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CW Finishes Sweeps Ahead of Last Year’s WB

The CW network may have gotten off to a slow start, but it pulled itself together for a relatively strong finish in the sweeps race, boosting it above the WB’s November sweeps performance of last year.

DHL Launches ‘North America Trade Lane’

DHL has launched a program in the hopes of streamlining cross-border shipping in North America.

Study: People Taking Online Social Ties Seriously

A new study from USC’s Annenberg School finds that an estimated 43 percent find membership in online communities just as important as real-world social ties.

NBC’s Schedule Sees Several New Switcheroos

NBC plans mid-season schedule changes to two nights in addition to Sunday, which will need to change with the absence of Sunday Night Football.

Philly Inquirer, Daily News Unions Prepared to Strike

Although there has been some last-minute progress, labor talks with the union of The Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News may go later than the deadline of 12:01 a.m.

Verizon to Stream Live NFL Games

Verizon has struck yet another content distribution deal, partnering with DirecTV to stream live NFL games online.

Tiffany Co. Growth Led by DM

Net earnings for Tiffany & Co. soared 23 percent in the third quarter, over the same quarter in 2005.

Yahoo Builds ‘Brand Universes,’ Asks for Zero Ad Dollars


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Criticized for missing the social media explosion, Yahoo plans to leverage its social properties, such as Flickr and Del.icio.us, on behalf of advertisers in the hopes of partnering with “passion brands” to generate more ad revenue.

Portable Banner Withstands ‘Rain in Seattle, Winds in Chicago’

Expand International has introduced a new outdoor display that they are calling “the first fully portable retractable banner for outdoor display use.”

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Honda Increases Output of XM Factory Installed Models

Honda continues to increase the number of vehicles with XM Satellite Radios factory installed, and plans to release the radios in more than 650,000 of its 2007 year models.

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Hank Greenberg Intent on NY Times Co. Purchase

Earlier this week, published reports stated that Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former chairman of American International Group Inc., was buying up stock in The New York Times Co. Now, speculation has it that Greenberg is in fact intent on trying to purchase the company as a whole.

ABC, as Predicted, Takes Sweeps

In spite of the loss of Monday Night Football, ABC managed to comfortably win November sweeps - the first time the network has taken November in seven years.

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