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‘Us Weekly,’ ‘OK’ Survive Price Hikes, Announce Circulation Boosts

When the Audit Bureau of Circulations releases its FAS-FAX numbers next week, Us Weekly and OK! are expected to have shown circulation increases in the second half of 2007.

‘Vanity Fair’ Cancels Famed Oscars Party

Vanity Fair has decided to cancel its famed Academy Awards party to show solidarity with the striking writers, even if the strike has ended by the time the awards take place.

Mobile 411 Users on the Go and Ready to Buy

Mobile directory assistance (DA) users are consumers on the go who expect and want accurate results immediately - and tend to have an intent to buy, constituting an important subset of mobile audiences for marketers, according to a nationwide survey by V-ENABLE, MarketingCharts reports.

‘Organic Style’ Gets Second Life Online

Organic Style magazine, which Rodale folded two years ago, is getting new life as an online-only magazine.

Fox Maintains Killer Lead in Feb. Sweeps

Less than a week into February sweeps, and it appears as though Fox may already have wrapped up the win - perhaps for the season as well as the month.

Emmis Launches New Rock Station, Switches NY Jazz to HD2

A new rock station called The New York Rock Experience is replacing the Smooth Jazz format on 101.9 in New York.

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CC Katz Advantage Touts Multiplatform Opps

Katz Media Group is looking to expand its base of advertisers who take advantage of multiplatform opportunities across digital and traditional channels.

Any Time Is Prime Time Online for TV Shows, DVR Ad-Skipping Up

Nearly 80 million Americans (43 percent of the online population) have watched one of their favorite TV shows on the internet, up significantly from 12 months ago when that figure was just 25 percent, according to a study by the Solutions Research Group, reports MarketingCharts.

Marketers’ 2008 Priorities: Database and Analytics

Marketers are placing an emphasis on increased resources for database and analytics to support marketing efforts, with 67 percent of them agreeing this is the area that calls for the most investment of additional resources in 2008, found an Alterian survey,  MarketingCharts writes.

Time Warner to Sell AOL Internet Access, Cut Costs, Shed Jobs

Time Warner’s new CEO, Jeffrey L. Bewkes, told analysts on a conference call this morning (Wednesday) that he plans to cut over 15 percent of corporate costs across the board.

Email from Yahoo Chief Seeks to Smooth Ruffled Feathers

Yahoo’s chief and co-founder Jerry Yang has thrown another bone to employees, telling them in an email that their “hard work and strong commitment are more important now than ever before.”

Location-Based Mobile Web Ads Coming to CBS Sites

CBS Mobile has teamed with social networking service Loopt to offer cellphone ads based on a user’s location.

Domino’s Launches Custom/Social Pizza Ordering Online

A new online promotion called BFD, or Big Fantastic Deal, gives pizza lovers the chance to create their own pizza masterpiece through a flash-based microsite.

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