Mark Cuban

No, Bill Simmons Doesn't Actually Have a Boyfriend - Posted March 9, 2012
Bill Simmons took his B.S. Report podcast on the road earlier this week and interviewed Dallas Mavericks owner ... [FishbowlLA]

EXCLUSIVE: Jackie Collins to Self-Publish - Posted February 28, 2012
It's hitting the industry like a rash: Major authors are ditching their publishers to self-publish their own eBooks. Seth Godin, Stephen King, ... [GalleyCat]

With HDNet Rebranding, What Happens to 'Dan Rather Reports'? - Posted January 19, 2012
HDNet, the cable channel founded by Mark Cuban, is rebranding as AXS TV, with Ryan Seacrest, CAA, and AEG coming on board as partners. The channel's focus will be shif... [TVNewser]

Mark Cuban's HDNet Gets CAA-AEG-Seacrest Makeover - Posted January 18, 2012
Solid shared scoop late this afternoon from the gang at Broadcasting & Cable. Per their report, ... [FishbowlLA]

Mark Cuban Clarifies His 'Don't Hire a PR Firm' Comment - Posted January 17, 2012
Entrepreneur published a 12-point list of tips for startups, courtesy of Mark Cuban, that included at number 11: "Never hire a PR firm." Well now you done did it Mark Cuban, because, of course, the PR industry will respond. On ... [PRNewser]

Now News Corp Wants a Piece of the Dodgers - Posted January 13, 2012
Is there anyone left on the planet who doesn't have their eyes on the Dodgers? Mark Cuban tried, but the price was too high. Magic Johnson, Joe Torre, Rick Caruso and ... [FishbowlLA]

Magic Makes a Play for the Dodgers - Posted December 2, 2011
At this point, the question has become, who isn't interested in buying the Dodgers? Everyone from Steve Garvey and ... [FishbowlLA]

Sources: Fox Not Interested in Buying Dodgers - Posted November 2, 2011
As soon as news broke Tuesday night that Frank McCourt had finally agreed to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers, rumors started... [FishbowlLA]

Dirk Nowitzki Stars in New Dallas Mavericks Book - Posted June 17, 2011
Triumph Books has released Mavericks Stampede: Dirk Leads Dallas to the 2011 NBA Championship by Rob Mahoney. This book drops days after the Dallas Mavericks won the 2011 National Basketball Association finals. The eBook costs $9.99 and a print copy costs $14.95. ... [GalleyCat]

LeBron's 2011 Provides Happy Ending to Esquire Writer's Book - Posted June 14, 2011
If you've titled an upcoming book The Whore of Akron: One Man's Search for the Soul of LeBron James, then you've probably spent the last few days on an ethereal plan occupied by ... [SportsNewser]

Cuban on Sportscenter: 'Our Fans Punked the Sh*t Out of Miami Fans' - Posted June 13, 2011
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who'd been uncharacteristically avoiding media maelstroms throughout the 2011 playoffs, emerged from his hyperbaric chamber after the Mavericks won their first NBA title last night, and told ESPN's Hannah Storm that Mavs fans in attendance for the series finale in Miami "punked the shit out of... [SportsNewser]

'Dan Rather Reports' wins Robert Kennedy Award - Posted April 21, 2011
"Dan Rather Reports" on HDNet has been awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for the story, "The Price of an Afghan Bride" which aired on the network in March 2010 and was produced by Jenny Nordberg. "I could not be more proud of Dan and his team and the... [TVNewser]

KTLA's Sam Rubin Jumps Into the Shark Tank - Posted April 8, 2011
The parent company of The Hollywood Reporter is putting on a big convention this weekend in downtown LA called Reality Rocks. For $35.00 a day, attendees can schmooze with a portion of the execs, casting directors, personalities, and other industry figures that keep a great m... [FishbowlLA]

