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Will Online Streaming Make The 2012 Super Bowl The Most-Watched In History? - Posted December 21, 2011
The big news of the hour for sports fans (and web video fans) is that on Super Bowl Sunday 2012 viewers will be able to watch the big game not only on TV, but from their computers and mobile devices as well. That's right--Super Bowl XLVI will be the first... [SocialTimes.com]

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]

Howard Stern Hired as America's Got Talent Judge - Posted December 15, 2011
A month after CNN host Piers Morgan ... [FishbowlLA]

The Facebook Subscribe Button Launches - Posted December 8, 2011
UPDATE: As of Thursday afternoon, the button has launched. You can subscribe to my updates by clicking this button: Regular readers of this blog know that I'm a fan of Facebook... [TVSpy]

Howard Stern Addresses America's Got Talent Rumors - Posted November 14, 2011
Rumors have been flying about who would replace CNN host Piers Morgan on America's Got Talent after he announ... [FishbowlLA]

Rock Center Debut | HarperCollins Acquistion | Kardashians Done - Posted October 31, 2011
TVNewser: NBC's latest newsmagazine debuts tonight. Rock Center with ... [FishbowlNY]

NBC Show About a PR Firm Was a Flop - Posted October 6, 2011
[caption id="attachment_28319" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo: Dean Hendler, NBC"][/caption] NBC comedy Free Agents, the British import about a wacky PR... [PRNewser]

WESH's 'Auuhhh!'-Inspiring Story About a Rescued Puppy Becomes a Hit Online - Posted September 24, 2011
A story by WESH's Michelle Meredith has become a hit online and it's easy to see why: a puppy was rescued from a roadside trash... [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]

Set Your DVR: 'Free Agents' Is Coming - Posted September 14, 2011
The Brits know how to do comedy. Not that Americans don't. (The ... [PRNewser]

Playboy Lowers Price to 60 Cents for October Issue - Posted September 12, 2011
In honor of NBC's new series The Playboy Club, Playboy is publishing a 1961-themed issue that will retail for just 60 cents -- the same price the magazine sold for in 1961. Laura Benanti from The Playboy Club is on the cover ... [FishbowlLA]

NBC To Air Every Olympic Event Live In Some Form - Posted August 30, 2011
Busy day for 2012 Olympic news as NBC also announced Tuesday they will show every event live -- including streaming raw video online. NBC... [SportsNewser]

SNF Scores Nearly 11 Million Viewers - Posted August 23, 2011
I think America is ready for football. The Sunday Night Football preseason game between the San Diego Chargers and Dallas Cowboys this past weekend was seen by 10.7 million viewers, the third most-watched NFL preseason game in the last five years. Locally, Dallas (23.7/38), San Diego (... [SportsNewser]

Vroman's Bookstore to Appear on Parks and Recreation TV Show - Posted August 15, 2011
Vroman's Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Pasadena, will be appearing on season four of the NBC series, Parks and Recreation. According to ... [GalleyCat]

Fashion Retailers Turn To TV for Branding Tie-Ins - Posted August 15, 2011
[caption id="attachment_25795" align="alignleft" width="248" caption="A look from Banana Republic's 'Mad Men' collection."][/caption] The NBC network and Bloomingdale's have entered into ... [PRNewser]

Video: NBC's "Back To Football" Commercial - Posted July 25, 2011
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Mike 'Doc' Emrick Gives Up MSG Duties, Devils Announcing to Focus on NBC and Versus Work - Posted July 22, 2011
Legendary NHL broadcaster Mike Emrick is adjusting his schedule. "Doc" is giving up his role as longtime New Jersey Devils announcer with MSG Network to concentrate on calling hockey games on NBC and Versus. Emrick, who turns 65 this mont... [FishbowlNY]

Stanley Cup Final Game 7 Scores 5.7 Overnight Rating - Posted June 16, 2011
Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final earned a 5.7 overnight rating (10 share), tying 2003 (Anaheim-New Jersey) for the best NHL Stanley Cup Game 7 overnight on record, according to The Nielsen Company. Wednesday's game ties for the second-best Stanley Cup overnight rating in 37 years, trailing only last year's... [SportsNewser]

Belmont Stakes' Overnight Ratings Up 55 Percent - Posted June 12, 2011
The Belmont Stakes earned a 4.8 overnight rating and an 11 share Saturday on NBC, up 55 percent from last year's race on ABC, according to The Nielsen Company. Last year's Belmont Stakes, which lacked the winners of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, registered a 3.1 overnight rating, the lowest in... [SportsNewser]

Updated: NBC Wins Rights to Next Four Olympics - Posted June 7, 2011
NBC beat out competing bids from ESPN and Fox Sports and was awarded rights to broadcast the next four Olympics by the ... [SportsNewser]

Game 2 Stanley Cup Final Ratings Take A Slide - Posted June 5, 2011
Overnight ratings for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between Vancouver and Boston took a slide, drawing just 3.37 million viewers. That's down 27 percent from Game 1 (4.56 milli... [SportsNewser]

Stanley Cup Game 1 Overnights Highest In 12 Years - Posted June 2, 2011
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins earned a 3.2 overnight rating and 6 share on NBC. It was the best overnight for a Game 1 since 1999 (Buffalo-Dallas) and up 14 percent from last year's Philadelphia-Chicago Game 1. Locally, Boston was t... [SportsNewser]

