In what the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog calls "a surprising move," former Us Weekly editor Janice Min has joined one of the oldest Hollywood trade publications at its editorial director. Min is now employed by The Hollywood Reporter. After…
As Larry King marks his 25th year on CNN next week, he’s facing some daunting questions, such as whether the network will renew his contract when it ends next year, reports Brian Stelter in the New York Times. King is…
In a surprise move, the Disney/ABC Television Group announced that it will be shuttering one of its cable networks that’s in 75 million homes, and adding a new one to replace it. Disappearing as of 2012 will be SOAPnet, to…
One of the particular oddities about the audience picking the winner of "American Idol"–or for that matter, who get gets eliminated every week–is that it’s not democratic. If it was democratic, it would be one person, one vote. Of course…
According to the New York Times’ Arts Beat blog, "The night’s average of 24.2 million viewers [for Wednesday’s ‘American Idol’ finale] is down about 18 percent from last year’s finale, when Kris Allen won the contest. The audience for the…
Get this: A British scientist has become the first person infected with a computer virus, which he inflicted upon himself, reports PC World. says the article, "Dr. Mark Gasson, a cybernetics expert at the University of Reading, deliberately infected himself (by…
Simon Cowell, who missed picking the person who would be crown "American Idol" in 2008 and 2009, was somewhat better this year–depending upon when you asked him. As the season was heading to wrap up, he thought Crystal was going…
According to Medialife, "On an intensely competitive night where all the networks had strong lineups, ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” finale took a hit, sliding 27 percent from last spring’s season ender and dipping from Monday night’s final performance show…….
What a phenomenal turn-around. Apple, for years makers of cult products such that the company wasn’t even close to the market cap of megagiant Microsoft, is now worth more than Microsoft. In the words of the Seattle Times, "It was the day a…
In gearing up for Conan O’Brien’s debut on TBS, the network has scheduled a one-hour special with the tentative title "Team Coco Presents Conan’s Writers Live," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The show will also feature Orien’s…