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Microsoft CEO: ?I?m Going To F***ing Kill Google?
2008-04-06 13:11:00 “We will be compelled to take our case directly to your shareholders.” This was the threat made by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer who has drafted a three week deadline for search engine giant Yahoo to reconsider a proposal made months ago for both companies to merge. Microsoft made an offer of over $40 billion to ... More About: Google , Technology , Computers , Online
Comcast Offers Internet For $150 A Month
2008-04-03 22:19:00 Telecommunications giant Comcast Corporation unveiled a super-speedy Internet service that it says is aimed at residential and business customers With a price tag of $149.99 per month, compared to the $50 it offers for regular cable Internet, it’s likely to attract very little interest in this bumbling economy. Still, Comcast is hoping its new Wideband ... More About: Technology , Computers , Online , Offers
Comcast Offers Internet For $150 A Month
2008-04-03 22:19:00 Telecommunications giant Comcast Corporation unveiled a super-speedy Internet service that it says is aimed at residential and business customers With a price tag of $149.99 per month, compared to the $50 it offers for regular cable Internet, it’s likely to attract very little interest in this bumbling economy. Still, Comcast is hoping its new Wideband ... More About: Technology , Computers , Online , Offers
?Bloodbath? At CBS-Owned Stations Nationwide
2008-04-02 00:22:00 This was no early April Fool’s joke: KPIX-TV in San Francisco announced earlier this morning that fourteen newsroom employees were asked to leave the station. Bill Schechner, a veteran reporter at CBS 5 who was shown the door, has been in Bay Area television since 1972. Speaking to The San Francisco Chronicle, ... More About: Television , Media , California , Owned , Sacramento
?Bloodbath? At CBS-Owned Stations Nationwide
2008-04-02 00:22:00 This was no early April Fool’s joke: KPIX-TV in San Francisco announced earlier this morning that fourteen newsroom employees were asked to leave the station. Bill Schechner, a veteran reporter at CBS 5 who was shown the door, has been in Bay Area television since 1972. Speaking to The San Francisco Chronicle, ... More About: Television , Media , California , Owned , Sacramento
KSAC Drops Progressive Programming, Finds Jesus Instead
2008-03-31 11:33:00 Sunday morning, listeners in the Sacramento area who are used to hearing progressive talk on KSAC 1240AM instead got an earful of gospel music. Confirmed by The Sacramento Bee last week, KSAC 1240AM announced their decision to switch from progressive talk to gospel. During its time as a progressive talk-format station, KSAC had many loyal ... More About: Progressive , Radio , Programming , Jesus , Online
KSAC Drops Progressive Programming, Finds Jesus Instead
2008-03-31 11:33:00 Sunday morning, listeners in the Sacramento area who are used to hearing progressive talk on KSAC 1240AM instead got an earful of gospel music. Confirmed by The Sacramento Bee last week, KSAC 1240AM announced their decision to switch from progressive talk to gospel. During its time as a progressive talk-format station, KSAC had many loyal ... More About: Progressive , Radio , Programming , Jesus , Online
Music Video Monday: The B-52s Are Back
2008-03-31 09:18:00 The B-52s are back with Funplex, an album that shows that all four members of the popular new wave band have not aged a bit. Funplex, which is also the title of their first single from the album, has all of the trademarked styles of The B-52s: nonsensical spoken-and-sung lyrics and a great ... More About: Video , Radio , Music , Music Video , Back
Music Video Monday: The B-52s Are Back
2008-03-31 09:18:00 The B-52s are back with Funplex, an album that shows that all four members of the popular new wave band have not aged a bit. Funplex, which is also the title of their first single from the album, has all of the trademarked styles of The B-52s: nonsensical spoken-and-sung lyrics and a great ... More About: Video , Radio , Music , Music Video , Back
Madonna Likely To Remake Casablanca Film In War-Torn Iraq
2008-03-30 23:51:00 Singer-entertainer Madonna , who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has announced plans to refilm the legendary movie Casablanca . According to a film executive, Madonna would like to remake the film in a war-torn country, “such as Iraq .” The unnamed Hollywood source, speaking to the British tabloid The Daily Mail, said ... More About: Music , Film
Madonna Likely To Remake Casablanca Film In War-Torn Iraq
2008-03-30 23:51:00 Singer-entertainer Madonna , who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has announced plans to refilm the legendary movie Casablanca . According to a film executive, Madonna would like to remake the film in a war-torn country, “such as Iraq .” The unnamed Hollywood source, speaking to the British tabloid The Daily Mail, said ... More About: Music , Film
Commentary: Unpaid Internships Not Just For ?Wealthy Kids?
