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Online TV Service Aereo Launches as Lawsuits Swirl - Posted March 15, 2012
Streaming TV startup Aereo launched this week in the New York market, amid lawsuits claiming copyright infringement. A lawsuit by CBS, NBC, and ABC, led to this terse joint statement: "This service is based on t... [FishbowlNY]

CBS Stations Register 18% Dip in Fourth Quarter - Posted February 16, 2012
CBS Corporation reported fourth quarter and full-year financial results for 2011 this week, announcing $721 million in revenue for its local broadcasting unit during the final three months ... [TVSpy]

In Search Of Unique Identities, Evening Newscasts Break The Mold - Posted January 9, 2012
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Revolving Door: Newspapers Down, Magazines Up; Changes at ABC; and More - Posted December 15, 2011
[caption id="attachment_31506" align="alignleft" width="171" caption="Photo: Evan Agostini/AGOEV, via Associated Press"][/caption] A new report from the USC Annenberg Center says that most newspapers will be gone in five years. ... [AgencySpy]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: CBS News, PBS NewsHour, Fox News - Posted December 6, 2011
This week, CBS News is looking for a new producer/writer, while PBS NewsHour is hiring a ... [FishbowlNY]

WFSB Remembers Famous Alum Gayle King - Posted November 21, 2011
WFSB took a look back at Gayle King's tenure at the station this weekend, honoring the former Connecticut anchor as she prepares to ... [TVSpy]

Adobe Abandons Mobile Flash: Tips on Implementing HTML5 on Mobile Platforms - Posted November 10, 2011
A few months ago, we gave some tips on how to define your mobile newsroom presence. One of those tips talked about keeping Flash at a minimum for mobile devices: While there are mobile devices which can run Flash, using Flash should be avoided for both mobile sites and applications. For video,... [TVSpy]

CBS Station Revenue Dips 6% But Company Sees a 'Stable Marketplace' - Posted November 4, 2011
While CBS Corporation boasted revenues of $3.37 billion for the third quarter, the company's local TV stations reported a 6% drop in revenue for the period compared to last year. CBS is attrib... [TVSpy]

Alycia Lane's Civil Case Against Larry Mendte, CBS to Be Tried in Philadelphia - Posted October 31, 2011
Despite the best efforts of CBS's legal team, it appears that the trial of Alycia Lane's civil suit against Larry Mendte and CBS will remain in Philadel... [TVSpy]

Fox Makes Deal to Video Stream on Amazon - Posted September 27, 2011
Amazon's stock climbed 2.3% this morning after the company made the announcement it has signed a deal to stream Fox movies and TV shows like "24" and "Arrested Development" as a service for Amazon Prime members. The deal with Twentieth Century Fox includes instant 11,000 videos it will offer its Prime customer... [SocialTimes.com]

Weekend Morning Show Ratings: Q3 2011 and 2010-11 Season - Posted September 24, 2011
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For First Time in 18 Seasons, Network Morning Shows Add Younger Viewers; Add Total Viewers for First Time in 7 Seasons - Posted September 22, 2011
What is going on with the broadcast networks? They're adding viewers when cable and the Internets say they shouldn't be. On Tuesday ... [TVNewser]

Three Debut Novelists Score Movie Deals - Posted August 2, 2011
Writers Veronica Roth, Marie Lu and Erin Morgenstern all landed movie deals for their debut novels. Roth released Divergent in May; Morgenstern's book The Night Circus is due out in September and Lu's title Legend... [GalleyCat]

CBS Names David Wisnia EVP of Affiliate Relations - Posted July 18, 2011
David Wisnia has been hired as the executive vice president of affiliate relations for CBS. The former News Corp. executive will start on August 15. "David is that rare executive who bring... [TVSpy]

Jim Nantz Named Pete Rozelle Award Winner - Posted July 6, 2011
CBS Sports play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz was named the 2011 recipient of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle Radio-Telev... [AppNewser]

Jim Nantz Named Pete Rozelle Award Winner - Posted July 6, 2011
CBS Sports play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz was named the 2011 recipient of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle Radio-Telev... [SportsNewser]

