| In Comcast-NBC Deal, Local Stations Request Conditions Television and Internet distributors like DirecTV and EarthLink said Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal would harm competition. But for the most part, big media companies -- like Time Warner, News Corporation and The Walt Disney Company -- were silent about the proposed combination of Comcast's cable distribution and NBC Universal's cable and broadcast channels. feeds.nytimes.com |
Survival shows are now the fittingest on television The genre appeals to the 'zeitgeist' of the world's troubling times. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Don't Tell the Creative Department, but Software Can Produce Ads, Too BETC Euro RSCG has developed software that can produce elementary advertisements. feeds.nytimes.com |
Rivals plate up fresh menu in ratings war VIEWERS will be treated to new shows, from Iron Chef to CSI, as networks do battle in ratings final. news.com.au |
ArtsBeat: The Next Great Schism: Faith of Cartoon Character Is Debated An essay in the official newspaper of the Vatican argues that Homer Simpson is Catholic, but a "Simpsons" producer says that's not gospel. feeds.nytimes.com |