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‘Life’ Gets Distribution Boost with Washington Post, Others

Life magazine’s reach will go from 12 million to 13 million as The Washington Post and other newspapers begin distributing it within the Sunday pages.

Life, resurrected as a weekly newspaper supplement in 2004, is currently carried by 103 papers, including The Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, writes Mediaweek.
Ad pages for 2006, through Dec. 25, were at 395, a 5.4 increase over the previous year, according to the Mediaweek Monitor.

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Sirius XM Shows Restraint, Most Holiday Music Begins Post Thanksgiving

Marketers have unleashed their holiday promotions earlier than ever this year, with many hitting the stores well before Thanksgiving. But Sirius XM isn’t launching most of its 24-hour holiday music channels until turkey day or later.

The newly merged company…

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‘PC Magazine’ Print Edition Dies

PC Magazine will stop publishing a print edition with its January issue. The magazine will shift operations entirely online.

The magazine will be sent via email with a link to the current edition. It will continue to look like the…

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Walgreens Opens Flagship in Times Square, Flaunts 17-Story Signs

Walgreens has returned to 1 Times Square with its new 16,200-square-foot flagship store; the store flaunts signs, made up of 12 million LEDs, on its three sides.

The signs, running above and below the famous news “zipper,” will include diagonal…

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SAG ‘Bizarrely’ Calls for Strike Authorization

Following an inability to agree with studios on payment for shows distributed online, the Screen Actors Guild has decided to pursue strike authorization from its members in a move the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers calls “bizarre.”

Should…

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Journalists Use New Media More than PR Pros Think

Getting real-time, 24/7 online access to company news and reaching responsive and efficient PR representatives still rate high on journalists’ wish-lists, but reporters are increasingly sourcing stories from new forms of media as well, according to research from Bulldog Reporter and TEKgroup…

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Auto Advertising Slips 10% in 1H 08

Through the first half of the year, automakers have slimmed their ad spending by 10% to $6.1 billion, according to Nielsen Monitor Plus.

General Motors slipped 6% to $1.2 billion, while Ford Motor cut ad spend by 22% to $954…

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