More changes at CBSNews.com - Posted June 20, 2011
Eric Schurenberg has left BNET, the CBS Interactive site geared toward business professionals. Schurenberg had been BNET's editor-in-chief and editorial director o... [TVNewser]

The Tonys Are Using Facebook to Reach Theater Enthusiasts - Posted May 20, 2011
The Tony Awards have launched a Facebook campaign inviting theater fans to send in thei... [PRNewser]

CBS Cancels "$#*! My Dad Says" - Will We Ever See Another Twitter-Inspired Show? - Posted May 16, 2011
It's official: Justin's dad will no longer be regaling us with hilariously (or tediously, depending on your perspective) grumpy observations. The Twitter feed-inspired show "$#*! my Dad Says" has been canceled. A day to rue, remember, and hope that Twitter doesn't inspire any more sitcoms anytime soon. ... [AllTwitter]

CBS Stars to Live Tweet All Week During their Shows - Posted March 31, 2011
If you've got a favorite show on CBS, next week is a week not to miss - the stars of entertainment, sports and music shows will be live tweeting during broadcasts April 3rd to April 11th. We've got the skinny on who will be tweet... [AllTwitter]

Eliza Dushku To Play Michelle Beadle In CBS Pilot - Posted March 24, 2011
Michelle Beadle has never looked so good. Actress Eliza Dushku will ... [SportsNewser]

'Time' Tracks the Path of the Corporate Logo - Posted March 22, 2011
[caption id="attachment_17778" align="alignnone" width="466" caption="The evolution of the KFC logo from 'Time' magazine's slideshow."][/caption] Time magazine's J... [PRNewser]

Meet 'Producer Matthew' Keys: Aggregation Journalist - Posted March 21, 2011
Uprising in Egypt. Earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Missile strikes in Libya. Major news has broken in every corner of the world during the past few weeks. In that time, Matthew Keys has proven himself to be a must follow for the latest from these hot spots. ... [10,000 Words]

Who Knew Damon Wayans Resembled Colin Cowherd? - Posted March 17, 2011
When CBS announced last November they were developing a sitcom on the life of ... [SportsNewser]

Katie Couric talks with ABC News - Posted March 15, 2011
Two new reports on the future of Katie Couric, including a meeting held with ABC News president Ben Sherwood last month, ... [TVNewser]

Billy Packer Fires Back At Charles Barkley - Posted March 11, 2011
It didn't take long for someone to let Billy Packer know what Charles Barkley had to say abo... [SportsNewser]

Charles Barkley Wants Billy Packer To 'Stop Being A Jackass' - Posted March 11, 2011
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Lara Logan Was Sexually Assaulted While in Egypt - Posted February 15, 2011
On February 3rd, Lara Logan and her crew were detained by Egyptian police forces, but it turns out, that wasn't anywhere near the worst of what she faced while c... [FishbowlNY]

GetGlue Teams Up with CBS on Grammy Stickers - Posted February 11, 2011
GetGlue is going to the Grammys, as the entertainment-based social network teamed up with CBS to create three stickers that can be earned by viewers checking in to the network's telecast of the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT. GetGlue also previously announced a similar partnership with E! Entertainment... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Lara Logan and Crew Detained by Egyptian Police - Posted February 3, 2011
Time is reporting that Lara Logan, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for CBS News, has been detained by police forces in Egypt. Log... [FishbowlNY]

'10 NFL Divisional Weekend Most Watched Ever - Posted January 18, 2011
After the NFL's record-setting Wild Card Weekend, it's no surprise that the 2010 NFL Divisional Weekend did well in the ratings. An average of 35.1 million viewers watched NFL games last weekend, the most ever ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

'10 NFL Divisional Weekend Most Watched Ever - Posted January 18, 2011
After the NFL's record-setting Wild Card Weekend, it's no surprise that the 2010 NFL Divisional Weekend did well in the ratings. An average of 35.1 million viewers watched NFL games last weekend, the most ever ... [SportsNewser]

U.S. Open, CBS Reach Agreement Through 2014 - Posted January 14, 2011
The U.S. Tennis Association and CBS have reached an agreement in principle that will keep the U.S. Open on the network through 2014. As part of the deal, the U.S. Open will continue to air the women's singles finals on Saturday night and the men's singles final on Sunday ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

