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Monthly Archives : June 2008

Disney Wants ‘Rock’ to Follow ‘Musical’

Walt Disney Co. is looking to duplicate the success of its “High School Musical” franchise with “Camp Rock,” which premieres June 20, the Associated Press reports. The film stars Demi Lovato, who was featured in Disney’s mini-show “As The Bell…

Tori Spelling Gives Birth to Second Child

Tori Spelling, who stars with her husband Dean McDermott in a reality series on Oxygen, on Monday gave birth to her second child, the Associated Press reports. The former Beverly Hills 90210 star named her new daughter Stella Doreen McDermott….

Nicole Richie Pitches Reality Show

Nicole Richie is pitching a reality show featuring girls competing for the prize of getting their own reality show, Entertainment Weekly reports. Ms. Richie gained fame as Paris Hilton’s sidekick in Fox’s “The Simple Life.” —Danny King

Fox News Brings On Radio’s Ingraham

Fox News Channel will bring on conservative radio host Laura Ingraham as part of a group of personalities for the 5 p.m. hour, the New York Times reports. Fox News has lost ratings ground to CNN and MSNBC during that…

NFL’s U.K. Game to be Broadcast by BBC

The National Football League’s Oct. 26 regular-season game at London’s Wembley Stadium will be broadcast live by the BBC, the Associated Press reports. The game, which pits the San Diego Chargers against the New Orleans Saints, is just the second…

Column: How Did You Fund Your Web 2.0 Startup?

Last week I found myself in the northeast corner of Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan on a gorgeous, sunny day at noon. I was surrounded, or so I thought, by budding entrepreneurs, eager bootstrappers ready to get their next big…

Video: Daisy on the Measure of a Web Show

The Internet has always had one big advantage over television: It’s more measurable. This week’s “New Media Minute” takes a close look at how one Web show, MojoHD’s “The Circuit,” is harnessing Web data to fine-tune its editorial and distribution…

Video Use Seen Hitting Eight Hours a Day by 2013

By 2013, U.S. consumers will spend as much time consuming video as they do sleeping, driven by more PC viewing over the next five years. That’s the finding of a new study from Solutions Research Group. Today, the average American…

Fuse Rocks the Garden With the Cure

Fuse, a music television network from Cablevision’s Madison Square Garden division, will reprise its live concert series, “Fuse Rocks the Garden.” The series, commercial-free and shot in high definition, will feature a performance by the Cure, part of the band’s…

CBS Sports Adds Action Sports Programming

Event producer ASA Entertainment is teaming up with CBS Sports to broadcast weekend sports entertainment this fall. ASA produces several hundred events and television programs that cover skateboarding, freestyle BMX, inline skating and freestyle motocross, among other sports. Beginning in…