Backchannelmedia | February 23, 2006
- RENO, NV -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/21/2006 -- Martin Nutraceuticals Inc. (OTC: MNCL) announced today that it has completed its first infomercial to air in Canada.
- The French version is targeted for Eastern Canada, specifically the Quebec and Acadian regions, where there has already been an overwhelming acceptance of all of the Martin Nutraceutical products including Arthrizyme, Oxygenol and Maximum Slim.
- As a sales channel, Direct Response Television, known more commonly to consumers as infomercials, is enjoying tremendous growth.
Backchannelmedia | February 23, 2006
- SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- ITW Space Bag, manufacturer of the original Space Bag line of vacuum-seal storage bags, continues to expand its line of innovative storage products.
- Responding to demand for storage organizers that are both space reducing, attractive, and functional, ITW Space Bag has launched their NEW vacuum-seal Space-Saver(TM) Tote.
- The Space-Saver Tote can hold up to four times more clothing and bedding than conventional storage boxes and bins, offering versatile options for extra storage in closets, bedrooms, and even in the garage and attic.
Backchannelmedia | February 23, 2006
- LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Direct Response Financial Services, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DRFL), a leading provider of financial services, stored value and debit card products to consumers underserved by the banking industry and credit markets, today announced continuing results of its Direct2Own business for the fourth quarter ended January 31, 2006.
- Direct2Own sells computers and televisions to consumers with bad credit or no credit.
- Direct2Own collects its payments via credit card, debit card or electronic funds transfer from checking accounts.
U-WIRE | February 22, 2006
- (U-WIRE) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Starting in 2007, college students may notice a difference in the commercials played on some of their favorite television stations.
- The Nielsen Media Research Company, a company that analyzes television ratings, will be making a few changes to the audiences that they monitor, said Laura James, vice president of client communications for Nielsen.
- "We are going to the dorms, fraternity houses, sorority houses and apartments of certain college students to monitor what shows they watch and how often they watch them," James said.
Business Times; Kuala Lumpur | February 23, 2006
- ADVERTISING expenditure in Malaysia posted a slower year-on-year growth of 3 per cent to RM4.6 billion in 2005, due to less local and international events, according to market research firm Nielsen Media Research.
- In 2004, advertising expenditure in the country leapt 17 per cent to RM4.4 billion.
- "The softer growth was somewhat expected given that 2005 lacked local and international events," executive director of Nielsen Media Research for Malaysia and Singapore Rebecca Tan said in statement yesterday.
United Press International | February 22, 2006
- Fox plans to launch a new TV network this fall to replace programming that 10 of its UPN affiliated stations are losing because UPN is going off the air.
- The new network will also be available to other affiliates who want to join, The Hollywood Reporter said.
- Fox is calling the new operation My Network TV, and describing it as a network for the 21st century.
The Philadelphia Daily News | February 23, 2006
- Feb. 23--Philly-based Comcast will announce that it has seen a 71 percent increase in orders for On Demand content since 2004, with 85 percent of digital-cable customers using the service in the past 90 days - and that one of its most popular offerings is "Dating on Demand."
- Other popular On Demand fare included "Karaoke On Demand" - and children's shows.
- Overall, the cable company said it had more than 184 million On Demand orders in 2005, and had added more than 1,200 video-on-demand programs - a 42 percent increase since 2004.
Associated Press | February 22, 2006
- NEW YORK--News Corp. announced Wednesday it would launch a new mini-network called My Network TV that will supply prime-time programming for the 10 local TV stations the company owns that were left without programming after UPN announced it would close.
- The new network will launch on Sept. 5 on stations in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas with initial coverage of 24 percent of the United States, News Corp. said.
- These stations are owned by News Corp.'s Fox Television Group.
Business Wire | February 22, 2006
- Continuing to widely expand its local high-definition (HD) programming services, DIRECTV, Inc. (NYSE: DTV), the nation's leading digital television service provider, today named the next 24 U.S. markets that will receive local HD programming.
- Beginning in April of this year, DIRECTV will roll out the first of the 24 new markets, offering HD programming from the four primary broadcast networks -- ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. Customers with the appropriate DIRECTV HD receiving equipment, who subscribe to a programming package that includes local channels, will receive both the standard and HD signals at no extra monthly charge.
- The 24 local markets to receive HD programming include:
The Washington Times | February 22, 2006
- Feb. 22--Satellites often are associated with radio and television, but the multimillion-dollar spacecraft control many aspects of everyday consumer life.
- "Though they may not always realize it, consumers use satellites when they swipe a credit card at a gas station, withdraw cash from an ATM or watch television," Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said at a Satellite Industry Association dinner during a conference this month.
- Consumers with satellite dishes get their TV directly from satellites, but cable TV content also is transmitted up to a satellite and then back down to providers like Comcast and Cox that relay it into consumers' homes.