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  Monday, August 25, 2008
 

Overnights
Closing ceremonies dominate Sunday
NBC averages 23.6 million total viewers for final night of Games, nearly doubling 13 million for ABC, CBS and Fox combined


 

Sports TV
Beijing: Most-watched event of all time
The Summer Games top 211 million cumulative viewers for NBC by Saturday night, pushing them past the Atlanta Games in 1996


 

Popcult
In women's magazines, the way to love
Who would go by the advice they read in those titles? One writer did, and guess what? She got her life in order and found a man.


 

Out of Home
Your client reaching the saloon crowd
These days there are slews of ways to advertise in bars and clubs, from napkins to signs to ice cubes that light up with a logo


 

Survey
Who'll shine most at the conventions?
The broadcast and cable networks are all stepping up coverage. Is it too much? Which candidate has the best media strategy?


 

TV This Week
For 'Deal or No Deal,' an Olympic test
Fading NBC game show got heavy promotion during the Games, and a solid debut should lift lead-out 'America's Toughest Jobs'


 
     
     
 
News shorts
Study: Tweens spending more time with web than TV
Bad break: Former LATer sues ex after losing his job
Friday's Olympic numbers: Well off from Athens '04
Programming notes: Lifetime puts focus on daytime
NGOs' satiric 'Bloody Olympics' closing ceremonies
 
Web shorts
EMarketer: Bronze for NBCOlympics.com video ads
Rock the Xbox: Voter registration via gaming device
Coming soon to ESPN360.com, MLB game webcasts
House hunters: LAT site starts foreclosure auctions
 
People
Tanya Vea becomes senior account director at Kim Brown and Associates
Jim McNamara becomes non-executive chairman of Cine Latino
Steph Watts becomes producer at ABC News
Erin Dailey becomes managing editor at Hearst Digital Media
Jeffrey Birnbaum becomes digital managing editor at The Washington Times
Jeremy McCarter becomes senior writer at Newsweek
Gavin Purcell becomes co-producer of 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'
Armando Acuna becomes associate features editor at the Sacramento Bee
Christine McNicholas becomes VP of sales at Glam Media
Teri Polo and Josh Charles guesting on NBC's 'L&O: SVU'
Lanny Davis and Howard Wolfson working the DNC for Fox News
Paris Barclay becomes executive producer of HBO's 'In Treatment'
Former 'SNL' star Chris Kattan files for separation after two months
Alternative media
Busting out all over, with Wonderbra
Coming soon, ads dispensed by ATMs
A broken toothbrush, a spool of thread
Look into the mirror, then look again
 
     
     
 
Yesterday's feature stories
Overnights: Beijing relief: CBS's 'Flashpoint' rises
Sports TV: Beijing betters Lillehammer in viewers
Younger viewers: But one group's not into it: Teen girls
Television: For NBC, a shot at No. 3 this season
Rachel speaks!: Rachel, I want a job with flexible hours
TV This Week: Best tube bets this weekend
Overnights: Another lame night against the Games
Sports TV: Beijing Games are closing in on No. 1
Magazines: More hurt: Hachette shuttering Home
Dayparts update: Olympics glow spreads to NBC news
Research: Olympics ads that have a story to tell
TV This Week: And now Margaret Cho as she really is
Overnights: Games continue to sap other networks
Sports TV: Beijing Games hold lead over Athens
Television: Call your typical Olympics fan ma'am
Cable: Olympics boost spreads to NBC cable
Research: Newest threat: Promiscuous friending
TV This Week: Usain Bolt: The other Michael Phelps
Overnights: A little bit of Olympics relief for CBS
Sports TV: Sunday's Olympics ratings ease back
Television: For Fox, a strong fall, challenging ABC
Sports TV: On the payout for Olympics sponsors
New media: Beijing's really a warmup for London
TV This Week: On Fox News, deeper look into McCain
Overnights: 'Big Brother' holds up against Beijing
Sports TV: NBC sees its best Saturday since 1990
Sports TV: Why the Olympics are so hot: Phelps
     

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