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Is Oprah Ready To Leave Daytime TV?
6:58PM Azaria Jagger | Oprah’s shipping Lisa Erspamer — one of her most trusted producers — to LA to be chief creative officer of OWN: the Oprah Winfrey Network — and already some are speculating she’s laying the groundwork to move her TV show to OWN, too. More »
People
Levi’s Johnston Watch: We Have Wang!
2:22AM Brian Moylan | Though Levi Johnston’s svengali Tank Jones told us last week that he was “90 per cent sure” Levi would bare all for Playgirl, he has officially removed that pesky 10 per cent uncertainty. Levi will be going, um, whole hog for his upcoming shoot. More »
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8:47AM Gabriel Snyder | at a memorial service held today at Lincoln centre for 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt who died at age 86 in August, according to Broadcasting & Cable.
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8:47AM Gabriel Snyder | at a memorial service held today at Lincoln centre for 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt who died at age 86 in August, according to Broadcasting & Cable.
Small Screen
CBS Tries, In Vain, To Erase Letterman’s Affair Confession
7:02PM Andrew Belonsky | CBS has been going through YouTube and its own site to erase all mention of David Letterman’s sex scandal confession. We don’t know why. It’s not like that will make this go away. Plus, there’s no stopping the internet. [NYT]
People
Annoying Pop-Up Ads Come To Magazines
12:54AM Hamilton Nolan | CBS has successfully created the world’s first video ad inside a print magazine (Entertainment Weekly). It’s really loud and plays clips from shows like Two and a Half Men. Also, insanely expensive. More »
Small Screen
Andy Rooney Finally Says Goodbye To Walter Cronkite
3:07PM the cajun boy | The most memorable moment from last week’s Walter Cronkite memorial service was Andy Rooney’s heartbreaking inability to say much about his longtime friend after his emotions got the best of him. Last night on American 60 Minutes, he tried again. More »
Small Screen
TV Networks Bravely Fight For The Right To Think You Can Dance
1:46AM John Cook | As the US plod through The Summer Americans Stopped Watching Network TV, said networks are making a fuss about Barack Obama’s insistence on holding press conferences because it temporarily prevents them from profiting from their endlessly looped last-gasp humiliation-based reality shows. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Can We Ever Trust The Ahwatukee Foothills News Again?
4:17AM Hamilton Nolan | In your muggy Monday media column: New bosses at Interview Magazine, CBS keeps Walter Cronkite around, the Ahwatukee Foothills News‘ reputation is tarnished by a faux chef, and Cody Willard sits at a bar. More »
Small Screen
Palin Wins Battle In Letterman War
6:29AM Pareene | Oh good, the people looking to get David Letterman fired because they don’t like his monologue (admittedly it is usually pretty hacky but that is part of the charm!) just cost him one (1) internet advertiser. More »
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