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"Secret Life Of American Teenager" Smashes "Gossip Girl" Ratings, Sets ABC Family Records

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 01.07.2009 | Media

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ABC Family's "Secret Life of the American Teenager" smashed network rating records with its season premiere Monday night — and in the process, b...

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Welcome to 2009: TV, Advertising and Media Face Their Transformational Era

Jack Myers | Posted 01.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Advertising Crisis, Financial Crisis, Media, TV Advertising, Tv, Advertising, Economy, Business News
Jack Myers

In media and advertising, we can expect bankruptcies, consolidation and disintegration of conglomerates and holding companies. The dominoes have just begun to topple.

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New Generation Of TV Hosts Help Spread Religious Revival In The Arab World

New York Times | ROBERT F. WORTH | Posted 01.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Religion, Sheiks, Satellite Sheiks, Tv, Media News

As Ahmad al-Shugairi took the stage, dressed in a flowing white gown and headdress, he clutched a microphone and told his audience that he had no reli...

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Broadcast TV Ad Spending "Reminiscent Of Prosperous Economic Times"

New York | John Consoli | Posted 12.30.2008 | Media

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WHILE newspapers, magazines, radio and local television are all losing advertisers in the recessionary economy, the broadcast networks continue to be ...

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Digital TV Converter Coupons In Short Supply

Reuters | Kim Dixon | Posted 12.26.2008 | Media

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U.S. consumers who wait too long to request government coupons to subsidize converter boxes for the digital television transition in February may come...

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CBS Shows Take 9 Of Top 10 Spots In Weekly Ratings

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 12.24.2008 | Media

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Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 15-21. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and...

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DVDs: Holiday DVD Roundup

Michael Giltz | Posted 12.16.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Holiday, Rankin Bass, Kids, Tv, Christmas, Music, Dr. Seuss, Dvds, Movies, Animation, Family, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Why anyone would watch the live action Jim Carrey version of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas when the animated TV special is so perfect is beyond me.

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Which TV Brands Are Best For The Environment?

Philip G. Baker | Posted 12.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Recycling Electronics, Vizio, Environment, Tv, Pollution, Panasonic, Sony, Buying a Tv, Electronic Takeback, Television Sales, Green Living, Environmental Waste, Electronics Recycling, 60 Minutes, Takeback Programs, Walmart Takeback Program, Television Recycling, Green News
Philip G. Baker

With so many TVs being similar, consider selecting your purchase by which companies offer the best takeback programs.

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Late Night Jokes Of The Week: Blagojevich Edition

Huffington Post | Danny Shea and Patrick Waldo | Posted 12.13.2008 | Media

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Although late night news this week was dominated by Jay Leno's move to 10PM, there was still a full week of political jokes. Most focused on Illinois...

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New Leno Timeslot the Most Recent in Long Line of Stupid NBC Decisions

Dan Abramson | Posted 12.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Jay Leno 10PM, Entertainment, Nbc Jay Leno, Jay Leno, Tv, Jay Leno 10pm Slot, Ben Silverman, Nbc, NBC Executives, NBC Executives Not Smart, Nbc Moving Jay Leno to 10pm, Conan O'Brien, Entertainment News
Dan Abramson

To figure out how NBC got to this point, let's look back at some influential decisions by reading through actual transcripts between NBC execs.

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2009 Emergency SAG Strike/Economy-Minded TV Schedule

Spencer Green | Posted 12.11.2008 | Entertainment

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Spencer Green

ABC - Lawyers But, Like, They're In Space (unaired David E. Kelley pilot, 2007)/ CBS - CSI: Red Lobster/ NBC - Jay Leno's Wonderful World of Denim

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2008: Broadcasters' Very Bad Year

AP | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — Broadcast TV's fall season is going so poorly that four out of five returning programs have a smaller audience than they had in 2007....

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Les Moonves: CSI Will Crush Leno At 10PM

AP | Posted 12.10.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — CBS Corp. Chief Executive Leslie Moonves challenged Jay Leno to a ratings duel when the late-night talk show host moves his NBC show ...

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"The Mentalist" Tops Nielsen Ratings, First For Freshman Series Since "Desperate Housewives"

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 12.10.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — Who says network television can't create new hits? CBS' "The Mentalist" topped the prime-time ratings last week for the first time....

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Gossip Girl Live Diary

Daniel Sweren-Becker | Posted 12.09.2008 | Entertainment

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Daniel Sweren-Becker

For a year and half, I belittled any human being soulless enough to watch this show. Then I actually watched an episode.

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Christian Reality TV Arrives On Cable

ABC News | KARSON YIU and DAN HARRIS | Posted 12.04.2008 | Media

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Much of reality TV is populated by a "parade of horribles," a pageant of the pathetic. There are the strung-out addicts from VH1's "CelebrityRehab wi...

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Soap Operas Cut Costs, Susan Lucci's Salary Cut

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 12.02.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — The troubles that are part of imaginary life on daytime dramas are hitting those shows for real in the form of budget cuts and dismis...

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Larry David, Secretary of...Humor?

Erica Heller | Posted 12.02.2008 | Entertainment

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Erica Heller

Obama must go back on television as soon as he can to fill the one appalling gap in his shining galaxy. He must appoint Larry David Secretary of Humor.

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CBS Dominates, Wins November Sweeps For 8th Year In A Row

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.26.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — With another dominating week in the television ratings, CBS will win the November "sweeps" for the eighth straight year. Back when t...

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Sweet Surprise

Christiana Wyly | Posted 11.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Children's Health Foundation, Children, Corn, Sweetener, Green Living, Parenting, Childhood Nutrition, Subsidies, Sugar, Childhood Obesity, Nutrition, Tv, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Children's Health, Soil, Video, Chf, Living News
Christiana Wyly

What are we starving for? We are addicted to corn like we are addicted to sugar like we are addicted to oil. It's the cheap oil that enables the production of the cheap corn in the first place.

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Nielsen: TV Use At An All Time High, Internet Use Up As Well

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 11.24.2008 | Media

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Nielsen announced the results of a second annual media consumption survey that found television and Internet usage continues to increase -- even thoug...

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"HOLLYWOOD GOES GREEN" SUMMIT

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Stefanie Michaels, Hollywood Film Production Slows, Zahava Stroud, Green Initiatives, Hollywood Goes Green, Media, Green, Film, Tv, Los Angeles, Carbon Footprint, Entertainment Business, NBC Universal, Adventure Girl, Environment, Sustainable Solutions, Beth Colleton, Commercial Productions, Hollywood, Business News
Stefanie Michaels

The Hollywood Event to Focus Sustainable Innovation and Corporate Responsibility It seems like everyone is hopping on the "Go Green wagon" today, so ...

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Damien Fahey, Former TRL Host, To Go To "Extra"

New York Post | Page Six | Posted 11.21.2008 | Media

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IT doesn't take TV host Damien Fahey long to bounce back. A mere week after the cancellation of MTV's "TRL," Fahey's been snatched up by "Extra." "The...

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David Letterman Phones Katie Couric To Talk About McCain Diss

Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2008 | Media

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David Letterman's Katie Couric interview made headlines for Couric talking about Sarah Palin — but many, including the New York Post, were surpr...

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Chris Matthews Returns To "Ellen," Refuses To Dance (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.20.2008 | Media

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Chris Matthew's much-anticipated return to "Ellen" aired Thursday, and he made sure to be careful on his walk out. After being introduced with a mont...

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