While technology expands and reinforces the already global reach of pop stars, Hollywood films and network television shows, it also has a major impact on industries of a smaller scale.

WSJ: Technology in the Limelight

The network helped ignite the careers of virtually every major pop singer to gain notoriety in the '80s and early '90s.

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The network was created at a time when the distribution of pop culture was firmly in the hands of a few entertainment companies.

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Some investors who had bought Facebook shares in private transactions in the so-called secondary market before the IPO said they were disappointed the social network didn't have a strong first-day pop.

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In Mexico, Cadbury serves about 380, 000 mom-and-pop outlets, while Oreo cookies have been available through the Kraft distribution network in about 100, 000 outlets.

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Without the pop a Palin provides, in this case nearly 20%, the network chief would likely need to defend a total viewer decline far greater than 4% for the fall.

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When music television really came along, MTV, it unfortunately took the low route and became home network shopping for record companies and contributed in many ways to denigrate pop music, in my opinion.

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After then-pop cultural sensation Gossip Girl failed to garner ratings to match its buzz, the network decided to yank new episodes from the CW website to see if, left without the convenient digital option, viewers would watch it on ad-supported live TV.

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The ransomware version found by the BKA uses a pop-up window that says the machine has been locked down due to "unauthorised network activity".

BBC: Ransomware page