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Buffalo Boy Made Good
 Buffalo Boy Made Good 
APPRECIATION
Jun 13, 2008 6:35 PM CDT

Buffalo Boy Made Good

Tim Russert is remembered today by friend and foe alike

(Newser) - Tim Russert, who died today at age 58, was "possibly America's most influential political journalist," James Poniewozik writes in Time. His no-nonsense style was informed by a Jesuit education in working class Buffalo—but not all appreciated his "gotcha," visceral style of questioning. Yet "his...

Best Small-Screen Frightfests Ever

EW lists its top 16, from Twilight Zone to X-Files

(Newser) - Who says the small screen can't scare up big fear? NBC’s new horror anthology, Fear Itself, has sparked Entertainment Weekly to list its top TV scare-fests of all time:
  1. The Twilight Zone: The geography may be fuzzy (fifth dimension? parallel universe?) but fright fans have memorized every episode.

NBC's Olympic Ad Sales Lag
 NBC's Olympic Ad Sales Lag   
Jun 4, 2008 2:19 PM CDT

NBC's Olympic Ad Sales Lag

Network up to $300M behind targets as protest fears, economy slow demand

(Newser) - With the Beijing Games just more than two months away, NBC is still well short of Olympics advertising sales goals, the New York Post reports. Though the network says sales are strong, sources say it's between $150 million and $300 million off, with pro-Tibet protests and the slow economy keeping...

Networks Will Partner For Cancer Telethon

Gibson, Couric and Williams to co-host Sept. 5 event

(Newser) - ABC, CBS and NBC have decided to work together to fight cancer, the New York Times reports. Each network's lead news anchor will appear on a Sept. 5 telethon broadcast on all three channels simultaneously. The principles—CBS's Katie Couric, NBC's Brian Williams and ABC's Charlie Gibson—have all lost...

(MS)NBC Generates, Draws Heat
 (MS)NBC Generates,
 Draws Heat 
May 27, 2008 10:40 AM CDT

(MS)NBC Generates, Draws Heat

NBC and MSNBC in culture clash

(Newser) - MSNBC's recent success is a thorn in the side of its competitors, the politicians who accuse the network of bias, and an unlikely third party—NBC News. The cable network's opinionated anchors and the broadcast sibling's more traditional approach are increasingly entangled, the AP reports, and critics don't share the...

Networks Aiming to Rein in RedLasso
Networks Aiming to Rein in RedLasso
May 21, 2008 3:50 PM CDT

Networks Aiming to Rein in RedLasso

Copyright showdown looms for video streaming site

(Newser) - Three of the big networks are trying to get a handle on video syndication website RedLasso, cNet reports. The site records and indexes clips from TV and radio shows, making it easy for bloggers to share and embed them. NBC, CBS and Fox News have issued a cease-and-desist letter ordering...

White House Blasts NBC Over Interview Edit

'Deceitful' cut took Bush out of context, counselor complains

(Newser) - The White House went after NBC yesterday, accusing the network of doctoring a recent interview with President Bush, the Hill reports. Asked if comments about Iran were directed at Democratic candidate Barack Obama, Bush declined to answer directly, but White House counselor Ed Gillespie says the interview was purposely edited...

O'Reilly Blasts at GE Coming From Upstairs

Fox-NBC vendetta brings execs' bile into your living room

(Newser) - Bill O’Reilly’s campaign against General Electric—the Fox News host has called CEO Jeffrey Immelt a “despicable human being” for doing business with Iran—is part of a feud with NBC that extends far up corporate ladders, the Washington Post reports. Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes apparently...

Is Leno Jaywalking Out of NBC?
Is Leno Jaywalking
Out of NBC?
May 13, 2008 6:28 AM CDT

Is Leno Jaywalking Out of NBC?

Comedian unlikely to stay after O'Brien takes over show

(Newser) - Jay Leno is probably leaving NBC when Conan O’Brien takes over the “Tonight Show,” an NBC executive said yesterday. After a news conference unveiling Jimmy Fallon as O’Brien’s 12:35 replacement, NBC Entertainment co-chair Ben Silverman said the network would try to keep Leno on...

Obama, Clinton Spar on Iran, Gas

Dems hit competing morning talk shows

(Newser) - Obama likened Hillary's stance on Iran to George Bush's "cowboy diplomacy" on Meet the Press today, while Clinton took to ABC to defend the gas tax and told voters mired in the Jeremiah Wright controversy "We should move on." Tim Russert ignored her advice, however, and devoted...

