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Jesse Ventura Storms Out Of Studio During Verbal Dust-Up (VIDEO)

Posted 12.02.2009 | Media


On Wednesday, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura appeared on the Opie & Anthony radio show to promote his new TV show Conspiracy Theory. But thi...

Preschoolers Watch Too Much TV -- Leads To Obesity

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living


Joanna Dolgoff, M.D.

You send your kids to day care with the hopes that your preschooler will learn socialization skills. But a new study shows that toddlers in home-based day care may watch up to two hours of TV during their day

'Manly-Man Shows' Popping Up All Over TV Landscape

Los Angeles Times | T.L. Stanley | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, Tv, Media News

There's the granddaddy of the genre, the Emmy-winning "Deadliest Catch"... There are more recent entries, like truTV's "Black Gold" (oil riggers) and ...

Hannity Ousts O'Reilly As Top Cable News Telecast Of Week

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.27.2009 | Media


"Hannity" ousted "The O'Reilly Factor" as the top cable news telecast of last week. Sean Hannity's Wednesday interview of Sarah Palin averaged 4.200 ...

Fox Projected To Win November Sweep

hollywoodreporter.com | Posted 11.25.2009 | Media


For the first time in the network's history, Fox is projected to win the November sweeps -- and win big....

TV Everywhere! Or Big Brother: The Beta Version

Eric Lurio | Posted 11.23.2009 | Entertainment


Eric Lurio

A few days ago, I was at DigitalWire's conference on the "Future of Television" and what I heard chilled me to the bone. The right to privacy is goin...

Glenn Beck As Political Organizer: Fox News Host Sponsoring 7 Conventions

New York Times | BRIAN STELTER | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media


Glenn Beck, the popular and outspoken Fox News host, says he wants to go beyond broadcasting his opinions and start rallying his political base -- for...

The Online Video Gorilla in the Room: Epix

Caroline Giegerich | Posted 11.19.2009 | Technology


Caroline Giegerich

Here's my favorite feature. Viewers can watch a movie with up to 4 of their friends, even if that friend is not an Epix subscriber. Movie watchers can type messages to each other while watching allowing an almost couch-like experience.

Brooke Magnanti, Anonymous Blogger, Revealed: British Scientist Is Belle De Jour, Former Prostitute

AP | Posted 11.16.2009 | Books


LONDON — A British scientist says she is Belle de Jour, the anonymous blogger whose accounts of life as a call girl were turned into books and a...

Who's Really Nuts, 20/20 or the 'Crazy Cat Ladies'?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Bella DePaulo

20/20 recently treated its viewers to a condescending pity-party for the women it calls 'crazy cat ladies.' The segment, with an accompanying article online, was so over-the-top that it was almost a parody of itself.

College Football and Competition

Gabriel A. Feldman | Posted 11.13.2009 | Sports


Gabriel A. Feldman

How did we get from 23 televised college football games for an entire season to 54 games in one week?

Getting to know Mary Birdsong and Life in "Ephronia"

Jon Chattman | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment


Jon Chattman

The actress Mary Birdsong has extensive credits in television, film, and the stage, and is currently appearing in the Ephron sisters' latest work, Love, Loss and What I Wore.

Omarosa To Star In TV One Reality Show

AP | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Donald Trump says he's partnering with the TV One network on a reality dating series starring TV diva Omarosa. Having proven herself...

Anonymous Democratic Strategist Claims White House Discouraged Fox News Appearances

LA Times | Peter Nicholas | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media


At least one Democratic political strategist has gotten a blunt warning from the White House to never appear on Fox News Channel, an outlet that presi...

Top 5 Big Bird Adjusts to Life Outside of Sesame Street Moments

Danny Groner | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment


Danny Groner

Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary this week with much fanfare and Muppet mania. The show's icon, Big Bird, has fled his coop at times -- here are some clips.

Gordon Ramsay To Star In New Reality Cooking Show On Fox

AP | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has some new people to yell at. The verbally abusive star of Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" has signed a deal wi...

E! News Launching In Asia

AP | MIN LEE | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media

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HONG KONG — One of America's best-known entertainment news shows is launching an Asian edition. Los Angeles-based E! Entertainment Television w...

Howard Stern: Diamond in a Rough Patch

Mario Almonte | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media


Mario Almonte

For a man who almost single-handedly revolutionized the broadcasting industry, Stern continues to be spectacularly disrespected by the media that he so radically transformed.

DVR Ratings Bringing TV Networks Money

New York Times | BILL CARTER | Posted 11.01.2009 | Media


Against almost every expectation, nearly half of all people watching delayed shows are still slouching on their couches watching messages about movies...

Anthony Edwards To "Act" His Way Through The NYC Marathon (VIDEO)

Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy


Well, it's finally happened. Dr. Mark Greene is back on television this weekend in the NYC Marathon. And while Anthony Edwards is sure this "five hour...

Violence Against Women On TV Concerns Parents Television Council

AP | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — A group that monitors violence in prime-time television says it's concerned about women being more frequent targets. The Parents Tel...

Study: Kids Watch Over One Day's Worth Of TV Per Week, Most Since 1995

AP | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — It's not called the electronic baby sitter for nothing. The Nielsen Co. says in a study released Monday that children ages 2 to 5 wa...

NBC's "Sunday Night Football" Most Expensive Ad Buy On Fall TV

AdAge | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media


NBC's "Sunday Night Football" continues its reign as the most-expensive fall program for advertisers, with a 30-second ad commanding an average of $33...

Jon Meacham: Fox News Attack Makes Obama Seem More Progressive Than He Really Is

Newsweek | Jon Meacham | Posted 10.24.2009 | Media


To the base, the White House looks tough, willing to hit back--all while the base is getting few of the substantive reforms it has fought for. I am no...

Female Journalist Sentenced To 60 Lashes For Sex Show On Saudi Arabia TV

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 10.24.2009 | World


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi court on Saturday sentenced a female journalist to 60 lashes after she had been charged with involvement in a TV ...