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Runup to Whitney Houston Funeral Marked by Controversies on Both Coasts

With attention focused on this weekend’s funeral for pop superstar Whitney Houston, a couple of controversies have flared up — one on each coast — the Los Angeles Times reports. In Houston’s home state of New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie…

NBC Rolls Out Pilot Online for New Show, Ahead of Its Debut on the Network

Ahead of its debut on the network, the pilot for an upcoming NBC show has been released online, reports TheWrap.com. The special release of "Awake" is part of a recent trend toward finding ways to drive audience interest before a…

Fox News Attacks Activist Group, With MSNBC Caught in Crosshairs

A battle between Fox News Channel and the activist group Media Matters for America is heating up, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and Fox News rival MSNBC is being dragged into it. Media Matters boss David Brock has made no…

Whitney Houston’s Funeral to Be Broadcast; Star-Studded Guest List Taking Shape

The funeral this Saturday for pop superstar Whitney Houston will be televised, according to media reports. CNN reported that the event is being made available for television and Internet outlets. The funeral will be held at New Hope Baptist Church…

CNN and Larry King Call It Quits — for Real This Time

Larry King and CNN have called it quits, finishing the breakup they began when King left his job as host of “Larry King Live” in 2010, The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog reports. The two sides agreed to call…

CBS in Talks to Produce Content for Netflix; Moonves: ‘We Do Not Look at Them as a Competitor’

CBS Corp. Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said the company is in talks to produce original content for Netflix, reports Bloomberg. “Until they are doing 22 hours a week of premium content, we do not look at them as a…

How Those Redbox Kiosks at Your Favorite Supermarket Get Around Studios That Insist on a Long Delay for DVD Rentals

So how do those Redbox DVD rental kiosks get movies way before a studio authorizes them for the rental market? "The kiosk company … buys Warner Bros. discs on the open market instead of accepting the studio’s insistence that it…

Granite Broadcasting to Test Streaming at KOFY in San Francisco

"Granite Broadcasting is joining with London-based Motive Television PLC to develop a system that can be used to broadcast linear channels and VOD programming to smartphones, tablets and other portable devices," reports our good friend Harry Jessell at TVNewsCheck. The…

Sony Says Price Hike on Whitney Houston Albums Was a Mistake

After angry fans accused Sony Music of exploiting Whitney Houston’s death, the company said it was a mistake that the prices of two of her albums jumped just hours after her death, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog….

Game Change? Barry Diller Announces Plan to Stream Signals From New York TV Stations Starting Next Month. The Ingenious Way Diller Thinks This Is Different From Ivi TV, Whose Similar Plan Was Struck Down by a Federal Court

Barry Diller, the legendary television executive who created the Fox Network about 30 years ago, has turned his attention to a new model for distributing broadcast programming, Brian Stelter reports for The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Diller rolled out a…