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Entries from May 2007

Jericho gets the gasface

May 17th, 2007 · No Comments

By now most of you have heard what the networks are going to be doing with their shows for next season, and I wanted to chime in on one thing I thought was amusing, regarding CBS’ decision to ditch post-nuke drama Jericho. Check out this post, where one blogger tells CBS what it can do.
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Radio firings will probably be commonplace

May 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Now that title may seem a big aggressive, but I’m not sure that is completely the case. On Saturday, CBS Radio announced its second major firing in a month, this time with “The Dog House with JV and Elvis” being booted from the network’s WFNY-AM station.
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But will you get invited to the “other side’s” dinners now?

May 7th, 2007 · No Comments

You know, it’s a fantastic thing to have someone who works on your staff that pours over media the way that I do. Well, when I have the time. This morning, Chris Thilk IMed me this gem of a post from Jeff Jarvis, where he’s talking about having participated in an event with Rupert Murdoch […]

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This Just In: News Corp offers $5B for Dow Jones

May 1st, 2007 · No Comments

Just got this article in my inbox about News Corp’s “bid” for Dow Jones at a whopping $5 billion, or about $60/share. While no decision has (obviously) been made at this point, the fourth graf is what has me thinking - about how this could set up Dow Jones for a bit of a battle […]

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