Cooper-Chen, Anne (Ed.). Global Entertainment Media: Content, Audiences, Issues.
Cooper-Chen, Anne (Ed.). Global Entertainment Media: Content, Audiences, Issues. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005. Pp. xi, 267. ISBN 0-8058-5169-0 (pb.) $29.95. For ages there used to be no positive correlation between the amount of entertainment that was consumed and the amount of scholarly research in the...

Philips Unveils Mediahedge.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-14 April 2008-Philips Unveils Mediahedge(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Mediahedge, an initiative of Philips Content Identification, announced the addition of the Mediahedge Live Media Registration service. Designed specifically for live broadcast events such as sports, concerts and TV shows, the Live Media Registration service...

MediaG3 and Chinas ABS Team for Large Scale Broadband Wireless Coverage.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-21 April 2008-MediaG3 and Chinas ABS Team for Large Scale Broadband Wireless Coverage(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com MediaG3, a developer for broadband wireless product and interactive rich-media content delivery applications, announced that it is entered a partnership with Academy of Broadcasting Science (ABS), a division of...

Tribune Broadcasting Chooses Vibes Media for Mobile Content Delivery.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-26 September 2007-Tribune Broadcasting Chooses Vibes Media for Mobile Content Delivery(C)2007 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Vibes Media announced an agreement with Tribune Broadcasting to develop unique mobile marketing campaigns designed to enhance promotion of Tribune's key entertainment and news programming. Under the agreement, Vibes,...

Media content.
TABLOID publisher Allen Macasaet was "born again" after a life-threatening condition, and forthwith reoriented his best-selling Abante, dropping its "bold" content. In all SM malls throughout the country, and there are 26 of them, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sy will not accept for public screening movies with an R-18...

Italian women's television coverage and audience during the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
This study aimed at determining the amount of Italian television coverage dedicated to men's and women's sport and the number of male and female viewers during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. A UDITEL-A GB Nielsen Media Research Italia provided the TV airtime data for the sport events broadcast, which...

Practice abstinence on kids' TV.
Byline: Todd Huffman For The Register-Guard When parents think about their children's exposure to environmental risks, they might think of lead, pesticides or grass pollens. In fact, the greatest environmental exposure for most children is television. They spend more time watching television than in any other wakeful...

Content analysis of bias in international print media coverage of genetically modified food.
Abstract An interesting contrast exists about claims of media bias against Genetically Modified (GM)/Genetically Engineered (GE) food. Industry groups and academic proponents of the technology like Thomas Hoban claim high levels of negative media bias. However, the actual results of preliminary media analysis of GM/GE food display...

Media literacy: a survival skill.
When children 4-6 were asked in a survey, "Which do you like better, TV or your daddy, 54 percent said "TV." The media have assumed a significant role in the lives of the average American family. For instance: * Only 59 percent of adults talk...

Chain versus independent television station ownership: toward an investment model of commitment to local news quality.
In June 2003 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 to relax ownership restrictions of broadcast and print media, allowing a single company or individual to own up to three television stations, eight radio stations, one daily newspaper, and one cable operation in the largest media markets. Further, the...