How did it come to be that an entire industry must depend on Howard Stern? When that industry essentially consists of one company — Sirius XM. Now, the same company that placed a $500 million bet that the …
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Air China at the grown-ups table?
by Jenni Gilmer, February 5, 2010, 4:32 pmI read in a news story this week that “Air China expects to expand its fleet by 400 aircraft in the next five to six years.”
400. As in, four, zero, zero. Holy …
For first time in 23 years, Pepsi ditches the Super Bowl. New milestone for advertising?
by Adam Anderson, February 5, 2010, 2:04 pmFor the first time in more than two decades your wacky morning DJ won’t be discussing “that kick-ass new Pepsi Super Bowl commercial” the Monday after the big game.
Pepsi, which has blown an estimated …
Flexing their muscles
by Patrice Sarath, February 4, 2010, 4:12 pmIn this corner: the mighty Amazon, a veritable media river, selling you everything from books to milk, socks to newspapers! One hundred percent pure American can-do and know-how!
The contender: Macmillan the villain! British publishing magnate …
Coca-Cola goes green at the 2010 Olympic Games
by Jessica Jimenez, February 4, 2010, 9:48 amWith the majority of the sports world fixated on Miami and this year’s Super Bowl match-up — Geaux Saints! — another major sporting event is about to commence as well. February 12 …
Oracle & Sun Micro, BFF; other tech giants are just Facebook friends now
by Jeff Dorsch, January 29, 2010, 3:06 pmWith the European Commission finally saying ja — oui — sí — yes earlier this month, Oracle closed the deal this week on its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
In one …
Death of a legend
by Jenni Gilmer, January 28, 2010, 3:42 pmThe movie studio that made ground-breaking films such as Pulp Fiction, My Left Foot, The English Patient, Clerks, Chicago, The Crying Game and many, many more has closed. Yes, Disney finally pulled the plug on …
Apple’s iPad: Game-changer or gonzo gadget?
by Jeff Dorsch, January 28, 2010, 2:24 pmGadget lust is abroad in the world, and it won’t be sated until Apple starts selling the new iPad tablet computer this spring.
There hasn’t been a torrent of news coverage …
Live Nation, Ticketmaster seal the deal
by Lee Simmons, January 27, 2010, 2:39 pmAs expected, the controversial tie-up between Live Nation, the world’s largest concert promoter, and Ticketmaster, the largest ticket agency, won regulatory approval from the Justice Department earlier this week. And no sooner had Justice …
It’s the iPad! It’s going to rock the world! OMG!
by Jeff Dorsch, January 27, 2010, 1:33 pmWe’re coming to you from the Yerba Buena Center in downtown San Francisco, where Apple just introduced the iPad, its amazing new tablet computer!
No, that’s not true. I’m actually live-blogging from the …
