Facebook Hires Envoys to Court New York Media
Facebook hosted a dinner last week for big Web publishers. Tina Brown was in attendance, along with reps from ESPN, The New York Times and Conde Nast. According to Peter Kafka at All Things D, it's...
View ArticleIt's Time for a Crazy Video of Hudson Yards
Related's Steve Ross is determined to get his Hudson Yards mega-development built. The developer began demolition work earlier this year, and a slew of new renderings has been trickling out online. He...
View ArticleJon Stewart's Wrist Lacerated by Instant Karma
Traditional media companies, the FCC's "Future of Media Report" has nothing to offer you. [WSJ] Time Warner is in talks to buy the American version of OK! magazine, which is like a British version...
View ArticleMorning Links: Former Schwarzenegger Mistress Sues Gawker
Gawker's retraction of their flubbed Arnold Schwarzenegger love child story wasn't good enough for the former flight attendant Tammy Tousignant, whom it wrongly identified as the most recent...
View ArticleCNN Acquires iPad News App Zite
(via Mashable) CNN has acquired San Francisco-based tech company Zite, CNN Worldwide president Jim Walton announced today. Zite is a free news app for iPads that collects user data to curate (or...
View ArticleDigital Advertising Executive Laura Lang Named CEO of Time Inc
Digitas digital ad firm CEO Laura Lang has been picked to run Time Inc., Time Warner's magazine business, reports the Wall Street Journal. Time Warner had been looking for a magazine chief since...
View ArticleTime for a Garden Party, If They’ll Have It
While the football Giants will claim lots of attention in the coming days as they prepare to face the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, let’s not forget that there are a couple of other New York...
View ArticleAl Fayed Shopping 75 Rockefeller Plaza
The real estate investor and British department store tycoon Mohamed Al Fayed is exploring a sale of the Manhattan office tower 75 Rockefeller Plaza. According to executives who have been briefed on...
View ArticleThe Hits Keep Coming: Even After Cancellation, Luck’s Losing Streak Continues...
The nightmare just won't end for 'Luck' (HBO) No wonder HBO turned down The Corrections...they probably can't afford it! Yesterday, the news broke that Luck, the David Milch/Michael Mann show that was...
View ArticleDirecTv, Dish Network, and Time Warner: A Guide to How Your Cable Provider...
Time Warner, Dish Network, and DirecTv: the summer of their discontent Several of us watching Jersey Shore reruns last night suffered a rude shock when DirecTv rudely cut off our programming at...
View ArticleTime Inc. Names Joe Ripp New CEO
(Patrick McMullan) Joseph Ripp will become the new CEO of Time Inc., the company announced on Monday. Mr. Ripp will start in September, shortly before the print division is spun off from Time Warner....
View ArticleEditorial: A Pointless Cable War
At a critical point during the Cold War, when it looked as though mutually assured destruction was just a crisis away, President Kennedy had his staff read Barbara Tuchman’s great book about the...
View ArticleTime Warner Is Offering Free Antennae and Amazon Gift Cards to Make You...
One could say that Time Warner subscribers have been living ~under the dome~ since early August, when the cable provider cut off access to CBS. In an effort to justify that $150 monthly bill, Time...
View ArticleBuilding Superintendents Can Get Free Time Warner Cable If They Snoop On...
You’re going to want to stab another few pins into your Time Warner voodoo doll after hearing this one. For years, the cable conglomerate has been offering discounted (or even free) service to...
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