Bar codes have been appearing in magazines and in other print media advertisements for a while, allowing smartphone users to click a photo of the black-and-white boxes to be redirected to retailers’ sites, but now the technology is making its…
CNN, which continues to struggle in the ratings against Fox News Channel and MSNBC, has announced the exit of CNN/U.S. President Jonathan Klein, Vanity Fair reports. Klein was quickly replaced by Ken Jautz, executive VP of CNN’s sister channel HLN….
[UPDATE, 2:15 PM PT 9/25/10…Changes sourcing of the story to the L.A. Times from the Wall St. Journal, since the WSJ is behind a firewall and might charge users to read its story.] Alan Horn, longtime president of Warner Bros.,…
[UPDATE 4:50 PM PT 9/24/10 to link to publication that actually spoke to Zucker, the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog, and add actual quote from that publication. Also changed headline to correspond with what Zucker actually said.] Jeff Zucker,…
While we know about the criticism from Bill O’Reilly and others, one thing missing from the debate about the Katy Perry-Elmo video pulled from broadcast by Sesame Street is the reaction of toddlers, for whom the video was made. Never fear….
The Blockbuster video stores and online DVD rental service filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday, Reuters reports. The company, which has been forced to close stores around the country–leaving it with about 3,000 still open–has been struggling to compete with Netflix…
By Chuck Ross On the heels of the news that troubled bookseller Barnes & Noble is closing its showcase store across from Lincoln Center in New York, TVWeek has learned from employees of the booksellers’ stores in two high-end neighborhoods in…
Benderspink, the production company behind "Kyle XY," is working on two comedy projects at CBS under a new first-look deal with CBS Television Studios, reports Deadline.com. The projects are "Second Wind" and an untitled half-hour show from writer Jonathan Goldstein…
The stars of "Jersey Shore" are getting offers right and left to strip for money. Vinny Guadagnino has been offered $30,000 plus a portion of the proceeds to pose naked for Playgirl magazine, reports the New York Daily News. The…
Epix, the pay-television channel from Viacom, Lionsgate and MGM, probably shouldn’t hold its breath as it waits to get on Time Warner Cable’s systems, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Time Warner Cable Chief Financial Officer Rob Marcus…