2008-03-27 18:45:00 This morning as I was doing my usual round of blog reading, one article posted at The Sac Rag caught my attention. Author sac-eats did an excellent job alerting the young public to internship opportunities happening this summer at Sactown Magazine, but one particular bit of side commentary caught my eye: sac-eats: “I always ... More About: Media , Commentary , Kids , Internships , Sacramento
Commentary: Unpaid Internships Not Just For ?Wealthy Kids?
2008-03-27 18:45:00 This morning as I was doing my usual round of blog reading, one article posted at The Sac Rag caught my attention. Author sac-eats did an excellent job alerting the young public to internship opportunities happening this summer at Sactown Magazine, but one particular bit of side commentary caught my eye: sac-eats: “I always ... More About: Media , Commentary , Kids , Internships , Sacramento
Crystal Meth Documentary To Air On All Sac TV Stations
2008-03-26 02:54:00 A thirty-minute program highlighting the dangers of crystal meth use will air on every television station in Sacramento tomorrow. Crystal Darkness is a documentary produced by Global Studio in association with Childhelp and Secret Witness which exposes the epidemic of crystal meth use among the nation’s youth in urban cities across America. “The story is told through ... More About: Documentary
Crystal Meth Documentary To Air On All Sac TV Stations
2008-03-26 02:54:00 A thirty-minute program highlighting the dangers of crystal meth use will air on every television station in Sacramento tomorrow. Crystal Darkness is a documentary produced by Global Studio in association with Childhelp and Secret Witness which exposes the epidemic of crystal meth use among the nation’s youth in urban cities across America. “The story is told through ... More About: Documentary
Clear Channel: Let?s Make Satellite Radio Life Difficult
2008-03-25 17:11:00 The largest radio company in the country has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to force a merged XM-Sirius satellite radio service to abide by the same indecency laws set throughout the terrestrial radio industry. Clear Channel, which was fined in 2004 for airing a raunchy Howard Stern radio program in which the host discussed anal sex, ... More About: Radio , Music , Technology , Life , Satellite
Clear Channel: Let?s Make Satellite Radio Life Difficult
2008-03-25 17:11:00 The largest radio company in the country has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to force a merged XM-Sirius satellite radio service to abide by the same indecency laws set throughout the terrestrial radio industry. Clear Channel, which was fined in 2004 for airing a raunchy Howard Stern radio program in which the host discussed anal sex, ... More About: Radio , Music , Technology , Life , Satellite
Rolling Stone Reveals Coldplay?s Fourth Album Title
2008-03-25 16:36:00 Viva la Vida, which translates to “long live life,” will be the name of British rock band Coldplay ’s upcoming studio album. Coldplay’s fourth studio album, their runner up to the 2006 release X&Y, was recently reviewed by Rolling Stone magazine and proves to be “something different” according to critics. The name for the fourth album ... More About: Music , Online , Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone Reveals Coldplay?s Fourth Album Title
2008-03-25 16:36:00 Viva la Vida, which translates to “long live life,” will be the name of British rock band Coldplay ’s upcoming studio album. Coldplay’s fourth studio album, their runner up to the 2006 release X&Y, was recently reviewed by Rolling Stone magazine and proves to be “something different” according to critics. The name for the fourth album ... More About: Music , Online , Rolling Stone
Future Elvis Costello Album To Be Vinyl-Exclusive
2008-03-25 05:06:00 Break out your old record players! The new Elvis Costello album, entitled Momofuku, will not be sold as a CD but instead as a vinyl record. The vinyl release, which will be the first Elvis Costello album since The River In Reverse in 2006, will include a code for a digital download copy ... More About: Music , Technology , Exclusive , Future
KPIX Honored With Twelve APTRA Awards
