Mark Cuban

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 piece in the upcoming Vanity Fair on Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr.? It's a good long one -- despite the fact Sulzberger refused to talk to... [FishBowlNY]

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 piece in the upcoming Vanity Fair on Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr.? It's a good long one -- despite the fact Sulzberger refused to talk to... [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, Alyssa Milano, Kanye West, Brea Grant, Margaret Cho, Mark Cuban, Gilbert Areanas and Wil Wheaton. And according to our sources - Wil Wheaton (pictured above with GalleyCat editor Ron Hogan at BEA last... [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 Sam Zell-owned Tribune Co. is deeply in debt (this we already knew) and is... [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, according to AOL's news. Cuban apparently either bought or sold 600,000 shares of Mamma.com, which piqued the Securities and Exchange Commission's never-ending interest. The... [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. The film, based on producer Art Linson's tell-all book about the ins and outs of producing, is really more of a producer's mea culpa. (Click here to see a trailer for the film.) That Linson was able... [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 Dan Rather, spending time with the HDNet anchor in his new life. "Dan Rather became a part of American folklore," writes Leve. "He was the longest-serving anchor [in] American news — there for nearly 25 years.... [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 the jump...... [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: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS You think Chris... [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 New York Times, blogmaverick.com, is one of the top 1,000 blogs on Technorati. Cuban offers would-be bloggers a few bits of advice including this: "Don't go... [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 | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS You think Hillary Clinton was "edgy" on "Meet" REVOLVING DOOR The Washington Business Journal reports, "Gannett Co. Inc.... [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 course, given that Rather and Les Moonves have a... [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 doesn't like that. Larry Birkhead is still around, and NBC likes that enough to pay him a lot of money. Rude people are also still here,... [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 Tribune Co. owners. According to "a source familiar with the matter," Mark "is desperate to buy the Cubs. He wants this so bad." Hmm, wonder who... [FishBowlNY]