American Idol

WeTV Takes Over Tribeca for Braxton Family Values - Posted November 9, 2011
WeTV hosted a premiere party for its hit reality show Braxton Family Values at Tribeca Grand Tuesday. mediabistro.com was invited along with other members of the press to screen the first episode and attend a Q&A with the singing sisters. While Toni Braxton was notably absent, Traci, Towanda, Trina, Tamar and... [FishbowlNY]

Going Beyond Your Target Audience with Multicultural Outreach - Posted June 30, 2011
As we mentioned ... [PRNewser]

How Do Celebrities Use Twitter? Interview With @JullyBlack - Posted May 16, 2011
Celebrities use Twitter for a lot of reasons - promoting a new venture, to praise or complain about something, to share information, to spread news about a good cause. So I thought it would be fun to hear from the celebs themselves abou... [AllTwitter]

Billboard's Bill Werde Takes On Idol, Reality TV - Posted May 10, 2011
While Billboard has long been required reading for music industry professionals, its online counterpart Billboard.com has expanded over the years to be more consumer friendly, often covering whatever musical moment is in the zeitgeist. So, for the second installment of our @MediaBeat interview, we got editorial director Bill Werde... [FishbowlNY]

American Idol Predictions Perfect Using Facebook Likes - Posted April 29, 2011
Do you want to be on top of the latest American Idol predictions? Then head over to Likester because the web site has successfully predicted the bottom three contestants on American Idol, as well as successfully predicting that Stefano Langone would be eliminated. The predictions were made by analyzing Facebook like... [SocialTimes.com]

First 'Post-Pia' Idol Keeps Hold of Top Spots in New York - Posted April 20, 2011
There was much talk heating up the Internet following Pia Toscano's surprise exit on American Idol. Outraged, many New Yorkers (Pia is from Howard Beach, N.Y.) said they would no longer watch the show--or at least not for the remainder of this season. But, no matter. The latest Nielsen ratings are out... [FishbowlNY]

Simon Cowell & The X Factor Hijack Myspace - Posted April 13, 2011
The X Factor, the singing competition reality series featuring former American Idol judge Simon Cowell as its executive producer, may not be coming to Fox until this fall, b... [SocialTimes.com]

Good Day New York Consoles Idol Reject Pia Toscano - Posted April 8, 2011
In what was one of the biggest (and earliest) upsets in American Idol history, Howard Beach's Pia Toscano was eliminated last night. In the 9 a.m. hour of Good Day New York, the hometown girl, Toscano, was interviewed live from Los Angeles by ... [FishbowlNY]

Fox Plays Both Sides of the 'Cola War' - Posted January 4, 2011
Pepsi has issued a release confirming that it is the official sponsor of the new Simon Cowell singing competition The X Factor, which is debuting on Fox in the U.S. thi... [PRNewser]

Fox Makes Announcement About Upcoming 'American Idol' Announcement - Posted September 16, 2010
In a move straight out of the LeBron James PR playbook, American Idol's Ryan Seacrest will be hosting a press conference on Wednesday, September 22 to announc... [PRNewser]

Audition for American Idol via MySpace - Posted September 16, 2010
Auditions for the 10th season of American Idol are under way, and potential contestants don't even have to wait in line: Through Oct. 6, singers and wannabe singers between 15 and 28 can submit audition videos via MySpace. Songs from artists including ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

New York Post's Lambert Headline Gaffe - Posted November 25, 2009
Looks like the fact checkers at The New York Post may have taken off early for the Thanksgiving holiday. Today's paper features a headline about former "American Idol" contestant Adam Lambert and his scandalo... [FishbowlNY]

FremantleMedia Names Americas CEO - Posted May 20, 2009
"American Idol" producer FremantleMedia Enterprises today named Keith Hindle... [FishbowlNY]

Oscar Improvements Suggested - Posted February 27, 2008
In today's LA Times, Patrick Goldstein, that brick-throwing radical, suggests that the Oscar producers are too old, too stuck in variety shows and that recruiting some fresh ideas from ESPN or FOX Sports might save the broadcast "event". We think forget sports, and look at reality shows. Why not have the Best... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: FOX Makes Money on SuperBowl, Holds 24 - Posted November 8, 2007
CEO Rupert Murdoch said Fox has already sold 95% of its ad inventory for the Super Bowl and is getting as much as $2.7 million for some ad spots --a new record. During the same earnings call with Wall Street analysts, News Corp. COO Peter Chernin ventured that the strike will... [FishbowlLA]

American Idol Highlights Jordin Sparks Right to Win? - Posted May 24, 2007
If the other networks were smart, they'd get Ken Levine to counter-program American Idol. Why? Read: Six months from now it all begins again...Kids who in a few weeks will be asked to perform live for thirty million people can't remember the words to "R... [FishbowlLA]

Malakar Malarky Over: Sanjaya Out - Posted April 19, 2007
The party's over for American Idol hopeful Sanjaya. Ken Levine's feeling a little rueful. Marilyn Porter is filled with joy. ... [FishbowlLA]

LA Times Reporter Stalks American Idol Fans - Posted March 22, 2007
Not content with Richard Rushfield's harassment of an innocent child, the LA Times sends Deborah Netburn on ... [FishbowlLA]

The Crying Girl on American Idol: Richard Rushfield Cheers Her Up - Posted March 21, 2007
American Idol introduced the country to the crying girl. Richard Rushfield introduced himself to her, and discovers that sh... [FishbowlLA]

Sanjaya Malakar: Are Indian Call Centers Controlling This American Idol? - Posted March 16, 2007
FBLA isn't sure who started this, but Tabloid Baby, Blogging Stocks and ... [FishbowlLA]

Joe Francis Wants Antonella Barba--Offers Quarter Million - Posted March 7, 2007
Should Antonella Barba getted voted off American Idol tonight, she can console herself by going wild with Joe Francis, according to TabloidBaby. Francis offered her $250,000 to host the video series. More than ... [FishbowlLA]

Buy a Wonka Bar, Go to American Idol/Be on American Idol, Go to Playboy - Posted March 2, 2007
Wonka Chocolate bars, which seem to exist only in 99 cent stores, are offering the chance to win a trip to Hollywood and tickets to the American Idol Finale. You don't even have to try the chocolate and graham cracker conf... [FishbowlLA]

In The Trades: Real Life, Re-Makes, Real Weird - Posted March 1, 2007
Shirley McLaine and Olympia Dukakis reteam in a black comedy Poor Things, to be directed by Ash Baron Cohen (brother o' Borat). They'll play two con-artist women who befriend and murder h... [FishbowlLA]

Sundown on Sunset - Posted February 9, 2007
American Idol dumps hopeful after pot bust revealed. Paula prefers to remain unique, we're guessing. The NY Times sells an o... [FishbowlLA]

Time Passes Slowly for OC Register/ LA Times Discovers Amateur Hour - Posted January 23, 2007
News travels fast, except in Orange County, where it's around 1994, and the web log is all the rage. Gary Robbins, a science columnist at the Orange County Register, helpfully explains: ... [FishbowlLA]

Oprah's Book Club, Post-Frey | CBS' 'Soft' News | Idol's Mean-Streak - Posted January 22, 2007
Oprah's Book Club: Returns from one-year hiatus after James Frey debacle. [GalleyCat] CBS News Prez Sean McManus On Evening News With Katie Couric: "We may have started of... [FishbowlNY]