Millions of sports fans in the Northeast are in danger of missing the World Series and other programs in the wake of a dispute between Cablevision and Fox TV. But some consumers are turning to ivi TV, a rapidly growing re-broad…
MySpace will launch an original Web series focused on the so-called Jerk urban dance movement.
The series, “Jerk All-Stars” will consist of 14 episodes of several minutes each, with the series debuting next month Reuters reported. Sprite will be the exclusive sponsor.
Jerk, or Jerkin’, is a dance movement that originated in Los Angeles. Dancers wear skinny jeans and brightly colored…
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MySpace to Launch Web Series ‘Jerk All-Stars’ originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:58:00.
Despite a slip in its ratings dip and the loss of man-we-love-to-hate Simon Cowell, American Idol remains the most expensive show on TV for advertisers. Why are they willing to pay close to half a million dollars for a 30-secon…
Three million households in the New York area were left without Fox programming this weekend as a contract dispute between Cablevision Systems (CVC) and News Corp. (NWS) rumbled on.
Millions of New York sports fans were unable to watch the Phillies play baseball on Saturday night and the Giants play football on Sunday, The New York Times reported.
The two companies are struggling to…
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Contract Dispute Left Millions Without Fox Network Over Weekend originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:25:00.
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British newspapers and the BBC wrote a letter to the U.K. government asking it to examine Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take over British Sky Broadcasting Group, saying the deal could harm the public interest.
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