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Showrunner shops for 'Mad' money

variety.com     2 hrs ago          

Matthew Weiner makes rounds to studios How much is all the buzz about "Mad Men" worth in Hollywood dollars? Matthew Weiner is about to find out. The creator and exec producer of AMC's critical darling is set to make the...                    

How the world's media see the revisionist portrait of 'liberal Murdoch'

guardian.co.uk     19 hrs ago   31 related          

Rupert Murdoch comes over as all cuddly and a sort of vague neo-liberal in the Vanity Fair teaser for Michael Wolff's forthcoming biography, The Man Who Owns the News. So the Reuters report was headlined, Murdoch yearns...                    

WSJ Engages NYT over Luxe Bucks

contentbridges.com     22 hrs ago   15 related          

Yes, the rich are different. They may disproportionately affect which national newspaper "wins," as the Wall Street Journal increasingly targets the New York Times' readership and advertising dollars. The latest shot in...                    

Obama to Appear on O'Reilly Factor Thursday

freerepublic.com     23 hrs ago   12 related          

Barack Obama will appear on Fox News with conservative Bill O'Reilly on Thursday, the same night John McCain gives his acceptance speech at the Republican convention here. What a coincidence! The first-time appearance...                    

MySpace Music CEO should come from iTunes

news.com     15 hrs ago   1 related          

Correction:Andy Schuon was former CEO of Universal Music Group's International Music Feed MySpace employees are busy putting the finishing touches on the social network's upcoming music service, expected to launch later...                    

LinkedIn Tunes to CNBC

redherring.com     20 hrs ago   1 related          

LinkedIn, the social network for careerists, whose $53 million funding round in June valued the company at $1 billion, has agreed to swap content with business news broadcaster CNBC. The deal, announced Thursday, will...                    

Real Estate TV acquires broadcast rights to air 'Hydra Executives' in UK

ameinfo.com     20 hrs ago          

United Arab Emirates: Hydra Properties, one of the leading real estate developers in the UAE, announced that it has awarded Real Estate TV (RETV), the independent TV channel dedicated to property, the broadcast rights...                    

NBC stayed on top last week, with viewership down (AP)

yahoo.com     yesterday   16 related          

By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer 17 minutes ago NEW YORK - An average audience of more than 23 million viewers flocked to NBC for its final week of Summer Games coverage. Still, NBC had another winning round, and...                    

DirecTV, TiVo To Launch New Hi-Def Digital Video Recorder To Customers Next Year

tmcnet.com     yesterday   31 related          

September 4, 2008 (FinancialWire) -- TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) will launch a new high-definition digital video recorder under an extended agreement with DirecTV Group Inc. (NYSE: DTV). DirecTV, which has distribution deals...                    

Australia in Titanic battle

brisbanetimes.com.au     yesterday   1 related          

If director Baz Luhrmann needed any more pressure as he finishes the epic film Australia, it came yesterday. The film's distributor, 20th Century Fox, unveiled an ambitious marketing strategy aimed at having it topple...