2010 Wild Card Playoffs Most Watched Ever - Posted January 11, 2011
What a weekend for the NFL. An average of 32.3 million viewers watched the NFL last weekend, the most ever for a Wild Card Weekend and a seven percent increase from last season (29.9 million v... [SportsNewser]

Jim Nantz And David Feherty Featured In Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters - Posted January 4, 2011
For the first time ever, Augusta National Golf Club will be ... [SportsNewser]

NFL Wild Card And Divisional Playoffs Schedule - Posted January 2, 2011
With the playoff teams decided, the NFL has released the schedule for Wild Card Weekend and for the Divisional Playoffs: NFL Wild Card Weekend Saturday, Jan. 8: NBC: New Orleans at Seattle: 4:3o p.m. (ET) (... [TVNewser]

Rams-Seahawks Flexed To Sunday Night Football - Posted December 27, 2010
There are a number of changes for Week 17 of the NFL season, highlighted by the St. Louis-Seattle game moving to Sunday Night Football. The NFC West showdown between the two sub-.500 teams will determine the division title. In addition, four other changes w... [TVNewser]

CBS Developing Yet Another Twitter Series - Posted December 20, 2010
CBS is tapping Twitter for another comedy series, as Katie Kindelan of sister blog ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Cam Newton Does David Letterman's "Top Ten" List - Posted December 14, 2010
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Neil Ashe Speaks About Leaving CBS Interactive - Posted December 9, 2010
Neil Ashe, who is ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CBS Interactive President Neil Ashe Out - Posted December 8, 2010
As first reported by AllThingsD, CBS Interactive president ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Phil Simms Out This Week With Back Injury - Posted December 1, 2010
NFL on CBS lead analyst Phil Simms won't be in the booth this week while recuperating from scheduled surgery on an ailing back. ... [SportsNewser]

CBS Develops Sitcom On The Life Of Colin Cowherd - Posted November 15, 2010
Learning nothing from the short-lived Listen Up, CBS will ... [SportsNewser]

The SportsNewser Interview: Gus Johnson - Posted November 11, 2010
If you ask just about any sports fan under the age of 35 to name their favorite play-by-play announcer, the choice would be simple. Gus Johnson... [SportsNewser]

Facebook, Dell, CBS Boost Alliance to Save Energy - Posted October 29, 2010
The Alliance to Save Energy is tapping into the media and technology sectors, announcing initiatives with Facebook, Dell, and CBS to push its energy-efficiency... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CBS.com Seeks Nominations for Employee of the Month - Posted October 27, 2010
Inspired by CBS' Undercover Boss, CBS.com is now accepting nomination... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Rise and Shine: CBS Seeks Senior Producer for 'The Early Show' - Posted October 25, 2010
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Clint Eastwood Visits Katie Couric for @KatieCouric Web Show - Posted October 21, 2010
Katie Couric feels lucky, punk: She welcomed actor and director Clint Eastwood to her @KatieCouric Internet show, where he discussed the politics of President ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Vote via MySpace for People's Choice Awards 2011 - Posted October 20, 2010
For the second consecutive year, fans can vote for the nominees and winners of the People's Choice Awards 2011 via MySpace. Voting is open through Nov. 9 in 40 categories covering music, movies, and TV, and the top five vote-getters will become the nominees in their ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CBS CEO Leslie Moonves to Wife Julie Chen: 'If [The Talk] Doesn't Work, I'll Cancel You' - Posted October 19, 2010
Talk about a straight shooter. Yesterday, CBS premiered "The Talk" its daytime talk show featuring a panel of moms. The show's host is former "Early Show" anchor ... [TVNewser]

CBS.com Reports Strong September - Posted October 13, 2010
September was a strong month for CBS.com, as data from comScore Video Metrix... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Interview with the Mexican Pirates Widow: Exclusive? - Posted October 7, 2010
Tiffany Hartley, the Texas woman whose husband was allegedly killed by Mexican pirates, has been making the TV morning show rounds. And this morning, ABC's "Good Morning America" claimed an exclusive with her. One problem: Hartley was on CBS' "The Early Show" at the same time. ... [TVNewser]

