June 2007

Additional Members Named to FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS NAMED TO CONSUMER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]

Study: Most parents critical of media content

STUDY: MOST PARENTS CRITICAL OF MEDIA CONTENT
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Marilyn Elias]

Markey Calls on 5 Major Food and Beverage Marketers to Put Junk Food Ads on a Diet

MARKEY CALLS ON 5 MAJOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE MARKETERS TO PUT JUNK FOOD ADS ON A DIET
[SOURCE: Rep Ed Markey (D-MA)]

Embracing Change, TV Networks Find Stronger Demand for Ads

EMBRACING CHANGE, TV NETWORKS FIND STRONGER DEMAND FOR ADS
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Stuart Elliott]

Where were you online? Advertisers know

WHERE WERE YOU ONLINE? ADVERTISERS KNOW
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Michele Gershberg]

NAB: House Panel Nixes Drug Ad Ban

NAB: HOUSE PANEL NIXES DRUG AD BAN
[SOURCE: tvnewsday]
The National Association of Broadcasters today hailed two House members for striking from FDA legislation language that would have imposed a three-year moratorium on TV advertising of new FDA-approved prescription drugs. Offered by Reps. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), the amendment was adopted 23-9 by the House Subcommittee on Health.
http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2007/06/19/daily.13/

Illinois Senate cable TV bill clicks

ILLINOIS SENATE CABLE TV BILL CLICKS
[SOURCE: Chicago Tribune, AUTHOR: Ray Long and Monique Garcia]

Learning From Microsoft's Error, Google Builds a Lobbying Engine

LEARNING FROM MICROSOFT'S ERROR, GOOGLE BUILDS A LOBBYING MACHINE
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Jeffrey H. Birnbaum]

U.S. Broadband Growth Spurs Debate

US BROADBAND GROWTH SPURS DEBATE
[SOURCE: Technology Daily 6/15, AUTHOR: Winter Casey]

US newspapers adjust Web image/Mercury News To Trim Workforce

US NEWSPAPERS ADJUST WEB IMAGE AS PRINT DIMS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Robert MacMillan]
U.S. newspaper publishers on Tuesday tried to persuade analysts and investors that the information they provide will continue to be valuable despite waning revenue from their print operations. At the Newspaper Association of America's annual Mid-Year Media Review in New York, publishers touted their online strategies and efforts to rein in costs as print advertising revenue falls.
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSBNG13796320070619

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