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Monday, July 7, 2008

Olympics offer NBC a market research trove

Business | By David Bauder | July 7, 2008
NBC is using the Olympics as a “billion-dollar research lab” to learn how people are using various media platforms to experience the Beijing Games that begin Aug. Read more
 

Friday, July 4, 2008

Panda’ is a hit in China

Entertainment | July 4, 2008
HONG KONG – Hollywood’s fighting cartoon panda is a hit in the furry animal’s home country. Read more
 

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Hard-earned million

Entertainment | By Geoff Boucher | June 21, 2008
As music business headlines go, the one that arrived this week was a golden oldie, a half-forgotten tune from happier days: A new album soared to the top of the charts, selling more than 1 million copies in a single week. Read more
 

Monday, May 12, 2008

Speed Racer’ can’t catch ‘Iron Man’

Business | By Ryan Nakashima | May 12, 2008
Speed Racer” was lapped in its opening weekend at the box office as “Iron Man” continued to fire its jets with $50.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Read more
 

Monday, January 28, 2008

Opera broadcasts a hit at multiplexes

Entertainment | January 28, 2008
NEW YORK – Recently in Fargo, N.D., moviegoers had a choice among “Aliens vs. Read more
 

Sunday, January 13, 2008

NORTHEAST

National | January 13, 2008
Warming of winters is quantified Earlier blooms. Read more
 

Friday, December 28, 2007

This weekend at the box office

Business | December 28, 2007
The hits “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks” and “I Am Legend” look poised once again to dominate the box-office results in the last weekend of 2007, although the sequel Aliens vs. Read more
 

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Weekend box office - Sales in the U.S. and Canada, Dec. 21-25:

Business | December 27, 2007
Industry totals Note: A movie may be shown on more than one screen at each venue. Read more
 

Saturday, December 15, 2007

QUICK TAKES - Daughtry is a winner in sales

Entertainment | December 15, 2007
He may not have won “American Idol,” but Chris Daughtry is the king of the album charts this year, according to Billboard. Read more
 

Friday, December 14, 2007

Fox is happy if ‘Chipmunks’ finishes second to a ‘Legend’

Business | By Josh Friedman | December 14, 2007
Will Smith has dispatched drug lords, aliens and robots. Read more
 

This weekend at the box office

Business | December 14, 2007
The science-fiction thriller “I Am Legend” will top this weekend’s box-office results in the U.S. and Canada and become one of the holiday season’s highest-grossing movies. Read more
 

Thursday, December 6, 2007

In Brief | RADIO - Arbitron to alter ratings system

Business | December 6, 2007
Facing pressure from radio broadcasters, Arbitron Inc. Read more
 

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Viral hit vs. ethical misstep

Entertainment | By David Sarno | December 2, 2007
On Thanksgiving Day, 22-year-old Stanford graduate student and entrepreneur Daniel Ackerman Greenberg posted an article on the widely read technology blog TechCrunch titled “The Secret Strategies Behind Many ‘Viral’ Videos.” Read more
 

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

DON’T MENTION THE WAR

News | By Ann Donahue | November 7, 2007
IN 2007, the early heavyweight contenders for Oscar are just that – heavy. Read more
 

Saturday, November 3, 2007

QUICK TAKES - The lawyers couldn’t save themselves

Entertainment | November 3, 2007
Legal TV, a British television channel devoted to lawyers, canceled a reality show in which attorneys were asked to save the world from fictional disasters because it was “like watching paint dry,” a spokesman said Friday. Read more
 

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Hunting for guinea pigs in Sin City

Travel | By Jay Jones | October 28, 2007
Eric Sanders is a couch potato’s dream. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Google strikes deal for Nielsen TV data

Business | October 24, 2007
Determined to sell more television ads, Internet search leader Google Inc. Read more
 

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Vampire film is sure to draw blood

Entertainment | By John Horn | October 18, 2007
Like any big industry, Hollywood doesn’t like surprises. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

New radio ratings surprising

Entertainment | By Seth Sutel | October 10, 2007
NEW YORK – Radio advertisers who for years complained about the low-tech way of tracking listeners are getting what they asked for and more: Electronic ratings are delivering accurate counts, but are also upending basic assumptions about the industry. Read more
 

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Reba knocks rappers down a rung or two

News | By Todd Martens | September 27, 2007
KANYE WEST and 50 Cent’s domination of the U.S. pop chart lasted one week. Read more
 
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