NBC seeks to partner with local, non-profit news organizations - Posted May 24, 2011
NBC announced it's looking to expand on its successful partnership with the non-profit, investigative news site Voice of San Diego to markets beyond California. Its looking for similar set-ups in other markets where the complany owns local TV stations, including potentially New York City ; Los Angeles ; ... [TVSpy]

NBCU's 'Healthy Week' is Happening - Posted May 23, 2011
If you happen to be in NYC's Times Square today, tomorrow, or Wednesday, you might stumble upon a maze of stairs. Remember when there were porn theaters in Times Square? The stairs are part of the "Go Healthy Step-a-Thon," which is part of NBCUniversal's second annual Healthy Week. The Step-A-Thon is free,... [PRNewser]

NBC Uses Upfront to Gain Affiliates' Confidence in Comcast Marriage - Posted May 16, 2011
More than a chance to hype new programs, NBC's upfront presentation today was an opportunity for the network to gain affiliates' confidence in its new marriage with Comcast. Affiliates were reportedly impressed with NBC's new slate of shows, including the "Glee"-esque "Smash" and the ... [SocialTimes.com]

14.5 Million Viewers Watch 137th Kentucky Derby - Posted May 10, 2011
The final numbers are in and NBC Sports' coverage of the 137th Kentucky Derby drew 14.54 million viewers, the fourth most-watched Derby in 21 years, according to The Nielsen C... [SportsNewser]

Kentucky Derby Overnight Ratings Down 6 Percent - Posted May 9, 2011
NBC's coverage of the 137th Kentucky Derby earned a 9.7 overnight rating and a 22 share Saturday night, down 6 percent from 2010. Last year's 10... [SportsNewser]

Kentucky Derby Conclusion Interrupted In Georgia - Posted May 8, 2011
Horse racing fans in Albany, Ga., tuned in to watch the Kentucky Derby were in for a rude awakening Saturday afternoon. NBC affiliate WALB accidentally cut ... [SportsNewser]

YouTube's Got Talent? - Posted May 6, 2011
For the second year in a row, potential contestants for NBC reality competition hit America's Got Talent can submit videos via ... [SocialTimes.com]

David Goldman to Interact with Dateline Viewers on Facebook - Posted May 6, 2011
Do you have a question for David Goldman, the New Jersey father who won a bitter, prolonged custody battle for his son, Sean, after his late ex-wife's family attempted to keep the boy in Brazil? ... [SocialTimes.com]

Andrea Kremer Leaving Sunday Night Football - Posted May 4, 2011
The addition of Michele Tafoya o... [SportsNewser]

Report: Scarce Local News on Telemundo - Posted May 2, 2011
Free Press, the nonprofit organization dedicated to media reform founded in 2002, has released a report analyzing local news coverage on NBC and ... [AgencySpy]

There's Still Time to Say Bye to Michael Scott - Posted April 29, 2011
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Michelle Tafoya Reportedly Leaving ESPN For NBC - Posted April 28, 2011
Monday Night Football sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya is leaving ESPN for NBC, according to Sports Busine... [SportsNewser]

Larry Collmus Is The New Voice Of The Triple Crown - Posted April 27, 2011
As expected, Larry Collmus has been named the new v... [SportsNewser]

Women at NBCU Event Focuses on Reaching the Female Hispanic Consumer - Posted April 5, 2011
[caption id="attachment_18695" align="alignnone" width="529" caption="Caption after the jump."][/caption] "The Latino population are not immigrants. They're here, right here, right now." So said Iman, the former ... [PRNewser]

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]

Today Is the Day for Today App for iPad - Posted March 11, 2011
Today is finally here for the iPad, as the NBC morning-news show released its free ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Former NBC Correspondent Tiki Barber Returning To The NFL - Posted March 8, 2011
Former NBC correspondent Tiki Barber is coming out of retirement and returning to the NFL for the 2011 season. Barber retired in 2007 after 10 seasons with the New York Giants. ... [SportsNewser]

Former NBC Correspondent Tiki Barber Returning To The NFL - Posted March 8, 2011
Former NBC correspondent Tiki Barber is coming out of retirement and returning to the NFL for the 2011 season. Barber retired in 2007 after 10 seasons with the New York Giants. ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Evening News Ratings: Week of February 28 & Sweeps - Posted March 8, 2011
"NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" was the most-watched evening newscast last week, with an 850K total viewer lead over "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer." ... [TVNewser]

GetGlue Is Ready for The Donald, The Celebrity Apprentice - Posted March 4, 2011
The Celebrity Apprentice debuts on NBC Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT, and GetGlue will not be the first one fired by Donald Trump, as the entertainment-based social network prepared a host of stickers for members who check in during the show. ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

NBC Wants to Buy Your Chipotle Meal - Posted February 24, 2011
In the mood for Chipotle? Watch a 90-second promo video for NBC's upcoming ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

GM Signs Deal With NBC For 2012 Olympics - Posted January 11, 2011
General Motors has signed on as the exclusive U.S. auto advertiser on NBC's broadcast of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. GM didn't re... [SportsNewser]

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]

