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NAB Files Brief against CRB’s Royalty Decision

The NAB, Bonneville International Corp and the National Religious Broadcasters Music License Committee has filed a brief with the DC Circuit Court challenging the Copyright Royalty Board’s decision, last year, which raised performance royalties for music streamed on the internet.

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Putting a New Spin on Out-of-House Promos

An elaborate street performance employing acrobatics, choreographed routines and signage is gaining ground with national and local advertisers.

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Havas Reports Net Income Up 80 Percent in 07

Havas, owner of Arnold, Euro RSCG and MPG agency networks, reported strong improvements in operating income and net income for 2007.

Murdoch Predicts Top Demos Will Ditch Newspapers

Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., predicted that newspapers will soon lose the more affluent readers currently served.

Worldata: Email List Prices Down

Good news for direct marketers: b-to-b email list prices fell by an average of $2 per thousand, according to the Winter 2008 List Price Index from Worldata.

‘John Adams’ Promo Pairs HBO and USPS

In a rather odd pairing, HBO and the Postal Service have teamed to promote the virtues of letter writing and the mini series John Adams.

Internet Grabs Kids’, Teens’ Attention and Affects TV-Watching

Kids’ undivided attention is no longer focused on TV - 64 percent of them go online while watching TV, and 49 percent of U.S. teens do so frequently, anywhere from three times a week to several times a day - according to a Grunwald Associates social-networking study, MarketingCharts writes.

Movie Theaters Keep Upping Interactive Ante

The newest in-your-face advertising is all about movie theaters.

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P&G, Kimberly-Clark Offer Discounts via Mobile

Electronic coupons via mobile devices may be on the verge of hitting the big time, as a discount campaign from packaged goods giants like Kimberly-Clark and Procter & Gamble goes live.

Nielsen Report Ties Blogging to Box Office Success

Nielsen is releasing a report today that is meant to examine the correlation between blogging activity and the box office.

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