Viacom Chief Faults Nielsen Data-Gathering Methods
By EMILY STEEL
Philippe Dauman said that a large portion of the viewing of Viacom networks occurs through mobile apps and other platforms that Nielsen does not include.
The accord allows the publisher to set prices on its e-books, a major issue in a battle that led Amazon to discourage sales of Hachette books.
Mr. Cook, who was the editor in chief of The Intercept, will become deputy editor of investigations at Gawker.
Members of the Robertson family of the A&E reality series “Duck Dynasty” have convinced a team from Broadway to bring their story to the stage, in Las Vegas for starters.
Virtually everyone agrees that some rules written to regulate telephone service should not apply to the Internet but there are disagreements about what rules should survive.
Companies like Facebook and Google have stayed away from mobilizing their users to support an issue that primarily affects smaller Internet upstarts.
After President Obama urged the F.C.C. to set tougher net neutrality rules, questions loom about decreased competition and the cost of monitoring.
Philippe Dauman said that a large portion of the viewing of Viacom networks occurs through mobile apps and other platforms that Nielsen does not include.
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Mr. Pearson was a journalist and audiophile who founded a magazine for connoisseurs of high-fidelity audio in the 1970s.
The deal, in which Hasbro would pay a mix of cash and stock, would form an unusual union of toy maker and animation studio.
People are doubtful about the safety of their personal information online or on cellphones. Yet it does not necessarily change their behavior, according to a new poll.
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, appeared to state as policy something long hinted: a link between unfavorable news coverage and denials of reporters’ visas.
The new subscription service offers a personalized, searchable way to watch live and on-demand television delivered over an Internet connection.
Mr. Jackson served 12 years as a judge and one year as a mentor to the contestants on the show. He was the last original judge on “Idol.”
The decision by Ms. Swift to remove her entire catalog from Spotify has intensified a debate over royalties paid by streaming music services.
The two series draw millions of viewer for the cable channel, through multiple broadcasts.
Four years later, Adam Mansbach is following up “Go the _ to Sleep” with “You Have to _ Eat.” In the interim, other writers have gotten in on on the act.
Sales of commercial time in Super Bowl XLIX by NBC, which will broadcast the game Feb. 1, is approaching 90 percent.
The White House announced the 19 recipients of this year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The major expansion of Russia’s state news agency into the West, including capitals like Washington and Berlin, is intended to counter what Russia describes as Western propaganda.
“The YouTube EDM 15” will highlight trending electronic dance music and will be the second show by the satellite radio service based on YouTube data.
Mr. Tallmer, the first theater critic for The Village Voice, also conceived its award for Off Broadway theater, the Obie.
Newspaper columnists and radio hosts up and down the dial called for an organizational reboot of the Bears after their 55-14 loss at Green Bay on Sunday night.
Vimeo, a video-sharing web service built to appeal to fans of higher-quality content than sites like YouTube, is directly funding an original series for the first time and hoping viewers will be willing to pay for it.
As chairman, Alan F. Horn has helped turn Walt Disney Studios into a highly successful movie operation, making a record $1.55 billion profit.
Hachette has abandoned private offices in favor of open-plan cubicles, a trend that has migrated from tech start-ups to even city governments.
The public broadcaster plans to live-stream three days of events at the fair and make the video available later on demand.
The magazine will announce during its Women of the Year Awards dinner a collaboration with nonprofits to raise money for girls around the world to help them attend secondary school.
As regulatory issues swirl, investors are fretting over a Comcast deal with Time Warner Cable.
Ed Park, a novelist who shaped Amazon’s sole literary fiction imprint with his taste and connections, is leaving, raising questions about the program’s future.
James B. Comey said in a letter to the editor in The New York Times that the agency was justified in having an agent pose as a reporter to catch the sender of bomb threats.
The drama, which is set during the construction of the transcontinental railroad, has found an audience despite airing on Saturday nights.
When U2 and Apple forcibly gave away the band’s latest album, it was a misstep for a group that has fought to avoid fading into the background of the pop culture landscape.
As an executive at a furniture company in North Carolina, Jason Harris discovered how well video could sell and decided to start an online video network dedicated to home décor.
The sponsorship opportunity includes automotive category exclusivity during each CNN Films presentation.
A new campaign for a Midwestern bank takes a popular approach in its industry: poking fun at banks, which Americans generally do not like.
Car and Driver and Road & Track will present their offerings with the help of /Drive, a popular automotive YouTube venue.
Super Bowl XLIX is 86 days away, but reports about who is buying ads for it are already emerging.
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The goal is to capitalize on renewed interest in Scotch and other brown spirits that is attributable partly to the popularity of “Mad Men.”
Nothing resembles a bouncing ball so much as the 26-year history of professional basketball in Charlotte, N.C.
CNET is starting a quarterly magazine, joining other media organizations that are capitalizing on their digital success with physical publications or outlets.
The media giant Scripps Networks Interactive is preparing an hourlong special, centered on the celebration of the Hawaiian homecoming of a wounded serviceman.
Ahead of the holidays, retailers take to social media to advertise sales on merchandise.
The 2014 Global Brand Simplicity Index ranked brands for how simple they were to use and understand, a quality of rising popularity among consumers and marketers.
The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence is encouraging parents to ask other parents if there are guns in their homes before letting their children play there.
The outdoor retailer the North Face has a new campaign encouraging city dwellers, among whom its jackets are already popular, to take part in outdoor activities like biking and mountain-climbing.
In 2012, the author was kidnapped in Syria by the Nusra Front. After months of beatings and torture, he was certain he would be executed. Instead, he lived to tell this tale.
Procter & Gamble, the consumer products giant that makes items as varied as razors and household cleaners, led advertising spenders in the third quarter, but consumer products as a whole does not dominate.
A campaign that rivals the promotion of a major movie is underway for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, a set of four Xbox video games.
Some background on the background in Dodge truck commercials.
A leader is chosen to head a new effort by the industry to combat digital fraud, malware and piracy.