Jets-Colts Nailbiter Headlines NBC's Record Breaking Wild Card Saturday - Posted January 10, 2011
Although the 17-16 final may have been a low-scoring one for two high-powered offenses like the New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts, the ratings for their Saturday night wild card showdown were off the charts. NBC's broadcast of th... [FishbowlNY]

Can't Wait Until NBC's The Cape Debuts Jan. 9? Buy an iPad - Posted January 5, 2011
The Cape, the new superhero series from NBC, will make its debut Wednesday, but only for iPad owners with the ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

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]

Tashard Choice Snags Michael Vick Autograph On Air - Posted December 13, 2010
Tashard Choice found out the hard way that the cameras are always rolling. After his Dallas Cowboys lost 30-27 to the Philadelphia Eagles, the NBC cameras ... [SportsNewser]

NBC Local Media to Tap Top 20 Tweeters in Each of Its 10 Markets - Posted November 29, 2010
NBC Local Media is launching an initiative in January to help its readers sort through the clutter of Twitter and find the most influential Tweeters in each of... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

NBC's Recipe For Broadcasting The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - Posted November 23, 2010
When thinking about Thanksgiving most people picture turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce -- the other trimmings are all a matter of preference. The other turkey day staple that has found its place in American homes is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Starting at Central Park West and ending with... [FishbowlNY]

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Comes to the iPhone - Posted November 9, 2010
The late-night app wars are starting to heat up, as NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon released an iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad app, LNJF, that includes four made-up apps, video clips, blog posts, and photos. The fictional apps that became reality on LNJF include Axl Rose Relaxatio... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Despite Blowout, SNF Scores 12.4 Overnight Rating - Posted November 8, 2010
Based on the ratings from Sunday Night Football, folks still love the Dallas Cowboys or are tuning in to watch a train wreck. Last night's Green Bay-Dallas game ear... [SportsNewser]

Hypocrisy May Doom Olbermann - Posted November 5, 2010
News broke today that Keith Olbermann has been ... [PRNewser]

Sunday Night Football Crushes NLCS In Ratings - Posted October 18, 2010
Last night's Indianapolis-Washington thriller on NBC's Sunday Night Football game earned a 13.2 overnight rating and 20 share, making it the top program on Sunday evening for the sixth consecutive week.... [SportsNewser]

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]

NBC's Chris Hansen Busts Homer Simpson - Posted October 4, 2010
Homer Simpson got caught red-handed by NBC News correspondent Chris Hansen on "The Simpsons" last night. Homer's father, Abe Simpson, left each member of the Simpson clan $50 to spend on whatever they wanted. Homer g... [TVNewser]

This Just in to NBC News: The Latest on Liz Lemon - Posted October 1, 2010
NBC's "30 Rock" regularly features some of the other employees at the real "30 Rock," and talent from NBC news is no exception. In this week's episode, "NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams returns to the show, with a surprising cameo from MSNBC anchor and NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell: ... [TVNewser]

Sunday Night Football King For 3rd Straight Week - Posted September 27, 2010
Not even a watermelon in the face could knock off NBC's Sunday Night Football as primetime king on Sunday evenings. The Miami-NY Jets game earned a 13.0 overnight and a 21 share... [SportsNewser]

David Gregory to Moderate Florida Senate Debate - Posted September 27, 2010
NBC's "Meet the Press" anchor David Gregory will moderate a debate between the three candidates for the open U.S. Senate seat from Florida October 26 at 7 PM. The de... [TVNewser]

Forbes' New Advertising Pitch | The Demon Blogger of Fleet Street | And Other Stuff That Happened Over the Weekend - Posted September 27, 2010
It was a big weekend in the media industry. Here's the latest news you may have missed. Recent Media News Stories Illustrate Career Trends Forbes' New Advertising Pitch: Wanna Buy a Blog? ... [MediaJobsDaily]

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]

Cond Nast Fails a Drill While 30 Rock Has More Plotline Fodder, Plus Other News of the Day - Posted September 24, 2010
- Cond Nast employees received quite the email today, when a company-wide alert was sent out saying "We have received reports that a firearm has been discharged on the 10th floor of 750 building, 3rd Avenue in New York. If you are in a safe location, remain where... [MediaJobsDaily]

Cond Nast Fails a Drill While 30 Rock Has More Plotline Fodder, Plus Other News of the Day - Posted September 24, 2010
- Cond Nast employees received quite the email today, when a company-wide alert was sent out saying "We have received reports that a firearm has been discharged on the 10th floor of 750 building, 3rd Avenue in New York. If you are in a safe location, remain where... [TVNewser]

Jeff Zucker to Leave NBCU Once Comcast Closes Deal - Posted September 24, 2010
NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker has confirmed that he will leave the company once Comcast closes its deal to acquire it. "It has not been an easy or simple decision," Zucker told NBC universal employees in a memo this morning. "I have spent my entire adult li... [TVNewser]

Netflix, NBC Universal Expand Streaming Pact - Posted September 24, 2010
Netflix and NBC Universal expanded their multiyear licensing agreement, giving Netflix users who pay $8.99 and up for membership plans access t... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

IOC to Auction 2014, 2016 U.S. Olympic Rights - Posted September 24, 2010
It's about time. After a long delay, the International Olympic Committee will hold negotiations for Olympic television rights i... [SportsNewser]

