Evening News” — shows just how frayed their relationship had become
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Birther Control: Anderson Cooper Thumps Donald Trump on CNN
Host of “AC 360” challenges would-be presidential candidate on Obama’s birth certificate
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David Edelstein Thinks He Saw Elvis Mitchell at ‘Source Code’ Screening
New York Magazine critic comes to the defense of ousted Movieline writer