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American Express Uses Twitter in ‘Meet Conan’ Contest

American Express, the company sponsoring Conan O’Brien’s upcoming live concert appearances, tweeted the it is running a "Meet Conan" contest accompanying the tour, according to eCreditDaily. In a three week period O’Brien went from not being on Twitter to being…

The Hippest, Coolest TV Show of the Late 1950s—Early 1960s is Coming to the Big Screen

OK baby-boomers and TV historians, what was the hippest, coolest TV show between 1958 and 1964? Hint: ABC, Stu Bailey and Kookie. It was Warner Bros.’ "77 Sunset Strip," and it’s now being developed into a period feature film, according…

Did This Spot Blur the Line Too Much Between What Is Programming and What Is a Commercial?

"The day when commercials are indistinguishable from the programs they support finally arrived — just before 10 p.m. Eastern on Thursday night [March 11]." That’s the provocative first sentence in an article from Brian Steinberg at our sibling publication, Ad Age….

The FCC Wants to Hear From YOU About the Proposed Comcast-NBCU Deal

The Federal Communications Commission has called for public opinion on the propposed Comcast-NBC Universal deal, B&C reports. Says the report, "That public, which will include plenty of industry and activist group reps, have until May 3 to weigh in with…

Discovery Teams with Yahoo for Major Promotion

Discovery Communications is teaming with Yahoo! in major promotion, reports Multichannel News. The promotion starts on Saturday, March 20th, and it is to push Discovery’s big spring programming effort, the 11-part series "Life." According to the article, "In a first,…

Unsealed Documents Reveal Mudslinging in Viacom/YouTube Case

Documents unsealed today in the three-year $1 billion copyright suit between Viacom, Google and YouTube revealed some nasty mudslinging between the companies, CNET reports. Viacom filed suit against YouTube and its owner Google in 2007, claiming that both companies were…

Video: Obama Frustrated by Constant Interruptions by Fox News’ Bret Baier During Interview

Leno’s Likability Dropped in Wake of Return to Latenight

The number of people who view NBC’s Jay Leno unfavorably skyrocketed this winter, in the wake of the network’s announcement that he was returning to latenight, according to a Marketing Evaluations Inc. survey,DailyFinance reports. Marketing Evaluations is better known as…

Nickelodeon Teenage Star Re-Ups For Million Dollar Salary and 26 More Episodes

One of Nickelodeon’s major stars will be paid a least $1 million for 26 more episodes of her hit series, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The star is "iCarly" herself,16-year-old Miranda Cosgrove. Production will begin again in the spring on what is the network’s top-rated live…

Report: Amanpour Even Closer to Accepting ABC Offer to Host ‘This Week’

ABC News is so close to finalizing a deal to have CNN’s longtime foreign correspondent Christiane Amanpour become the anchor of the Sunday “This Week,” that an announcement about the deal could be released as soon as today, Thursday, March…