NBC, iVillage Set Parenthood Contest as Series Starts Second Season - Posted September 14, 2010
It's been a busy day at iVillage, as the NBC Universal-owned women's destination followed its ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Every Camera in LA Will Be At the Emmys - Posted August 27, 2010
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which oversees the Emmys, will have eight cameras set up backstage at the Nokia Theater for ... [PRNewser]

The Scoreboard: Brett Favre Delivers for NBC's 'Sunday Night Football' - Posted August 23, 2010
The Brett Favre machine keeps on rolling. The Minnesota Vikings quarterback made his return to the field Sunday just a few days after ... [SportsNewser]

Breaking: NBC Gets First Brett Favre Interview - Posted August 19, 2010
Yesterday quarterback Brett Favre announced he would be returning to the Minnesota Vikings for another season. Now Broadcasting & Cable's Ben Grossman ... [SportsNewser]

NBC Hoping Viewers Swim to Michael Phelps This Weekend - Posted August 19, 2010
Remember Michael Phelps? American hero? half-man, half-dolphin? The star swimmer has fallen out of the spotlight some... [SportsNewser]

NBC Licks Wounds After Late Night Wars - Posted January 22, 2010
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New York's Outside Television Names Emmy-Award Winning SVP - Posted January 20, 2010
Rob Faris has an impressive resume: an Emmy-winner for his work on the Summer Olympics in Athens for NBC, a producer at ... [FishbowlNY]

Jay Leno: NBC Fired Me Twice - Posted January 19, 2010
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Conan v. Leno: The End of The Week - Posted January 15, 2010
Can you believe it: this time last week we were going about our Friday afternoon business, completely unaware that the following week would see the dra... [FishbowlNY]

Conan Airs His Grievances - Posted January 13, 2010
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Conan Says No Way To NBC's Late Night Plans - Posted January 12, 2010
Since last week, NBC's plans to shuffle its late night line-up has relied on Conan O'Brien, the current host of the "Tonight Show." If he agreed to quietly accept the move -- basically a demotion ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Editor On AOL, Leno and Conan On The Menu - Posted January 12, 2010
On today's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst got the ball rolling on this Tuesday with a discussion on this week's ... [FishbowlNY]

Conan Discusses His Options - 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]

NBC Officially Plans To Move Leno From Primetime - Posted January 11, 2010
Back in September, when "The Jay Leno Show" debuted on NBC at 10 p.m., a Time magazine cover line declared: "... [FishbowlNY]

Daily Show Slams Obama| Breitbart Attacks Gawker's Deal With Business Insider | Ben Silverman Heads Up DumbDumb | Snooki Applies For New Jo - Posted January 8, 2010
The Daily Show: Who said Jon Stewart took it easy on this administration? Last night he slammed Obama for breaking his promise of an "open government." On C-Span. MediaIte... [FishbowlNY]

Will Leno Return To 11:30? - Posted January 8, 2010
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Jay Leno To Reclaim 11:30 Slot?|Car & Driver SVP Leaves Hachette|Huffington Post Parody|Forbes Sells Building - Posted January 7, 2010
TMZ: ... [FishbowlNY]

David Carr Gives Us Reasons To Be Thankful - Posted December 21, 2009
With a blizzard keeping us from joining our families this weekend, and this year's almost-total dissolution of media jobs and funds, is there anything we can sit down and be grateful for once we finally gather around the hearth this holiday? ... [FishbowlNY]

Christmas In Rockefeller Center Lights As Planned - Posted December 3, 2009
When union negotiations with ... [FishbowlNY]

Union Threatens To Darken Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Over Negotiations With NBC - Posted December 1, 2009
Just as Thanksgiving has the Macy's Day Parade, so does Christmas in New York have its annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. The event, scheduled for tomorrow, is a time where celebrities gather and NBC grabs ratings with its "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" tree lightin... [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]

Ricky Van Veen on New Production Company: 'We Know How to Get the Web Excited' - Posted November 20, 2009
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Columbia, Brokaw Honor Seattle Times Investigative Reporter Armstrong With John Chancellor Award - Posted November 19, 2009
Ken Armstrong accepts the John Chancellor Award "The only way I can get into Columbia is to be asked to speak," joked NBC News correspondent Tom Brokaw as he kicked off the ceremony for the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Jo... [FishbowlNY]

Pay Wall Debate Divides "The Office" - Posted November 13, 2009
The battle between whether or not to pay for online content made a cameo appearance on last night's episode of "The Office." When ... [FishbowlNY]

Media Moguls Make Their Mark On Fortune's "40 Under 40" List - Posted October 23, 2009
Fortune magazine has revealed its "40 Under 40" list -- a compilation of the youngest and the brightest minds in the business world. And we were pleased to see a number of media executives making... [FishbowlNY]

Bon Jovi Gets 'Uncommon' Promo Deal With NBC - Posted October 15, 2009
Most publicists would consider it a success to book a client [especially a non-A-lister] on a few national TV appearances. Jon Bon Jovi, on the other hand is getting an entire network. TVNewser ... [PRNewser]