Does Mark Cuban Really Think Sports Tweeters Can Oust ESPN? - Posted April 4, 2011
On one of the busiest sports weekends during the year, as the Final Four and opening weekend of baseball joined the slate alongside the NHL and NBA, one oft discussed and outspoken figure in the industry took the time to tweak the worldwide leader in sports. Using his Twitter to led... [SocialTimes.com]

Charlie Sheen Crashes Jimmy Kimmel Live - Posted March 22, 2011
Charlie Sheen made a "surprise" appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday night during the host's chat with Mark Cuban. Cuban had a well-publicized meeting with Sheen earlier on in the day about a reality TV show for the star on the billionaire mogul's HDNet. That Sheen suddenly popped up on Kimmel... [FishbowlLA]

Dan Rather: 'I felt like hell, of course I did' After CBS Didn't Renew His Contract - Posted March 7, 2011
Mother Jones magazine has a wide-ranging piece on former "CBS Evening News" anchor Dan Rather and his current employer ... [TVNewser]

Mark Cuban Could Buy the Mets - Posted February 3, 2011
Is Mark Cuban about to get a shiny new toy? According to the New York Post, the Dallas Mavericks owner ... [SportsNewser]

Mark Cuban Vs. the BCS, Part Three (or Maybe 50) - Posted January 18, 2011
Every boxing fan has complained about the number of undefeated boxers. Seems like any up any coming "contender" has fought the same 12 - 14 record boxer and the same 52-year-old former champs. Whatever it takes to get yo... [SportsNewser]

Mark Cuban and Phil Jackson Fight Through the Media - Posted January 5, 2011
Allow us to set the stage: Caron Butler suffered a season-ending injury, Los Angeles Lakers coach ... [SportsNewser]

A Wicked Mark Cuban Segue Way - Posted December 10, 2010
A fun little sports diversion has been bouncing around the Twitter-sphere today, courtesy of New York Daily News basketball writer Stefan Bondy. Last night, he ... [FishbowlLA]

Mark Cuban, Ross Greenburg, David Levy and Bill Simmons Join Sports Media Marketing Awards Jury - Posted September 23, 2010
PromaxBDA has announced its jury for the 2010 Sports Media Marketing Awards. The awards, set for November 18, 2010, will honor work from across the sports marketing field. Among the judges: Dallas Mavericks owner and HDNet founder ... [SportsNewser]

Mark Cuban To Lebron James: 'Two Words: Media Training' - Posted July 9, 2010
A member of the street walking video team at TMZ.com caught up with Dallas Mavericks owner and entrepreneur Mark Cu... [PRNewser]

CNBC's Strategy Session Lines Up Debut Guests - Posted June 6, 2010
The new CNBC mid-day show "Strategy Session" has lined up some big name guests for its premiere week. The half-hour program will debut at 12:30 p.m. 12 p.m. on Monday, June 7 with former Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack. Other guests will include: investment ... [TVNewser]

Consumers Plan to Cut the Cord. Unless They Don't - Posted May 11, 2010
Are people really cutting the cord to their cable or satellite television subscriptions? If two recent reports are any indication, their hearts (and wallets) say yes, but at the end of the day they just can't bring themselves to do it. Last month The Yankee Group ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

On the Podcast: Healthcare reform, Mark Cuban, Tiger & Fleischer - Posted March 24, 2010
On this week's PRNewser Podcast, we discussed healthcare reform, the media, and its surrogates with Flatiron Communications owner and The Flack blogger Peter Himler. Himle... [PRNewser]

SXSWi in Quotes - Posted March 17, 2010
[Gym Class Heroes and Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz at the Ustream Party. Courtesy Nick McGlynn for mediabistro.com/RandomNightOut.com] ... [PRNewser]

Mark Cuban Waches Too Much True Blood - Posted February 3, 2010
It's no secret that content aggregators are one of the biggest banes to news media's existence. Everyone from Rupert Murdoch to The Associated Press has taken a stance that their materi... [FishbowlNY]

