The Media Drop

Over at The Motley Fool, Rick Aristotle Munarriz writes about the expectations of XM Satellite Radio to kick off its presence at the Consumer Electronics Show with not only a big number as far as subscribers go, but some significant plans as far as video services go.

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CNNMoney’s Paul La Monica writes Thursday about a potential purchase of EchoStar, the company behind DISH Network, by AT&T, further solidifying the bond between television and telecom providers. For some time now, you’ve been able to purchase DISH Network programming through SBC (which purchased AT&T and recently changed its name to the old-school brand’s) at […]

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Roxanne Cooper informs about the news that the Gambit Weekly, the alt-pub from New Orleans, will be selling the “Best Of” issue that was set to hit the streets right about the time that Hurricane Karina devastated the city for $10 each, with the proceeds going to The Foundation for Entertainment Development and Education. While […]

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For some time now, the Seattle Times has allowed freelancer Bill Richards to cover its ongoing battle with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer regarding the joint operating agreement (JOA) that the papers are stuck in. This week, the Times has named its own Eric Pryne as the staffer who would continue the coverage of this story, the […]

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Wow, I must have missed this story last month, and it’s interesting that it didn’t get more play. Randy Dotinga writes at Wired about a court ruling in Florida saying that a woman involved in a case should be considered a “public figure” - much like an elected official or celebrity - because she had […]

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Wow, now here’s an interesting idea. Rebecca Blood points out that Ithaca College is running a film contest for students who shoot a 30-second film. Sounds easy, right? Well, it’s got to be shot completely from a cellphone.

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The Boston Globe’s Keith Read writes about the success (?) that SIRIUS Satellite Radio might end up having this holiday season with the move (finally) of Howard Stern to its service. According to some retailers, SIRIUS hardware is moving quite well off the shelves, with one store manager at a Best Buy going as far […]

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In what has to be the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long, long time, “Saturday Night Live” had a hysterical short film this weekend having to do with the Chronicles of Narnia film release, Magnolia cupcakes, Mr. Pibb, Red Vines, and a number of other things that might make you fall out of your […]

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So, you’re looking for transparency in journalism or a reason why journalists might like having a blog? Check out this post by Jackie Corley, a writer at The Courier, a local publication in Central New Jersey.
Jackie had written up an article about a town’s mayor who was picked up on a DWI charge last […]

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Just heard that Yahoo! will be the exclusive home for video and audio broadcasting of Howard Stern’s “welcome” to satellite radio this Friday, December 16, after 9a.m. Eastern.

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