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Jun30
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Of the major broadcast networks, Fox (NYSE:NWS-A) continues to draw the youngest viewership by a wide margin, as the average age of those tuning into the network was 44 for the 2007-2008 season. In contrast, CBS (NYSE:CBS-A) has the oldest audience watching, with 54 being the average age of those watching. Next is ABC (NYSE:DIS) with 50, and NBC (NYSE:GE) right behind at 49. The CW, which almost no one watches, skews younger at 34. The numbers from the study by Magna Global, don't include the viewers using DVRs, which typically brings the numbers a little lower, as normally younger people use them.
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Jun29
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As people look for less expensive forms of entertainment, the movie theater has become a big hit again, as viewers are coming out in droves so far this summer as the price of gasoline and some food items continue to...
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Jun28
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The experiment by Activision to launch a Guitar Hero video game as a niche band, will be interesting to watch to see if there is a large enough market to support the initiative. In this case, they're working with Aerosmith,...
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Jun27
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The upcoming release of "Hancock," which was created to be some type of dark, anti-hero to the populur superhero genre, will end up being a unmitigated disaster when released over the July 4 weekend. There will probably be some frontloaded...
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Jun26
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One of the leading business blog networks in the world, Know More Media, will again be sponsoring the Blogworld & New Media Expo. It is billed as "The first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting...
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All the distraction caused by the sexual escapades of CBS (NYSE:CBS) reporter Laura Logan has ended with her being reassigned to a new Washington gig as chief foreign-affairs correspondent. That's all she needed. If she had no restraint in Iraq,...
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Jun25
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Sonny Landham, probably best known for his role in "Predator," has decided to run as a Libertarian candidate for the US Senate seat in Kentucky. His opponents are the formidable Mitch McConnell and Democrat Bruce Lunsford. Landham calls McConnell "Boss...
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Jun24
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Not even close to recovering from the disastrous writers' strike, now the actors' unions are heading for a possible shut down as well, as the unions and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) haven't been able to...
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Jun23
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The humorist of the counterculture, George Carlin, has died at the age of 71 of heart failure. His humor even led to a Supreme Court decision that ended in the television restrictions we have today. Anybody alive at the time...
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Jun22
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Once again critics and trackers were proved wrong this year, as the comedy "Get Smart," starring Steve Carell did far better than expected on its opening weekend, and finished in first place with a $39.2 million take. The film was...
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Jun21
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Scott Kalitta perished when his Toyota Solara exploded into flames at about 300 mph. Kalitta, who had 18 career victories, was 46. "We are deeply saddened and want to pass along our sincere condolences to the entire Kalitta family," the...
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Friday night's Camp Rock on the Disney Channel (NYSE: DIS) drew an average of 8.9 million viewers in the 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. slot, to make it the most-watched cable entertainment show so far in 2008. Those numbers came...
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Citing a 2001 agreement with their licensing partner DIC Entertainment Holdings (pronounced Deek), American Greetings Corp. (NYSE:AM) won a temporary restraining order against them being sold to Cookie Jar Group, based in Toronto, Canada. The Cookie Jar Group is a...
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Jun20
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Rising star Selena Gomez says rumors that she and Miley Cyrus are fighting behind the scenes is completed untrue. The rumors swirl around the tattered image of Cyrus, who has made some poor decisions in releasing images of herself over...
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Evidently the moves by her philandering husband Peter Cook in the name of protecting the couple's two young children, has Christie Brinkley mad, and she's insisting upon a public trial for their divorce proceedings; something Cook has went to the...
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Jun19
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Just like on its TV platform, American Idol for Fox (NYSE:NWS-A) leads the way for visits to its counterpart Web site. The show's Web site enjoyed an 11 percent market share during the week ending June 14.Fox ended with three...
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The Spears clan has now added their latest edition to the family, as 17-year-old Jamie Lynn has given birth to a baby girl she's named Maddie Briann Spears. The father of the baby is Casey Aldridge. Aldridge and Jamie Lynn...
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Jun18
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Reliance ADA Group of India is close to investing between $500 to $600 Million in Dreamworks SKG, about half the amount Steven Spielberg is looking for to release himself and the company from Paramount Pictures (NYSE:VIA-B). Since the acquisition of...
