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Russell Simmons on His New Digital Marketing Firm, YouTube Channel

Russell Simmons on His New Digital Marketing Firm, YouTube Channel

Russell Simmons talked about the opening he sees for his new digital marketing firm, moving to L.A. and how Hollywood is failing.

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How to Market New TV Shows in a Time of Splintered Audiences

How to Market New TV Shows in a Time of Splintered Audiences

Cross-platform strategies for "Defiance," "Game of Thrones" and other shows aim to reach scattered, binge-watching, social-networked audiences.

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Five Foreign TV Shows That Could Make Their Way to the U.S.

Five Foreign TV Shows That Could Make Their Way to the U.S.

Here is the latest crop of possible imports, from extreme baking to turning toddlers loose to run errands on their own.

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DirecTV Adds DogTV Channel for Canine Viewers

DirecTV Adds DogTV Channel for Canine Viewers

Although the channel is aimed at dogs, it will allow some commercials. Click here for a sample of its programming.

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Welcome to the Era of the Data-Driven Programmer

Welcome to the Era of the Data-Driven Programmer

Info on existing and probable viewers gleaned from Netflix, iTunes and elsewhere is helping TV execs select, tweak and market shows.

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Intel Cooks Up Future of TV -- a Potential Mess for Cable

Intel Cooks Up Future of TV -- a Potential Mess for Cable

Former Apple exec is planning a marketing campaign that will look very different from your cable company.

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Why China Obsesses Over 'The Walking Dead'

Why China Obsesses Over 'The Walking Dead'

"The Walking Dead" is a niche hit on China's leading online video site, Youku, with more than 100 million views.

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Cable's Rise Is Making TV Hits Harder to Predict

Cable's Rise Is Making TV Hits Harder to Predict

"Walking Dead' and "The Bible" prove breakout shows aren't just on broadcast anymore.

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Aereo Threat: Would Fox Really Yank Its Broadcast Signal?

Aereo Threat: Would Fox Really Yank Its Broadcast Signal?

Fox and its broadcast brethren could make a solid case for turning over-the-air networks into paid cable channels, media experts said.

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Group M Wins Nestle U.S. Media Account

Group M Wins Nestle U.S. Media Account

Publicis Groupe's Zenith loses media-planning and -buying duties to the WPP agency.

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Your Guide to 'Mad Men' and Advertising History

Your Guide to 'Mad Men' and Advertising History

The latest "Mad Men" recaps, news and more.

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Ryan Lochte on His Reality-TV Hopes, Sponsors and Crazy Fan Requests

Ryan Lochte on His Reality-TV Hopes, Sponsors and Crazy Fan Requests

Olympic swimmer dishes on upcoming E! show and what he hopes to get out of it.

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Try the 'Mad Men' Rewrite Machine

Try the 'Mad Men' Rewrite Machine

Think you could write "Mad Men"? Give us a verb, a noun and a job title.

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'Mad Men' Premiere Recap: Blue Hawaii

'Mad Men' Premiere Recap: Blue Hawaii

The late 1960s are in full bloom, along with beards, mustaches and sideburns. Pot smoke flows freely. Peggy Olson leans in, but Don goes way off-brief.

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See Facebook's First TV Commercial for 'Home' Phone Takeover

See Facebook's First TV Commercial for 'Home' Phone Takeover

The 'Airplane' spot promises to make friends' birthday parties, vacations and pets loom even larger for you. So do you agree with its many "likes"?

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Meet Linda Yaccarino -- the Woman Who Has TV's Toughest Sales Job

Meet Linda Yaccarino -- the Woman Who Has TV's Toughest Sales Job

NBCU's Linda Yaccarino has her work cut out for her, stitching together broadcast, cable and digital while the flagship falters.

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Digital Newfronts Poised to Rake in $1 Billion in Ad Deals

Digital Newfronts Poised to Rake in $1 Billion in Ad Deals

Agency execs expect the digital upfront to cross $1 billion this year, partly as a hedge against shrinking ratings and higher prices in the TV market.

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Media Buyers Perplexed by Timing of 'Tonight Show' Shuffle

Media Buyers Perplexed by Timing of 'Tonight Show' Shuffle

Many suggest the Peacock Network should have waited until it cleaned up the rest of its schedule before rejiggering one of its only successful dayparts.

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Are Sports Prices Too High To Deliver Return on Investment?

Are Sports Prices Too High To Deliver Return on Investment?

Outrageous sports costs have some advertisers and cable and satellite operators asking whether the cost justifies the return on investment.

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Meet the Seven Most Talked-About Candidates for Yahoo's Huge Vacant Sales Role

Meet the Seven Most Talked-About Candidates for Yahoo's Huge Vacant Sales Role

One of these ad industry executives could become the new face of Yahoo in adland.

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