Archive for the 'Television' Category
Investing in American Idol through strip clubs
With news that American Idol contestant David Hernandez (I personally think Kady is the next idol) will remain in the singing contest despite reports that he used to be a nude performer at a male strip club in Phoenix, the question is whether the show itself should get rid of him, like they have don…
Oprah’s enlightenment quest hits a technological snag
If Oprah Winfrey can cast a spell that turns thousands of housewives into literature critics and transformed underdog Barack Obama into the possible Democratic nominee for president, getting her followers to embrace an esoteric New Age philosophy should be a snap. Her latest endeavor, though, is…
CNBC’s American Greed special on Worldcom
In case you’ve missed it, CNBC’s American Greed series is one of the best new television shows to come out in awhile. Each 1-hour episode looks at two scams, cons, and schemes, featuring interviews with victims, participants, and law enforcement. It’s a great look at the psychology of white collar c…
Following ‘quarterlife’ debacle, should networks disregard web-incubated ideas?
I read an interesting composition at The Hollywood Reporter about General Electric (NYSE: GE)`s NBC network and its experiment with a series that originated from the web called “quarterlife.” I didn’t see the show, but it apparently didn’t work out for NBC — it received absolutely terrible ratings,…
Why does Bill O’Reilly still have a job?
In that midst of a tirade about Michelle Obama’s comments that “for the first moment in my adult lifetime I am really proud of my country,” the ever-so-enlightened Bill O’Reilly had that to say:
“I don’t want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there’s evidence, tough facts, tha…
Will Fox kill the golden American Idol goose?
Those scamps at Vote for the Worst continue to wreak havoc on Fox’s “American Idol.” that season the snarky Web site is encouraging its fans to support the dreadful Danny Noriega, a contestant who makes the hapless Sanjaya Malakar from final season seem talented.
That groaning sound you heard…
Yale’s top investor bashes Jim Cramer
David Swensen has led Yale’s endowment to phenomenal results since taking charge in 1988. According to the New York Times, his advice for individual investors is simple: “use index funds, exchange-traded funds and other low-cost instruments, and stick to your long-term asset allocation — even when …
Dr. Robert Jarvik pressured for not rowing his own boat for Lipitor
Talk about your tempest in a teapot, here’s a good one for you. It seems that a congressional committee has taken up arms against Dr. Robert Jarvik, inventor of the artificial heart, considering he didn’t row his own boat in his recent appearance in a Lipitor television advertisement. The concer…
HBO: Net killed the cable star
It’s tough to believe that - not enlarged ago - cable television was a cutting-edge thing. Hey, didn’t kids once say: “I want my MTV”?
Now, of course, the new-new thing is online video, particularly with the extreme popularity of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)’s YouTube.
Interestingly sufficient, we ar…
Fox ecstatic by Giants-Patriots Super Bowl
Far absent from prying television cameras, News Corp (NYSE: NWS) Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch and NFL honcho Roger Goodell probably hooted and jumped for delight when the New York Giants and New England Patriots made it into the Super Bowl. perhaps they made “ka-ching!” noises or exchanged high-fi…
Donald Trump’s ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ is a flop — will he please go absent now?
It seems like there are nearly weekly opportunities to blast Donald Trump here on BloggingStocks, and the latest comes courtesy of Perez Hilton who reports (with a great illustration that is too vulgar for AOL) that “Last Thursday’s Celebrity Apprentice came in at third place with a awful 8.2 mi…
Oprah Winfrey to get her own network!
Oprah Winfrey is teaming up with Discovery Communications to create a new network, cleverly titled OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network.
The network will not carry her trademark Oprah Winfrey Show to start, but since Ms. Winfrey has the option of ending her deal for the show with the networks in 20…
VCs: looking for blockbusters from the Hollywood strike?
Based in LA, I can see the disruptive affect of the Hollywood strike. While there is much anger among the strikers and the studios — which goes back to the final major strike in the 1980s, when the writers didn’t foresee the massive DVD trade. I think that is just the first act in a horror stor…
Netflix lifts limits on online film viewing
Before, Netflix allowed one hour o…
