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Jimmy Kimmel Invites Gary Oldman To Perform Dramatic Reading Of Jersey Shore Recap

The comedy genre "serious actor delivers dramatic reading of frivolous thing" has certainly expanded in volume of works in the past few years more than it had since William Shatner invented it with his reciting of "Rocket Man" (incidentally, he probably single-handedly revived it with the Sarah Palin tweet collection). And...

Dan Abrams Admits Fascination With Baby-To-Be’s ‘Weiner’ On Live With Kelly

As regular readers know by now, Mediaite founder Dan Abrams is looking forward to being a first-time dad soon, something he was more than happy to talk about Monday morning as he co-hosted Live! With Kelly alongside seasoned mom Kelly Ripa. And, surprise, he’s going to have a bouncing baby boy! (Which, you know. Aw....

‘Food Stamp President’ Obama Tells Diane Sawyer That Most Of The Food Stamps Came From Bush

In an interview with Diane Sawyer airing tonight, President Obama laughed off Jan Brewer's claims that he with aggressive with her, joking that he's "usually accused of not being intense enough" and pointing out that it's always good for a Republican to tell people they fought with him. However, there was one...

Hasselbeck Fed Up Over NBC’s Handling Of Debate: ‘Dare We Not Let Anyone Applaud For A Republican?’

The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck is none too happy with how the folks at NBC handled last night's GOP debate in Florida, calling the debate "crappy" and accusing the network of displaying an anti-Republican bias.

How Social Media, Collaboration Fueled Reports on Australia’s Refugees

An innovative Australian public journalism project has partnered student reporters and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation with a refugee support agency and a social media startup.The aim of the project, #ReportingRefugees, was to t...

Study: Old-School TV Viewing Is Still Growing

A range of on-demand viewing options—and some new platforms to watch that content on—has traditional television watching on the run, right? Well, not quite. The average number of hours Americans spend every week sitting on the couch watching terrestrial, cable and satellite television continues to rise, according to a new year-end report from Turner Networks.

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Study: Old-School TV Viewing Is Still Growing

A range of on-demand viewing options—and some new platforms to watch that content on—has traditional television watching on the run, right? Well, not quite. The average number of hours Americans spend every week sitting on the couch watching terrestrial, cable and satellite television continues to rise, according to a new year-end report from Turner Networks.

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"Soft" Ad Sales Ding Hulu’s 2011 Growth

Revenue grew 60 percent last year, to $420 million. That's big, but it's also less than the company expected.

Is Dish Punching the Networks With Its Supersized DVR?

No new paradigm shifter from the satellite TV guys. But their new autorecording DVR seems like it's trying to steal some thunder from Hulu, at the very least.

As Major Companies Plan Blackout Protest, Where Has The Mainstream Media Been On Coverage Of SOPA?

Congress is set to return later this month, and one of the most hotly contested pieces of legislation it will be facing is the Stop Online Piracy Act. The bill was authored by Republican Lamar Smith, and has received bipartisan support and opposition in the House. There has been a lot of talk about internet-...

Dish Gets Ready to Serve Up Broadband and a Giant DVR

A pre-CES leak reveals some cool stuff, but not the Web-based cable killer some of you are rooting for.

Rob Lowe Predicts The ‘New Republican Ticket’: Romney/Santorum

With all the talk of the ongoing battle between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, at least one person thinks the two will be able to patch it up. That person is Rob Lowe who predicted that the two front runners would become "the new Republican ticket" when stopping by Good Morning America.