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E! Launching More True (but Sad) Hollywood Stories

E! is planning a new series as a sidekick to its E! True Hollywood Story series.

‘Seattle Times’ Axes Stock Tables

The Seattle Times will be eighty-sixing its stock and mutual fund tables from their slot in the paper from Tuesdays through Fridays, but will retain the A-to-Z stock listings in its Saturday edition.

HD Radio Broadcast Conducted at ITU Telecom World

Broadcast Electronics and Metro Radio, in cooperation with iBiquity Digital, conducted the first HD Radio demonstration at the ITU Telecom World 2006 conference in Hong Kong last week.

Postal Reform Bill Passed, At Last

The postal reform bill, H.R. 6407, drafted by House Government Reform Chairman Tom Davis (R-VA) and ranking member Henry Waxman (D-CA), was approved just as Congress was preparing to adjourn on Saturday.

NYT Publishes Censored Pearl Harbor Story 64 Years Later


Battleships restored

Last week, The New York Times posted digital versions of censored - and therefore unpublished - articles written in 1942 to commemorate the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The 15,000-word series, written in 1942 by Times reporter Robert Trumbull, detailed the Herculean engineering feat of raising and repairing four heavily damaged battleships. Sixty-four years later, the series is available now, in its entirety, online.

Adwalker-Adorned Trump Teams Tout Universal Studios


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Adwalker, the U.S. arm of Ireland-based company that equips specially trained brand-ambassadors with wearable interactive computer gear, will be featured on season six of The Apprentice with Donald Trump.

Large List of Small Biz Owners Hits Market

A new home-and-work file of small business owners has hit the market, based on small businesses who have purchased business-related goods and services or who have responded to targeted business offers.

Iconic ‘Year without a Santa Claus’ Gets Goodman Remake

NBC will air a live-action remake of the classic animated special, The Year without a Santa Claus, tonight (Monday) at 9 p.m.

Experts: DraftFCB Ouster Related to Message, Not Ethics

DraftFCB is not concerned that its reputation has been damaged following the agency’s ouster by Wal-Mart, according to Wally Petersen, DraftFCB spokesman. Petersen was referring to the fact that the agency was dumped by Wal-Mart just days after the retailer fired executive Julie Roehm, who handled the review and who enthusiastically endorsed DraftFCB as Wal-Mart’s new agency.

‘Marie Claire’ Begins Podcasting, Unilever Sponsors

Marie Claire has embarked upon a video podcast initiative, launching in the new year, and Unilever has come aboard as sponsor.

Arbitron Adds Four New Markets for Spring Survey


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Arbitron will include four new radio markets in its Spring 2007 survey. These will include: Aspen, Colorado; Grand Island-Kearney, Nebraska; Hot Springs, Arkansas; and Twin Falls (Sun Valley), Idaho.

Coke Uses YouTube Stars for Holiday Campaign

After an initially cool reaction to amateur video auteurs, Coca-Cola is continuing its embrace of consumer creativity with a YouTube promotion that taps several of the site’s most popular video bloggers, reports AdWeek (via MarketingVox).

Times Square Campaigns Live On, Online


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Companies have been successful in creating street-level campaigns that go viral online in recent weeks, particularly in Times Square.

Clear Channel Expands On-Demand Lineup

Clear Channel is continuing to add to its existing lineup of on-demand radio content which can be accessed via Clear Channel’s online radio stations.

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