Primetime Emmys Bring Network TV's Challenges Into Sharp Focus - Posted September 21, 2009
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NBC Seeks Buyouts|MPA Sees Upside To ABC Numbers|Bloomberg Eyes BusinessWeek|Reuters' Felix Salmon|Tim Gunn On Fashion Week - Posted September 16, 2009
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Time: Jay Leno Is The Future Of TV - Posted September 3, 2009
If you can't wait for Jay Leno to change the face of primetime television when "The Jay Leno Show" debuts on September 14, Time magazine has you covered. This week's ... [FishbowlNY]

Former First Daughter Joins "Today" - Posted August 31, 2009
If you've been wondering what former President George W. Bush's daughters have been up to, look no further than morning TV. Jenna Bush Hager will soon be starting a ... [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]

Media Softball: Daily Show Defeats NBC Nightly News - Posted August 11, 2009
TVNewser has an important report from the field today. The softball field, that is. Last night, Kevin Allocca trudged all the way to the west side to cover an epic softball battle b... [FishbowlNY]

Ling Says Sister Did Enter N Korea|Austin American-Statesman No Longer For Sale|Ben Stein Out At NYT|Unions Dispute Tribune's Bonus Requests|NBC Lays Off Local Stations' Creative Services Teams - Posted August 7, 2009
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Menu: DJ And Woodstock Chronicler Pete Fornatale Talks Tim Russert, Rubbernecking & "House Hippies" - Posted August 3, 2009
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DC Hacks Defeat Flacks In Annual Softball Game|McGraw-Hill Posts Declining Revenue Numbers|Mom & Baby Shuttered, Natural Health Staff Departs|Can Gaspin Do Better Than Silverman? - Posted July 28, 2009
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Blip.tv Announces New Partnerships With NBC, YouTube, Vimeo - Posted July 28, 2009
This morning we got to check out blip.tv's Soho office as the Web video start-up announced that it was expanding its distribution network thanks to new partnerships with YouTube, Vimeo, NBC Local Media New York and Ro... [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]

TV Reporters Go Fishing - Posted July 7, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Econ... [FishbowlNY]

Menu: Chris "To Catch A Predator" Hansen Takes On Las Vegas' Underbelly - Posted June 15, 2009
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Examining The "Morning Joe"-Starbucks Partnership|NBC Accused Of Violating Pool Rules|Wise Words For Graduating J-School Students|DirecTV CEO May Return To News Corp.|NYT Magazine Shrinks - Posted June 1, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Econ... [FishbowlNY]

Help Get WebNewser's Steve Krakauer Out Of Here - Posted May 29, 2009
Despite what the title of this post suggests, we are quite fond of our colleague from WebNewser and TVNewser, Steve Krakauer. So, when we heard he ... [FishbowlNY]

NY Judge To Be Obama's Supreme Court Nom - Posted May 26, 2009
NBC is reporting that New York appellate court judge Sonia Sotomayor will be President ... [FishbowlNY]

NBC Exec Joins Talent Agency CAA - Posted May 19, 2009
NBC executive Olivia Metzger will be joining Creative Artists Agency in its television department this summer, the talent agency announced yesterday. Metzger started her career at NBC as talent coordinator in the news division, moving up to manager of talent and recruitment for CNBC. S... [FishbowlNY]

Fake News Of The Week - Posted May 8, 2009
Its been a big week in fake news. First, there were rumors that The Onion was planning cut its print edition, which were quickly refuted, although the satiric pub did eventually admit that they were shutting down print operations in ... [FishbowlNY]

Leno on Letterman and How Staying at NBC Is 'a Gamble' - Posted April 14, 2009
In the latest issue of GQ, Jay Leno talks about his decision to stay at NBC, moving to the 10 p.m. time slot and his relationship with ... [FishbowlNY]

NBC Co-Opts Newspapers - Posted April 9, 2009
Yesterday it was the magazine industry debating the journalistic ethics of advertise on the cover of magazines. Today the Los Angeles Times has taken this debate one step further by creating a front page ad that looks almost identical to a story t... [MediaJobsDaily]

Job Title To Watch: Digital Correspondent - Posted April 7, 2009
Being a blogger forces you to be a multi-tasker. If you're good at what you do, you not only write, but edit, photograph and sometimes even act as videographer and editor, all to create an engaging blog post. So how can you parlay that into a career? Today the American... [MediaJobsDaily]

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]

Morning Media Menu: January 16 - Posted January 16, 2009
Today on Morning Media Menu — our audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network — we talk about yesterday's plane crash on the Hudson and the fact that everyone survived(!)... [FishbowlNY]

KNBC Just Says No To MLK Parade - Posted December 19, 2008
KNBC-TV apparently isn't aware that the U.S. just elected its first black president. The local NBC affiliate decided today it was no longer providing coverage for the ... [FishbowlLA]

'Lipstick Jungle' May Get The Boot, But Not If Bushnell Fans Rally - Posted December 1, 2008
NBC's new series "Lipstick Jungle," from the pen of urban chic Boswell Candace Bushnell, looked like it was getting dropped by NBC. Only nine of 13 episoded made had aired and the ratings looked... [FishbowlLA]

Predicting the End For Ben Silverman - Posted September 25, 2008
It's been reported for weeks now, but our sister site Fishbowl NY ... [FishbowlLA]