Jimmy Johnson Voted Off Survivor - Posted September 30, 2010
Jimmy Johnson was able to survive "The U" and the Dallas Cowboys, but he was no match for Marty Piombo and the c... [SportsNewser]

Shh ... Don't Tell Steve, But CBS Got Another Show Idea from Twitter - Posted September 27, 2010
Perhaps encouraged by the successful debut of sitcom $#*! My Dad Says, based on Twitter feed ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

This Is 60 Minutes on YouTube - Posted September 27, 2010
Continuing CBS News' new-media blitz, the network launched a 60 Minutes channel on YouTube, which will offer stori... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Hitwise: Late-Night Talk Shows Added to Rankings, Won by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Posted September 24, 2010
WebNewser received the weekly television-related Web-site reports from Hitwise for the first time in three weeks, but the results for the week ending Sept. 18 came with a surprise: Late-night ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Muck Rack Daily Promises 'Tomorrow's Newspaper Today' - Posted September 22, 2010
Much like CBS series Early Edition, which aired on the broadcast network from 1996-2000, Muck Rack Dai... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CBS News' Political Hotsheet Boosts Social-Media Efforts - Posted September 21, 2010
CBS News is ramping up social-media efforts for its Political Hotsheet blog, relaunch... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

SEC Football to Heat Up CBSSports.com, CBS Sports Mobile iPhone App - Posted September 17, 2010
Fans of Southeastern Conference football who aren't near their television sets may be spending quite a bit of time on CBSSports.com or hunched over their iPhones, as the Web site will offer the SEC on CBS game of the week free-of-charge, and the broadcast network's entire SEC schedule will be available... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CBS News Snags Two duPont Awards For Broadcast Journalism - Posted January 14, 2010
CBS News and six local television stations will be among the recipients of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards honoring outstanding work in broadcast journalism at a ceremony later this month. Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism today announced the winners of the ... [FishbowlNY]

Dan Rather's Appeal Denied|Meredith's Chair Replaces Arbitron CEO|Beckman Says Goodbye|Monetizing Journalists|Does The National Enquirer Deserve A Pulitzer? - Posted January 12, 2010
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No Matter How Murdoch Feels, Fox News' Roger Ailes Makes Bank - Posted January 11, 2010
A profile of Roger Ailes in The New York Times yesterday highlighted the tension between the Fox News... [FishbowlNY]

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]

Oprah Set To Leave Broadcast TV In 2011 - Posted November 20, 2009
Yesterday, it became clear that the rumors were true: Oprah Winfrey will be leaving her network TV show in 2011. ... [FishbowlNY]

Business & Financial Reporting Emmy Noms Announced|CNN Protest In LA|A Look At McSweeney's Broadsheet|Staten Island Advance Seeks To Trim Staff|Google's Schmidt Values Editors - Posted November 5, 2009
TVNewser: Nominees for the Business and Financial Reporting Emmy Awards we announced today. CBS gathered the most nods with 15 while PBS... [FishbowlNY]

Balloon Boy|HuffPo Passes WaPo In Unique Views|Redstone To Sell $1B In CBS, Viacom Shares|MPA Conference Snap Shot|Tina Brown - Posted October 15, 2009
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On The Menu: CBS "Early Show" Weather Anchor David Price Has No Way Home - Posted October 7, 2009
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Letterman Apologizes To Wife, Staff - Posted October 6, 2009
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CBS Tries To Remove Unauthorized Videos Of Letterman's Extortion Explanation - Posted October 5, 2009
The New York Times reported last night that CBS had worked over the weekend to scrub the Internet of... [FishbowlNY]

Letterman Reveals Extortion Plot, Admits Sexual Relationships With Staffers - Posted October 2, 2009
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Rather's CBS Suit Dismissed|Gannett Says Thirds Q Results Will Surpass Expectations|Advanstar Restructures|NPR CEO Vivian Schiller - Posted September 29, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Econ... [FishbowlNY]

