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Report: CBS May Earn $200 Million Over Two Years in Deal with Netflix

CBS may earn about $200 million during the next two years with the deal it announced this week with Netflix to stream TV shows through the service, The New York Times Media Decoder blog says, citing an analyst’s report. A…

‘NCIS’ Beats ‘Glee’ for First Time in 18-49 Demo

With CBS Tuesday flagship “NCIS” beating Fox Tuesday flagship “Glee” for the first time in adults 18-49, CBS was able to eke out a narrow win over Fox for the night overall, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. In total viewers, CBS dominated the…

Olbermann Announces Website–And His Logo Makes It Clear Who He’s Targeting

Keith Olbermann, former MSNBC host and soon to be star of Current TV, says he’s launching a new website, and one look at the design makes it clear it mocks Fox News, reports TheWrap.com. The fake news outlet FOKNewsChannel has…

Obama’s Decision on Defense of Marriage Act: Will It Pave the Way for Same-Sex Marriage?

President Obama has instructed the Department of Justice to stop defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, ABC News reported, triggering a flurry of speculation that the move may be a step toward approval of same-sex marriage. The…

Lohan Gets a Dose of Reality From Judge: Plea Deal Will Mean Jail

Lindsay Lohan appeared in court Wednesday for a hearing on a grand theft charge, where she got a harsh dose of reality from the judge in the case, the L.A. Times reported. "This case does involve jail time–period," Judge Keith…

MTV Readying Comedy Pilot From ‘Dirty Sexy Money’ Creator

MTV has a sitcom pilot in the works about five underemployed 20 somethings, Deadline.com reports. The project comes from “Dirty Sexy Money” creator Craig Wright. The single-camera show is set in Chicago and stars Jared Kusnitz, Michelle Ang, Sarah Habel,…

Streamlined Oscars Telecast in the Works

Producers of the upcoming Academy Awards telecast have signaled that this year’s ceremony will be leaner than the bloated productions viewers have grown accustomed to, Reuters reports. The lengthy film montages are reportedly a thing of the past, along with…

Big Deal For Media Planning, Buying: Rentrak Set-Top Data Will Be Available to Media Agencies Via Donovan Data Systems, Which Powers a Lot of the Back Office Work for the Agencies

Rentrak, which has access to data from 17 million set-top boxes in 210 markets, will integrate some of its most desired database information into Donovan Data Systems (DDS), which are revalant in many advertising agencies. Our good friend Joe Mandese…

Ivi Will Fight Decision Shutting Down Internet TV Service

Ivi TV founder Todd Weaver vowed the Internet TV service would return after a New York district judge granted a temporary injunction that effectively shut down the service, reports B&C. Ivi, which had been streaming dozens of broadcast stations over…

DirecTV Posts Its Best Quarter in 10 Years

The results are in from the fourth quarter and DirecTV posted its best numbers in 10 years, reports TheWrap.com. The company reported 667,000 net new subscribers in the quarter, a nearly 80% improvement from the same time period in 2009….