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  Thursday, July 03, 2008
 

Overnights
Two game shows sink in second week
ABC's 'Japanese Game Show' off 16 percent in 18-49s. NBC's 'Celebrity Family Feud' falls 17 percent but network wins night.


 

Cable
CNN and MSNBC up versus Fox News
Murdoch network reclaims top spot in the ratings in the second quarter, but rivals see major gains over the year-earlier period


 

Cable
What's way cool: Men behaving manly
You needn't wonder why you're seeing so many reality series like 'Deadliest Catch.' Just look to second-quarter cable ratings.


 

Television
In summer, DVR users turn to reality
Account for eight of the top 10 shows, including episodes of Fox's 'Hell's Kitchen' and ABC's 'Bachelorette,' but No. 1 was 'Lost.'


 

Magazines
Remembering New York's Clay Felker
A gifted editor, he founded New York Magazine in 1968 as a celebration of the city as he reinvented magazine journalism


 

TV This Week
Best tube bets this holiday weekend
Wednesday: Red Sox vs. Rays on ESPN; Thursday: Women’s semifinals at Wimbledon on NBC; Friday: Olympic swimming on NBC


 
     
     
 
News shorts
Revealed: U.S. group behind protest of Brit gay ad
Less dirty talk? FCC complaints tank in late 2007.
Three possible scenarios in the actors' negotiations
Programming: TV Land renews ‘Got the Look’
Study: Kids shows are kinder to overweight people
 
Web shorts
Warning: Outdated browsers invite attacks by hackers
Facebook defacing: Fake page tags woman a hooker
Ultimate DVR-busters: Cactus Kid and Cactus Girl
Latest newspaper threat: New online obit venture
 
People
Kevin Grieve becomes CEO of mobile marketing firm Mocapay
Bennett Zier becomes CEO of Air America Media
Jon Schulz becomes SVP at Specific Media
Paras Wadehra becomes senior developer at Avenue A | Razorfish
Charles Whatley rises to president of American Media Services-Interactive
Tom Baden becomes editor of the Connecticut Post
Joe Hagan and Vanessa Grigoriadis becomes contributing editors at Vanity Fair
Heather DiRubba becomes manager of publicity at History
Joe Jaffe becomes director of production at Domani Studios
Brett Paul and Sue Palladino become EVPs at Warner Bros. TV
Jackie Calmes becomes economic policy reporter at The New York Times
Jane E. Healy retiring as editorial page editor at the Orlando Sentinel
Four join the cast of USA’s ‘The Starter Wife’
Media Economy Newsletter
Tourism: Ad spending's up to promote closer destinations
Trucks: Ad spending tanks as sales slump over gas prices
Spot: Car dealers and discounters up spending
Toys: One area that's doing well in sales and ad spending
 
     
     
 
Yesterday's feature stories
Overnights: NBC's 'Nashville Star' hits a lower note
Sports TV: Ad-solid Tour de France, despite it all
Sports TV: But the hurt still runs deep for the race
Media economy: Hard times breed harder times for reps
New media: All the rage: 'I’m Voting Republican'
TV This Week: When young girls get in a family way
Overnights: NBC strokes its way to a Sunday win
Media economy: Outlook for ad spending takes new hit
Popcult: Perfect storm: Kids, phones, ads, free
Research: Among college kids, a new activist era
Out of Home: Your client's ad on screens at the mall
TV This Week: Game for baseball hearts to pine over
Overnights: On a sleepy Thursday, Fox wins night
Media economy: Why this upfront has been so strong
TV Preview: 'Dance Machine,' ABC's stealth bomb
Younger viewers: Among kids, gender's the great divide
Rachel speaks!: Rachel, I'm thinking of internet sales
TV This Week: Best tube bets this weekend
Overnights: NBC's 'Baby Borrowers' debut delivers
Radio: Buyers bet Don Imus won't get the axe
Research: Some good things to say about DVRs
Cable: 'Camp Rock': New kids on the block
Dayparts update: Hefty b'ball bounce for Jimmy Kimmel
TV This Week: Beasley and Rose, Mayo on the side
Overnights: A socko premiere for ABC's 'Wipeout'
Television: Soft upfront for Spanish-language TV
Television: Snoozer of a night for Daytime Emmys
     

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