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Study: Conde Nast Has More Influence on Consumers Than Google or Facebook
Consumers spend a bulk of their time in the influence or pre-search phase. Essentially, customers know what they want before they seek it out, creating an opportune situation for trusted brands with loyal followers.
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The 30 biggest media companies in the world
The latest estimates are out from media buying company ZenithOptimedia.
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Best streaming service: Netflix vs. Vudu vs. Amazon Prime vs. Hulu
When you’re picking a streaming video service, so many questions pop up: how much does it cost? What movies does it have? Can you find current episodes of your favorite TV show, or are they all from past seasons? Is there an app, and how well do…
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Your browsing history may be up for sale soon. Here's what you need to know
A vote could kill privacy rules that would prevent service providers from selling browsing histories and app usage histories to advertisers – here’s why it matters
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Mashable And The Challenge Of Venture-Funded Media
Last week, Mashable laid off 30 editorial staffers, and made a company-wide pivot towards the video and television business. The move follows the announcement of a $15MM venture capital infusion by Turner Broadcasting and friends, bringing total investment in the company to $46MM.
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Sky vs Virgin Media - Big new deals announced as rivals slash prices to 'lowest ever'
SKY and Virgin Media customers can take advantage of some major new deals as the broadband and TV rivals reveal latest offers including one bundle cut to its 'lowest ever' price.
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Facebook will stream live boxing fights starting next month
Facebook Watch will stream five boxing fight nights from Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, starting with a world title bout.
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AT&T Is Buying Time Warner Because the Future is Google
AT&T has agreed to acquire media giant Time Warner. And one big reason is Google.
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Axios
Australian ambassador to the U.S. Joe Hockey spoke to the FBI about the meeting between Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos and High Commissioner to Britain Alexander Downer, in which Papadopoulos revealed that he knew that Russians had hacked Democrats' emails and had dirt on Hillary Clinton, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
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