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Lawmakers attack plan to limit food ads to kids

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday attacked an Obama administration proposal for limiting food advertising to children even as the team behind the plan offered concessions to food and beverage makers.

Alec Baldwin Rants Against Public Radio

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Alec Baldwin can’t make up his mind. The “30 Rock” actor, who just announced he is launching a podcast on New York’s WNYC, has been airing spots on public radio since last fall telling them not to give to public radio.
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U.S. Regulators Backtrack on Junk Food Ads for Kids

U.S regulators announced at a House of Representatives hearing on Wednesday that they will now back off on junk food marketing guidelines put forth by the government earlier this year. The final guidelines would now restrict food ads to be targeted only at children under 12 years and not 17 as proposed earlier.
Actor David Hasselhoff poses backstage after the premiere of ABC's series "Dancing with the Stars Season 11" in Los Angeles

David 'The Hoff' Hasselhoff Wants His Own Video Game

David 'The Hoff' Hasselhoff wants to stay hip and current with the kids, so he's doing it the way he knows best -- by getting beat up in cheerleader outfits and chicken suits in an ad campaign for a video game.
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David The Hoff Hasselhoff wants his own video game

David 'The Hoff' Hasselhoff wants to stay hip and current with the kids, so he's doing it the way he knows best -- by getting beat up in cheerleader outfits and chicken suits in an ad campaign for a video game.
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Kevin Reilly: network TV weathering digital storm just fine

The good times are back.Buoyed by a record upfront on Madison Avenue in the spring, as well as a flurry of hit new comedies in the fall, network entertainment presidents expressed a consensus of optimism as they met for a Hollywood Radio TV Society lunchtime panel in Beverly Hills.
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AT&T Wants Apple to Rebrand iPhone 4S as a 4G Phone

This will happen with an iOS release from Apple. Since iPhone 4S is an HSDPA device, our customers will get 4G speeds from day one. Only AT&T has this unique network advantage, the memo in the Verge emphasizes.
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Johnny Depp to Star As Dr. Seuss? Fans React on Twitter

Illumination Entertainment and Infinitum Nihil announced that Johnny Depp is in the prospects of becoming Dr. Seuss for their upcoming film about children's book author and illustrator--Theodor Geisel (aka Dr.Seuss) . Depp is already lined up to be producer for the film that is still in its early stages.
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Microsoft Considers Bidding for Yahoo

Microsoft Corp is considering a bid for Yahoo Inc, resurfacing as a potential buyer after a bitter and unsuccessful fight to take over the Internet company in 2008, sources close to the situation said on Wednesday.
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Stateless income: David Cay Johnston

From the way Washington politicians in both parties tell it, you may well think that multinational companies favor low-tax jurisdictions when investing overseas. They don't.
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Web overtakes TV as most popular UK ad medium: IAB

Brands spent more money advertising on the Internet in Britain than they did on TV for the first time in the first half of 2011, as companies moved online to reach the millions of Britons using social networks and watching videos.

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