CBS
Cablevision To Buy Sundance for $496 Million
Cablevision announced Wednesday it will buy the Sundance Channel from CBS Corp., NBC Universal and actor-director Robert Redford for $496 million. The purchase gives Cablevision's Rainbow Media another movie channel to complement its Independent Film Channel, AMC and Women's Entertainment networks.
FOX
Murdoch Sees Economy Hurting Advertising
Stress in the
MTV
MTV Plans to Increase Its Blending of Ads and Shows
Every year at this time, networks pitch advertisers on their programs for the coming year in previews called the upfronts. On Thursday, MTV Networks will sell not only the appeal of its programs but of its commercials as well.
UNIVISION
Univision and the Vidal Partnership Present "El Juego Supremo", the Soccer Reality Series
Univision and The Vidal Partnership have jointly announced the launch of a soccer entertainment property, “El Juego Supremo” (The Ultimate Match), a reality soccer competition series. This is the first original branded soccer entertainment property of Univision Network, with Nissan North America and Sprint (News - Alert) being its exclusive network sponsors.
VIACOM
Viacom, Google Draw Lines In YouTube Suit
A Google settlement with Viacom over the media giant's copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube is not in the cards. "We're going all the way to the Supreme Court," says David Eun, VP in charge of content partnerships at Google. "We're very clear about it."
AFRICA
Major shift in HIV prevention priorities needed
According to a new policy analysis led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of California, Berkeley, the most common HIV prevention strategies—condom promotion, HIV testing, treatment of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), vaccine and microbicide research, and abstinence—are having a limited impact on the predominantly heterosexual epidemics found in Africa.
South Africa: Cape Town Commits to Beefing Up Social Development
About 136 social development organisations in the Cape Town Metropolitan are to benefit from a R2.3 million allocation to improve grants-in-aid. Making the announcement on Wednesday Mayoral Committee Member for Economic, Social Development and Tourism Councillor Simon Grindrod said the city's Department of Social Development had followed a vigorous process when selecting the beneficiaries.
ASIA
Afghanistan to promote condom usage
Millions of condoms will be distributed across
ASEAN countries address HIV/AIDS issues
Officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Laos, discussing ways to combat the rising incidence of HIV/AIDS in the region, including facilitating greater involvement and empowerment of people living with HIV,
INDIA: MTV launches ‘The State Of Cool’ - A hitchhiker’s guide to planet youth
An average of rupees 9 billion is spent as pocket money by young people in India everyday ,14 million photos are uploaded onto Facebook daily and a 100 new applications are added on everyday! If these fact nuggets sound interesting, get ready for some serious dessert. MTV Insight Studio brings to you THE STATE OF COOL, a compilation of insights and trends about Igen - Young India, whose biggest obsession is ‘I, ME, and MYSELF’.
INDIA: New media to integrate culture and commerce
With phones getting smarter and high-speed Internet penetration getting deeper, we are only at the tip of the new media iceberg. In
Teens, sex and Aids: Time to face up to today's realities
According to the Durex Global Sex Survey Report, the mean age at which Singaporeans lose their virginity is 18.4 years old. Teens have been registering single digits in annual HIV statistics. It may not look significant, but each year, the numbers creep up quietly. This is in tandem with the rising trend
CARIBBEAN & LATIN AMERICA
HIV/AIDS advisor for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Carmeta Douglin told a two-day workshop at Amaryllis Hotel yesterday that the organisation would provide 7 000 second generation female condoms, which would be distributed free of cost to the target populations.
Prevention of the HIV-AIDS in Nuevitas
The specialists of the Municipal Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Nuevitas incite the young population to assume a responsible sexual behaviour for the prevention of infections of sexual transmission, such as the HIV-AIDS.
Women told take protection lead
HIV/AIDS advisor with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Carmeta Douglin, told the DAILY NATION on Tuesday that they were empowering women to take responsibility for their reproductive and sexual health with the female condom.
EUROPE
International HIV/AIDS Alliance presents evidence to House of Lords Committee
Inter-governmental organisations play important normative and coordination roles in the fight against infectious diseases, but should leave implementation to governments and civil society who can and do deliver programmes at scale in more cost effective and sustainable ways. This was the message from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance at a UK House of Lords Committee on Intergovernmental Organisations that took place on 31 March 2008.
Official says Russia 'not ready' for tough HIV steps
Russia is "not ready" to adopt measures that could prevent thousands of people from getting infected with the virus that causes AIDS, the country's chief public health officer said Monday.
Sexual health organisation offers new text and email service
The Wiltshire and Swindon Men's Sexual Health organisation is offering people between the ages of 16 and 24 a free testing kit for chlamydia. The test, which comes in a luminous orange box, is designed to be 100 per cent confidential, the kit and postage are free and results can be posted or even texted back to you.
