The Internet, Netflix and iTunes have changed the film industry. Last week I caught up with D.B. Sweeney, writer, actor, director and producer of Two ...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.24.2008 | Media
Once Obama addresses the throngs of change-loving Germans and proclaims himself a jelly donut, it'll be all over — the "Ich Bin Ein" headlines will be flying faster than 99 Luftballons floating in the summer sky.
Jack Myers | Posted 07.22.2008 | Business
If a company invests a percentage of its profits into cause-related initiatives that improve the state of mankind, unless there is a clear economic reward, there is negligible enhancement of the company's value.
236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media
In light of the controversy surrounding this week's New Yorker cover, we wanted get some insight from an insider at the notoriously tight-lipped publi...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.11.2008 | Media
Jon Friedman disagrees with Lara Logan: American news shows are great, he says! He watches 'em and has no desire to blow his brains out, like Lara Log...
Eric Kuhn | Posted 07.10.2008 | Living
SavvyAuntie.com is the first online community for cool aunts, great aunts, godmothers and all women who love kids. It's like a parenting community for non-parents.
Jerry Weinstein | Posted 07.09.2008 | Media
While judge Stanton declined Viacom's request for YouTube's proprietary code, he ordered Google to provide Viacom with userIDs and IP addresses (for unregistered users) as well as three terabytes of video.
236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 07.08.2008 | Media
Last week, while discussing a New York Times story on Fox News' ratings, the crew at Fox and Friends showed heavily Photoshopped pictures of the Times...
Jack Myers | Posted 07.08.2008 | Media
Decisions impacting the long-term health and vitality of the media and advertising business are being impacted by executives who have little at stake beyond short-term financial goals.
Ed Martin | Posted 06.26.2008 | Home
Garth Ancier has a favorite photo of himself that was taken when he was only 12 years old. In it, he is operating a "gigantic" RCA color cam...
Jerry Weinstein | Posted 06.25.2008 | Business
If Spot Runner has evolved to much more than an agency cutting local ads for local businesses, this emphasis still remains core to its mission.
Jack Myers | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home
It's almost 2010: Do you know where your future revenue growth is coming from? The JackMyers Advisory Network has been formed to counsel companies inv...
Nina Spezzaferro | Posted 06.23.2008 | Business
Each year the Promax/BDA conference to discuss the role of marketers in the monetization of media. As a first-time attendee, I was struck by the failure to address the disconnect between creativity and innovation.
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media
No permanent decisions have been made about replacing Tim Russert as moderator of "Meet The Press," or replacing Tim Russert as NBC Washington bureau ...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media
...or in a late Washington, D.C afternoon. That was when yesterday's memorial service for Tim Russert was held, a nationally-televised affair at the K...
Jack Myers | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home
On May 13, in advance of network television's fabled Upfront Week, I published my forecast for the overall economic issues that I expected would emerg...
Huffington Post | Posted 06.14.2008 | Media
Here are some of HuffPost's favorite moments from last week's round of late night comedy, featuring Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Carson...
Ed Martin | Posted 06.12.2008 | Home
Here's a friendly note to E!, Sci Fi Channel, A&E, truTV, Animal Planet and Travel Channel: Watch your ratings! With the arrival of the summer sea...
Huff TV | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics
Last night, CNBC's Business Nation aired a behind the scenes look at the Huffington Post. Watch the segment below. ...
Todd Gitlin | Posted 05.29.2008 | Media
The significant question Russert raised for his amiable bull session this week was: "What role did race, gender, and religion play in this campaign?"
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics
Earlier this morning, Senator John McCain made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where, as the AP noted, he was challenged to account for his...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics
So, the story so far is this: Last week, George W. Bush, making an appearance before the Knesset, said this: "Some seem to believe we should negotiat...
David Quigg | Posted 05.12.2008 | Media
Senator Clinton will get the last word on this. Once she officially loses the nomination, she can make the Poehler sketch look ridiculous. Or she can make it look like prophecy.
Todd Gitlin | Posted 05.12.2008 | Media
What's a Sunday morning show to do when it specializes in political prophecy and the expectation is a foregone conclusion? Bring some players on, ask them routine questions, register their spin, try to trip them up when the spin is ridiculous, and move on.
Eric Boehlert | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media
Glenn Greenwald's recent take-down of Time's Joe Klein was a can't-miss media story that raged online for weeks, yet Kurtz at the Washington Post missed it.
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BARCELONA, Spain — Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a...
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A chimp in Japan escaped the sweltering confines of his cage, and a zookeeper with a tranquilizer gun...
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Nina Spezzaferro | Posted 07.25.2008 | Home