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BBC World Service broadcasts in Creole
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BBC World Service will launch a special lifeline programme in the Haitian Creole language from Saturday 23 January 2010.
This will be the first time the BBC has broadcast in the Haitian national language.
This follows other special BBC programming for listeners affected by the Haitian disaster in the French, Spanish and English languages.
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BBC to launch live phone broadcasts in USA
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BBC Arabic has entered a partnership with AudioNow that will see its broadcasts available live across the United States via any mobile or fixed-line phone.
AudioNow uses proprietary technology to enable people to listen to live broadcasts and streams from a number of internet and terrestrial broadcasters, simply by dialling a number.
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‘Avatar’ at top of US box office for sixth week
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New York: Science fiction epic “Avatar” continues to dominate the US box office, leading ticket sales for the sixth-straight weekend.
James Cameron’s 3D story of blue-skinned aliens earned $36 million on the weekend, and has brought in a total of $552 million in the US alone since opening. The hit has surpassed the Batman...
We didn’t attack Google: China
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Beijing: China has denied participating in a cyber attack on Internet giant Google and said that the accusation was “groundless and aims to denigrate China”.
“Accusation that the Chinese government participated in cyber attack, either in an explicit or inexplicit way, is groundless and aims to denigrate China. We are firmly...
Better Homes and Gardens Product Award Winners Announced
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New York : Better Homes and Gardens Best New Product Awards, one of the largest North American consumer survey programs focused on new product development and innovation, today revealed the program’s top winners, along with research and insights from its companion second annual BrandSpark American Shopper Study.
Conducted by independent...
Search Market records 46 Percent growth in 2009
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Reston:comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, has released a study on growth in the global search market in 2009. The study revealed that the U.S. remains the largest search market worldwide, while Google Sites retains a commanding position in the global search market.
“The global search market continues...
TNT Expands Original Programming Slate
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As part of a continuing strategy to expand its slate of original programming, TNT has given the greenlight to three new original series: a bold alien-invasion series from DreamWorks Television and Steven Spielberg that stars Noah Wyle (ER, TNT’s The Librarian movies); DELTA BLUES (working title), an offbeat series starring Jason Lee...
EE Times Group Bolsters Sales Operations
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San Francisco : EE Times Group has announced that sales veteran Barbara Couchois rejoins the company as Vice President, Sales Operations. This newly created position is part of EE Times Group’s commitment to customer satisfaction to the electronics industry. Couchois will focus on delivering extraordinary customer service and providing...
The Away-from-Home Audience Skews Younger
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Columbia : Arbitron Inc. has announced that as part of a television study using the Company’s Portable People Meter technology, one in five Persons aged 18 and older who watched CBS Sports NFL AFC Divisional Playoffs last weekend did so Away-from-Home. Younger viewers are more likely to watch Away-from-Home. One out of every four Men...
Coca-Cola Puts Fizz Into MIPTV Content 360 Challenge
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Paris : MIPTV has announced that Coca-Cola has joined the line-up of the Content 360 cross-media competition, co-sponsoring a new Content 360 “Engaging with teens through branded content for Coca-Cola,” category, with global advertising agency Ogilvy. Coca-Cola is an Ogilvy client.
Coca-Cola is seeking new ideas to engage with...