What We're Reading 4/3/2009
Yahoo! News: Feds sue Dish Network over do not call complaints
The nation's second-largest satellite TV provider — Dish Network — is being sued by the government for alleged violations of the national Do Not Call Registry.
NY Times: 8 Hours a Day Spent on Screens, Study Finds
IN a world with grocery store television screens, digitally delivered movie libraries and cellphone video clips, the average American is exposed to 61 minutes of TV ads and promotions a day.
Adage: Georgia-Pacific Sues P&G for False Advertising by Bounty
Claims that New Paper Towels are Thicker are False, Says Marketer
Brawny paper-towel marketer Georgia-Pacific Corp. is suing Procter & Gamble Co. for falsely advertising "25% thicker quilts" on its Bounty towels.
Reuters: EU threatens action to defend Web users' privacy
Some Internet companies are abusing consumers' personal data and this cannot be allowed to continue, a top European Union official will warn the industry on Tuesday.
Mediaweek: SAG, AFTRA Reach Commercials Contract
SAG and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said early Wednesday that they have reached a tentative new three-year commercials contract.
Reuters: House votes to grant FDA authority over tobacco
A measure giving the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate the manufacturing and marketing of cigarettes cleared the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.
