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AmEx to Offer a Prepaid Debit Card That Rewards Users in FarmVille Cash

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 22 at 5:00 am PT

American Express and Zynga are rolling out a rewards program today that will allow players to earn virtual currency when they spend money in the real world.

This Just In: 3-D Isn’t a “Crucial” Television Feature

Lauren Goode in Product News on May 21 at 10:46 am PT

Sales of 3-D TVs are up, the NPD Group says, but whether consumers watch content in 3-D is a whole different story.

Discovery Pushes Its Podcasting Stars in Front of the Camera: How the “Stuff You Should Know” Guys Got on TV

Peter Kafka in Media on May 21 at 3:30 am PT

A few years ago, Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant were unknown writers. Now they’re podcast big shots. Next year they could be cable TV stars.

Voices

Dish’s Ads to End All Ads

Shalini Ramachandran, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 16 at 5:32 pm PT

Dish Network Corp. plans to promote its new ad-skipping feature with, ironically enough, a television ad — that is, if broadcast TV networks agree to run the spot.

Sony, Panasonic in TV Tie-Up Talks

Daisuke Wakabayashi in News on May 15 at 10:49 am PT

Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. are in talks to jointly develop or produce next-generation flat-panel television sets, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday, in a move that aims to defray the heavy cost of manufacturing a new display technology.

Is YouTube’s Ad Pitch Working?

Peter Kafka in Media on May 11 at 7:19 am PT

YouTube is trying to convince advertisers to spend big dollars on its upgraded content. They seem receptive.

EA Says Digital Will Offset New Console Investments for the First Time

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 8 at 2:45 pm PT

Despite having to sink $80 million into new console game development this year, EA’s CEO John Riccitiello is upbeat, saying that “we are absolutely a different company in a different spot.”

Flat-Screen TV Prices: Anything but Flat

Lauren Goode in Product News on May 8 at 1:35 pm PT

So much for falling TV prices.

News Byte

New Bravo Food Show Partners Up With Gilt Taste

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 8 at 8:48 am PT

Bravo Media’s new cooking competition, “Around the World in 80 Plates,” is teaming up with Gilt Taste, an online food marketplace, where fans will be able to purchase products and ingredients featured in each episode. Since Gilt Taste is part of the megaretailer’s flash-sales kingdom, be prepared to sign up in order to visit the special site.