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Obama Still Outgunning Romney in TV Ads Romney ads close the gap in October

President Barack Obama's campaign is still outgunning Mitt Romney's in TV ads, in both volume and in spending, by more than 2 to 1. From April through Oct. 29, the…

November 02 2012

Information Diet: Chuck Todd NBC's chief White House correspondent taps into Twitter, downloads newspapers on his iPad

Specs Age 40 Accomplishments NBC News political director and chief White House correspondent; host of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC Base Washington, D.C. What’s the first information you consume in the morning? I wake up somewhere…

November 02 2012

Stormy Weather: Analyst Downgrades Ad Market on Sandy Fears Storm may have cost media industry half a billion dollars

Already looking rocky at the start of the fourth quarter, the media economy this week was dealt a staggering blow by Hurricane Sandy. In disrupting local TV and radio broadcasts and…

November 01 2012

Three Media Congloms Make Hefty Sandy Donations News Corp. and Viacom pitch in $1M each; Disney throws in $2 million

The Walt Disney Company is in a generous mood these days. The day after plunking down $4 billion for Star Wars and Indiana Jones owner Lucasfilm Entertainment, Disney has donated $2 million to Hurricane…

November 01 2012

TV Political Ad Spending Up More Than 80% in October TV on track to top nearly $3.4 billion

With less than a week to go before election day, the campaigns and PACs have opened the political fire hose even wider. So far this year through Oct. 21, more…

November 01 2012

Is Netflix for Sale? Analyst says Carl Icahn 'will likely pursue a path to control'

Carl Icahn's investment firm disclosed a 9.98 percent stake in Netflix to the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday. Is he going to push the company to sell? That's the rumor…

November 01 2012

Networks Top Ratings With Storm Coverage CNN's Marciano brings power to locals, Weather Channel surges

CNN may have had its troubles in recent months, but it's gaining ground in terms of pure goodwill. Network meteorologist Rob Marciano was out on Wednesday with a satellite truck…

October 31 2012

N.Y. Media Fumbles, Fights Its Way Through Sandy Twitter jerk fools CNN, Letterman and Fallon tape shows, Gossip Girl grounded

It was the biggest storm in New York in nearly 80 years, and while most of the city's media were prepared to meet the challenge, some were not. For example,…

October 30 2012

Video Gallery: Live From Hurricane Sandy TV news reporters get a little 'swept away' in coverage of fierce storm

TV news reporters—especially those of the meteorological persuasion—are the first to admit they live to cover severe weather. Flying into action nearly as fast as police, fire and emergency services…

October 30 2012

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