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February 5

Classical Music in Youtube video

What is the classical music in this Youtube video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC2U2WsnXEI I've tried Shazam to no avail. --Eptin (talk) 14:16, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

It's Erik Satie's Gymnopédies: 1. Lent et douloureux. There's a music file in the article. 16:26, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Top Gear viewing demographics

Wikipedia, here, lists the viewing numbers for the television show, Top Gear. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find, via Google searching, detailed demographic information. The main thing I really would like to know is the average age (or the age distribution) of Top Gear viewers. On the side, it would be good to know if the audience age is decreasing, increasing, or stable throughout the years, and the audience gender distribution for recent years, but these are not nearly as important to me as finding out the average age in recent years. If anyone could assist with this information, it would be much appreciated. 81.101.120.9 (talk) 18:49, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Viewing demographics are rarely released by the show. You might be able to find some Nielson ratings but that will likely be all there is for public viewing. Dismas|^(talk) 13:16, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Not sure if it helps, but according to its executive producer, it's aimed at viewers with a mental age of nine. --Nicknack009 (talk) 15:25, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

I tried typing "Top Gear viewing demographics" into Google. The first result was BBC Worldwide - Advertising - Top Gear: reach and audience which says: "40% of the audience are female! Core audience: males 18-35 passionate about cars and driving. Dads and lads who like cars: males 35-54 and their kids 7-11". More information in a 2008 article in The Guardian, a British newspaper; Top Gear on the road to global domination and a 2011 blog article, TOP GEAR: Sexist Boys’ Club Or Self Parody? has some information about the changing demographic. Alansplodge (talk) 16:52, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks to all of you. For some reason my Google only showed the Nielson ratings as anything relevant, but especially thanks for your Googling, Alansplodge! 81.101.120.9 (talk) 10:49, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

PSP Vita

If i buy Chinatown Wars to PSP Vita can i so use the touchscreen-games? And if i get a card to Playstation+ will it so expire or can i activate it when i want to? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.176.236.246 (talk) 21:15, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

The Vita version of the Chinatown Wars game is the PSP game. It has not been altered to add any functionality from the PSP version, so if you want the touchscreen games you need to play to DS or iOS versions.

The PS+ retail card itself has no expiry date that I can find, so the activation should be valid at any time after purchase. I wouldn't wait too long to activate it, though. Why buy it and wait, though? Buy it only when you think you will need it and activate it right away. That way there is no risk of losing it. Mingmingla (talk) 00:41, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Time warner vs comcast

Both pages claim each to be the largest media conglomerate in the world. Are they the same conglomerate or is someone lying? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.114.205.146 (talk) 23:13, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Maybe it depends on how they define "largest". The articles Time Warner Cable and Comcast seem to have some hints, but it's not really laid out in black-and-white. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:31, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

This list of the top 100 capitalized companies in the world has Comcast at 52, and News Corp at 97, with Time Warner not even on the list. Time Warner lost a huge market position from the 90's to the 2000's with its AOL merger fiasco. See the Time Warner article. μηδείς (talk) 01:36, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

The media landscape has changed in the past couple years (and gotten a little confusing, with companies splitting up and merging with or without changing names). Looks like the Time Warner article needs some help, with an "as of 2012" qualifier that cites sources as old as 2007. Comcast is indeed larger than Time Warner, though, and the largest "media company" in the world in terms of revenue. While Time Warner was spinning off its cable company, Comcast was buying NBCUniversal. --— Rhododendrites ^talk |  22:08, 6 February 2014 (UTC)