BET
BET Host and Radio Personality Big Tigger Announces the Return to
Big Tigger, BET veteran host and internationally syndicated radio personality, announces the highly anticipated return of Big Tigger's Annual Celebrity Classic to
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb815024.htm
CBS
CBS Joins Joost in Online March Madness
Joost, the online television service, is using the March Madness U.S. college basketball games to test a live streaming technology that it hopes will reduce the financial and technical burdens of broadcasting popular events online. CBS is joining forces with Joost for the trial.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59573a8a-fcf5-11dc-961e-000077b07658.html
FOX
MySpace, Bebo Face Censorship Orders
The Byron Review, an independent research report for the British government on the effects of violent media on children, recommends that social-networking sites be required to remove material deemed unsuitable for youngsters. Also: Bebo is launching Safesocialnetworking.com.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3635685.ece
MySpace Partners with mBlox to Offer Text Message Alerts Across Major U.S. Wireless Service Providers
MySpace, the world’s most popular social network, and mBlox, the world’s largest mobile transaction network, today announced that MySpace’s text message alert program is now available to millions of users from the following wireless service providers: Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA,
News Corp Eyes TV in
News Corp. is fighting to stay in control of Imedi, a television station in the Eurasian country of
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/28/business/newscorp31.php
MTV
MTV Networks Free on mywaves
In this deal, mywaves has even worked out an ad deal with MTVN, as the two companies will be collaborating to serve ads on the mywaves platform. This should also help MTVN with its mobile advertising strategy, and gives the network some autonomy in its distribution through mywaves, which has spent the pst year or so garnering fruitful relationships with larger brands like Sports Illustrated and Nettwerk.
http://mashable.com/2008/03/31/mtv-networks-mywaves/
Wyclef Jean to Host the MTV
MTV Networks New Zealand today announced Hip-Hop legend Wyclef Jean as the host of the ‘MTV Australia Awards 2008’ (MTVAA’S). He joins a growing list of unique and talented performers and presenters including 50 Cent, Juliette Lewis & Eve. The MTV Australia Awards 2008 will broadcast on MTV on Monday April 28 from 7pm.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0803/S00282.htm
UNIVISON
‘New’ Univision Opens Up
As this year’s upfront marketplace approaches, Univision, the once rigidly siloed Hispanic broadcast and radio company, has been restructured to resemble its counterparts in the English-language media—many of whom it is out-rating on certain nights in prime time among key younger demos.
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003782035
VIACOM
Casey Patterson Named Senior Vice President, Event Production and Talent Development, Spike TV and TV Land
Patterson, who most recently served as senior vice president of talent
development and casting for Spike TV, will immediately be responsible for the creation and execution of brand-defining event programming and other talent-driven content for TV Land and Spike TV as well as oversee talent development for these two popular consumer brands within the MTV Networks Entertainment Group.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-31-2008/0004783220&EDATE=
The Portal Sites Will Break Up
Giant portal sites like AOL and MSN will decline in importance over time, according to Mika Salmi, president of global digital media for Viacom's MTV Networks. Most Web surfers "are using search as their electronic program guide. That tends to bypass the portal model."
http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/03/28/internet-advertising-salmi-biz-media-cx_lh_0327mtv.html
HIV/AIDS AND SEXUAL HEALTH NEWS
A new study released last week shows that 40 percent of health workers in public, private, faith based and non governmental health facilities exhibit stigma and discrimination tendencies against HIV Aids positive patients.
http://africasciencenews.org/asns/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=256&Itemid=1
Prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, the AIDS virus, has become the centre of the lives of a small group of women in the
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=41738
With HIV/AIDS on the increase among young persons in The Bahamas, one group felt it necessary to take the message of awareness and prevention to the streets. Youth Ambassadors for Positive Living (YAPL) took to
http://www.jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=16478
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AIDS awareness and funding in
The 'Red Ribbon Express', the world's largest social mobilisation campaign against HIV/AIDS, is currently on a nationwide trip to spread awareness about the disease.
Alarmed by the large number of HIV/AIDs cases in the state, the Himachal Pradesh Government has launched a comprehensive awareness drive as a preventive measure and has roped in postmen for the purpose.
http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/31/stories/2008033157281400.htm
Many women and girls in
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080331/flair/flair2.html
PHILLIPPINES: DepEd set to launch sex education in public schools
Despite persistent lobbying by the Catholic Church, the Department of Education is bent on teaching sex education in the public high schools. The DepEd is awaiting the go-ahead from the Presidential Council on Values Formation (PCVF) which is currently reviewing the secondary teachers’ “adolescent reproductive health manuals,” according to Education Secretary Jesli A. Lapus.
