Taco Bell was just the beginning! Yesterday GM pulled their Chevy Volt ads from Skins, MTV's controversial teen sex show. Today Wrigleys gum and H&R Block followed suit, reports... MORE»
Countdown host Keith Olbermann had been negotiating his exit from MSNBC for weeks, reports The New York Times. MSNBC came close to firing him over the political campaign donations in November, and Olbermann was conspicuously absent from an NBC event this... MORE»
As only he could, Keith Olbermann quit his top-rated MSNBC show Countdown last night with quite the... MORE»
Put away your dong shots, A.J. Daulerio--that nonsense is for the regular season. It's Superbowl time, time to summon the energy to talk about television commercials with a fervor inconceivable throughout the rest of the calendar year. And we're off to a good start. Fox has rejected a commercial from anti-Obama tee-shirt company JesusHatesObama.com, reports The Huffington... MORE»
The Golden Globes are perhaps the most superficial of high-profile award shows. They are almost transparently so -- the winners are honored, yes, but everyone's in on the charade. The awards go to some people but not others and everyone smiles and claps. The Golden Globes, then, are really just an excuse to play dress up. And the actual ceremony is only part of the fun, what with the preparties, afterparties and after-after parties.... MORE»
A tow-headed Brooklyn band called The Gregory Brothers markets itself by posting humor videos on YouTube, including some that autotune and remix clips from local news shows. They scored a real hit with "Bed Intruder," which has been viewed more than 67 million times (see below). The video uses a clip of a man named Antoine Dodson delivering a warning to a criminal at large who has intruded upon his family's home in... MORE»
Right-leaning news magazine and website Newsmax has brought on Steve Coz, formerly of American Media Inc., as editorial director, reports Keith Kelly. According to company chief Christopher Ruddy, Newsmax revenue has grown 50 percent this year, from $34 million to $51 million, and it's doing so by targeting a demographic advertisers are historically allergic to: senior... MORE»
Here's a rare, happy story from the book world to start the weekend off. American Rose author Karen Abbott has left Random House and will return to her first editor, Julia Cheiffetz, who is now at the Harper imprint of... MORE»
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has resigned from his post as director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron, reports BBC. Coulson left News of the World when his royal editor was jailed for hacking into cell phones. Coulson took responsibility for the events but maintained that he had not known it was going... MORE»
Meetup.com is announcing something big next week. They're calling it "New Meetup," and more than 1,000 people have RSVP'ed to a secretive event at Irving Plaza. The coming of "New Meetup" means the site you see today could soon be referred to as "Old Meetup." And Meetup is old--about nine years old in fact. Meetup is like the grandfather of the New York tech scene, and that's how cofounder Matt Meeker... MORE»
Taco Bell has decided to pull its commercials from MTV's sexy teen sex show Skins, reports The Hollywood Reporter. "Upon further review, we've decided that the show is not a fit for our brand and have moved our advertising to other MTV programming," Taco Bell spokesman Rob Poetsch... MORE»
With all the high-traffic stories about self-centered celebrities getting in trouble for refusing to turn off their phones when they fly, the timing is perfect for a "Will my cell phone really crash this plane?" explainer piece. The New York Times thought so and ran a piece by Christine Negroni (good fake name alert) on January... MORE»
When the long awaited metered paywall goes up at The New York Times website, full acess will be less than $20 per month, someone familiar to the situation told Bloomberg. Last month Times president Scott Heekin-Canedy said the price would be comparable to the Kindle subscription, which is $20 per month. A print subscription is $46.80 per month. kstoeffel@observer.com ::... MORE»
Warren Buffett will step down from the board of The Washington Post Company when his term expires in May, reports The Washington Post. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is the largest, though not controlling, shareholder in the company, and Buffett has been on the board for 26 years. He says he will continue to informally advise The Washington Post Company as... MORE»
Qwiki, a startup that generates video profiles of any subject in real time, has raised an $8 million A round. Eduardo Saverin, made famous by The Social Network's depiction of him as the victim of a scheming Mark Zuckerberg, led the round. Saverin's investment in Qwiki was very founder friendly, according to Erick Schonfeld at Techcrunch. Founders Doug Imbruce and Louis Monier, along with seed investor Bobby Yazdani, retain the only voting board... MORE»
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