Cuban on YouTube: "A Disaster Waiting to Happen" - Posted May 28, 2009
At the All Things D conference in Carlsbad, CA billionaire Mark Cuban did not have good things to say about Internet video and says YouTube specifically is turning into a bandwidth killer. Cuban in an interview at the conference says Google's YouTube is "literally subs... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Rupert Murdoch Serenaded: "You Hired Glenn Beck to Ruin the Republicans" - Posted May 27, 2009
The Wall Street Journal's All Things D Conference is going on in Carlsband, California this week. Look for coverage from Fox Business Network's Brian Sullivan. He'll be interviewing Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, Dallas mavericks owner [... [TVNewser]

Vanity Fair on Arthur Sulzberger Jr: People Are Rooting for Him - Posted March 31, 2009
Speaking of The New York Times, which is pretty much all we've been doing these past few days, have you read Mark Bowden's ... [FishbowlNY]

Wil Wheaton is Beating Britney Spears - Posted January 8, 2009
The finalists for the Best Celebrity Blogger for the Web Blog Awards are Kat Dennings, John Mayer, Britney Spears, ... [FishbowlLA]

Tribune Co. May be Considering Bankruptcy Filing - Posted December 8, 2008
If the newspaper industry of late could be compared to a game of dominoes it looks like the next, very big one, may be about to go. The New York Times is reporting that the ... [FishbowlNY]

Cuban May Be Going The Way Of Martha Stewart - Posted November 17, 2008
Mark Cuban, the internet billionaire who owns the Dallas Mavericks and numerous film and TV entities, is facing insider trading charges with one of his internet search engines Mamma.com, ... [FishbowlLA]

'What Just Happened' Just Happened - Posted October 31, 2008
An improbable studio film from director Barry Levinson is leaving audiences perplexed in its limited release... [FishbowlLA]

Dan Rather: "I Had Believed That They Would Stand Up For Their People And Back Stories. And I Was Wrong" - Posted October 20, 2008
The Times of London's Ariel Leve writes a lengthy profile of former CBS Evening News anchor Da... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 07.24.08 - Posted July 24, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after t... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.24.08 - Posted March 24, 2008
Good morning Washington. The Post says goodbye to Ivan Scott, it's the birthday of the lovely Alyson Hannigan and "might WP's Milbank be the child of a Kinsley-Dowd union?" Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: ... [FishbowlDC]

Mark Cuban: Celebrity Blogger - Posted March 20, 2008
We're fans of pretty much any celebrity blog that we've read. Even Brooke Hogan's. But Dallas Mavericks' Mark Cuban's blog truly stands out. According to the ... [FishbowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 01.15.08 - Posted January 15, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Wikipedia. (See King's Wikipedia entry here.) Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 07.27.07 - Posted July 27, 2007
Good morning Washington. An NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' was the No. 1 Sunday morning public affairs program, winning the week ending Sunday, July 22, 2007 in all categories across the nation and in Washington, D.C." "In the news, the debate over Iraq... [FishbowlDC]

Rather: 'Odds Are Getting Longer For Couric' - Posted July 24, 2007
At an industry convention in Washington, Dan Rather said that the odds of Katie Couric succeeding as CBS' anchor are getting longer. Rather, the featured guest at the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, again implied Couric was "dumbing it down." Of c... [FishbowlNY]

Sundown on Sunset - Posted April 13, 2007
What a funny old world we live in. Sanjaya is still here, and Surya (The Apprentice) doesn't like that. Don Imus is not, and Mark Cuban ... [FishbowlLA]

Mark Cuban To Buy Cubs? Or, Radar's Easy-To-Out Source - Posted March 1, 2007
Radar reports that Dallas Mavericks owner, blogger and YouTube player-hater Mark Cuban is set to bid some $625 million to buy the Chicago Cubs from its Tribu... [FishbowlNY]