April 11, 2008

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BET

BET News Documents Spelman Students' Humanitarian Efforts in New Special 'Spring Break Diaries'

Providing viewers with an alternate look on how some college students choose to spend their spring break, SPRING BREAK DIARIES is a half hour documentary style special that follows a group of 19 students from Atlanta's Spelman and Morehouse Colleges on a life-changing trip to Senegal in West Africa.

The Passion Of Black Entertainment Television's Jeff Johnson

In this recent interview with Hope Today Magazine, Jeff Johnson speaks on a wide array of topics from Hip Hop in young America, Leaders in the Black Community, Jeana 6, and the 2008 Presidential Candidates.

FOX

Fox Interactive Media appoints president of new ad unit

Fox Interactive Media (FIM) is beefing up its ad sales infrastructure with its new unit, the Fox Interactive Media Audience Network, that combines advertising technology with ad and performance sales. Former EVP of technology and production Adam Bain has been appointed president of the new unit.

MySpace Partners with FX to Air Landmark ''Operation MySpace'' Concert for the Troops on April 12

On March 10, 2008, MySpace, the world’s most popular social network, in cooperation with the Department of Defense’s Armed Forces Entertainment and America Supports You program, launched Operation MySpace, a one-of-a-kind concert event at Camp Buehring in Kuwait, to bring troops serving overseas a taste of home and the opportunity for MySpace to show their support for the millions of troops that use the site as a lifeline to communicate with family and friends.

MySpace Plans to Become an Online Retailer

MySpace plans to sell more merchandise and add a check-out feature following its deals with record companies to offer music downloads, says CEO Chris DeWolfe. Partnerships with Web retailers will allow MySpace to enter online retail, which is dominated by eBay and Amazon.com.

MySpace TV has entered a partnership with ShineReveille to distribute Web-based shows on DVD and broadcast TV outside the United States

Social networking giant MySpace has made a deal with ShineReveille to launch MySpace TV shows like Quarterlife and Roommates on DVD and broadcast television outside the United States, or create localized versions of the shows specifically for international markets. ShineReveille will also be able to market merchandise based on the series in international markets.

MTV

Alicia Keys Partners With Dove/MTV For ‘Fresh Takes’ Series

Alicia Keys is currently appearing on MTV’s “Fresh Takes,” a new micro series created by Dove ‘Go Fresh’ aimed at giving young women in their twenties a fresh take on life. Keys stars as Alex, a public relations executive at a trendy music PR firm in the meatpacking district who is struggling with the pressures of being a young woman in today’s world

Campaign targets MTV's, BET's music video 'assault' on children

A new report from the Parents Television Council finds that daytime music video programming on Black Entertainment Television and MTV features sexual, violent, profane or obscene content once every 38 seconds. Deep concerns are being expressed over the influence that is having on young children

Design a t-shirt, win cool prizes from MTV’s Human Giant!

This is no illusion — your pals Aziz, Paul and Rob at MTV’s Human Giant want YOU, yes you! to design an original t-shirt and in return, win some sweet prizes! The theme is “Old Fashion Fun,” and you really don’t have look far for inspiration, just tune into Human Giant

ThinkMTV, Seventeen Magazine & Declare Yourself Team Up to Energize America's Youth to Register & Vote

Building on momentum established in primaries and caucuses across the country - where the youth vote has regularly doubled, tripled and even quadrupled compared to past elections - ThinkMTV, Seventeen Magazine and Declare Yourself today kicked off a new effort to help mobilize every eligible young American to register and vote.

VIACOM

Viacom Service Sells Movie Clips for $1

Paramount Pictures, in a first, is selling movie clips for at least $1, as part of the launch of a new online clip service called VooZoo that aims to turn film snippets into a new source of revenue and Hollywood's answer to the ringtone. So far, VooZoo is available only on Facebook and There.com.

AFRICA

HIV prevention studies in Africa: it's important to ask about anal sex

Individuals enrolled on HIV prevention trials in Africa should be asked if they have had anal sex, suggest investigators in a article published in the online edition of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Their study found that 18% of women enrolled in their study had recently had receptive anal sex and that undiagnosed anal sexually transmitted infections were present in many of these individuals.

Musicians get equipped on Aids awareness messages

National AIDS Commission (NAC) through Copyright Society of Malawi is mobilising artists from all the regions of the country to sensitise them on how they can use their arty work in educating the general public about the Aids epidemic.

CARIBBEAN

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND LABOR DEPARTMENT HOLD WORKSHOP ON HIV/AIDS

The Labor Department in collaboration with the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is hosting a HIV and AIDS Workplace Policy Development training session. Hertha Gentle, Acting Deputy Labor Commissioner told us more about the purpose of the seminar.

Race against HIV/AIDS

WHEN LAST have you done something to make your mark against the spread of HIV/AIDS? The Unit Trust Corporation (UTC) is giving you the chance to do just that this weekend at their 7th Annual Ribbons of Hope 5k – the nation’s largest road race against the spread of HIV/AIDS.

HIV/AIDS AND SEXUAL HEALTH NEWS

Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy Launches New HIV/AIDS Web Site

he new site complements Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy’s current HIV/AIDS patient support services. It gives patients the opportunity to get expert advice from an HIV-trained pharmacist in the comfort and privacy of their homes and provides information about HIV/AIDS, including signs, symptoms, treatment and medication management. Patients and caregivers can also access a list of HIV-focused Walgreens pharmacy locations across the country on the site.

Summit on HIV/AIDS in Central America

Three groups are coming together to raise awareness on HIV and AIDS among gay and bisexual men from Central America. The event, will tackle trends and programmatic efforts in Central America and Los Angeles, as well as the impact of migration on HIV risk domestically and internationally.

OTHER MEDIA NEWS

AOL Rolls Out Technology Blog Network

AOL is launching the AOL Technology Network, which includes the blogs Engadget, Switched and others. The network will allow advertisers to integrate ad campaigns across the sites. Also, Engadget is rolling out a new design, "yanking out old modules and ads wherever possible."

CNN Asks Viewers to share content

CNN will engage a multiplatform effort to cover Pope Benedict's first official papal visit to the United States next week. The network is asking viewers to share their firsthand accounts of the pope's public events through video submissions to iReport.com, CNN's new user-generated site.

IAC Launches Black-Oriented Web Site

Barry Diller's IAC and subsidiary Black Web Enterprises are launching the first-ever search engine catering specifically to African American interests, RushmoreDrive.com. In addition to search, the site offers job listings and a news aggregator that also focus on black interests.

YouTube Now Tracks Origins of Viewers

YouTube is introducing a feature for its video creators that will help them better understand where viewers are coming from. The feature shows creators whether viewers discovered their videos by search, through an e-mail or Web-site link, or watched it on another site.