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Daily Archives : Mar 1, 2010

Huffington Denies Killing Newspapers, Urges Media to Involve Users in News Process

Arianna Huffington was one of the first to grace the stage today at the 4A’s leadership and media conference in San Francisco, dubbed "Transformation 2010." Ms. Huffington took some characteristic jabs at old media and shared a plan to navigate…

What NFL Diva Receiver Will Be ‘Dancing With the Stars’?

The NFL has done well on ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars," with Jason Taylor, Warren Sapp, Lawrence Taylor, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith all having participated in years past, and now another football player is reportedly going to be on…

Survey Says: TV Tops as American News Source

A new survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that Americans are getting the news from emails,Web sites and social media networks more than newspapers and radio, reports CNN.com. However, television is the No. 1 way people learn of…

Huffington Stresses Engagement from Media Outlets, Constant Evolution to Stay Afloat in Digital Era

The Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington outlined the 4Es, engagement, enthusiasm, empathy and energy, needed to succeed within the digital era that is quickly rolling across the content business, Ad Age reports.   Speaking at the 4A’s leadership and media conference…

‘Glee’ Performers Hitting the Road for Spring Concert Series

The kids from "Glee" are going on tour this spring, hitting four American cities as they present songs and dances from the hit Fox TV show. Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Mark Salling, Dianna Agron, Naya…

Here’s the Story of Two Angry Ladies: ‘Brady Bunch’ Feud Kills NBC Reunion

NBC’s "Today" is devoting the week to TV family reunions, but one that was planned has been scrapped, reports Radar Online. "The Brady Bunch" reunion was nixed when Eve Plumb and Maureen McCormick voiced objections to being on the same set…

Prelim Numbers Show Ratings Bonanza for USA/Canada Gold Medal Hockey Final

In what turned out to be the final, and perhaps the most dramatic event of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Sunday’s gold medal ice hockey game between the United States and Canada was a ratings boom, according to TVbythenumbers. In preliminary…

PBS Names New Senior VP to Head Up Fundraising

PBS today named Brian J. Reddington senior VP of development, in charge of heading up the expansion of the network’s fundraising efforts. Reddington will guide the PBS strategy to produce more revenue for member stations and pump up media attention…

Gold-Medal Skier Vonn Called for Jury Duty on ‘Law & Order’

Bob Costas surprised Winter Olympic Gold-Medal winner Lindsey Vonn on Saturday during an interview on NBC about her success at the games, reports TV Guide. Costas revealed that since Vonn was such a major fan of the network’s "Law & Order,"…

AFTRA, SAG to Negotiate New TV Contract Jointly

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists will team up with the Screen Actors Guild to jointly negotiate the next prime-time television contract, The New York Times reports. Current contracts expire in June 2011. The two negotiated separately in…