Topic: Television

Grover Goes Global

In its new fund-raising campaign, Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind Sesame Street, is highlighting its role in the global media marketplace: it calls Sesame Street the “longest street in the world – a boulevard ...READ»

Welcome to the Real World

Imagine that you've spent the last five years in cultural exile, and you've never seen an episode of a reality TV series. Why, you would be... me. Until last week, that is, when I finally decided to immerse myself in the medium. ...READ»

Google Gussies Up With Dish for TV Search Service

Thanks to a hook-up with satellite TV provider Dish Network, Google is getting into the TV search business. The project, which neither Google or Dish are commenting on, will use new set-top boxes that run on Android, and is aiming ...READ»

GSA and The Price Is Right

Play The Price Is Right on your Nintendo Wii or PC!READ»

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How Can I Watch Satellite Direct TV On My Computer

How can I watch satellite direct TV on my computer? You are not alone if you find yourself asking this question. In fact, there are many people who are searching for an answer to this question. A quick check at Yahoo Overture ...READ»

What Do Glenn Beck and American Idol Have In Common?

With consumer outrage at financial institutions egregious misconduct, there has been a renewed attitude about good vs. evil. This polarization has reflected in pop culture with such films as Monsters VS Aliens and web sensations like Red VS. Blue. However, the top TV shows of 2009 illustrate that it's more complicated than just black and white, good vs. evil -- everyone has their own winner. Increasingly, we want get behind "our guy or girl" and cheer them on. The Cheers and Jeers trend is about being passionate and getting behind people...READ»

'Top Chef: Just Desserts': Can Cable Stand Another Cupcake Show?

When Fast Company listed non-chefs Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz among the most creative people in food, we praised them for producing Top Chef. Now, says Variety, they're getting their Just Desserts. The Top Chef spin-off, set to ...READ»

Why Online Branded Entertainment Should Study Soap Operas

With so many companies in the past few years talking about producing online video and other forms of "branded entertainment," I'm amazed by how people often talk about these trends as if they are new. Radio and early television was ...READ»

Conan O'Brien Pulls a Leno on Lopez, Heads to TBS for 11 p.m. Show in November

TBS just got a little oranger.According to a Time Warner press release, pale, string-dancing late night comic Conan O'Brien is heading to TBS, and will be bumping George Lopez's Lopez Tonight to midnight. Conan has been trying to ...READ»

Cut Your Cable: Hulu's Top 10 TV Shows

1 Family Guy You can get the five most recent episodes and more than 300 clips of Seth MacFarlane's crude cartoon. Hulu's most-watched episode as of September: "Stew-roids." 2 The Office The show is also among NBC's ...READ»

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NBC's Not-So-Subliminal Green Messages Revealed

Anyone who watches 30 Rock, The Office, Community, or any other number of NBC shows has probably figured out that the network is trying to slip positive messages about sustainability into its programming. And in fact, NBC Universal ...READ»

Score One for the Television Set

For years, television has been getting the short end of the proverbial stick, struggling while its content shifts more and more to the Internet, where people can watch almost anything, anytime. That shift, however, appears to be ...READ»

Watch Free Movies Online

Watch Free Movies Online - watch movies, TV shows, TV series, cartoons and animations online for free and without download.READ»

Corporate Feud, Quest for the Best, and GSA Squares

Which game show is right for your corporate event?READ»

Late-Night Spat Good for NBC's Bottom Line, Creative Types, Ice-T

So far all this NBC mishegas has cost the network and its affiliates plenty of dough, not to mention programming credibility, viewer goodwill and general pop culture coolness. Some estimates have pegged Jay Leno's move to 10 p.m. as ...READ»

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Fast Talk: Night Stalker

Jimmy Kimmel Live's Jill Leiderman on how to run a late-night talk show.READ»

Voyage of Discovery

Discovery Communications (DCI) which airs Dirty Jobs has more than 100 TV networks reaching 1.5 billion subscribers. Here are four of DCI's key properties.READ»

Will the Indian Media Bubble Burst Soon?

For the first time in a decade, newspaper readership in India has declined. Even the seemingly booming TV news industry may be suffering from overcapacity. Are these early signs of the Indian media bubble burst? Round 1 results of ...READ»

Answer: Who Was Steven Dorfman?

Question: Name the most prolific writer for the TV game show "Jeopardy!" Dorfman, who wrote more than 50,000 clues during his nearly 20 years on staff, died earlier this week. I came across his obituary today and wondered how many ...READ»

Viacom Yanks "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" Off Hulu

The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are two of the most popular shows available at Hulu, and have even come to represent the possibilities of the service--personally speaking, I hit up Hulu most mornings specifically to catch ...READ»

American Idol to Capture New Howard Stern Audience

From the on-air personality that brought Fart Man and has a tumultuous history with the FCC, Howard Stern is moving to prime time? American Idol is moving into its 8th season and adding a lightening rod personality like...READ»

Merger Mania II

While Comcast continues to woo Disney, the Mouse House acquires the Muppets from the Jim Henson Co. The deal does not include the Sesame Street characters, which were purchased by Sesame Workshop two years ago. Comcast officials ...READ»

Fast Talk: Connecting the Dots

Lauren Zalaznick President, Bravo New York, New York Lauren Zalaznick, 43, combines reality shows such as Project Runway and Top Chef with deep tie-in Web sites to keep viewers glued to Bravo on screens both big and ...READ»

Satellite Direct TV :: Free Live TV On Internet

Satellite TV has been known for quite some time now. But then again, to watch satellite TV on PC is something new. Now you may ask: Why watch satellite TV on your computer when you can watch it using the dish system?If you watch ...READ»