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Time Warner Cable to Carry Al Jazeera America
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 8:33am | 646Read More...Reversing an August decision to drop the Qatar-owned network when it took over Current, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) agreed Thursday to carry Al Jazeera America according to The New York Times. This deal provides the broadcaster exposure to millions of additional households, first in New York...
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The Case Against: The Today Show
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 2:43pm | 668Read More...'The Case Against' is a recurring analysis of why a company, person or other business venture is not a good long-term investment. All opinions are the author's and are not a recommendation to buy or sell any stocks, bonds or other financial instruments. The Today Show may pull in nearly $500...
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Are You Ready For Cops With Wearable Cameras?
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 2:37pm | 619Read More...With television shows like MSNBC’s Caught on Camera, the world is quite familiar with police cruiser dashboard cams depicting car chases, belligerent drivers and even daring rescues. Now, thanks to a federal judge’s ruling on the New York Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy...
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Landmark Surgery for ALS Patient Ted Harada Set for Today
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 7:50am | 315Read More...When Neuralstem (NYSE: CUR) announced that it had been successful in reversing the progression of ALS in 39-year-old Ted Harada, many wondered if researchers were finally on the cusp of a cure. Gizmodo chronicled the impressive story of the man, who showed signs of recovery last year after...
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Comcast's New Unit for News Properties
Friday, July 20, 2012 - 1:49pm | 481Read More...According to a Wall Street Journal article, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) created a new unit to hold the news outlets at the company's majority owned NBCUniversal. The company also headed a veteran executive to run the unit. The new unit will include NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC, and the Weather Channel. The...
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Comcast Launches New Site After Ending Microsoft Deal
Monday, July 16, 2012 - 8:28am | 476Read More...Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), NBC's new owner, has officially terminated the network's deal with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). The dissolution of their arrangement has led to some noticeable changes to MSNBC.com, which now redirects to NBCNews.com. Comcast is heavily promoting the switch with banner ads...
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Lowe's Finds No Publicity IS BAD Publicity On TLC's "All-American Muslims"
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 8:20am | 682Read More...How many idiots does it take to screw in a light bulb? If by “light bulb” you mean Lowe's good will, and by “screw in” you mean to just straight screw, then the answer is: all those in the company's media-buying department. The “brightest” bulbs in said department decided to yank company...
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Is Target Being a Grinch This Holiday Season?
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 11:17am | 1080Read More...Target to the Salvation Army: You're not welcome at Christmas dinner! Or any other time of the year, for that matter. Since 2004, Target (NYSE: TGT) has praised and supported The Salvation Army while simultaneously keeping its bell ringers from standing outside its doors. The company has...
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"Greedy Bastards": A Review of Dylan Ratigan's views on the Financial Crisis
Monday, November 21, 2011 - 12:31am | 1039Read More...Dylan Ratigan, MSNBC's financial expert, has written a book about how markets have become perverse. It is an interesting example of how strange “competition” has become. One oddity presented itself on the cover of the package in which the book arrived. The cover proclaimed “Simon & Schuster...
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Redheads Get Premature Ejection from Sperm Bank
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 11:21am | 353Read More...Once again, redheads are discriminated against for being extra awesome. Last month, MSNBC reported that the world's largest sperm bank, Cryos International, had pulled the plug on donations from redheaded men. “Demand for redheads is still high in Ireland, according the clinic, but apparently it'...
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FOX News Abolishes CNN and MSNBC for the 39th Consecutive Quarter
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 4:36pm | 447Read More...Even primetime (non-news) shows are losing to FOX News Channel. Yes, that's right. Primetime dramas are losing to FNC. More on that later. First, let's look at what the network has accomplished in its own market: according to Nielsen Media Research, FNC has been the most-watched news channel for...
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MSNBC Beats CNN in Primetime for Q3 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 11:43am | 124Read More...MSNBC continued to top CNN in primetime for 3rd quarter of 2011, finishing ahead of the formerly dominant news network for the 8th consecutive quarter. MSNBC continues to top CNN in the mornings as well, with “Morning Joe” beating “American Morning” for the seventh consecutive quarter. MSNBC topped...
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Nicole Lapin: Smart, Sexy and Nothing But Gold
Friday, September 9, 2011 - 2:05pm | 607Read More...The CNBC anchor and Smile Ambassador is entering the next chapter in her life. That chapter is Nothing But Gold, a new multimedia production company that Nicole Lapin launched with one simple goal in mind: to create “accessible financial content across various platforms.” “Reporting during what...
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Would "Olbermann & Beck" Be The Greatest TV News Show Ever?
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 10:56am | 272Read More...According to Forbes, research conducted by Marketing Evaluations, a company which surveys consumers about their opinions on people and brands, proves that both Glenn Beck and Keith Olbermann generate far more negative than positive feeling. Big surprise, right? But this is interesting, because if...
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Status Updates from the Other Side
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 4:11pm | 244Read More...Have you ever thought about updating your status on Facebook after you die? Well, wonder no more. IfIDie.net is a new Facebook application that lets you record a message that will only be broadcast after you croak. (Or until hackers get hold of your Facebook page – whichever happens first.) The...
