The Media Drop

Chris Houchens made some great points in a post on Tuesday night about the FCC’s relaxation of media ownership news in Top 20 markets in the U.S., restating what needs to be obvious to people, that the “media” in their marketplaces isn’t left to the big companies any longer.
While I can most certainly appreciate […]

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Defamer posts a quality item about Jamie Lynn Spears becoming pregnant at 16, and the part that strikes me as the best part is the way that Nickelodeon handles the whole situation, though. They say that they realize that this is a “difficult time” for their young star and her family, though they “respect [her] […]

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In Tuesday’s New York Times, Bill Carter writes about the news coming out Monday evening about NBC preparing to relaunch the late night shows of Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien, even with the Writers’ Guild strike still going strong. They won’t have writers and may or may not have monologues, and may not even end […]

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Well, here’s the nifty Web widget that JJ Abrams and the folks behind 1-18-08 have put together as part of a contest to promote the movie.

I’m with Chris, though, when it comes to how this is done. I’ll be curious to see how many people are responsible for getting others to pick up the widget […]

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Firings at NBC, NFL Network woes, NBC & iTunes parting ways (finally), Tribune’s sold fer sure, XM & Sirius and more in today’s Link Scoop.

Jossip sez that some bloodletting at NBC News “very soon,” according to a source.
On Friday, the Chicago Tribune’s Eric Benderoff had some not-so-nice things to say about the NFL Network’s attempt […]

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I just wanted to share my thoughts with the family and friends of Marc Orchant, who was hit with a massive coronary over the weekend and is in Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, NM. For the best information, I’d keep an eye on Oliver Starr over at blognation USA, as he will probably update when more […]

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In what has to be the quote of the day (and it’s early yet) from the media this fine Sunday, I direct you to this article by Dennis Dodd at CBS Sportsline. In it, Dodd discusses the disaster that is the Bowl Championship Series rankings for this year, which, after the #1 and #2 teams […]

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