CNBC Limbaugh Gives Burnett An “Attagirl” By Brian on Jul. 18, 2007 - 2:40 PM Rush Limbaugh gave an “attagirl” to CNBC correspondent Erin Burnett on his radio show yesterday. He was pleased to see the CNBC rising star delivering an upbeat report about the stock market’s performance on Tues ...
CNN Anderson “Dangerously Conflict Avoidant?” By Brian on Jul. 18, 2007 - 2:29 PM Page Six notes that Barry Diller called Anderson Cooper out on a panel he moderated recently. Apparently Howard Stringer called Steve Jobs greedy, and Cooper “suddenly changed the subject,” leading Diller to exclaim: & ...
NBC Lee Cowan On NBC Soon? By Brian on Jul. 18, 2007 - 12:01 PM Six months ago, two tipsters said CBS correspondent Lee Cowan was jumping to NBC News as a Chicago-based correspondent. His move was never officially announced, but Cowan made his NBC debut on Tuesday with a Nightly News piece abo ...
Ratings The Scoreboard: Monday, July 16 By Brian on Jul. 18, 2007 - 10:31 AM 25-54 demographic: (LS) Total day: FNC: 241 | CNN: 114 | MSNBC: 105 | HLN: 101 | CNBC: 58 Prime: FNC: 349 | CNN: 152 | MSNBC: 184 | HLN: 171 | CNBC: 50 5p: 6p: 7p: 8p: 9p: 10p: 11p: FNC Gibson: Hume: Shep: O’Reilly: H ...
NBC Gen. Wayne Downing, NBC Analyst, Dies By Brian on Jul. 18, 2007 - 9:39 AM Gen. Wayne Downing, NBC Analyst, Dies
CNBC From The Department Of Reading Too Much Into On-Air Decisions By Brian on Jul. 18, 2007 - 9:26 AM > Update: 2:41pm: Bartiromo was on vacation until Wednesday — otherwise, she would have been on Today and Nightly on Tuesday, a source close to Maria says… I admit I’m reading too much into this, but: Erin Bur ...
ABC ABC Has “Monetized” Gibson’s Gains By Brian on Jul. 18, 2007 - 9:02 AM Anne Sweeney, president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, expresses her affection for Charles Gibson in today’s Los Angeles Times. “Charlie is the real deal,” Sweeney says. “I had a strong belief in Charl ...
NBC Who Is Brian Williams Referring To? By Brian on Jul. 18, 2007 - 8:02 AM Quoting Brian Williams‘ blog entry: “Today was tempered — and later dominated — by the news of the grave illness of an important and dear friend. I will say more when I learn more, but it is an imminent los ...
Fox Biz Dow Jones Board Recommends Sale By Brian on Jul. 17, 2007 - 11:39 PM AP bulletin, 11:20pm: “Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, says its board has recommended that shareholders approve a sale of the company to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. media conglomerate for $5 ...
Fox Biz FBN Is A Better Abbreviation Than FBC By Brian on Jul. 17, 2007 - 11:35 PM On Tuesday, TVNewser asked: Why is Fox’s new network called Fox Business Network, and not the Fox Business Channel? A Fox insider explains: “The name Fox Business Channel would have been known as FBC, which is already ...