As the East Coast braced this afternoon for Hurricane Irene, TV news outlets mustered their resources to cover the storm’s landfall, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The networks had different approaches to today’s brief speech by President Obama on the…
With Steve Jobs cutting back his role at Apple, the iconic tech guru is all over the media this week. One of the more interesting takes on Jobs appears in The Huffington Post, where columnist James Altucher reveals 10 tidbits…
ESPN has stirred up controversy and drawn criticism for publishing a photoshopped image of NFL quarterback Michael Vick that makes Vick, who is African-American, appear white, Yahoo! Sports reports. The photo was published online and accompanies a column from the…
Following a stock slide, AOL has hired investment bank Allen & Co. and law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as advisers, reports Adweek. Both firms are prominent in mergers and acquisitions, and their hiring could signal a "high-level transaction"…
Even though its nostalgic programming block The ‘90s Are All That has been a ratings success, TeenNick is tinkering with the formula and will bump "Clarissa Explains It All" and "Doug" in favor of two animated shows, reports EW.com’s InsideTV…
Marking the first time it has signed a contract for Web news writing and promotions, the Writers Guild of America, West, signed a contract with CBS that covers 15 Web writer-producers in TV and radio news, reports the Los Angeles…
The U.S. is continuing an inquiry into claims that News Corp. hacked into the phones of 9/11 victims, reports Bloomberg, citing an attorney for victims’ families who met with Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder met with nine family members at…
When Tuesday’s earthquake on the East Coast created a communications emergency, one device reportedly rose above the fray and continued to work while others failed, Bloomberg reports. In what may prove to be a boon for Research in Motion, its…
One Wall Street analyst is arguing that it would be a "mistake of epic proportions" for News Corp., The Walt Disney Co. and NBCUniversal parent Comcast to sell Hulu, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. "Media companies should…
Fox Television is defending its plan to delay the online availability of its shows on Hulu by eight days after reports that piracy for the network’s shows is surging, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog. Since the delay…