If and when Google pulls together its Android operating system, AdSense sales, search engine and other algorithmic services into an integrated, embedded Google TV offering, television will never be the same.

A new survey of Canadian adults in 53 media markets indicates continuing popularity for print newspapers north of the border, with a surprisingly low number of survey respondents only reading content online.

The self-touted "Worldwide Leader in Sports" seems determined to hold that title when it comes to 3-D. Just a day after MSG staked ground as the pacesetter for 3-D TV sportscasts -- and 93 hours after Comcast laid claim -- ESPN struck back. The network announced it has a baseball exhibition coming ... in July. .

The first night of CBS' March Madness slightly improved from a year ago. But better news came from its Internet platform: Online viewers of the big college basketball tournament grew 20% from 2009.

Longtime CNN global-trotting correspondent Christiane Amanpour has gone domestic -- becoming the new anchor at ABC News "This Week." Amanpour, who joined CNN in 1983, will now turn her attention to domestic issues, though she will appear on other ABC News shows to discuss important international concerns.

Joel Ewanick, a high-profile marketers at Hyundai, is going to Nissan North America, where he joins as vice president, marketing.

Digital pennies may not work for big television companies -- but they may be just the ticket for smaller, independent musicians. YouTube has expanded "Musicians Wanted," its partner program for musicians where artists receive a piece of revenues from advertising or video rentals.

A recent Junior Achievement survey, "Kids and Careers," found striking differences in the opinions of teenage boys and girls in what motivates them to excel on the job and what tools they consider important in determining career success. The study found that fewer girls than boys said they needed perks such as a promotion and raise (girls 38%, boys 56%), to excel on the job. When asked if they needed additional motivation to succeed, 40% of girls responded that they did not, while only 22% of boys said they needed no extra motivation. Also, when asked what would motivate them to take a less than ideal job, the poll found that fewer girls say they are motivated by a higher salary than boys, with 67% girl respondents saying they were motivated by a higher salary versus 74% of boy respondents.

Saying he deplores the lack of understanding about the importance of history and tradition among today's kids "who have no tradition other than slavish devotion to pop fads, digital social media and Cheetos," Mike Crosson, publisher of SocialMediopolis.com, is especially upset about music.

As most trade publishers already know, business-to-business publications took it on the chin in 2009, posting a total 28.6% decline in ad pages from 854,376 in 2008 to 610,345 in 2009. That's according to the latest figures from the Business Information Network.

The New York Times Co. has signed a deal with Fwix, which aggregates hyperlocal content, to supply all its properties. Fwix drives traffic to the source sites and also has an ad revenue-sharing agreement.