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Jerry's New Show, Cutback at T, Oscar Ad Spending
cityfile · 02/26/09 01:07PM• Jerry Seinfeld has a new project in the works for NBC. The Marriage Ref will feature celebs "judging couples in the midst of marital disputes." [THR]
• The Times is scaling back the number of issues it publishes of T. [NYP]
• The Gray Lady does say it has enough cash to last through '09, though. [E&P]
• Denver's Rocky Mountain News is shutting down on Friday. [AP]
• Fox has renewed The Simpsons for two more seasons. [Variety]
• ABC collected $72 million for the 26 minutes of ad time it sold during the Oscars. Overall, ad spending fell by 10 percent this year, though. [TVW, NYT]
• Doubledown Media, which ceased operations recently, is bankrupt. [MM]
• You can now download CBS shows to your iPhone. Enjoy. [NYT]
Homeland Security Thwarts Foreign Sandwich
Hamilton Nolan · 02/25/09 12:55PMThe Day the Twitterati Ate Their Own
Owen Thomas · 02/24/09 04:36PMFirst Video of Fabricating Holocaust Author Defending Self
Ryan Tate · 02/17/09 10:08PMA plugged-in tipster directed us to the freshly-uploaded YouTube video above, in which Rosenblat speaks to an unseen interviewer. He could be talking to a GMA producer in a pre-interview, doing media training with a publicist, who knows. (The video is carried in a YouTube channel named after Rosenblat, although the title of this video curiously misspells his last name.)
Ad Pages Fall, Bristol Palin Speaks
cityfile · 02/17/09 12:36PM• Ad pages for monthly magazines in March dropped by 26 percent. [Crains]
• Sirius XM has reached a deal with Liberty Media to avoid bankruptcy. [NYT]
• What Bristol Palin had to say in her interview with Greta Van Susteren. [ABC]
• Not surprisingly, local news stations covered A-Rod's press conference today in lieu of President Obama's signing of the stimulus bill. [THR]
• A look at Politico and "the brave new world of post-print journalism." [TNR]
• Barbara Walters at a breakfast this morning with 60 Minutes's Steve Kroft and Ken Auletta: "I think the only programs that will still be there as they are now in 10 years are the morning shows." How convenient. [Portfolio]
• Thanks to the popularity of Slumdog Millionaire, ABC is thinking about reviving Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? during primetime. [NYT]
Jimmy Kimmel Strands Self On Late-Night High Road
STV · 02/16/09 01:58PMABC Hunts for Oscar Sponsors, Project Runway's Return
cityfile · 02/16/09 12:22PM• ABC is scrambling to find advertisers for the Oscars. [AdWeek]
• The New York Times takes a delicate look at Carlos Slim Helú today, the media mogul who also happens to have bailed out the paper last month. [NYT]
• Sam Donaldson is retiring from ABC News next week. [WP]
• Tina Brown's advice to young journalism students: Go to India. [HuffPo]
• BlackBook is cutting staff and reducing its frequency to stay afloat. [P6]
• Tim and Nina Zagat are launching a Zagat guide for doctors. [NYT]
• Friday the 13th was No. 1 at the box office this weekend. [THR]
• Alfred A. Knopf Jr. died over the weekend at the age of 90. [NYT]
• Project Runway may return to the air later this year. [WWD]
Breaking! T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl Will Continue to Reluctantly Drag Themselves Onto 'Grey's' Set
Seth Abramovitch · 02/13/09 03:05PM'Lost' Smoke Monster Returns To Administer Deadly Valentine's Day Hug
Kyle Buchanan · 02/12/09 02:20PMThe return of Ol' Smokey on Lost answered one of the drama's many questions (at least for us): What exactly is the Monster? Guilty of loving too much, that's what!
Excitable ABC Now Firing Cast Members On ALL Its Shows
Kyle Buchanan · 02/11/09 07:45PMWife Swap Star's Censored Confession
Owen Thomas · 02/11/09 12:56PMWe Pair The Cast of 'Dancing with the Stars' With the Greatest Choreographers of All Time
Seth Abramovitch · 02/09/09 07:02PMOcto-Grandma Gossip-Laundering
Hamilton Nolan · 02/09/09 02:32PM'Wife Swap' Star Apologizes for Having Worst Husband in World
Owen Thomas · 02/07/09 04:22PMThe Big Secret: Oscar Cannons?
Seth Abramovitch · 02/06/09 05:30PMThe 'V' Breakdowns: Seeking Rat-Gobbling Anderson Cooper-Type
Seth Abramovitch · 02/05/09 08:26PMChanning Tatum: Orphaned Killing Machine
Seth Abramovitch · 01/30/09 12:30PMToday In We're Screwed: Disney-ABC TV Lays Off 400
Seth Abramovitch · 01/29/09 03:43PMABC Talks to Kimmel, Announces Layoffs
cityfile · 01/29/09 12:23PM• ABC is reportedly thinking about giving Jimmy Kimmel the Nightline slot, putting him in competition with Conan when he takes over for Leno. [NYT]
• ABC News is cutting 35; Disney-ABC TV is dismissing 300. [TVN, THR]
• Congressional Quarterly is for sale. [WSJ]
• The Washington Post is dropping Book World as a Sunday section. [WP]
• AOL is laying off around 700 employees, or 10% of its work force. [WSJ]
• Ex-MTV prez Christina Norman will run Oprah's new TV network. [THR]