11.28 - 12.04.09 MONEY + NUMBERS counting the news... |
Number of copies Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream sold its first week
701,000
701,000
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Number of copies Eminem's Relapse sold its first week
608,000
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Number of copies Britney Spears's Circus sold its first week
505,000
•
Number of Twitter users who registered in November 2009
7.1 million
•
Number of Twitter users who registered in July 2009
9.4 million
•
Amount Comcast offered to buy Disney in 2004
$54 billion
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Amount Comcast is offering for controlling stake in NBC
$13.75 billion
•
Amount of AOL stock used to purchase Time Warner in 2001
$147 billion
•
Percentage of GE's total 2008 revenue from NBC
9.3
•
Average annual percentage hike Comcast charges its cable customers
8
•
Average monthly cable bill in the U.S.
$71
•
Average monthly cable bill in the U.S. in 2005
$43.04
Number of copies Eminem's Relapse sold its first week
608,000
•
Number of copies Britney Spears's Circus sold its first week
505,000
•
Number of Twitter users who registered in November 2009
7.1 million
•
Number of Twitter users who registered in July 2009
9.4 million
•
Amount Comcast offered to buy Disney in 2004
$54 billion
•
Amount Comcast is offering for controlling stake in NBC
$13.75 billion
•
Amount of AOL stock used to purchase Time Warner in 2001
$147 billion
•
Percentage of GE's total 2008 revenue from NBC
9.3
•
Average annual percentage hike Comcast charges its cable customers
8
•
Average monthly cable bill in the U.S.
$71
•
Average monthly cable bill in the U.S. in 2005
$43.04
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Sources: Billboard, Twitter API, AP, Bloomberg.com, FCC NewsSip
Photo Credit: Daniel Case
