Gustav, Olbermann and the King of Voiceovers
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- Cable news ignored the Republican convention (and Sarah Palin controversy) over the weekend in favor of Hurricane Gustav. [THR]
- Some of the marketing schemes that the networks have in store to promote the fall season. [TVDecoder]
- Bad news for drug companies: prescription drug ads have a "negligible impact" on sales, according to a team from Harvard Medical School. [WSJ]
- Better news for magazine editors: "well-off" readers read print publications just as much now as they did five years ago. [AdAge]
- Keith Olbermann will not be heading to the Republican convention. [TVNewser]
- Xana Antunes, the former editor of the Post, is the new editor of Crain's. [FBNY]
- Dr. Phil is cursed? According to TMZ, two employees of the show have died and two others suffered medical emergencies in recent days. [TMZ]
- Don LaFontaine, the voiceover king who recorded the trailer for just about ever movie you've ever seen, is dead at 68. [CNN]