Primetime Emmys Bring Network TV's Challenges Into Sharp Focus - Posted September 21, 2009
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Roker Spots CBS Correspondent In "Today" Crowd|Journalism Online Reveals Business Plan|Bloomberg Vies For BusinessWeek|Vibe Editor Smith Finds New Gig|Graydon Carter Avoids McKinsey Meetings - Posted September 10, 2009
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Columnist Archerd Dies|CBS Tries Bribing Blogger With $20 Gift Card|What Do New Yorkers Say They Like To Read On The Subway?|Daily Beast Hires 24-Year-Old Editor|Fallon Ends Olbermann-Beck Beef - Posted September 9, 2009
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Covering Today's Cronkite Memorial - Posted September 9, 2009
Right now, the public memorial for Walter Cronkite is just getting started at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. TVNewser editors Chris and Kevin are on the scene and Tweetin... [FishbowlNY]

Comedy Central Names Leingang VP - Posted August 18, 2009
MTV Networks-owned Comedy Central has named Lisa Leingang senior vice president of original programming and development based on the East Coast. Leingang will be based in New Yor... [FishbowlNY]

Veteran AP Reporter Pyle Looks Back On 49-Year Career: "I've Been Very Lucky" - Posted July 27, 2009
Veteran reporter Richard Pyle retired today after 49 years at the Associated Press. The Huffington Post's Dana Kennedy got ... [FishbowlNY]

ESPN & Post Face Off Over Andrews Scandal - Posted July 23, 2009
The Erin Andrews peephole debacle has now turned into a feud between Andrews' employer ESPN and The New York Post... [FishbowlNY]

Erin Andrews Peephole Scandal Continues To Make News - Posted July 22, 2009
For the second day in a row, The New York Post featured ESPN's Erin Andrews and ... [FishbowlNY]

Author & Famous New Yorker Frank McCourt Dies - Posted July 19, 2009
As we were watching the Walter Cronkite tribute on CBS this evening, we learned that ... [FishbowlNY]

Walter Cronkite Dies At 92 - Posted July 18, 2009
Legendary broadcaster Walter Cronkite died earlier tonight. He was 92. Our colleagues at TVNewser have the full report of Cronkite's death, including ... [FishbowlNY]

SCOTUS Reporters Reveal Feelings About The Biggest Story They'll Cover All Year - Posted July 15, 2009
For the past couple days, the network and cable news channels have looked more like CSPAN, thanks to the nonstop coverage of Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Although the hearings have been rigidly structured, stuffy and sort of dry, there is ... [FishbowlNY]

Panel: Publishers - SemTech 2009 Video - Posted July 10, 2009
MODERATOR: Greg Stuart, gregstuart.com PANELISTS: Keith DeWeese, Tribune Company-Tribune Interactive Evan Sandhaus, New York Times Company Paul Berry, HuffingtonPost.com Jim Stanley, CBS Interactive - Technology & News Michael S. Dunn, Hearst Interactive Media This discussion features representatives from major media companies who are seriously investigating or presently using semantic techno... [semanticweb.com]

SemTech 2009 - List of Attending Organziations - Posted July 2, 2009
The official attendance count for SemTech 2009 was 1170 individuals, from the following organizations (note many organizations were represented by multiple attendees). ... [semanticweb.com]

CNN May Be Sued Over MJ Footage|Jackson Family Hires Power Publicists|CBS Snags Gawker's Lawson|Layoffs At Spin|This Week's Best Media Throwdowns - Posted July 1, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video TVNewser: CNN has warned staffers that i... [FishbowlNY]

NYT Snags Three Loeb Business Journalism Awards; WSJ, "60 Minutes" Each Get Two - Posted June 30, 2009
Last night, UCLA's Anderson School of Management presented its 2009 Gerald Loeb Awards at the New York Athletic Club. The New York Times was the big winner of the night, with business and financial editor ... [FishbowlNY]

Sad News: Legendary Broadcaster Walter Cronkite Ill - Posted June 19, 2009
Our sister blog TVNewser has some sad news about 92-year-old former broadcaster Walter Cronkite. According to an unnamed source at Cronkite's longtime network CBS... [FishbowlNY]

Amy Poehler, Rachael Ray And MTV's McGrath Headline Gracie Awards - Posted June 4, 2009
Last night in New York City, the Foundation of American Women in Radio & Television presented their 34th annual Gracie Awards honoring the top women making entertainment for women. The night's biggest winners were Amy Poehler, who took home the 2009 Dove Real Beauty Award, Tri... [FishbowlNY]

