An astonishing number of breaking stories so far in 2010 have been about the environment. TV viewers and newspaper readers were bombarded by dramatic pictures and accounts of the environment run amok, from the coal ash spill in West Virginia;…
UPDATE 12:25 PM, PT, on 10/7/2010…fixed typos in first paragraph. No substantial changes. Here’s another report that Verizon will sell Apple’s iPhone as soon as early next year. It comes from the Wall Street Journal and it sounds credible to a…
An in-depth comparison of Apple TV vs. Google TV has been made by the good folks at Cult of Mac. The article concludes, "Each device has its strengths and excels in individual areas; Google TV boasts more content sources and…
The New York Post’s Richard Johnson, who has worked on Page Six for almost 25 years, is leaving his role as editor of the gossip pages of the New York tabloid, according to the Post. He’ll be moving to Hollywood…
Charlie Tillinghast, president of MSNBC.com says that having the website and the news channel sharing the same name "is brand insanity," reports the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Thus NBC Universal and Microsoft are discussing changing the name of…
ABC News is launching a yearlong project to raise awareness of health issues affecting the poorest parts of the world, the AP reports. The series, "Be the Change: Save a Life," will start in December and run through next year,…
Looking to profit from demand for devices based on Google’s Android software, Motorola is introducing six new smartphones, reports Bloomberg News. AT&T, the second-largest U.S. wireless operator, said it will soon start offering three of the Motorola phones, called the…
Is fledgling premium cable network Epix ready to commit to a scripted series order after it pulled the plug on its first scripted pilot, "Tough Trade?" That’s the question respected TV writer Nellie Andreeva raises at Deadline.com. The show had some big names in…
For those who wonder what made former CNN anchor Rick Sanchez melt down during an interview last week with Sirius radio, his wife has offered an explanation, reports TheWrap. Suzanne Sanchez chalks it up to exhaustion. She also posted on…
NBC Universal has made an investment in INVIDI Technologies Corp., a firm that creates addressable advertising solutions for TV, INVIDI announced today. NBCU is the first company with cable and broadcast networks to sign on with INVIDI, the tech company…