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Disney Vetting Video

BY Kevin OhannessianMon Apr 10, 2006 at 1:27 PM

Disney announced that it would be offering videos of subsidiary ABC's television shows at the ABC.com Website as a two-month trial. This is in addition to the shows being sold on iTunes. Unlike on iTunes, where the shows cost $1.99 ...READ»

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Kong on Your Computer

BY Kevin OhannessianMon Apr 3, 2006 at 3:12 PM

It's about time. Hollywood studios are finally beginning to sell films online(registration required) the same day they are released to DVD. Two sites, Movielink and CinemaNow, will feature hundreds of titles from a variety of ...READ»

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March Madness

Wed Mar 8, 2006 at 10:20 AM

Oral Roberts fans rejoice! Now you, too, will be able to catch all of that exciting NCAA Tournament first-round action. If you weren't convinced that new technology will change the way we watch TV, maybe this will change your mind. ...READ»

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Video Games: The New Hollywood?

BY Heath RowSat Feb 18, 2006 at 12:47 PM

Today's Wall Street Journal features an awesome article on how video games are reshaping the entertainment business. The piece features a list of the 25 most powerful people in the industry. Several companies previously profiled in ...READ»

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Plagiarism 2.0

BY Kevin OhannessianTue Jan 17, 2006 at 3:55 PM

Wikipedia is attracting attention again. One of the online encyclopedia's editors noticed that a column by a Honolulu Star Bulletin entertainment reporter, Tim Ryan, plagiarized a Wikipedia entry. Soon editors found Ryan had ...READ»

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Good Grief!

Tue Dec 6, 2005 at 11:33 AM

There's a good article in today's Los Angeles Times about the most commercial non-commercial holiday special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," which airs tonight on ABC. (Full disclosure: Keep watching ABC for a few more hours, and ...READ»

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Dumb Ad Medium of the Day

BY Danielle SacksTue Sep 27, 2005 at 3:55 PM

Just when you thought there was no virgin ad space left (fresh fruit, babies, town names), today's adrants gives props to what I'll call "the new advertising medium gimmick of the day." Ready folks: parking lot stripes ("special ...READ»

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On a Lighter Note: Work-Related Movies

BY David LidskyThu Sep 1, 2005 at 2:53 PM

If you need a break from all the hurricane coverage on TV, Turner Classic Movies launches its series of work-themed movies, every Thursday night this month. The series kicks off tonight with movies set in the corporate world. At 8 ...READ»

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Ziggy Zaggy

BY Jennifer ReingoldTue Aug 23, 2005 at 3:53 PM

They're baaack! According to today's Wall Street Journal, those fascinating but ultimately disappointing financial instruments called Bowie Bonds are making a comeback, thanks to the tremendous growth in digital song downloads. ...READ»

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How NOT to Succeed in Business

BY Kevin OhannessianThu Aug 18, 2005 at 1:14 PM

On Tuesday, Profit, an obscure TV series, was released on DVD. The 1996 drama followed the exploits of a Machiavellian sociopath named Jim Profit, as he manipulated his way up the ladder in the acquisitions department of fictional ...READ»

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