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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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Internet giant Google is testing a new service that would expand its television-ad brokering business to YouTube

Google to expand TV ad service to online video

Technology / Internet

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internet giant Google is testing a new service that would expand its television-ad brokering business to YouTube and video on other websites, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Study: Ads influence kids' drinking

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created May 03, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

U.S. researchers have determined children's exposure to alcohol advertising during early adolescence influences their later drinking habits.


Too much TV linked to future fast-food intake

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created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

High-school kids who watch too much TV are likely to have bad eating habits five years in the future. Research published in BioMed Central's open access International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity follow ...


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Scripps up sharply on Wall St on surprise profit

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created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US media company EW Scripps Co. reported a surprise quarterly net profit on Monday, despite a 29 percent decline in advertising revenue, sending its shares sharply higher on Wall Street.


US online ads fell for second quarter in a row

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created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Internet advertising in the United States slipped 5 percent in the second quarter as the recession extended the first slump in online marketing since 2002.


The Washington Post Co. reversed its slide and posted a quarterly profit despite a steep decline in advertising revenue

Washington Post stems tide of red ink

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created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Washington Post Co. reversed its slide and posted a quarterly profit on Friday despite a steep decline in advertising revenue at its flagship newspaper.


Watching too much TV is causing some university students to pack on the pounds

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created Jul 31, 2008 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Television commercials are a common method for advertising food products. According to a team of University of Alberta researchers, these food advertisements have a powerful influence on its viewers, especially university ...


US media and entertainment giant Time Warner and YouTube announced an agreement Wednesday to show clips

YouTube to show clips from Time Warner TV shows, movies

Technology / Internet

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US media and entertainment giant Time Warner and YouTube announced an agreement Wednesday to show clips from news reports, television shows and movies on the popular video-sharing site.


TV shows convey mixed messages about alcohol

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created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Efforts to dissuade youth consumption through negative alcohol consumption depictions can be thwarted by portrayals of positive consumption in prime-time television programming. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Affairs re ...


Blogs, like traditional advertising, can help predict product sales

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- While traditional advertising is still the main driver of product sales, blogging and other new media are fast becoming predictors of market outcomes, say University of Michigan researchers.



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