MySpace and PayPal: Give Money To The Cheerleader, Save The World (Or At Least The Whales) - Posted September 24, 2008
MySpace and PayPal have teamed up to create "donation widgets" that will allow the same people who hit your page up for drunken pictures of your 'neathage to cont... [FishbowlLA]

Edwin O. Guthman, 89 - Posted September 2, 2008
From Elaine Woo's obit today: Edwin O. Guthman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and editor whose aggressive pursuit of Watergate stories during the 1970s earned him the en... [FishbowlLA]

ESPN Would Like to Reinterpret the Word 'Live' to Mean 'As it Happens' - Posted August 20, 2008
No time like the present (or the present minus 12 hours if we're going by NBC's clock). Hot on the heels of the peacock network's enormous success at the Beijing Games, ESPN has ... [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]

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]

New Shows Woo L.A. Hipsters - Posted April 4, 2008
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Maria Shriver's Enormous Goodbye - Posted March 17, 2008
While journos everywhere are considering buyouts, here's a bit of news that will make you sick: NBC paid Maria Shriver "between $100,000 and $1 million" in ... [FishbowlLA]

Sundown on Sunset: Out and About - Posted February 29, 2008
NBC yanked Quarterlife after one showing. The internet--the future of entertainment, remember? Daily News guy Brent Hopkins takes the buyout, but maybe he can keep the blog? LA Times Book Award finalists ... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: Toy Box - Posted February 6, 2008
NBC has bravely plunged into a world of series without pilots, ordering six episodes of Kath and Kim from Reveille (no surprise there)starring Molly Shannon and Selma Blair. The show, based on an Australian series, concerns itself with a self-absorbed woman and her 40ish divorced mom--Shannon, who... [FishbowlLA]

NBC To Stop Producing Pilots - Posted January 23, 2008
Per Zap2It: "NBC is blowing up its development process, doing away with pilots in most cases in an effort to save money." Or, as Christopher ... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: Misdirection - Posted January 18, 2008
VH1 likes Celebracadabra - Seven TV and film celebrities learn and perform magic tricks from top magicians at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles. Watch and marvel as they make their careers disappear. Bravo's ordered a new docu-drama series The Rachel Zoe Project with tiny, tan celebrity stylist, Rachel Zoe, ... [FishbowlLA]

What Did Leno Know and When Did He Know It? - Posted January 4, 2008
Jay Leno's late night triumph seems to hinge on his misunderstanding of the Guild rules, wilful or not. NBC says he got permission from Patric Verrone, which is backed up in the NY Times by that scourge of journalists--the u... [FishbowlLA]

WGA 07 Strike News - Posted December 19, 2007
The WGA won't issue a waiver for the Golden Globes, causing much gnashing of crooked, stained teeth at the Hollywood Foreign Press offices. The Guild has also denied the Academy from using clips from films and past Oscars dur... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: Playing with Blocks - Posted December 5, 2007
NBC has put together a block deal for primetime, just like Saturday morning kids' shows. In a first look deal with BermanBraun, NBC has contracted to air 2 or even 3 hours of primetime reality programming in a single block supplied by Thom Beers' Original Prods. Ownership of... [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]

Mixed Martial Arts on NBC? - Posted November 19, 2007
NBC is looking long and hard at airing Mixed Martial Arts in primetime or late night slots, according to David Goetzl in Media Daily News. The sport fits ... [FishbowlLA]

NBC Pays for Quarterlife/Herskovitz Says Series Not Strike-Proof - Posted November 19, 2007
Quarterlife TrailerAdd to My Profile | ... [FishbowlLA]

WGA Strike News Updates - Posted November 1, 2007
Nikki Finke has opened her column up to reader comments about the WGA strike. Who knew she was so popular in Argentina? Finke's coverage is far and away ... [FishbowlLA]

Sundance Iconoclasts: About as Daring as Mayo on Pastrami - Posted October 25, 2007
Sundance Channel and Grey Goose Vodka are foisting a new season of Iconoclasts on the world. We love these pairings, largely because they're so easy to mock. Robert Lloyd loves this because it's pretentious worthy high-production value television, unlike everything else he's ... [FishbowlLA]

American Gladiators Returns--Be Part of the Spectacle - Posted October 19, 2007
Enjoy a blast from the past and do some good, as well. Reveille Productions and NBC are bringing back camp classic American Gladiators, with Hulk Hogan as host. Enjoy the thrills and chills of both male and female gladiatorial battles at tapings at the Gladiator Arena at Sony Studios (Culver City,... [FishbowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: Oct. 11, 2007 - Posted October 11, 2007
DiCaprio, Clooney Team Up for WB Warner Bros. has a super A-list project on its hands courtesy of a big-screen adaptation of Beau Willimon's play called Farragut North, Var's Michael Fleming reports.... [FishbowlLA]

