BET
Researcher cites negative influences of hip-hop
"Black girls are not seeing positive images of who they are and what they can be," said Carolyn West, associate professor of psychology and the study of prevention of violence at the
For its part, BET garnered a trio of POP awards: the fourth campaign of College Hill was the best original series; Reflections was the outstanding film/movie; and the “Scenarios Series--Rap It Up” was the outstanding PSA campaign. The Henry J. Kaiser Family shared the latter with BET.
FOX
MySpace Plans Redesign to Take On Yahoo
News Corp.'s MySpace will introduce design changes on Wednesday it hopes will make it look and feel more like Yahoo. The social network aims to become more of a gateway to the Web, where users can read news, listen to music, watch videos, and more easily communicate with friends.
MySpace Sets Sights on Growing Latin American Audience
Right now, the bulkof MySpace Latin America’s user base—approximately 72%— is aged 15-24. The 60 million MySpace users in
New face for MySpace as site upgrades
The redesign — internally dubbed MySpace 2.0 — is the handiwork of a six-month, companywide project to widen its appeal to non-tech users in a big bid to increase its global base of 118 million unique users.
News Corp Launches Social Media Weather Site
Why buy the Weather Channel? News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media is launching Fox Weather, at weather.fox.com, a Web site with social tools intended to help build a network of amateur weather watchers. Users can register profiles and write blogs and post photos and videos.
MTV
I Don’t Want My MTV – ‘Til They Bring Real People to Reality Shows
Editor's Note: One young woman realizes that MTV's reality programming exploits the lives of young people and refuses to show any reality that isn't rich or white.
MTV Networks Moves 1,150 Staffers to SoHo
MTV Networks' Comedy Central, TV Land and Spike TV employees in
UNIVISION
Jobs sliced at Univision Music
Pink slips were handed out this week at Univision Music Group, a month after Universal Music Group fully acquired the record division that was created in 2001, according to a company spokesman.
Spanish-Language Broadcasters Join Forces to Express Concerns
Spanish-language radio broadcasters Spanish Broadcasting System, Entravision Communications Corporation, Univision Communications and Border Media Partners have formed an industry-focused committee to voice concerns about Arbitron's proposed rollout of the Portable People Meter (PPM) and the potentially harmful impact it could have on the Hispanic marketplace. The newly created group has been named the Spanish Radio Association ("SRA").
Univision Creates DTV Grassroots Outreach Initiative
Univision Communications announced the latest phase of the Company s campaign to raise awareness about the upcoming transition to digital television (DTV) entitled Escuadr n Digital (Digital Squad), a grassroots and on-air initiative using a one-on-one approach to ensure viewers are informed and prepared for the DTV transition in February 2009
Univision Mounts Latin Music Microsite
Univision.com has launched the music microsite En Directo, a Web offering aimed at Latin music lovers via free streamed online concerts showcasing top recording artists, behind-the-scenes footage, photo galleries and downloads beginning today.
Univision Named POP Network of the Year
The seventh annual Positively Outstanding Programming (Pop) Awards saw a diverse group of networks and individuals take home honors for exceptional HIV/AIDS-related cable television.
VIACOM
Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products Strengthen Global Presence
newly developed senior management roles and responsibilities that reflect the division's rapid global expansion. The newly re-aligned team will provide strategic focus on maximizing the position of MTVN's leading portfolio of brands in key markets, customized consumer product offerings and continued global expansion.
Viacom, Paramount May Face Hindu Boycott
Hindus are mulling a worldwide boycott of products from Viacom and its
AFRICA
GES to to consider sexual and health education in its curricula
A Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast has called on the Ghana Education Service to integrate comprehensive sexual and health education into the educational curricula to help minimize teenage pregnancy among students.
Integrate HIV/AIDS services with Sexual Reproductive Health
Mr John Eliasu Mahama, Programmes Officer for Alliance For Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR), an NGO has stressed the need for integration of HIV/AIDS services and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) activities for the effective and efficient utilisation of resources provided by Global Fund Proposal for
Mozambique: Communities Must Be Involved in Fight Against Aids
Mozambican communities should be effectively involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS - for excluding them would place at risk the country's governance and its social and economic stability, claimed Mozambican NGOs on Friday.
