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Just weeks before the release of his first big-budget epic, Immortals, Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh took a $200 million loan from billionaire Ron Burkle, TheWrap has learned.

Instead of speculating how much retouching a cover model has received, secretive in most magazines and ad agencies, a computer science duo figured out a way to quantify the level of manipulation.

(For other news from the Reuters Global Media Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/GlobalMedia11?pid=500)

Apple, the world’s most valuable technology company, could double the number of iPads sold over the next year despite competition from new entrants, analysts say.

The European Commission aims to regulate the way Facebook gathers information about its 800 million users and sells it to advertisers. Facebook won't go down without a fight.

The mother of a 16-year-old teenager, who has been accused of participating in three killings associated with a job ad on Ohio's Craigslist, says her son is innocent and was manipulated by a pastor.

First there was Black Friday, then as e-commerce reached popularity in 2005, Cyber Monday was created. Now there is a new shopping holiday: a grassroots movement known as Small Business Saturday sponsored by American Express to help flailing local merchants and businesses.

Google is taking measures to prop up its fledging social networking initiative, Google+, targeting a mass audience with its first commercial on national television.

State readies a new ad campaign to reverse public opinion severely hurt by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010.

Samsung Galaxy s2-iPhone 4s comparison has competitor hitting back in the funniest Ad to hit TV in a long time.

Actress Hailee Steinfeld's Miu Miu ad has been banned in the UK by the British Advertising Standards Authority as it was deemed irresponsible.

Wal-Mart had already heard from its customers about the successful reintroduction of its layaway program. Last week, it heard from its rival.

There may be a ray of hope on the horizon for those bogged down by checked baggage fees. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) proposed a bill that would kill the hefty fees on checked luggage.

Wodka vodka stated on its Twitter feed that it will take down billboards advertising its discounted product with the slogan: Christmas Quality, Hanukkah Pricing. These have been described and criticized as anti-Semetic.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Focus Media Holding, BSD Medical, Brocade Communications Systems, NVIDIA, and E*TRADE Financial. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Netflix, Randgold Resources, ASML Holding, Amazon.com, and Shire.

Focus Media Holding Ltd , a U.S.-listed Chinese company, said a short-seller's report accusing it of overstating its assets was completely untrue, and it would make a statement refuting the allegations before U.S. markets open on Tuesday.

Shares of prominent Chinese digital media and advertising company Focus Media Holding Ltd plunged as much as 66 percent on Monday, after short-selling firm Muddy Waters accused the company of significant overstatement of the number of screens in its LCD network, among other charges.

Power Balance, the company that sold plastic wristbands with claims of health benefits has filed for bankruptcy, according to reports. Litigation against Power Balance forced the company to file for Chapter 11 protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code last week, Power Balance representatives said.

Traditionally Black Friday deals were revealed through ads released in national and local newspapers on Thanksgiving day, but now with the Internets capacity to make ads go viral the deals are being released earlier and earlier. Here is a roundup of the ads released for Black Friday 2011 so far:

As Black Friday 2011 approaches, savvy bargain shoppers are ditching the ads and using their smartphones to get the best deals, fast. Here, get a rundown of the ten best apps for iPhone, Android and Windows phones to help nab the biggest sales on Black Friday and beyond, with detailed features lists and links to download the apps. Happy shopping!

Charles Dickens will be feted around the world next year in literature, film, theater, music and art, underlining his international cultural impact 200 years after his birth.