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Cadillac Sponsors Daily Super Bowl Show on CBS SportsLine

Cadillac will sponsor a daily Internet show on CBS Sportsline in the days leading up to the Super Bowl.

Lexus Inks USGA ‘Official Vehicle’ Deal

Lexus has signed a multi-year deal that makes it the automotive partner of the USGA and the official vehicle of the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Senior Open and U.S. Amateur. Lexus is the first automotive partner the USGA has ever had.

Close Sweeps Battle Between CBS, Fox Looming in Feb.

Media watchers are likely to enjoy February sweeps month, as strong programming from several contenders makes it difficult to predict an outcome.

Mobile Marketing Memberships Mount Madly

Mobile marketing is increasing in popularity, if the increasing membership of The Mobile Marketing Association is any indication.

PPM in Houston Receives MRC Accreditation

Arbitron - and perhaps the radio industry as a whole - has reached a milestone today, as the PPM has achieved Media Rating Council accreditation for its data in Houston.

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Hachette Slicing Jobs at French Media Division

The media division of Hachette Filipacchi’s owner, Lagardere SCA, has announced that it will be cutting hundreds of jobs, or about 7 to 10 percent of its media positions.

Rumor: A Virtual World by Google

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Rumors are swirling of a Google-engineered “metaverse” - a virtual world a la Second Life - with Benchmark Capital analyst Michael Eisenberg calling the rumored project a “world game.”

Sirius to Air Full Week of Super Bowl Coverage

Sirius Satellite Radio, the only satellite radio provider to broadcast NFL games, will provide comprehensive coverage of Super Bowl XLI for its football fans, with multiple live game broadcasts, live day-long news and analysis every day of Super Bowl week.

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DVR Ratings War Looms; Agencies, Nets Dig in Their Heels

Headaches coming for
media buyers

This year’s upfront will be one during which media agencies have the opportunity to stand out from one another, to make or break their reputations based on the success of their negotiations with the networks. That’s because the agencies are claiming, as they did last year, that they will only use live-broadcast ratings as the currency for negotiating ad prices in the May upfront, while networks are saying (as they did last year) that they will not do business unless DVR viewing is factored in, either via live-plus-same-day or live-plus-two-day ratings.

DHL Adds New Options to EasyShip

DHL has enhanced its DHL EasyShip shipping options, increasing the speed and ease of EasyShip Professional Installation and allowing users to more easily upload large data files for mass shipping distributions, according to the company.

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CBS Snags Snapple for Super Bowl Spot

CBS has snared another first-time buyer for the Super Bowl. Cadbury Schweppes’s Snapple will be promoted during the big game with ads focusing on the brand’s Green Tea.

Association for Out-of-Home Video Formally Launches

As the out-of-home video advertising industry booms, a new association has been formally launched to help provide standards and best practices.

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