RupertMurdoch-related stories
Posted Aug 11th 2009 9:03AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: News, Industry, Celebrities, Reality-Free
It seems the never-ending feud between Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly has become a kangaroo boxing match. The worst thing you can do is get in the middle of it.
That's exactly what the parent owners of Fox News and MSNBC tried to do when they arranged a "cease-fire" between them and their top-tier shows' "lieutenants."
The cease-fire, however, didn't last long. It's another case of the ol'
Rufus T. Firefly conundrum for peace. Either side might be willing to do whatever it takes to end this war, but they've already paid two months' rent on the battlefield.
Continue reading Olbermann, O'Reilly told to end personal feud, which just creates another feud
Posted Aug 6th 2009 9:25AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Industry, Programming, OpEd, Reality-Free
Rupert Murdoch thinks so. In fact, he's betting that folks will
pay to watch all of his television properties on their respective websites.
A friend of mine once suggested something like this. Basically, news would be free, but premium content online would come at a cost. Sort of like how stock quotes are delayed 20 minutes unless you pay a premium to see the prices instantly. And those with extreme political opinions, like sports fans, would pay any price to see their favorite commentators/players do their thing.
Continue reading Would you pay to watch Bill O'Reilly online?
Posted Mar 18th 2009 11:11AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Industry, 24, Reality-Free
Fox's charge to make
24 a completely green show is admirable.
It's not only expensive and harder to do than one might think, but it also flies in the face of
24's core audience. Of course, that's not its boldest effect. These days, pissing off the right wing is more "in" than Twittering about your Snuggie.
The boldest move is the effect these new measures could have on the body of the show in ways you may not expect. You might even see Jack Bauer tie a guy to a chair and hook up his nipples to a car battery to get him to admit he doesn't put his plastics and newspapers in separate recycling bins.
Continue reading Will 24's greener measures affect the show?
Posted Dec 21st 2007 9:02AM by Jay Black
Filed under: Industry, Web, WGA Strike
As the last few hours of our scripted entertainment disappear like canned foods in a fallout shelter, any new entertainment on the horizon is good news (unless, of course, you're talking about ABC's
Duel or the prospect of a
Tonight Show that rises and falls on Jay Leno's wit alone).
Today's offer of putrefied pond water to us thirsty masses is StrikeTV.com. Wired.com
is reporting that after the holidays, the striking writers will use the site to post "videos and other media supporting the strike." It's not much and, when you get right down to it, it's less "entertainment" than "snarky rhetoric," but hey, it's something.
Continue reading StrikeTV.com coming in 2008
Posted Feb 20th 2006 7:13PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: FOX, TV Royalty, Web
While ABC, NBC, and CBS have been quick to offer up shows on their websites and in iTunes, FOX has been mysteriously
silent about the whole
online
video craze. It's surprising, since FOX tends to take more chances and be more cutting-edge than its competitors.
Now we know why. Rupert Murdoch recently
told
Newsweek he's not convinced that putting television shows online is a good idea (I think NBC would
disagree).
Said Murdoch,
"We're not knocked out by iPod so far. We've talked to them, to Google and others. But how many people really want
to get video on a tiny screen when they already have TiVo or a similar service from their cable company or
DirecTV?"
Continue reading Rupert Murdoch doesn't see the benefit of online video
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