Television (TV) advertising is shifting toward addressable TV, a service that allows advertisers to show different ads to different audiences watching the same program, according to experts. The principle is addressability, said Jona Oboza, country manager for Southeast Asia and…
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Musk’s Starlink PHL service expected to start in Q1
Elon Musk talks about his company’s Starlink project at the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, June 30, 2021. — BRISA PALOMAR / PACIFIC PRESS/SIPA USA VIA REUTERS CONNECT Starlink, the satellite internet unit of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is on track…
Diokno prefers better tax administration over luxury tax
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter The Finance chief on Friday said he would rather improve tax administration to generate more revenues than impose luxury taxes. “We will look at the proposals. Right now, I’m happy…
Canada monitoring potential second suspected spy balloon incident
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China to fully resume travel with Hong Kong, Macau on Feb. 6
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People under domestic violence orders can own guns, says US appeals court
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Asian stocks pull back, dollar regains footing ahead of US payrolls data
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Philippines eyes at least P30 billion via new retail bond offer
BW FILE PHOTO THE PHILIPPINES will launch next week an offer of peso-denominated retail bonds due 2028, seeking to raise P30 billion ($556.79 million) initially at a rate-setting auction on Feb. 7, the Bureau of the Treasury said. The offer…
Laverne & Shirley actress Cindy Williams, 75
Cindy Williams, who played Shirley alongside Penny Marshall’s Laverne in Laverne & Shirley, one of the most popular US TV shows of the 1970s and 1980s, has died at 75, the AP reported on Monday, citing a statement from her…