If the average person heard the name of Sonic Solutions Inc., they probably couldn’t be blamed for getting the media software company mixed up with fast-food drive-in operator Sonic Corp.

Two factors combined to create the Golden Age of Advertising: The post-World War II boom and TV’s invasion of the nation’s living rooms. Both now seem as distant as the Peloponnesian War -- especially to advertising executives.The Nielsen Company reports that US advertising expenditures declined 15.4% or $10.3 billion to $56.9 billion in the first half of 2009 compared with the same period a year ago. Many of the nation’s top executives will gather in New York next week for Advertising Week. The seminars will play out against declines in all advertising sectors except cable TV. It’s enough to ...

Stocks likely to show significant movement when U.S. markets open Tuesday after the Labor Day holiday on Monday:

A Texas federal judge on Friday ordered further contempt sanctions against Dish Network parent EchoStar related to TiVo's five-year old litigation against the satellite television provider.

TiVo's endless legal fight over DVR patent rights looks increasingly like yesterday's battle.

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