There were some excellent speakers present at last week's the IQPC New Media Marketing Conference in
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TRINIDAD: SOCIAL Development Minister Dr Amery Browne, has once again called for an end to discrimination against persons living with the dreaded HIV/AIDS virus saying there was still a lot of work to be done to address discriminatory practices in
http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,76010.html
THE Vice President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, has said that condom vending machines should be installed in public toilets so that sexually active, but shy young people can access them easily. “I have travelled in different parts of
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/619195
UNITED STATES: Stigma Clings Stubbornly To Women Living With HIV/AIDS
HIV-positive women in the
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080331084115.htm
Use a Condom - You'll Live Longer
At the 2008 National STD Prevention Conference held in
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MOBLE NEWS
AT&T Pushes Back
A year after Verizon Wireless's similar launch, AT&T has set May 2008 as the date when it will debut mobile TV using Qualcomm's MediaFlo service. AT&T initially set January 2008 as the launch date for mobile TV but has continually postponed the release.
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=79527&Nid=40988&p=917272
VH1
VH1, a division of Viacom's NYSE: VIA NYSE: VIA.B, MTV Networks, is launching "VH1 Watch and Discuss Live Chat," a downloadable mobile application that will enable VH1 viewers to connect to the network's buzz-generating programming and other fans of pop culture. The mobile application will be available in May through various mobile carriers.
http://sev.prnewswire.com/multimedia-online-internet/20080331/NYM09431032008-1.html
MULTI CULTURAL NEWS
Marketing to Hispanics
The Hispanic online market is already huge and getting huger quickly; half of the 44 million Hispanics in the
Marketwire Launches
Marketwire, a full-service newswire and communications workflow solutions provider, today announces an expanded news distribution circuit targeting the 160 million Hispanics living in the
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=836355
OTHER MEDIA NEWS
Almost Two Thirds of Online Radio Listeners also Profiled on Social Sites
The annual "Infinite Dial 2008: Radio's Digital Platforms" by Arbitron and Edison Media Research, estimates that 33 million Americans age 12 or older listen to a radio station over the Internet during an average week, up from 29 million listeners one year ago. There is also a strong connection between online radio listening and social networking sites according to the study.
http://blogs.mediapost.com/research_brief/?p=1671
Blogger: Journalism, Blogging Are Colliding
Media is changing -- how it is produced and how it is consumed, writes Erick Schonfeld, who moved from Time Inc. to the blog TechCrunch six months ago. "Just as blogs are building up professional writing staffs, newspapers and magazines are requiring that their writers start blogging."
Hearst: No Business Model for Journalism
No one knows a successful business model for journalism, says former San Francisco Chronicle editor Phil Bronstein, who has taken on a new role at owner Hearst that will involve finding ways to keep the news business thriving. Newspapers are "not viable in their current mode."
http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2008/03/29/bronstein-the-future-of-news-and-other-buzzwords
Microsoft In Video deal for Xbox Platform
Microsoft, aiming to position the Xbox as an all-round entertainment device rather than just a games console, is entering a content deal with Safran Digital Group to produce short-form video for downloading by Xbox Live users. Microsoft already has deals with Disney, NBC and others.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5acb09d8-fea7-11dc-9e04-000077b07658.html
Newspapers Report Record Drop in Ads
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=abN6GoHxaz2E
Nielsen Switches Online Rankings to Streams From Unique Viewers
Nielsen Online has changed the way it ranks and measures online video destinations, a shift that essentially demotes all the popular viral video sites other than YouTube and favors big media destinations. Nielsen now measures online video by the top 20 online video brands as ranked by streams rather than by unique audience for video-sharing sites.
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/03/nielsen_switches_online_rankin.php
People.com: Magazine Web Site of the Year
The Economist comes in at the No. 1 spot on AdweekMedia's annual "Hot List," honoring magazines and creative talents. Time Inc.'s People.com is the winner of the first-ever Magazine Web Site of the Year award, for boosting traffic despite intense rivalry from celebrity blogs.
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/spotlight/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003781986
Study: Print More Trusted Than Internet
Reinforcing print publishers' assertions of relationships with readers, new research by MediaVest suggests that readers trust print more than the Web in almost every area. People are seven times more likely to turn to print publications like Vogue for fashion and beauty content.
http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=126001
Study: Web Users Dislike Being Tracked, Even Anonymously
Web users these days know they are being watched--and they're not happy about it. That's according to Truste, a nonprofit privacy organization that released a new study Friday examining consumer attitudes toward behavioral targeting and privacy--topics that are increasingly drawing the attention of lawmakers and the media.
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=79534&Nid=40988&p=917272
Time Warner to Redirect Focus to Content
Time Warner's expected separation of its cable holdings is likely to force management to pay closer attention to the conglomerate's content assets. Also: Time Warner must share control its Superman copyright with the heirs of the comic hero's creator, a judge says.
http://blogs.mediapost.com/on_media/?p=134
Traditional Media Team With Niche Sites
Looking to snare a larger share of Internet advertising dollars, traditional media companies ranging from Forbes to Martha Stewart are launching "vertical ad networks." Media companies are expected to "continue to invest in this space" as they attempt to compete with Yahoo and Google.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2008-03-30-ad-networks-internet-martha-stewart_N.htm
Yahoo Launches Shine with Women's Mags
Yahoo is launching a new site for women between ages 25 and 54. Called Shine, the site is partnering with magazine publishers like Hearst and Rodale for exclusive content. Shine.yahoo.com will be presented in a blog form, with newest items on top and commentary from an editor.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080331/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_women