Month: December 2008

• Other News

  Anheuser-Busch to Shutter Bud Productions (St. Louis Business Journal)

• Agencies

  Beer Makers Get Complaints About Santa-themed Events

  Yes, Virginia, that is a beer in Santa’s hand, and no, the Center for Science in the Public interest isn’t happy about it

• Sony to Pay $1 Million to Settle COPPA Case

  Sony’s music division agreed yesterday to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the federal government alleging that the company knowingly collected and used personal data from as many as 30,000 children under the age of 13.

• Ellen DeGeneres, the Latest Face for Cover Girl

  Funny girl Ellen DeGeneres has a new gig: the face of Cover Girls’ new product for the woman advancing in age.

• Online Fraud Projected to Reach $4 Billion in 2008

  E-commerce merchants are projected to lose a record $4 billion to fraud this year, up from $3.7 billion in 2007, according to CyberSource Corp.

• News Brief

  TOYS R US: is running a giveaway at http://www.ToysrusHotHolidayGiveaway.com through Dec. 14.

• Patrick Kagan Starts List Management Firm

  Patrick Kagan has founded PK List Marketing Inc., a list management services company, based in Mount Prospect, IL. Kagan plans to focus primarily on consumer data.

• Agencies

  NBA, Turner to Screen All-Stars in 3D HD

  The National Basketball Association and cable partner Turner Sports will broadcast TNT’s coverage of the NBA All-Star Saturday Night contests in a live 3D high-definition format in 80 digitally equipped theaters around the country.

• Agencies

  Sony to Pay $1M to Settle FTC Child Privacy Charges

  Sony BMG Music Entertainment will pay $1 million to help settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children

• Agencies

  PRC Okays Competitive Postal Product Rate Hike

  The Postal Regulatory Commission Thursday confirmed the U.S. Postal Service