The iPod Book : Doing Cool Stuff with the iPod and the iTunes Music Store

Scott Kelby

	The iPod Book : Doing Cool Stuff with the iPod and the iTunes Music Store
	Published: 09 February, 2005
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The iPod Book : Doing Cool Stuff with the iPod and the iTunes Music Store

Harbinger ups Cablevision stake to 8.1 percent (Reuters)

Reuters - Activist investor Harbinger Capital increased its stake in Cablevision Systems Corp to 8.1 percent in the last week, making it the cable operator's fourth largest external investor, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday.

Seinfeld to be pitchman for Microsoft (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/microsoft_seinfeld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.b7cbbdc3ba034673ab1a66f08e5b5ab5.people_seinfeld_microsoft_nyet573.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=aWjwZODVNIaeDYwGCkQlxw--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="In this May 27, 2008 file photo, Jerry Seinfeld attends the premiere of 'Sex and the City' at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, that Seinfeld will be a key pitchman in a planned $300 million fall ad campaign for the software giant. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Junior Mints, Yoo-hoo, Drake's Coffee Cakes, puffy shirts: These are all things Jerry Seinfeld has endorsed — at least in his alter ego on his classic sitcom. Now, add Microsoft software.

Barnes & Noble cuts year sales view and shares fall (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/media_nm/barnesnoble_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t131254_450x333_us_barnesnoble.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=gSxFoOerNpQ61G8gL9UlqA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="A Barnes and Noble book store is shown here in Encinitas May 20, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Barnes & Noble Inc, cut its full-year sales forecast on Thursday, blaming a troubled U.S. economy, sending the shares of the largest U.S. specialty bookseller down more than 3 percent.

Mexico's CIE in deal with concert giant Live Nation (Reuters)

Reuters - Mexican entertainment firm CIE said it has signed a five-year deal with concert promoter Live Nation Inc, which has Madonna and U2 among its clients, to bring international artists to Latin American arenas.

German publisher eyeing Reed magazines: paper (Reuters)

Reuters - German publishing house Gruner & Jahr is interested in buying the trade magazines unit of Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday.

US company sues Nintendo in Wii wand patent suit (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/japan_nintendo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.f5e5c7ae83024db7a44ba9e8ccb531a0.japan_nintendo_tok101.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Suo5j3mO1uSrrpHViMQdCw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="In this June 7, 2006 file photo, a model plays tennis with Nintendo Co.'s new family video-game console Wii by swinging its controller as a tennis racket during a press conference in Tokyo. Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company.

UK production house under NBC's tent (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/media_nm/nbc_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t100558_450x236_us_nbc.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=HaXWs5EDuwIdwGvAhDC3ng--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="An NBC Universal logo is pictured at the NBC Universal Summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California July 21, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - NBC Universal took another step in its international expansion Wednesday, announcing the acquisition of veteran U.K. production company Carnival Film & Television, the producer of such glossy drama series as "Hotel Babylon" and "Harley Street." The deal is reputed to be worth about 30 million pounds ($56 million).

House of Barbie seeks nearly $2B in Bratz fight (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/mattel_bratz"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.88240b66127f45c88518893c5b4bce39.mattel_bratz_dolls_ny107.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=hSMlcspCB4elohq3DRc.Eg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this file photograph released by MGA Entertainment Feb. 10, 2006, are 'Feelin' Pretty' Bratz dolls to be shown at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Grown men argued over dolls for six hours Wednesday Aug. 20, 2008 as they wrapped up a federal trial pitting the maker of the pouty-lipped Bratz dolls against the house of Barbie — a lawsuit that could cost upstart MGA Entertainment Inc. up to $2 billion. (AP Photo/MGA Entertainment, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Grown men argued over dolls for six hours as they wrapped up a federal trial pitting the maker of the pouty-lipped Bratz dolls against the house of Barbie — a lawsuit that could cost upstart MGA Entertainment Inc. up to $2 billion.

Lights on at Toronto's Filmport, but nobody's home (Reuters)

Reuters - Filmport, Toronto's mega-studio and a possible white knight for its stranded film production sector, opened its doors Wednesday with just one problem -- no studio tenant.

