The upcoming Academy Awards broadcast on ABC is poised to do well in the ratings. The controversial decision to expand the Best Picture category from 5 to 10 films might frustrate purists, but it should also draw additional viewers.
And The Winner Is…The Academy Awards?
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Just Smile And Nod, Guys
The 2010 Super Bowl commercials featured an unusual number of henpecked men. New studies show that they have good reason to think they are living in a woman’s world.
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Up Against The Big Game
What’s a TV network to do on Super Sunday if they don’t have the Big Game? Counter programming the Super bowl is one part art, one part science with mixed results at best.
The 2010 Super Bowl Broke TV Viewing Records — but 3 Out of 10 Homes Still Sat Out the Big Game.
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Leno, Letterman, O’Brien, and Facebook
Hitmaking is still an unpredictable business. Five years ago, who’dha thunk that Facebook would be a hit and Conan would have been a flop?
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Video They Demand
For 30 years, cable fought broadcast for a foothold in the media business. Now, the war is over. But the tables have turned.
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Soupy And Me
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A Dose of Reality We Can Do Without
Deadbeat Dads vs. Bounty Hunters: Has Reality TV Gone Too Far?
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Pining For The Pitchman
Billy Mays, pitchman extraordinaire, moved on before he was able to pitch the Awesome Auger as a remedy for earwax buildup.
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MS and NBC To Use STB Data for Ad Buys
Rivals Google and Microsoft compete for your set top box and NBCU’s inventory, too.
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Media Gods Are Funny
A 20+ year old grudge match between a station owner and NBC flares in Boston.
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Soupy Sales meant more than pies in the face on black and white TV. Here’s a story about an audacious phone call to a kids TV star back in the latchkey era before the word playdate was invented.