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You have to have more respect of Jessica Simpson who wore an in-your-face shirt saying "Real Girls Eat Meat." The fading PETA organization almost had a hard attack over the issue, as they said on their blog that Simpson was...
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Jun17
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In an interview wih Meredith Vieira on the "Today" show, Miley Cyrus' dad Billy Ray said he didn't approve of the photo taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz. Of course it was naive of him to think anything different would have...
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To help myself and our network out, I'm asking you a favor: Would you take part in a quick survey that literally takes about one or two minutes to perform? The survey is completely private, and asks 10 or less...
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There have been a few people attempting to salvage what already looks like another failed attempt to bring another Internet hit to television. This time around it's the story of a real call girl who blogged her story on the...
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Jun16
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Whoever won the U.S. Open was going to make history, as if Tiger Woods won, he would join Jack Nicklaus as the only other player to win the U.S. Open three times, on the other hand, if Rocco Mediate would...
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Jun15
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While it didn't have a lot of competition, it still surprised me that Marvel's latest offering of "The Incredible Hulk" did as well as it did at the box office this weekend. With the first big screen adaptation being about...
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Jun14
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A number of leaders in the Hindu community worldwide are mulling over the prospect of boycotting Viacom (NYSE:VIA-B) and Paramount products because of outrage over the film "The Love Guru." The vast majority of complaints by Hindu leaders, including Rajan...
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Jun13
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The host of "Meet the Press" and author Tim Russert died suddenly today of a heart attack. Russert was 58.He collapsed while at work, recording voice overs at the NBC (NYSE:GE) Washington bureau for the Sunday edition of "Meet the...
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Saying she has less than six months to live, former Charles Manson family member Susan Atkins has requested to be released from prison. Atkins has evidently had a leg amputated and has brain cancer.The California Institution for Women in Corona...
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Jun12
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The branding of Tiger Woods by golfing officials in the U.S. has paid off handsomely in numbers, as when Woods is a factor in the final rounds of the U.S. Open, viewership skyrockets; when he's not, they fall back to...
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Jun11
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The usual mixed reviews are accompanying the soon-to-be release of M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening." Reviews of course don't mean much anymore, as people increasingly attend to make up their minds themselves. It's the response of those initial moviegoers that...
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There was no official reason given why Martha Stewart Omnimedia (NYSE:MSO) CEO Susan Lyne stepped down, but from the time she took over the company, until today, the stock has plunged by three-quarters of its value. She will also be...
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Jun10
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In a move to gain more control of Dreamworks (NYSE:DWA) again, Steven Spielberg has the goal of raising $1 billion so he can get back ownership of the movies the company makes.Under the current circumstance, Spielberg has lost a lot...
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Jun 9
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Along with her husband Cash Warren, Jessica Alba gave birth to her first child today, named Honor Marie Warren.The couple met on the set of "The Fantastic Four" in 2005, where Warren was the director's assistant.When asked by Fit Pregnancy...
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Jun 7
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Jim McKay, who was a fixture for American sports, died today at 86 (some reports say 87). McKay was best known for his reporting when the Israeli athletes were murdered by the terrorist Black September group in the 1972 Munich...
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Jun 6
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While NBC (NYSE:GE) is touting it being the first broadcaster to sell its inventory in the upfront, I see it more as a negative than a positive for the network. The reason it sold out first was its lower value,...
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Jun 5
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Only 11 other horses have done it, and none since 1978, as Big Brown and jockey Kent Desormeaux attempt to become the 12th combo to win the Triple Crown in history on Saturday. The last Triple Crown winner was Affirmed.Oddsmakers...
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Jun 4
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Ed McMahon, the former mainstay on the Johnny Carson show is in trouble with his home in Beverly Hills, as he is behind by at least $644,000 on his payments. The existing loan is listed at $4.8 million, with McMahon's...
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Jun 3
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...or should I say, for "provoking discrimination and racial hatred." Gee, all she said was Muslims were destroying France. In a letter in December 2006 to then Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who is now the French President, Bardot wrote that...
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Jun 2
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Bo Diddley, who was an original in music, and considered one of the fathers of rock 'n' roll, died today at 79. Even though he had a tremendous influence on rock music, you definitely couldn't call him only a rock...
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Jun 1
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While last week went on, it was becoming clear that the weekend opener for "Sex and the City" was going to be significant in that at some ticket outlets 92 percent of sales went for the film. But with almost...
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