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Tonight show has lowest rated summer ever

Since the end of the broadcast season, Leno is averaging 3.8 million viewers and a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating. That’s a 12% improvement in total audience compared with O’Brien, though off 23% in the demo and down in both measurements … Continue reading

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American Apparel in trouble

Shares in American Apparel plummeted 25.9 percent on Tuesday, to $1.03. They have fallen 67 percent this year American Apparel said in a regulatory filing that it had received a subpoena from the United States attorney’s office for the Southern District … Continue reading

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Radio best results in a decade

Reflecting growing signs that the U.S. economy is back, radio delivers its best results in quarter-to-quarter revenue comps since Q1 2007 with a +6% overall increase to $3.687B. In fact, this gain represents the highest posted in nearly a decade, … Continue reading

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algae plug in hybrid

It got 150 miles per gallon,” explains Fuel director Josh Tickell of the converted to plug-in Prius hybrid that he drove on a mix of battery power and algae fuel blended with conventional gasoline. Josh talks about the benefits of … Continue reading

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Apple stock drops

Apple Inc. declined a day after Consumer Reports said it wouldn’t recommend the iPhone 4, fueling concern that demand for the smartphone may drop and speculation that the handset may be recalled. Apple fell $6.78, or 2.6 percent, to $250.51 … Continue reading

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Sprint ponders Lte, talks merger

CEO Dan Hesse tell the Financial Times today that he’s still open to the idea down the road, possibly side-by-side with the company’s existing WiMAX deployment thanks to its deep spectrum holdings. What’s far more interesting, though, is his concession … Continue reading

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