The Circus Is On The Menu - Posted June 2, 2009
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CBS Interactive Embraces "Semantic Web" Publishing Platform - Beet.TV - Posted May 28, 2009
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"60 Minutes" Interview With Anna Wintour A Snore|Valleywag Editor Says Goodbye|Shakeup At Adweek|More Nontraditional Media Seek Fellowships|10 Reasons Why Papers Are Important - Posted May 18, 2009
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Loeb Award Finalists Announced; Times, Economist Editors To Get Career Achievement Awards - Posted May 13, 2009
Today, UCLA's Anderson School of Management announced the finalists for its 2009 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. The Wall Street Journal and ... [FishbowlNY]

Journalists, Celebs Swarm DC For WHCD Weekend - Posted May 11, 2009
Nothing gets New Yorkers to jump on a bus faster than a party, especially a party where the guest of honor is the Barack Obama. For the second time this year, journalists and celebrities flocked to the Beltway to party it up with the prez--this time for the White House Correspondents'... [FishbowlNY]

Media Stocks Rallying - Posted April 27, 2009
Reuters took a page out of our playbook and looks at the state of media stocks in ... [FishbowlNY]

How Much Did Your Favorite Fortune 500 Media Company Lose? - Posted April 21, 2009
The story of today is The New York Times Co.'s disastrous first quarter results, but it's not the only media outle... [FishbowlNY]

Old Media Finds Success With New Media - Posted April 6, 2009
Adam Carolla, you remember him from the 90s hit Loveline, right? How about The Man Show? Yeah, you know him (sort of)! In fact, that maybe his new media cache; everyone knows him, sort of. Well ... [MediaJobsDaily]

Kimberly Dozier To Present Award To Farida Nekzad - Posted October 16, 2008
In Los Angeles tonight CBS correspondent and Iraq car bombing survivor Kimberly Dozier will present an International Women's Media Foundation's Courage in Journalism award to ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted September 26, 2008
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Les Moonves and CNET: Out to Kill the Newspaper Star? - Posted September 24, 2008
Les Moonves hates newspapers! Or at least that's the impression one might get based on recent comments he made recently at an annual advertising conference. The ... [FishbowlNY]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted July 28, 2008
Funny Pages: A Kansas legislative hopeful (and political novice) raised $95,162.76 by launching an online comic strip -- at www.seantevis.com/3000. Liberal Bias? ... [FishbowlLA]

FBLA Exclusive: What Does the 'Wardrobe Malfunction' Ruling Ultimately Mean? - Posted July 23, 2008
In light of all the news about the federal appeals court's decision to throw out the FFC's $550,000 fine against CBS over the infamous ... [FishbowlLA]

Will Keck Moves to TV Guide - Posted July 9, 2008
Longtime USA Today entertainment columnist Will Keck makes his move to TV Guide to become the senior editor of the mag's Hollywood bureau. Keck's first assignment for the mag will be to cover the TCAs. Press release follows: Congrats, Will! ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds -- Afternoon Edition - Posted April 10, 2008
Kareem Abdul-Jablogger's Eating Tips: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wants people over 40 to eat better. We want to know how much the LAT is paying this guy. ... [FishbowlLA]

Breaking: Dan Rather Ruling: Let the Spin Begin! - Posted April 10, 2008
A judge has issued a ruling on CBS's motion to dismiss Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit. In short, some aspects (and defendants) of the suit were thrown out, but the suit will proce... [FishbowlLA]

Deadline Hollywood Daily: AFTRA Ratifies Network News Contract - Posted March 19, 2008
AFTRA ratified contracts with ABC and CBS that include pay increases for network staff newspersons and fee increases for network freelance correspondents. The new two-year deal takes effect on May 16. More here. ... [FishbowlLA]

Christina McLarty Makes Vegas Magic For CBS - Posted March 6, 2008
Christina McLarty--it's always sweeps at CBS! See what hanging around a sleazebag like Joe Francis will do to a girl? ... [FishbowlLA]