Jimmy Fallon Scores Conan's Late Night Spot

Ex- SNL actor to host when O'Brien takes Tonight Show in '09

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon will take Conan O’Brien’s Late Night desk when Conan leaves for the Tonight Show, writes Roger Friedman for Fox News. O’Brien is set to replace Jay Leno in May 2009; the former Saturday Night Live star is rumored to be “thrilled and ready, if...

Couric's Not Only Thing Networks Should Toss
Couric's Not Only Thing Networks Should Toss
OPINION
Apr 15, 2008 9:11 PM CDT

Couric's Not Only Thing Networks Should Toss

Evening news shows on their last legs

(Newser) - Evening network news, with or without Katie Couric aboard, is going nowhere, Ron Grover writes in BusinessWeek—then offers suggestions on what the TV giants should do to hook viewers:
  • Make the news available on the viewers' time: Get big-name anchors on tape earlier, and put those newscasts online.

Ferguson Overtakes Conan

For the first time, CBS late-night show carries higher overall ratings than NBC's

(Newser) - It appears the tides are changing for Conan O’Brien—well, sort of. Last week, and for the first time, the NBC late-night host was beaten in overall ratings by CBS rival Craig Ferguson, the New York Times reports.

CBS in Talks to Outsource News to CNN

Deal would mark watershed for mother of network news

(Newser) - CBS, the network of Ed Murrow and Walter Cronkite that is widely credited with inventing television news, is considering outsourcing some of its news gathering activities to CNN, according to the New York Times. No deal is imminent but talks are reportedly taking place at the highest level at both...

Web Videos May Be Ad Gold Mine
Web Videos
May Be Ad
Gold Mine
Apr 4, 2008 3:12 PM CDT

Web Videos May Be Ad Gold Mine

Market expected to explode as media companies retool

(Newser) - TV networks, major news organizations, and independent producers are all scrambling to create Web videos that will let them snag a portion of the ad dollars flowing online. Ad spending on Internet videos will grow to $4.3 billion by 2011, say researchers—a 455% increase over today. "It's...

Networks Rethink New Shows
 Networks Rethink
 New Shows 
Mar 31, 2008 6:03 PM CDT

Networks Rethink New Shows

Writers strike shakes up how new shows are developed

(Newser) - Networks are rethinking how they develop new TV shows after the writers strike, the Wall Street Journal reports. NBC is switching to a staggered debut schedule, and many networks are shying away from traditional, expensive pilots. With fewer chances to test-drive possible shows, networks are sticking especially closely to trusted...

Kathie Lee Will Join Today : NBC
 Kathie Lee Will Join Today: NBC 
Mar 31, 2008 4:27 PM CDT

Kathie Lee Will Join Today: NBC

Veteran talk-show host returns to daytime April 7

(Newser) - Kathie Lee Gifford will rejoin morning TV on April 7, Variety reports, as a co-host of the fourth hour of NBC’s Today. Gifford, 54, will share duties with Hoda Kotb. Her kids grown, Gifford wrote on her website she's keen to return to the small screen "8 years...

NBC Splits Off Studio for Cable
 NBC Splits Off Studio for Cable 
Mar 25, 2008 2:55 AM CDT

NBC Splits Off Studio for Cable

Shake-up hands key role to Sci-Fi channel boss

(Newser) - NBC is splitting its TV production unit into two companies. The units will share the same resources, but will be divided into separate cable and broadcast operations, according to the Hollywood Reporter. NBC's cable channels have been reaping the profits of hits like Battlestar Galactica and Monk, while its broadcast...

Writers Strike Breathes New Life Into Scrubs
Writers Strike Breathes
New Life Into Scrubs
Television
Mar 24, 2008 11:58 AM CDT

Writers Strike Breathes New Life Into Scrubs

Sitcom poised to wring 8th season out of new network

(Newser) - The Writers Guild strike not only didn't deliver the death blow to Scrubs—it may have resurrected the veteran sitcom, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Production restarted today on the show, which NBC had already decided not to renew beyond a handful of episodes left over from before the job...

China May Ban Shots of Tiananmen During Olympics

Fearing protests of Tibet policy, iconic square may go unphotographed

(Newser) - The Chinese government may ban live footage of Tiananmen Square during the coming Summer Olympics in Beijing, the AP reports. Increasingly concerned about protests,  Chinese Olympic officials this week told broadcasting organizers an earlier agreement on live shots had been canceled. If the decision stands, it would be a...

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