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27 Mar 2009 22:03

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Culture, Offbeat: “Sham-oww! Stop biting my tongue, you crazy prostitute!”

Craziest story ever. This guy sells ShamWow towels on TV. He was with a prostitute. She tried biting off his tongue. Really. source
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24 Mar 2009 22:49

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U.S.: Oh yeah, we heard Obama was on TV tonight

  • It took many years and many failures to lead us here. And it will take many months and many different solutions to lead us out. There are no quick fixes, and there are no silver bullets.
  • President Barack Obama • In a rare prime-time news conference tonight, where he defended his budget, spoke honestly about the challenges the country faces, focused on the economy and those pesky AIG bonuses, discussed a couple of other things (because, remember, the economy is but one problem this country faces), and pre-empted “American Idol.” Sounds like he filled a lot into a single hour. • source
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20 Mar 2009 16:46

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Music: So, why did VH1 take “Behind the Music” off the air, anyway?

  • It felt like the time is right. There’s all sorts of new artists on the scene who have emerged and have these great stories. And there’s other artists that we always wanted to do the first time around.
  • Jeff Olde • VH1 executive VP of Original Programming, on the return of everyone’s favorite way to laze around on the couch on a Saturday afternoon. That’s right, the ultimate rock-documentary series “Behind the Music” is coming back, fresh with new shows on Scott Weiland and Lil Wayne, among others. • source
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19 Mar 2009 02:52

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Culture, Politics: Whiny TV execs ticked at Obama’s constant nation addresses

  • These repeated interruptions – and the rumor of even more to come – really make it difficult to build audience flow and loyalty. We will all lose one or two million dollars for this.
  • A (obviously anonymous) network executive • On the fact that Barack Obama has the gall to request another nation address on “American Idol” Tuesday! I mean, what the heck? It’s not like anyone else is struggling. (ABC, by the way, will be preempting episodes of “According to Jim,” which we’re surprised is still on the air, just like everyone else besides Jim Belushi.) • source
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06 Mar 2009 13:13

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Culture, Politics: What Jon Stewart’s criticism means for the media

  • The American public is mad as hell right now, so why isn’t the mainstream media? Balanced reporting is important, but a balanced, modulated tone of voice? Not now.
  • Will Bunch • On The Daily Show’s hardcore takedown of Rick Santelli and CNBC the other night. He claims that the media is playing it too safe in a time when the world is full of dangerous economic times. That fair and balanced stuff isn’t cutting it anymore. • source
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20 Feb 2009 12:31

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Sports: How long was Tiger gone from the PGA?

  • 253 long, long days – TV ratings took a nosedive, too source
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17 Feb 2009 01:47

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Tech, U.S.: You were warned, TV owners …

If you didn’t get an analog TV converter, many channels look like this today. Here’s a list. source
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16 Feb 2009 21:05

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Tech, U.S.: At midnight, some TV stations will preach only to the converted

  • 400+ networks will drop their analog signal source
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09 Feb 2009 10:57

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Tech: Who needs cable TV when you have online video services?

  • 14.3 billion videos were watched online in December, many at YouTube, the medium’s 900-pound gorilla source
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09 Feb 2009 10:16

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Culture: “Dancing With the Stars” thinks Steve Wozniak is a star

The Apple co-founder (and Kathy Griffin ex) will a cut a rug this season. source
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