Mozambique to build HIV/AIDS drug plant
South African court bans AIDS vitamin trials
A South African court on Friday issued an order banning unauthorised clinical trials of vitamin therapies for AIDS conducted by a team including a former adviser to President Thabo Mbeki.
ASIA
Corporates fear AIDS may cost India its manpower edge
Corporate honchos have expressed concern at the high incidence of AIDS among the country's youth and cautioned that the scourge should not cost
Three Indian organisations to receive UN Red Ribbon Awards
Indian organisations People Like Us (PLUS), Sanghamitra and Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust are among 25 agencies chosen by the United Nations from across the globe to receive the Red Ribbon Awards for outstanding community leadership and action in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
CARIBBEAN & LATIN AMERICA
Caribbean Prison Officials Push For Condoms
HIV/AUDS a regional political problem
Health Ministry, banking firm launch AIDS partnership
The Ministry of Health and Scotiabank are collaborating in helping to address the pandemic of HIV/AIDS following the launch of the inaugural Regional Testing Day initiated by the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS.
More rape victims know attackers
"During the course of 2007, a total of 92 cases of rape were counselled by the Rape Crisis Society of Trinidad and
New HIV/AIDS policy in Barbados a plus for youth, says minister
PM Douglas says region will work to save lives and prevent HIV
The
Scotiabank hosts ‘Regional Testing Day’
IN a ceremony held at the Ocean Terrace Inn yesterday(June 12th), representatives of the Bank of Nova Scotia and the Ministry of Health jointly announced that June 27th will officially be HIV/AIDS ‘Regional Testing Day’ at Scotiabank locations across the Caribbean
Two Nevisian students qualify for Caricom regional quiz
Yunoka Flemming and Kalea Clarke of Charlestown Secondary School, along with their colleagues Latoya Claxton of Basseterre High and Rademis Tyson of Cayon High, as well as Quiz Master Cornella Caines, will be leaving the Federation today for St. Vincent and the Grenadines to participate in the first Zonal Round of the CARICOM Regional Quiz Competition scheduled for June 12-13.
United Nations Looks at HIV/AIDS
A top-level session on HIV/AIDS starts Tuesday at the UN General Assembly with the attendance of statesmen, ministers and top officials worldwide. The aim of this two-day meeting is to review progress in securing the Commitment Declaration on HIV/AIDS and its corresponding Political Declaration.
ADVERTISING NEWS
Ad Spending Still Sluggish for Most U.S. Media
HIV/AIDS AND SEXUAL HEALTH NEWS
Emory study of syphilis bacteria yields valuable diagnostic tool
Variations in a gene within the family of bacteria that causes syphilis may hold clinical, epidemiological and evolutionary significance, researchers at
Condoms are in the air. No, not literally, but they are on the street today. Early this morning “Free Condom Friday” began, sponsored by Trojan. The free condoms will be handed out in various
NYC company markets Obama and McCain-labeled condoms
A New York company has decided to market condoms featuring images of Barack Obama and John McCain.
Benjamin Sherman, who created the company Practice Safe Policy, says that while the campaign is serious, he wanted to have some fun.
AS MORE GAY YOUTH COME OUT OF THE closet at an earlier age, the number of gay youth centers in
MOBILE NEWS
BlackBerry to See Web-Based Social Networking App from Raketu
An entirely Web-based offering, Raketu’s new BlackBerry application enables users of BlackBerry to participate and share with their friends, family and business colleagues, both inside and outside of the Raketu network.
Cell Phones Still Hot; More Mobile Advertising Proposed
Although a new Harris Interactive study reveals that over one-third of consumers say the dire economy will not affect their spending habits, the 60 percent of consumers who will limit their discretionary spending will curtail going out to restaurants (74 percent) and limit their purchase of electronics (71 percent). 41 percent of consumers, however, have no plans to stop or cut-back on the purchase of cell phones, making it an increasingly viable advertising channel.