NBC Goes Girly, Buys Oxygen for $925 Million - Posted October 9, 2007
NBC will pay $925 million for Oxygen, to add to their female-friendly Bravo and iVillage properties. Not that iVillage has paid off exactly. But Oxygen has been doing better, and this year's third quarter finishing up as the highest-rated in the network's seven ye... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: Queens with Comb-Over, Home Do-Over, Mind Reading, Mind Blowing - Posted September 27, 2007
MTV offers a new reality series--Pageant Place--Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA will room together for a year in an NYC apartment. Donald Trump will stop by, hoping to catch the girls in their underwear. HGTV has The Fixer, with contractor Peter Marr in charge, will help homeowne... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: Borat Rip-off, Rich MILFs, Singing Stars, Geeks in Cube Farms - Posted September 21, 2007
Fox has a script commitment deal with Darren Star and Anthony Horowitz for Raffik (working title) - a fish out of water story about an Albanian police officer who moves to the US, and with some humor really gets into the American lifestyle. Why? Because Borat was a really cool... [FishbowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: September 18, 2007 - Posted September 18, 2007
Fox, Seacrest Pairing Plunges Emmy Ratings It's safe to say that Monday was a pretty bad day for Fox and Ryan Seacrest. Their tag-team on Sunday's Emmy telecast was the second lowest rated show in the awards' history, garnering just 13.1 million viewers, ... [FishbowlLA]

Is iTunes In Trouble? - Posted August 31, 2007
First Vivendi shifted its weight away from Mr. Jobs, and now NBC is following suit. Rivals from MTV and Amazon.com, EMI and Wal-Mart are also nipping at the digital music titan's heels. Per ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted August 30, 2007
[Update: This post has been updated after talking to J.R. Moehringer, who talked to us on a dying cell phone from his backyard as movers shuttled stuff out of his house. Which is kinda cool.] Resurrecting the Telephone: Columnist Dana Parsons does an admirable job ... [FishbowlLA]

Free TV That You Have To Pay For. Kinda. - Posted August 20, 2007
Variety reports that NBC will put previews of its four new fall pilots on cable and satellite systems, including DirecTV. "It's unprecedented in terms of its scope and participation," says NBCU distribution executive Henry Ahn. The ... [FishbowlLA]

More Mirthala Media Madness - Posted August 3, 2007
ERS News has all the Mayor, the Mistress and the Media news and everyone knows it. In fact, LA Times ISPs are the 2nd and 3rd highest visitors to the site. More info: NBC exec Paula Madison confirmed to be the highest ranking exec in charge at NBC/Telemundo who led... [FishbowlLA]

Wald Leaves KTLA/Sullivan Out at Weekly/Thompson Pulled from L & W - Posted July 18, 2007
Lots of media movement: Jeff Wald, news director of KTLA for the last 15 years, is leaving to take care of his family. Wald's wife died last winter. No replacement has been named. ... [FishbowlLA]

Black Donnellys Fans are Crackers--Consistent, but Crackers - Posted July 17, 2007
The Black Donnellys, axed by NBC, has a strange fan base. Hoping for a pick-up by HBO, they sent crackers to Carolyn Strauss, cuz the Donnelly family owns the Firecracker Lounge, and obviously, sending things that explode is... [FishbowlLA]

ERSnews.com: Salina's Affair Nothing New. And Telemundo Knew It - Posted July 16, 2007
Telemundo and NBC brass allegedly knew about reporter Mirthala Salinas's relationship with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Not only did they do virtually nothing about it. They may have tried to use it to their advantage. ERSnews.com reports: Multiple sources close to Telemundo and NBC... [FishbowlLA]

iPhone: Overheated NBC Is Part Of The Problem - Posted June 29, 2007
It was awful kind of The Grove to issue these umbrellas to the nerds lined up around the mall for the new iPhone today. Kinder still to give some complimentary shade to the journos -- like these poor guys from NBC. ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted June 29, 2007
The Stars -- A Line: Cher, Madonna, even Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will have to stand in line today (or hire someone to do it for them) to buy an iPhone. ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted June 22, 2007
What will $1 million buy you? Not much, apparently. All it's going to score NBC is a post-jailhouse interview with Paris Hilton. Sure the ratings will probably justify the price tag, but t... [FishbowlLA]

NBC Snags Reveille's Silverman, Blows Taps for Reilly - Posted May 29, 2007
FBLA's anonymous tip turned out to be true: NBC is trying to ditch Kevin Reilly, and right before prom, too. News of Reilly... [FishbowlLA]

You're Welcome - Posted April 30, 2007
We don't seek to right wrongs ... we just seek to write wrongs. And so we wrote, ad naseum, about how wrong it was for NBC to cancel our favorite show. Well, looks like we effected change: Studio 60 will return for six episodes on May 24. (OK, so we had... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted April 26, 2007
"'Mike Penner'" is out, 'Christine Daniels' soon will be taking its place": Wow. The LAT sure has found an innovative way to diversify its sports staff. Earlier: ... [FishbowlLA]

Phil Spector Trial Takes Off /Dateline Producer Still on the Jury - Posted April 25, 2007
NBC Dateline producer Adam Gorfain has a front row seat for the legal shenanigans expected today when Phil Spector's trial really gets going. But Gorfain's not working the story, he's a member of the jury, according to Eric Longabardi of ... [FishbowlLA]

Where's The Disgust, Jack? - Posted April 18, 2007
Slate's Jack Shafer promised yesterday that the world would be tsk-tsking journalists today for stooping to new lows in covering the heartache surrounding the Virginia Tech massacre. "Everybody is too busy right now consuming the Virginia Tech slaughter cover... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted April 18, 2007
Stories That Make Reporters Happy: We can practically hear Richard Winton's British giggles of glee while he was writing this piece about drug dealers who accidentally called 911. Particularly at the kicker: "It was the second b... [FishbowlLA]

