Monday, March 21, 2005

Diesel Hybrids on the Fast Track. Hybrid vehicles -- powered by gas and electricity -- are the trendy picks for the fuel-economy crowd, but they may soon play second fiddle to the next generation of diesel cars. 6:48:36 PM

Dancing Around Journalistic Issues in a Lawsuit Over Apple Secrets. Can a company's interest in protecting corporate secrets trump any privilege protecting the identity of a reporter's sources? 6:48:16 PM

The Sitcommercial Makes a Return. Marketers seeking to stand out are crowding their campaigns with ensemble casts that continue from one commercial to another, just as if they were the regular cast of a television series. 6:47:57 PM

Suit Against Clear Channel Over Racing Goes to Jury. A jury in a federal court in Chicago has been hearing evidence in Jam Productions' lawsuit against Clear Channel, asserting that Clear Channel used its leverage to illegally block Jam from becoming the sponsor of Supercross racing. 6:47:41 PM

Howard Stern Promises Farewell To Conventional Radio Tour. John Mainelli in this morning's New York Post reports: HOWARD Stern is planning "the biggest tailgate party in the history of this country" to serve as a "farewell tour" when he abandons conventional radio later this year — or sooner... 6:46:06 PM

For Those of You Who Wonder How That TV Show Began. Fox is experimenting with $9 DVD packages of TV series: not a whole season, just selected episodes. 6:45:46 PM

The Music Goes on Side A and the Flip Side Is a DVD. The major labels are introducing DualDisc, a CD-size format that contains music content on one side and DVD content on the other and, more importantly, that can’t be pirated. 6:45:32 PM

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