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Ya Gotta Love This: Publisher Resurrecting Magazine Title That Died 50 Years Ago, Says He’s Targeting the 55- to 90-Year-Old Demo

For those of you who complain that advertisers need to target Baby Boomers–who many claim have the wealth–and not young people, here’s a story for you. John T. Elduff, the managing director of JTE Multimedia, a Philadelphia-based magazine company, has purchased…

Report: Weinstein Co. To Create TV Division

Weinstein Co. is planning to re-enter television, with Harvey and Bob Weinstein talking with producer Meryl Poster to run the new Weinstein Co. television arm, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com.  Poster previously worked with the Weinsteins at Miramax Films, leaving…

TiVo Launches Premiere App for iPad

TiVo has launched a premiere app for Apple’s iPad, Interactive TV Today (ITVT) reports. According to the story, TiVo says key features of the app are: “The ability to browse recorded shows and launch a video on the TiVo Premiere…

Rock Producer Called ‘The Man With The Golden Ear,’ Who Had Influence On Stars and Groups from Carole King to The Monkees to Kansas, Dies at 76

The rock producer, concert promoter and television star who was once called by Time magazine the "Man With the Golden Ear"  has died in Florida at the age of 76, the AP reported. It’s Don Krishner. He died in Boca Raton,…

‘How I Met Your Mother’ About to Finally Reveal Barney’s Dad–and He’s a Five-Time Emmy Winner

A five-time Emmy winner is poised to take on the role of Barney’s mysterious father on CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother,” TV Guide reports. Barney, played by Neil Patrick Harris, has never known his dad and for a time…

Showtime Greenlights Series Focused on World Series Champion Giants

In the tradition of HBO’s "Hard Knocks" sports documentary series, which put the NFL’s New York Jets in the national spotlight last fall, Showtime is producing a Major League Baseball version all about the World Series champion San Francisco Giants,…

Sheen Family Members Collaborating on Memoir

Two members of the Sheen-Estevez acting family are putting their heads together to write a memoir, The Huffington Post reports. They’re actors Martin Sheen and his son, Emilio Estevez–the father and brother of "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie…

Former NBC Network President Takes Key Post With Univision

A  former NBC network president will become the vice president and chief operating officer of Univision,  B&C reports. The job goes to Randy Falco, who will work out of New York. Says the report: "Ray Rodriguez had been Univision president and COO. He…

Details of Why History Channel Refused to Televise ‘Kennedys’ Miniseries

While the History Channel’s decision to pass on "The Kennedys" may have seemed sudden, the move actually came after a year-long effort on the cable network’s part to make the miniseries fit with the facts, writes Dave Itzkoff in The…

Wow, That Was Fast: More DVDs Rented Now From Kiosks than Video Stores

Marking a shift in consumer behavior, more DVDs are now being rented from kiosks as from video stores, reports the New York Post, citing a report from NPD Group. Kiosks, dominated by Coinstar’s Redbox outlets, gained 10% in market share…