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]

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]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted April 9, 2007
People Are Stupid: And Scott Collins is just catching on. Improv Isn't Funny: At least... [FishbowlLA]

Obama Brings Bling | Ed Bradley's Posthumous Peabody | Us Weekly, Star Snub Brangelina | Larry King Wants 10 More Years - Posted April 5, 2007
Obama: Raises $23 million for primary, puts heat on Hillary. [ABCNews.com] Ed Bradley: Wins posthumous Peabody Award. [... [FishbowlNY]

In The Trades: Dolls, Drag Queens and How-to - Posted April 2, 2007
Abigail Breslin and former child actor, Jodie Foster, are thisclose to signing a deal to star in Nim's Island, a fantasy. Breslin will also star in the first American Girl movie, based on the dolls. First of seemingly hundreds. Sydney Po... [FishbowlLA]

Andrea Keller And Top Design--NBC Made Us Late - Posted March 30, 2007
FBLA is late with our Andrea Keller: Top Design insights, but we have a good excuse. NBC asked to check out her responses first and took their own sweet time about it. Make of that what you will. Hmmm. So, read on for the Chef's Table challenge, and we promise to... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted March 22, 2007
Locke On Lost: Deep in this piece, it's noted that Lost has lost 2 million viewers. The dip is mostly attributed to the new 10 p.m. time slot, but did the writers blow up their following when they blew up the hatch? ... [FishbowlLA]

Demi Moore Pregnant? Personal Question Time for Ashton - Posted March 14, 2007
So what did NBC know and when did they know it? Is Demi Moore's preggers? Or are we being punk'd? What's the real reason behind the "no personal questions for Ashton" order in the ... [FishbowlLA]

Ben Lyons Digs On Movies ... And Might Be Interested In Our Sister, Too - Posted March 13, 2007
E! Online has launched a few new columns meant to appeal to men -- you've heard of men, right? Those creatures with pendulous parts that wouldn't be caught dead reading a celeb site? Well, those ... [FishbowlLA]

In The Trades: - Posted March 12, 2007
NBC borrows from the Brits and gives America a show that intends to give teens a taste "living life on fast-forward and giving teens a wakeup call about the consequences of unplanned pregnancy." Is NBC planning on buying babies for this purpose? Speed Racer... [FishbowlLA]

NBC and Posh: Summer Reality Series Makes Dream Come True - Posted February 28, 2007
NBC will present Victoria Beckham in a summer 6-part reality series, produced by Simon Fuller. The series will, in the words of the release: give viewers an exclusive inside look at Beckham's glamorous life as she makes the move across the pond from London to Los Angeles. ... [FishbowlLA]

In The Trades: Remakes, Retreads, Rewards - Posted February 27, 2007
Remaking a Hong Kong movie paid off once, so Oscar-winning writer William Monahan will do it again, adapting Confessions of Pain for Warners. Leonardo DiCaprio will star and produce under his Appian Way company. The CW... [FishbowlLA]

Zucker To YouTube: Drop Dead! - Posted February 7, 2007
Corporate chromedome Jeff Zucker wastes no time in establishing himself and NBC as the aging dinosaurs that they are. The Financial Times reports: "YouTube needs to prove that it will implement its filtering technology across its onl... [FishbowlLA]

In the Trades: Remakes, Remakes, Remakes - Posted February 1, 2007
Russell Crowe will star as the not-as-bad-as-we've-been-led-to-believe Sheriff of Nottingham, based on a spec script from Ethan Reiff and Cy... [FishbowlLA]

Ana Marie Cox's Own Meet The Press? | L.I. Girl Beaten, Shown On YouTube, Arrests Made | Ex-Voice Sex Columnist Laments | What Single Women Look Like To The Times - Posted January 18, 2007
Ana Marie Cox with cocktail at 2006's Time 100 party Long Island Girl: Beaten, video uploaded to YouTube, arrests made. [AP] Ana Marie Cox: To get own Meet The Press? [... [FishbowlNY]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted January 18, 2007
Tribune Company Get Few Bids: The battle is now officially set between the Chandler family, which once owned the Los Angeles Times and other properties, and the billionaire alliance of Ron Burkle and ... [FishbowlLA]

NBC Wants A MySpace All It's Own - Posted January 16, 2007
NBC is supposed to be creating social networking communities for its major TV shows, according to Techcrunch, which linked to a cache file of a now-deleted post by Sab Kanaujia, vice presiden... [FishbowlLA]

Larry King Celebrated @ 50 | Katie 'Still Perky' @ 50 | Time Redesign Not Done | Jeanine Pirro's $1M Talk Show Deal - Posted January 10, 2007
Larry King: CNN preps 50-year-celebration. [Daily News] ... [FishbowlNY]

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]

Jim Cramer's Soft Side | View's New Star | O.J.'s Blood Money | Ivanka Trump's Defense - Posted January 5, 2007
A Tale: Of two Jim Cramers. [Marketwatch] Judge Freezes: O.J.'s blood money. [... [FishbowlNY]