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Anderson Cooper Takes Over Aaron Brown’s CNN Slot

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Aaron Brown is out as CNN’s longtime prime-time anchor in favor of Anderson Cooper, The New York Times reports.

The realigned CNN lineup will place Cooper’s program “360,” which had previously run at 7 p.m. EST weeknights, in the 10 p.m. time period that had been occupied by Brown’s program, “Newsnight.” Cooper will now get two hours, from 10 until midnight.

Over the past month, Cooper joining Brown as co-anchor, with audience levels increasing markedly, a development that CNN attributed to Cooper’s presence. In the 7 p.m. hour, where Cooper had previously worked, CNN will insert the final hour of its three-hour-long “Situation Room” program with Wolf Blitzer.

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Volvo Gets HD as Standard across Models

Volvo will become the first automaker to offer HD Radio as standard equipment in all but one of its 2009 models. The running change becomes effective next month on the 2009 Volvo model lineup.

“Our drivers expect the highest quality…

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‘Cottage Living’ Folds

The current issue of Cottage Living will be its last. Time Inc., in the midst of a major restructuring, is closing the books on the title.

The magazine had a solid start four years ago and managed to boost circulation…

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Majority of Mobile Users Would View Ads to Get Bill Discount

Nearly two-thirds (61%) of mobile users say they would be willing to view advertising on their mobile phone in return for a discount on their monthly bill (see chart), according to a survey commissioned by Transverse and conducted by iGR, MarketingCharts reports.…

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China’s CCTV Upfront Jumps 15%

China Central Television, China’s top TV network, brought in 9.26 billion yuan, or $1.36 billion, during the live auction that is its version of the upfront earlier this week.

That’s a 15% increase in revenue over last year, though the…

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Samsung Unveils 115 ‘Charging Stations’ at Major Airports

Samsung Mobile has extended its branding campaign that has seen charging stations being installed at major airports across the country.

115 new charging stations have been installed throughout George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Miami International Airport, and Washington Dulles…

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One-Fifth of Marketers Send Emails Even After Consumers Unsubscribe

Some 20% of top brand marketers continue to send additional emails to consumers, even after they confirm requests from those consumers to “unsubscribe” from an email marketing list, according to a research study from Return Path, MarketingCharts writes.

Though the study,…

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