The Insider: Diss ‘N’ Dat
The Whatnot, responsible for last week’s column, is serving time in the cranky corner this week—don’t ask and The Insider won’t have to tell the Muppet Santa—so yours truly is back at the keyboard at the end of a week…
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Column: Netflix Experience Improves TV-Free Lifestyle
I don’t need another box. I am determined to turn all of my existing television paraphernalia into high-octane machines operating at peak performance to deliver maximum entertainment value to me. Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Because you know what happens when you…
Adalian Column: Rosie Stakes Her Claim on the Internet
She’s a polarizing figure beloved by some and loathed by nearly as many. And the decision to put her in charge of a difficult assignment has predictably polarized opinion. CRACKLIN’ ROSIE Ms. O’Donnell posts frequent video essays on her Web…
Product Placement Disclosure Dispute Heads Toward Deadline at FCC
An advertising group, TV networks and TV news directors are urging the Federal Communications Commission not to increase TV sponsorship and placement disclosures. Consumer groups, meanwhile, want the agency to make the disclosures more prominent. The dueling views are showcased…
HBO PPV Gets in the Ring With Facebook Application
HBO Pay-Per-View and Digital Influence Group have partnered to create “Dream Fight,” an interactive Facebook application. The Full Throttle Energy Drink-sponsored application will be used to promote the Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao event Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand…
NBC Moves ‘Lipstick Jungle,’ ‘Crusoe’
NBC is tweaking its weekend schedule a bit, shifting “Lipstick Jungle” to an earlier Friday night timeslot and moving desert island drama “Crusoe” to Saturdays. Starting Friday, Dec. 5, “Jungle” will move to 9 p.m. Fridays, airing an hour earlier…
TheWB.com Gathers Thanksgiving ‘Friends’
TheWB.com is celebrating the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday by putting all nine Thanksgiving episodes of “Friends” in one spot for the first time. The Web site also features Thanksgiving-themed episodes from “Everwood,” “The OC,” “Gilmore Girls” and “In Living Color,” as…
‘CNN Heroes’ Attracts Major Sponsors
CNN Ad Sales has re-signed sponsors Johnson & Johnson and Zurich for its multiplatform initiative CNN Heroes. Procter & Gamble and Subaru also have come on board as sponsors for CNN Heroes, which highlights ordinary citizens who have done extraordinary…
MTV Gets ‘A Double Shot at Love’ on Dec. 9
MTV will replace Tila Tequila with bisexual twin sisters Rikki and Vikki for the third season of “A Shot of Love,” premiering Dec. 9. Renamed “A Double Shot at Love,” the reality competition series will feature 12 straight guys and…