ESPN proves it’s dominance, the 2011 year in review, records all over the field

Pulled from the company’s year in review, 2011: In 2011, ESPN experienced record consumption cin its core television business and across digital platforms. 198 million Americans watched ESPN networks in the fourth quarter to date (85% of cable homes) ESPN.com remained number one among sports fans for average audience, setting a sports category record in September. ESPN Radio reaches 24 …

10 biggest movie flops of 2011 – feel like losing a hundred million?

Mars Needs Moms – budget $150 million, gross $39 million Conan the Barbarian – budget $90 million, gross $48.8 million The Big Year – budget $41 million, gross $7.4 million The Rum Diary – budget $45 million, gross $21.6 million Anonymous – budget $30 million, gross $14.8 million The Thing – budget $38 million, gross …

U.S. Population Growth at 9% – Economists Need An Ego Check

Despite the slowest decade of population growth since the Great Depression, the USA remains the world’s fastest-growing industrialized nation and the globe’s third-most populous country at a time when some are actually shrinking. The United States reached 308.7 million in 2010, up 9.7% since 2000 — a slight slowdown that many experts say was caused by the …