It's often said that if F. Scott Fitzgerald were around today, he'd be forced to admit being wrong about there being no second acts in American lives. Here's news that says: If F. Scott Fitzgerald were around today, he would probably kill himself again. Charlie Sheen is returning to television.
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NBC played a snippet of the Friends theme song during the video preamble to their "upfront" presentation to advertisers on Monday, and one could imagine that the network missed the good old days. Robert Greenblatt, NBC's newly installed chairman of Entertainment, said during his opening speech: "In the past, nobody did it better than NBC. Read More
This morning all the tech blogs were a-Twitter over Amazon's move into streaming movies.
Netflix fired back this afternoon by announcing a new content deal with CBS.
Some golden oldies are in the mix, including full seasons of Star Trek, Frasier and Cheers.
Netflix is now the only streaming service to carry ABC, NBC, CBS and Read More
We were excited when we received yesterday's press release, announcing that Lindsay would be appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman to deliver a Top Ten list. Would she wear "That Dress"? Today's press release, though, is a bit disappointing. Says a spokesperson for Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants:
"Lindsay Lohan will not be Read More
Last night's Grammys--which the Observer liveblogged!--were dominated by Nashville (Lady Antebellum) and, surprisingly, Montreal (the Arcade Fire), but the pre-show was all Manhattan, as Anderson Cooper interviewed Lady Gaga for 60 Minutes. The interview covered very familiar ground: Gaga wore raw meat! She loves fame, and pursues it assiduously! She likes to be called Read More
MarketWatch media columnist Jon Friedman hasn't been able to get an interview with CBS News anchor Katie Couric, so he penned what is basically a the media-about-media version of Gay Talese's landmark 1966 essay "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold."
Friedman's column, titled "Why Won't Katie Couric Talk To Me?," is a gripping tale Read More
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Big Three TV networks have decided not to allow their progams, which already stream online, to be available through Google TV, which puts the web onto consumers' televisions.
According to the The Journal's Sam Schechner and Amir Efrati, "The move marks an escalation in ongoing disputes between Read More
This is the kind of tech karma that bubbles up when a major TV network tries to capitalize on the success of an internet meme.
CBS is about to launch $#*! My Dad Says starring Wiliam Shatner, a comedy based on the Twitter feed of Justin Halpern, Shit My Dad Says, which currently counts 1.7 Read More
The men's final is currently in a rain delay here in Queens with the rain expected to conclude sometime in the next 30 minutes.
But in a stunning move, CBS has decided to abandon its coverage of the Men's Final in order to maintain its primetime lineup, and the rest of the match will air on Read More
After about a 24-hour wait, we will finally get to see a men's tennis match today!
But will anyone else?
The men's final will broadcast at 4 p.m. this afternoon on CBS. Unless this match goes four or five long and tough sets, there's a good chance you won't catch any of it. Tonight is also the Read More
Someone order up a Roger-Rafa and Sharapova-Venus final. CBS needs it!
I went through CBS Media Guide last night, and there are three pages dedicated to the ratings of men's and women's Grand Slam finals over the last few decades and--yowza--they have taken a steep decline, particularly in the last year or two.
Let's start with the Read More
Another round of layoffs is coming to CBS News this fall, according to The Daily Beast's Rebecca Dana.
The network is already in tough shape after cutting 100 jobs in February. This summer Katie Couric's CBS Evening News saw its worst ratings in 20 years. Nobody at the news network has been able Read More
"We’re not happy with ourselves,” Nina Tassler, the president of CBS entertainment, told reporters last week.
Ms. Tassler is not happy because her network has been receiving failing grades from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for not showing enough gays and lesbian characters in its programming. But there is hope yet! Ms. Read More
The TCA Press Tour is happening this week in Los Angeles and that means it's once again time for some dizzying network spin. For those who aren't familiar, the TCA (Television Critics Association) Press Tour allows critics the chance to speak with network executives and talent about the upcoming television season. First up on the Read More
CBS Broadcasting will remain at the top of Hell's Kitchen for at least 13 more years. The network has renewed its lease on 281,896 square feet of office space in the 20-story building at 555 West 57th Street, near 11th Avenue. The deal lasts through Dec. 31, 2023.
Continuing to assert its dominance in Read More
