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Credit President Obama for spoof of Donald Trump as he said decisions about whether to fire Meat Loaf or Gary Busey might keep him up at night. Then, for delivering … Read the whole story
Rentrak, the first aggregator of digital set-top TV audience data to integrate with Madison Avenue media processing giant Donovan Data Systems, this morning announced … Read the whole story
Dish TV agreed to settle its longtime, seven-year legal dispute with TiVo regarding infringement of TiVo's patent of its DVR technology. Dish will pay … Read the whole story
Former ABC executive Mark Pedowitz will take over as president for The CW Television Network, replacing Dawn Ostroff, the network's most senior executive since … Read the whole story
Introducing more women as well as men age 21 to 29 into the JD franchise is a core driver of Brown-Forman's new launch, Jack … Read the whole story
The absence of big Olympics and political advertising will pull down local TV advertising revenue almost 10% in 2011. But online/digital revenues for local … Read the whole story
The new effort, also comprising 15-second ads, shows a series of real customers driving up to a conference center, being met by a Ford … Read the whole story
RCA is launching a new line of portable, battery-operated TV sets; several models can pick up mobile digital TV. All sets can carry simulcasts … Read the whole story
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I am not a huge television buff - if I am watching TV, it's normally to watch the news. However, there are certain shows … Read the whole story
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As Thomas Friedman says, the world really is flat., That's what I kept telling myself as my son and I road-tripped from college campus … Read the whole story
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In television, perception is everything -- even if reality says something else. If you don't believe the President was born in this country, you … Read the whole story
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Continuing on last week's theme of PVRs and DVRs, we now take a look at the range of DVRs available in the market today … Read the whole story
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The upfront season is underway and the cable hype has begun. As each network unveils its fall schedule and strategy, it generates a fair … Read the whole story
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In TV land these days, it's not whether or not to bite the hand that feeds you -- it's the size of the bite. … Read the whole story
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Is Donald Trump a "carnival barker"? Are his collective media appearances of late the stuff of a "sideshow"? President Obama seemed to suggest as … Read the whole story
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Hulu couldn't do what Comcast's TV-based video-on-demand can: Offer current programs from all the broadcasting networks (including CBS, which Hulu doesn't have). Mind you, … Read the whole story
