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Google, NBC Universal End TV Ad-Sales Pact Early; Agreement Allowed Google to Sell Cable Inventory

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Google and NBC Universal have dissolved an intriguing ad pact they established in 2008 nearly a year before it was set to expire, dealing a setback to Google’s ambition to become a big player in TV…

AOL, In Partnership with Several Private Equity Firms, Might Make Bid For Yahoo, Report Says. At Least It Makes More Sense Than AOL-Time Warner Did…

AOL, along with several private equity firms, is exploring making a bid for Yahoo, reports the Wall Street Journal. [Please note, the WSJ is behind a firewall and may charge you a fee to read this story.] According to the…

Fox News Launches Hispanic Web Site

Without a lot of fanfare, Fox News has launched a new Web site called FoxNewsLatino.com, the New York Post reports. In addition to political news coverage, the bilingual site features news, entertainment and lifestyle coverage, with an emphasis on Hispanic…

Soon After Damaging NY Times Piece About Frat House Culture at Tribune Co., Tribune Exec Sends Email with Explicit Videos

Soon after Tribune was the focus of a damaging New York Times article about the frat house atmosphere at the company since it was bought by billionaire Sam Zell, a top executive allegedly sent a company-wide email with links to off-color…

Warner Bros. Adding 3D to Old Harry Potter Titles for Blu-Ray Release; Could This Signal a Trend Meant to Ignite Sales of 3D TV Sets?

"Warner’s home entertainment division has engaged Prime Focus to convert two back titles in the [Harry Porrter] series for 3D Blu-ray: ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,’ " according to Variety….

Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cisco on Board as New Social Networking/TV Software Is Unveiled

BNI Video, a technology company with backing from Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cisco Systems, has introduced new software that will enable cable and satellite providers to easily add searching and social networking tools to regular TV services, reports Reuters….

To Promote Reality Show Site and Win $1 Million, Man Takes off Clothes and Shouts ‘Battlecam.com’ Just Feet from President Obama

In one of the strangest stunts to get attention for a new Website, a formerly homeless man stripped naked and shouted "Battlecam.com" while just 40 feet away from President Barack Obama, according to a report in the New York Post. …

Tennessee Sisters Who Are YouTube Phenoms Sign With Kinetic Content to Develop Reality Series

The Fowlers sisters from Tennessee have become YouTube phenomenons with 160 million views on the video network and now may be headed to TV, according to Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The pair — Ellie, 22, above left, and Blair, 17 — may…

Scott Kurnit, Founder of About.com, Has New Service, AdKeeper; It Allows Users to Keep Online Ads to Check Them Out at Their Convenience

Scott Kurnit, a pioneer in the cable business who hit a mother lode as the founder and CEO of about.com when he sold it at the peak of the Internet boom for $724 million, is back with an idea he…

‘CSI’ Creator Zuiker Brings Character From Novel to TV Show, Hoping Move Will Pump Up Book Sales; CBS Likes Resulting Creepy ‘CSI’ Episode

Anthony Zuiker, the man who created "CSI" for CBS, has taken a character from a novel he wrote called "Dark Prophecy" and inserted him into the television show, reports the Denver Post. Zuiker wrote a villain in the book, a…