IPhone To Challenge BlackBerry For Customers
In slashing the price for the new 3G iPhone, Apple CEO Steve Jobs made it clear that he's serious about bringing the next generation device to the mainstream. "Everyone wants an iPhone," Jobs noted at the 3G iPhone's unveiling. "But we need to make it more affordable." Apple thinks the lower price will attract more consumers, while the faster mobile Web speeds will attract more corporate customers. To spur innovation, the company also opened up the handset's platform to third party software makers.
MULTI CULTURAL NEWS
HIV/AIDS Is The Number One Threat To The Survival of The Black World
A people that have survived centuries of slavery and colonialism and race based terror HIV/AIDS represents today the most serious threat to the survival of people of African descent. HIV/AIDS is not only a serious threat to the genocide of millions of Africans affected with HIV/AIDS it is also the fastest growing leading cause of death amongst African Americans and people of African descent throughout the world with the infection rate growing at incredible rates.
PSAs target Blacks for new anti-AIDS message
Lakers great Earvin “Magic” Johnson has unveiled another highlight reel — but this time in his mission to tackle the AIDS epidemic in the Black community. Johnson, his wife Cookie and film director Spike Lee launched a public service campaign Monday as part of the “I Stand With Magic — Campaign to End Black HIV/AIDS.”
SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS
Facebook No Longer No. 2 Social Network
Facebook is catching up to MySpace in terms of unique monthly worldwide visitors. Both services are attracting around 115 million people to their respective sites each month. Most of Facebook's user growth is in international markets; MySpace still dominates in the
A recent Symantec study, the Norton Online Living Report, fielded by Harris Interactive, reports how kids and adults are spending their time online, do they talk to strangers, treat online friends different than offline friends, look for a date, pay a bill, play a game, or compare to the rest of the world?
Signature Devices Launches Web 3.0 Social Networking Site
Signature Devices, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SDVI)is pleased to announce that the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, GraffitiEntertainment, Inc. has launched its new Web 3.0 social networking Website, www.phatyaffle.com. Phatyaffle is similar to MySpace® but forgamers and game developers.
It enables them to network through Web pagesand the video games they play, from casual to hardcore gaming. The onlinevenue will also publish software including video games and gaming products.
Social Networking Gets a Sanity Check
Today there are numbers out from comScore that indicate plateauing growth for the big two — MySpace and Facebook — in the
Young Jeezy Launches New Social Networking Website
Young Jeezy has joined the throng of emcees launching social networking websites, making his venture USDA2Day.com the only blog and social networking site that will focus not only on breaking news and new music, but also on stories concerning the community and children.
OTHER NEWS
AOL Mobile to Stream TMZ Breaking News
Breaking celebrity news, photos and gossip from AOL's TMZ.com is now available on AOL's mobile portal, which already provides access to mobile versions of MapQuest, Moviefone and other content. TMZ is said to be the most-trafficked
Media Execs Agree To Advise Redlasso
Old media, we'd like you to meet new media. A board of media advisers is being been formed to ease relations between media companies and Redlasso, the Internet startup that collects footage from television networks and lets users search, clip and embed the footage on outside sites.
Newspapers Hit by Record Drop In Print Ads
U.S. newspapers' print advertising sales fell the most on record in the first quarter of 2008, tumbling some 14%. Many of the industry's biggest advertisers are cutting spending and shifting advertising to their own Web sites. Companies are saying: "I can do my own advertising."
PBS Goes Commercial on Hulu
While PBS has the luxury of shunning commercials in its TV broadcasts, in the online world PBS is welcoming ads. The publicly supported, not-for-profit television network announced it will be streaming several programs on the Hulu Web site, including "Nova," "Wired Science," "Carrier" and "Scientific American Frontiers."
Perez Hilton Expands Blog Into 'Little Empire'
Perez Hilton is becoming a pop culture phenom, with his
Warner Bros TV Inks Web Distribution Deals
Warner Bros. Television is announcing a string of distribution deals for the company's recently launched Web video reincarnations of The WB brand. Content will be made available on the video aggregators Joost, Veoh and DailyMotion, as well as on TiVo and through Sling Media.
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