The News Review:
- Lawmakers Seek to Curb Drug Commercials
- Microsoft said to be near Yahoo! Web-search advertising accord
- Purveyors of everyday basics to offer insights
- ‘Financial Times’ Parent Swings to Profit — No Thanks to …
Lawmakers Seek to Curb Drug Commercials
New York Times
“You should not be diagnosed by some pitchman on TV who doesn’t know you whatsoever. ”In the context of the battle over health care reform in Washington the war on drug ads may represent but a side skirmish. ver the years legislators have introduced and failed to enact similar bills to restrict drug advertising. Such measures never get very far because they conflict with free-speech rights said.
Microsoft said to be near Yahoo! Web-search advertising accord
Business Mirror
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Purveyors of everyday basics to offer insights
The Associated Press
In the same quarter of last year the company reported a profit from continuing operations of 62 cents per share on revenue of $9. _ You’ll know the economy is improving if: Disney beats profit expectations. Also if the company doesn’t announce more job cuts it may be a sign the economy has hit bottom. _ You’ll know the economy is not improving if: Advertising revenue declines further than expected signaling that businesses are still wary about spending money. Ad sales are expected to be down 10 percent for broadcaster ABC and off in the single-digits at ESPN. _ The quote: “We see continued signs of stability in the marketplace but that stability is coupled with a continued caution on the part of consumers.
‘Financial Times’ Parent Swings to Profit — No Thanks to …
Editor & Publisher
At FT Group corporate home of the Financial Times revenue dipped 2% as increased digital revenues nearly offset a 13% drop in publishing revenue. Pearson said the number of online subscribers to the FT jumped 18% to 117000 while its print circ fell 6% to 421430. Advertising accounted for just 3% of total revenue for the first half of the year Pearson said. “The transformation we’ve been pursuing for a decade — from ‘publishing’ company to content technology and services company — is paying off” Marjorie Scardino said in a statement. com) SAVE | EMAIL | PRINT | MST PPULAR |.
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