Childhood-Obesity Report Delayed Again
CHILDHOOD-OBESITY REPORT DELAYED AGAIN
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
September 2007
Study suggests more alcohol radio ads reaching minors
STUDY SUGGESTS MORE ALCOHOL RADIO ADS REACHING MINORS
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
Rep. Pickering Introduces Indecency Bill
REP PICKERING INTRODUCES INDECENCY BILL
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
NBC to Offer Downloads of Its Shows
NBC TO OFFER DOWNLOADS OF ITS SHOWS
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Bill Carter]
CBS Looking at Buying Web Sites
CBS LOOKING AT BUYING WEB SITES
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Robert MacMillan]
CBS President Les Moonves said the company is looking at Internet sites "every single day of the week ... We look at thousands of them to see where we should invest, what we should buy." As for large acquisitions, Moonves said the company would consider a buy if the price is right. CBS has no plans to spin off its outdoor advertising unit.
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSWEN104420070918
* CBS aims to be the talk of the Web
Presidential Ad Wars Heat Up
PRESIDENTIAL AD WARS HEAT UP
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Howard Kurtz]
Hearing on Internet Calls to 911
HEARING ON INTERNET CALLS TO 911
[SOURCE: Rep Ed Markey (D-MA) press release]
Bush presses Congress to extend domestic spying
BUSH PRESSES CONGRESS TO EXTEND DOMESTIC SPYING
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Tabassum Zakaria]
A Shield for the Public
A SHIELD FOR THE PUBLIC
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Editorial staff]
Cities turning off plans for Wi-Fi
CITIES TURNING OFF PLANS FOR WI-FI
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Judy Keen]
Plans to blanket cities across the nation with low-cost or free wireless Internet access are being delayed or abandoned because they are proving to be too costly and complicated. Houston, San Francisco, Chicago and other cities are putting proposed Wi-Fi networks on hold. "Wi-Fi woes everywhere you turn," says Russell Hancock of Silicon Valley Network, a troubled Wi-Fi project for 40 towns in California's high-tech corridor.