Iowa, N.H., S.C. Markets Win Big in Primary Race
IOWA, NH, SC MARKETS WIN BIG IN PRIMARY RACE
[SOURCE: AdAge, AUTHOR: Ira Teinowitz]
August 2007
TV Drug Ads Set for Image Study
TV DRUG ADS SET FOR IMAGE STUDY
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
Newsrooms becoming whiter
NEWSROOMS BECOMING WHITER
[SOURCE: The Newspaper Guild-CWA 8/17]
Journal's Pains Reflect Media's Malaise
JOURNAL'S PAINS REFLECT MEDIA'S MALAISE
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Howard Kurtz]
Station's Cable Debut Delayed in 2 Counties
STATION'S CABLE DEBUT DELAYED IN 2 COUNTIES
[SOURCE: Washington Post 8/21, AUTHOR: John Wagner]
Farmer Group Backs XM-Sirius Merger
FARMER GROUP BACKS XM-SIRIUS MERGER
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund said rural communities are "underserved" by terrestrial radio and argued that the merger of satellite radio operators XM and Sirius will provide "lower prices and increased programming choice" to its 20,000 member families in 12 states.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6470731.html?rssid=193
* Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund
Telecom Recap 08.22.07
CUSTOMERS CAN SUE AT&T, AFTER ALL
[SOURCE: The Register, AUTHOR: Cade Metz]
A federal court in San Francisco has decided that AT&T's wireless contract is "unconscionable." On Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit came out against AT&T's "arbitration clause," which forbids wireless customers from bringing class-action suits against the company. Arbitration clauses are quite common in the US, as companies do their darndest to bury expensive consumer suits before they even get started, and the new ruling could go a long way towards curbing the practice.
The Warrantless Debate Over Wiretapping
THE WARRANTLESS DEBATE OVER WIRETAPPING
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Philip Bobbitt]
Google 'probably' to bid for 700MHz spectrum
GOOGLE 'PROBABLY' TO BID FOR 700 MHZ SPECTRUM
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Declan McCullagh]
Google is "probably" going to submit a $4.6 billion bid for a prime chunk of wireless spectrum, its chief executive said Tuesday evening. Eric Schmidt told a dinner audience at the Progress and Freedom Foundation's Aspen Summit that "it's highly likely that when we get to that point we will see the regulatory framework that is conducive to the bid (we wanted) to make."
Tots getting Internet identity @ birth
TOTS GETTING INTERNET IDENTITY AT BIRTH
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: Anick Jesdanun]
A small but growing number of parents are getting domain names for their young kids, long before they can do more than peck aimlessly at a keyboard. The trend hints at the potential importance of domain names in establishing one's future digital identity. Think of how much a typical teen's online life now revolves around Facebook or News Corp.'s MySpace. Imagine if one day the domain could take you directly to those social-networking profiles, blogs, photo albums and more.