News tagged with television advertising


Research shows advertisers new ways to hunt for TV bargains

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The scene is played out in living rooms across America daily: A favorite television show builds to its riveting conclusion, and a commercial for fast food, automobiles or laundry detergent fills the screen.


Researchers: Ban on fast food TV advertising would reverse childhood obesity trends

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (13) | comments 3

A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The s ...





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Sky has launched an iPhone application

New software shows British TV live on iPhone

Technology / Software

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British broadcaster Sky launched an iPhone application Tuesday which allows viewers to watch live TV on the move and is thought to be the first commercial TV service backed by the broadcaster itself.


Scientists prepare the Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM 2) "Poisk"

Rocket with new module for space station blasts off

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 13 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A Soyuz rocket carrying a new Russian-made module for the International Space Station blasted off on Tuesday from the Baikonur space base in Kazakhstan, television pictures showed.


Experts: Placebo power behind many natural cures

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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(AP) -- People looking for natural cures will be happy to know there is one. Two words explain how it works: "I believe." It's the placebo effect - the ability of a dummy pill or a faked treatment to make people feel better, ...


Epson's new 4K panel for 3LCD projectors

Epson's new 4K panel for 3LCD projectors

Technology / Hi Tech

created 16 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Seiko Epson Corporation has announced the world's first 4K panel for 3LCD (liquid crystal display) projectors. The panel will enable the projectors to produce a bright image of 4096 x 2160 ...


Scientists call for ban on alcohol-industry sponsorship of sport

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The alcohol industry's sponsorship of sport should be banned and replaced with a dedicated alcohol tax modelled on those employed by some countries for tobacco, say scientists.


Video fingerprinting offers search solution

Video fingerprinting offers search solution

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The explosive growth of video on the internet calls for new ways of sorting and searching audiovisual content. A team of European researchers has developed a groundbreaking solution that is ...


Google snaps up mobile ad startup for $750 million (Update)

Technology / Internet

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Google Inc. is buying mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to ensure its marketing machine reaches the growing number of people surfing the Web ...


Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking

Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking

Technology / Internet

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice.


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Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report

Technology / Internet

created Nov 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.


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Google's desire to scan old books has critics casting it as Goliath

Technology / Internet

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Google's ambitious plan to scan millions of old, out-of-print books, many of them forgotten in musty university libraries, has turned into one of the biggest controversies in the young company's history.



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