WGA 08 Strike: Too Fat or Too Fit ? - Posted January 29, 2008
When (not if) the WGA strike is resolved, (as Ray Richmond sounds a note of cautious optimism) will there be a replay of the NBA strike... [FishbowlLA]

WGA 08 Strike: Reax to the DGA Deal-a-rama - Posted January 21, 2008
Nikki Finke is back, and her commenters are happy. She leads off with the provocative headline: That Shitty DGA Deal is at Least a Start which will be great to remember if the WGA signs on for that same... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: New Tricks, Old Pets - Posted January 14, 2008
ABC orders a reality series, Dance Machine, with newly-named host Jason Kennedy. CBS orders: America's Top Dog: reality competition for the best trained dog. Game Show in My Head: contestants receive instructions via an ear piece they wear to perform a series of often... [FishbowlLA]

WGA 08 Strike - Posted January 9, 2008
Ray Bradbury pickets FOX. In an amusing twist on the WGA strike theme, Craig Mazin reports: WGAE Executive Director Mona Mangan has somehow managed to enrage her own employees so much...they're now threatening to go on strike This is the woma... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted December 3, 2007
"Dick Cheney Is Still A War Criminal, Hilary Clinton Is Still Satan And I'm Back On the Radio": Shock-Jock Don Imus tried to say little has changed in the time between his firing from CBS eight months ago to his ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted November 21, 2007
The Price Of Taking A Stand: If the WGA strike continues into next month, it will cost L.A.'s economy an estimated $21.3 million a day in direct production spending. ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted November 20, 2007
New Hyphenate On The Block: The ever-entertaining columnist-reporter Patrick Goldstein suggests that out-of-work/striking writers seek a new hyphenate to secure their would-be futures: the writer-entrepreneur. ... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: Above and Below - Posted October 23, 2007
CBS canceled Viva Laughlin after two episodes. Just because it's on British TV doesn't mean it good. The BBC just bought Dragons' Den a reality series with aspiring entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to various millionaires. See above. Donald Trump is in talks with Revill... [FishbowlLA]

Docs on the Box: Dr. Phil/ Dr. G/Dr. Headless - Posted October 9, 2007
So as politicians wrangle about health care, television picks up the slack by offering more real TV doctors, and killing off fictional ones. Dr. Phil, who's not an MD, is looking for telegenic medicos who can spin off for CBS. The Doctors will features a panel of five medical experts who will... [FishbowlLA]

Media Exec Looks At Gathering Storm Clouds And Sees Bright Future - Posted September 19, 2007
Research analysts show that ad spending has been down for two consecutive quarters, but CBS CEO Leslie Moonves and his rivals don't seem to care. CNNMoney.com reports out of the Merrill Lynch media and entertainment conf... [FishbowlLA]

Kid Nation: The Ugliness Continues - Posted September 18, 2007
Nikki Finke says TV critics weren't the only ones who didn't receive screeners of the controversial Kid Nation reality/kidsploitation show. The CBS board of directors hasn't had the opportunity to see the show in advance, either. Nikki ... [FishbowlLA]

Racist Student Journo Wins In Court - Posted September 14, 2007
The California Supreme Court this week let stand an appeals court ruling that high schools can't censor their students in student media. Even if those students are stunningly, ridiculously stupid. Former ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted September 4, 2007
"Flip That House" Flips The Housing Market The Bird: That bursting bubble isn't bursting cable TV's bubble one bit. How many cutesy play-on-words can we come up with? None. Let's move on. ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted August 24, 2007
Funny Or Offensive? Online critics praise and skewer BET's "Read a F@&%ing Book" campaign. Greg Braxton does a nice job of pointing out that the campaign's coarse langauge is "bleeped out when it is ... [FishbowlLA]

Claire Bidwell Smith: How to Write a Book in 10 Weeks - Posted August 3, 2007
Claire Bidwell Smith, blogger, volunteer,writer and psychotherapist, wrote a book in 10 weeks. She's leaving LA for Chicago, but found the time to tell us about the process. ... [FishbowlLA]

Dog Days of Sumner - Posted July 23, 2007
Following a NYT story last week about Sumner Redstone's squabbles with his daughter Shari (and everyone else on the planet, really), the LAT hits the ol' man with a ... [FishbowlLA]