2008-03-18 00:59:00 San Francisco’s CBS affiliate KPIX received twelve recognitions on at the Associated Press Television and Radio Awards on March 15th in Los Angeles. KPIX received more awards than any other television station in the Western Division of the awards, which includes stations from Alaska, Arizona, California , Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico and Washington. The following ... More About: Online , Bay Area
Sacramento Bee Recognizes RadioMatthew.com
2008-03-17 23:55:00 The Sacramento Bee added a new feature to its 21Q blog this week. The five writers of the SacBee’s Ticket section each listed their favorite blogs to visit throughout the week, and RadioMatthew.com was listed toward the top! It’s a pretty big accomplishment to be recognized by local media out here, one that I’m not ... More About: Personal , California , Online
Music Video Monday: Possession
2008-03-17 12:22:00 As an artist, how do you deal with fans who become a little obsessed? For Canadian chick rocker Sarah McLachlan, she turned all of those obsessive fan letters from unwanted admirers into a song. Possession is a song written from the perspective of an person with an obsession and a passion for something so strong ... More About: Video , Music , Music Video , Online
Upset Listener Rams Car Into Portland Radio Stations
2008-03-15 23:36:00 The employees at a Portland broadcasting company got quite a shock Friday afternoon when a car smashed into the lobby of two radio stations, causing damage and coming within inches of the company’s receptionist. KXL-AM Radio reports an upset listener drove his white Toyota through the front of the building before backing up and taking off. ... More About: Media , Online , Special Interest
How We Did The News In Classy El Paso
2008-03-15 08:27:00 That’s how we did the news back in El Paso ! Two news vans from my adopted hometown in West Texas, one belonging to CBS affiliate KDBC Channel 4 and the other belonging to ABC affiliate KVIA Channel 7, decided to challenge each other to a friendly competition of drag racing! The two news stations that ... More About: News , Television , Media , The News
CBS13 To Launch Street Team, Gives Cameras To Public
2008-03-15 00:48:00 CBS13 and sister-station CW31 announced today that they are rolling out the CBS13/CW31 Street Team . Executive Producer Brandon Mercer said via e-mail they are ready to begin accepting video and photos from the public in an effort to pull community-oriented issues into the newsroom. “We believe the best resource for telling stories about our community ... More About: Television , Computers , Public
On-Demand Coming To DirecTV Satellite Soon
2008-03-13 18:06:00 There’s been a big “cable vs. satellite” debate raging since the mid-1990s, becoming more prominent and deeper with every technological advance that comes to television every year. Personally, I have cable but faced with the choice between the two, I’d rather have satellite. When I tell my friends this, they think I’m crazy, ... More About: Television , Technology , Satellite , Online , Demand
Disney Sells 4 Million Movies On iTunes
2008-03-13 17:40:00 Walt Disney Studios is enjoying around $120 million in pocket change after it boasts over 4 million movies and 40 million videos and short films sold on the iTunes Music Store within the past year. Disney CEO Bob Iger says this falls just short of Disney’s projected target of $1 billion in digital online ... More About: Movies , Technology , Computers , Itunes
Madonna, Mellencamp Become Hall Of Famers
2008-03-11 07:49:00 “There is truly only one Madonna ,” spoke pop sensation Justin Timberlake Monday night. Madonna, whose hits Ray of Light and Burning Up were sung in punk-style by fellow musician Iggy Pop, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame following a career of chart-topping music laden with provocative images and a tabloid career. Provocative ... More About: Music , Special Interest
Paramount Pictures To Offer Free Clips On Facebook
More articles from this author:2008-03-11 00:07:00 Paramount Pictures is teaming up with Los Angeles-based FanRocket to release thousands of movie clips online via Facebook.com, marking the first time a major movie studio has released its own content online for free. Videos will include past classics like Forrest Gump, Breakfast At Tiffany’s and Beverly Hill Cop, as well as new releases. “The ... More About: Technology , Computers , Free , Clips 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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