Billionaires aim for a reckoning on federal debt (AP)

AP - The catastrophe looming in the documentary "I.O.U.S.A." isn't romantic like the doomed young love in "Titanic," but billionaires Warren Buffett and Pete Peterson warn it could break many more hearts.

Prime-Time Metered Market Tuesday Ratings: NBC's Summer Olympics Blockbuster Continues (Mediaweek.com)

Mediaweek.com - -Ratings Breakdown: NBC's Beijing Summer Olympics steamroller continued, with a whopping 18.4 rating/29 share in the overnights for the prime-time (8-11 p.m.) portion. Take a look at the half-hour breakdown:

National Ratings in Prime-Time: Week of August 11, 2008 (Mediaweek.com)

Mediaweek.com - Once again, it was all about the Olympics, with the 2008 Games from Beijing leading NBC to an advantage over the five competing networks combined (including MyNetworkTV) of 75 percent in households, 14.76 million viewers, 113 percent in adults 18-49, 110 percent in adults 25-54 and 119 percent among adults 18-34. Comparably, and according to NBC, this is now the fourth most-watched event in U.S. television history behind the games from Atlanta in 1996, Lillehammer in 1994 and Athens in 2004.

Ratings Box: What's Hot/What's Not (Mediaweek.com)

Mediaweek.com - The Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget debuted on Sunday, Aug. 17 first in the 10-11:35 p.m. block among all basic cable in adults 18-49, men 18-24 and men 18-34. Compared to the broadcast networks, it finished a distant second in the three categories behind the Summer Olympics on NBC.

TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest (Mediaweek.com)

Mediaweek.com - Underrated Disney-ABC game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, which opens season No. 7 in first-run syndication on Sept. 8, will feature some changes next season. The contestants will now answer questions against a clock, with the timing as follows: 15 seconds for the first five questions, 30 seconds for the next five questions, 45 seconds for the next four, and 45 seconds plus banked time for the final million dollar question. There will also be a new “Ask the Expert” lifeline in a partnership with Skype, where experts will appear via a live-to-face video call. ...

Prime-Time Metered Market Monday Ratings: NBC's Summer Olympics Steamroller Continues (Mediaweek.com)

Mediaweek.com - -Ratings Breakdown: NBC's Summer Olympics juggernaut continued, with an average 18.7 rating/29 share in the overnights for the prime-time (8-11 p.m.) portion. Comparably, this beat the four competing networks combined by 108 percent. Here is the half-hour breakdown:

Media incorrectly reported congresswoman's death (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/congresswoman_dies_media"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.e6f7bb04c2ce46cc978a459d1f137406.congresswoman_hospitalized_cd102.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=c0NQM93OSSus5JNcpdyiRQ--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="In this July 5, 2007 file photo, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, speaks at a forum on renewing American manufacturing in Cleveland. Tubbs Jones, 58, suffered a brain hemorrhage and was in critical condition with limited brain function, a doctor said Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Several major news organizations, including The Associated Press, prematurely reported the death Wednesday of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, who had suffered a brain hemorrhage while driving in suburban Cleveland.

Prime-Time Ratings: Weekend Highlights (Mediaweek.com)

Mediaweek.com - NBC's winning streak continued care of the ongoing 2008 Summer Olympics from Beijing, which averaged 25.46 million viewers and an 8.2 rating/26 share among adults 18-49 for the prime-time (8-11 p.m.) portion. Here is the half-hour breakdown:

Jonas Brothers notch third-biggest debut of 2008 (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_en_bu/music_jonas_brothers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.5bdc0647263246feaa10371d31ebaa10.music_jonas_brothers_nyet568.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=GX2n8rgnazvm_gUtQe8H4A--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="In this Aug. 11, 2008 file photo, The Jonas Brothers, from left, Nick, Joe and Kevin pose backstage after co-hosting MTV's 'Total Request Live' in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Not only have the Jonas Brothers notched the year's third-biggest debut album, they've managed the rare feat of having two albums in the top 10 at the same time.

DreamWorks Animation, Intel tie up on 3-D movies (Reuters)

Reuters - Starting in 2009, all of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc's films will be in next-generation 3-D.

Prime-Time Metered Market Thursday Ratings: Winning Season Finale for Fox's So You Think You Can Dance (Mediaweek.com)

Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Losers (Excluding Repeats): Last Comic Standing (NBC)

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