CBS: C U L8R QT! - Posted July 20, 2007
TV Guide.com reports that CBS is launching a service called "Eye-lert," that will text viewers when a prime-time show is delayed because of a sports or news event. We can't explain it, but a little part of our soul died upon reading that. ... [FishbowlLA]

CBS Stockholder Deeply Unhappy with Carter Book - Posted May 23, 2007
The New York Sun's Gary Shapiro reports that former President Jimmy Carter's most recent book, PALESTINE: PEACE NOT APARTHEID has riled up CBS stockholders in a big way. That's because the book was published by Simon & Schuster - a subsidiary of CBS - and so Carol Greenwald, the trea... [GalleyCat]

Is CBS A Cuckold? More Comcast Online Video News - Posted April 16, 2007
Looks like CBS isn't the only network partnering with Comcast in an online video venture. N... [FishbowlLA]

What Imus Exit Means for Publishing - Posted April 16, 2007
The media firestorm continues in the wake of Don Imus's firing from both MSNBC and CBS as a result of the inappropriate comment heard round the world, but only now is publishing waking up to one harsh by-product: the loss of what's become a bona fide sales boost fo... [GalleyCat]

CBS Plays the Game--Orders Game Show Pilots - Posted April 16, 2007
CBS has more game show pilots than anyone, anywhere with five in the pipeline: Life as a Song: Wannabes perform an important event in their lives (marriage, birth, shopping) as a musical. Life is a Cabaret. The Wizard: Hosted by Craig Ferguson,game show uses improv and scripted comedy routi... [FishbowlLA]

In The Trades: All Bucked Up! - Posted March 21, 2007
CMT's must-see TeeVee:Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge. CMT has ordered up 6 episodes for an August premiere. The show follows 8 celebrities as they attempt the wild world of bull riding. Who'll get bucke... [FishbowlLA]

In The Trades: Playas, Games, Stars - Posted March 13, 2007
ABC believes in the power of celebrity and cash to do good, having signed Ice Cube for Good in the Hood, a reality pilot, in which a reformed gang member, drug dealer or robber agrees to help someone in similar circumstances (a relative, friend or ev... [FishbowlLA]

In The Trades: He's My Buddy - Posted February 13, 2007
Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller ARE The Hardy Boys, er, Men. Cruise and Stiller will star in a comedy based on the mystery series. Stiller will produce, Shawn Levy will direct and get this: Cruise and Stiller have been friends... [FishbowlLA]

Media Events: 02.09.07 - Posted February 8, 2007
If Music be the food of love, play on. SATURDAY 02.10.07 WHAT: How I Wrote that Song panel WHO: Cee-lo, Butch Walker, Ann Powers WHEN: 2:00PM WHERE: Key Club, 9039 Suns... [FishbowlLA]

In The Trades: Everyone Wants to Direct - Posted February 8, 2007
ABC ordered three new comedy pilots Traveling in Packs a group of three women who live together and hang out together. The Thick of It based on a BBC series, a workplace comedy set in a low-level US Senator's office. The News is set in the newsroom of a Phoenix television station. CBS... [FishbowlLA]

A New Blog Introduces Itself to FBLA -- And, So Far, We Like It - Posted February 6, 2007
<a href="http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blpic-cbseye.htm"M2tv, the brainchild of Mary McNamara dropped us a line to introduce themselves to you, our readers (Hi, Mom!), and tell us that CBS is full of preening cowa... [FishbowlLA]

Rising Star Finalists - Posted February 6, 2007
After the jump, you'll find the finalists for FishbowlDC's Rising Star competition. Congrats to everyone for being nominated and making it into the 2nd round in our first "Rising Star" competition. The winners will accompany mediabistro.com and Fis... [FishbowlDC]

Pilot Season, and All the World is Young: Nets Throw Stuff at Wall, Pray Something Sticks - Posted January 9, 2007
Pilot season is that magical period when networks and basic cable alike feel a renewed sense of hope. Let's take a peek: CBS Skip Tracer Stephen Dorff as a charming finder of people in LA's darker corners. If they were in the bright, sunny spots, they wouldn't be lost. Viva Laughlin A guy opens a casi... [FishbowlLA]