Media companies look to woo advertisers as spending shifts to digital

Media companies look to woo advertisers as spending shifts to digital

Kevin Mazur | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Media giants are making their annual pitches to advertisers this week against the backdrop of significant disruption in the industry. The Hollywood writers and actors strikes are over, meaning Upfronts will likely be star-studded once again, major cost cutting is largely …

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Cannes set to unfurl against backdrop of war, protests and films

Cannes set to unfurl against backdrop of war, protests and films

The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory. When the red carpet is rolled out from the Palais des Festivals on Tuesday, the 77th Cannes will unfurl against a backdrop of war, protest, potential …

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This family traveled for a year. Here are the biggest mistakes they made

This family traveled for a year. Here are the biggest mistakes they made

Life-changing experiences, unforgettable memories and beautiful pictures — these are things that come to mind when people think of a year-long family trip.  But there are also blunders behind the adventures, said Margaret Bensfield Sullivan, recalling the year she spent abroad with her husband and two kids. From encountering piranhas …

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Why Apple is betting big on India

Why Apple is betting big on India

“There are a lot of people coming into the middle class, and I really feel that India is at a tipping point, and it’s great to be there,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in May last year. His comments underscore one reason Apple has recently made an aggressive play to …

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Saturday Sessions: Hurray for the Riff Raff performs

Saturday Sessions: Hurray for the Riff Raff performs

Saturday Sessions: Hurray for the Riff Raff performs “Alibi” – CBS News Watch CBS News New York native Alynda Segarra, a singer-songwriter, left home at 17 to travel the country and perform music. In 2008, Segarra was called “one of America’s best songwriters.” Now, 16 years later, Hurray for the …

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