Students Given Inventors Award for Underwear With Condom Pockets
HIV/AIDS AND SEXUAL HEALTH NEWS
HIV/AIDS forum allows locals to share stories
The global AIDS pandemic was brought close to home by local residents who spoke out about the stigma of being a person living with HIV/AIDS in
Function introduces Night Life sexual health drink
Function: Night Life helps promote sexual health with a proprietary, all-natural formula. The plant extracts macuna pruriens and cnidium help support proper circulation while the amino acid tyrosine helps support healthy levels of dopamine, the neurotransmitter associated with desire and reward.
Teens Receive HIV/AIDS Education
AIDS activist Marvelyn Brown said she has no one to blame for contracting the HIV virus at 19, but herself. Now, 23, Brown spends $3,400 a month on medication. “I’ve heard a lot of blame, but at the end of the day, sex is a choice,” Brown told a group of teens at the Temple of Praise Church in Southeast Friday night.
Teen Sexually Transmitted Infections On The Rise
Venereal disease, "the clap," STDs. Over the years, there have been many names for them, but these days they're called sexually transmitted infections or STI's and new statistics show more and more teens are developing them.
Think Again: The Costs of Enforced Sexual Ignorance
The current Texas Monthly features an extensive investigation by Katy Vine into the success of the state’s sex-education program. Some of its key findings include startling revelations
USAID and British Work to Improve Sexual Health
A new program aimed at reducing the rate of new HIV infections and child mortality and improving reproductive and sexual health for Cambodians begins May 6 thanks to the joint efforts of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the British Department for International Development (DFID).
SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS
Companies to spend billions on social networking:
The market for social networking software nearly tripled last year, and an IDC analyst says when implemented properly, these tools can improve internal communication.
Everyone Is Talking About Mobile Social Networking
eMarketer forecasts that mobile social networking will grow from 82 million users in 2007 to over 800 million worldwide by 2012.
Forbes to Launch Online Social Network
Forbes.com is announcing the launch of AnswerNetwork, a social network for business execs. The network, which Forbes is developing with Cisco Systems, allows business professionals to set up profiles and exchange data on industry topics and business issues.
New Book Forecasts Future of Online Networking
The recently-released book Seven Days to Online Networking teaches readers how to make online connections quickly to advance their careers and build their networks.
New Social Networking Site a Facebook for Lawyers
A&O wasn't against all aspects of Facebook. "We saw both lawyers and staff using the site to build professional networks," Rivlin says. Firm management saw the opportunity for lawyers to exchange resumes, make client contacts and circulate best practices memos about everything from writing a contract to structuring a deal.
New social networking site targets Scottish talent and fans
Ooizit.com, a new online social networking site purely dedicated to exposing and supporting unsigned local music talent, is scouting for the very best new music, artists and fans that
Social Networking Goes Mobile, Nielsen Finds
A growing number of mobile-phone subscribers worldwide are taking online social networking to the streets, according to Nielsen. The findings, released Thursday by Nielsen Mobile, show that the
OTHER NEWS
161 Newspapers Sliced, Diced, and Rated
Scarborough Research, released its annual Scarborough Newspaper Audience Ratings Report, a comprehensive compendium of the weekly print, weekly website and Integrated Newspaper Audience (combined print and online) ratings for 161 newspapers in 81 Top-Tier markets.
Google May Run Display Ads With Searches
Google is considering running display advertisements alongside the results of Web queries for pictures, moving beyond text-based ads. "There's lot of potential for advertising revenue there," says VP Marissa Mayer. Google is seeking new revenue sources as its growth slows.
Media Journos to Discuss Industry's Future
I Want Media is holding its first-ever discussion forum, "The Future of Media," on June 4. A panel of leading media journalists will exchange ideas and opinions on how newspapers, magazines and television are being shaken up by blogs, social-networking sites and online video.
Microsoft Mulls Acquisition of Facebook
Microsoft is said to have informally approached Facebook to gauge its interest in selling itself. Microsoft contacted the social-networking site as the software giant looked likely to back away from buying Yahoo. Discussions between the two are not believed to be active.
New York Times to Cut 15 Newsroom Jobs
The New York Times is laying off 15 journalists after the company acknowledges it fell short of its goal of getting 100 people to take voluntary buyout packages. Executive editor Bill Keller says he hopes this will be the end of the newsroom cuts. "There are, of course, no guarantees."
NBC Plans 24-hour Local News Channel
NBC Universal plans to establish a 24-hour local news channel in
NBC Universal to Launch Women@NBCU
Lauren Zalaznick is being named president of the new NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Networks, adding oversight of iVillage.com to her duties leading Bravo and Oxygen. Zalaznick is launching Women@NBCU, a marketing initiative to align advertisers with NBC's female demo.
Perez Hilton Expands Brand Into Clothing Line
Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton is set to release a clothing line through
Warners axes Picturehouse, WIP
"With New Line now a key part of Warner Bros., we're able to handle films across the entire spectrum of genres and budgets without overlapping production, marketing and distribution infrastructures," announced Warner Bros. president and COO Alan Horn.
YouTube In HD Coming to Living Rooms
HP is announcing that it working with YouTube to allow consumers to watch and share full-screen videos from the site on their HDTVs and to create multiple playlists from anywhere they watch TV. YouTube is creating specially curated channels for the new service.
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