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Film stars are no longer the reader magnets they once were, so magazines are turning to TV actors, reality stars and musicians.
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via NYT > Television http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/business/media/on-newsstands-allure-of-the-film-actress-fades.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The creators of “Vice,†an HBO newsmagazine, said the former basketball star Dennis Rodman was asked to visit North Korea after Michael Jordan said no.
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Fifteen new episodes of “Arrested Development,†the cult comedy series that starred Jason Bateman as one of the few arguably sane members of a complicated family, will be posted all at once to Netflix on May 26.
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After several seasons in decline, ABC’s “The Bachelor†has had a resurgence rare among network reality shows thanks to social media, casting and a push to attract younger viewers.
via NYT > Television http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/business/media/after-rough-patch-the-bachelor-wins-back-viewers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Mitch Hurwitz, the show’s creator, and two of its stars, Will Arnett and Jeffrey Tambor, talked about fans’ demand for a film at the South by Southwest festival.
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Vice Media, known for stunt journalism, approached HBO with the idea of arranging a North Korea trip centering on basketball, a sport the nation’s leader loves.
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The old Hollywood and the new came together in Seth MacFarlane, the Oscars host.
via NYT > Television http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/25/movies/awardsseason/macfarlane-hosts-an-oscar-show-for-all-ages.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Although 30 seconds of commercial time on the Oscars broadcast sold for $1.65 million to $1.8 million, demand was the strongest “in over a decade,†ABC said.
via NYT > Television http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/business/media/oscars-broadcast-to-rival-super-bowl-as-ad-showcase.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Two Harvard graduates are trying to reconcile students’ viewing habits with the desire of cable companies and programmers to be paid for wireless content; NBC is looking for newsmen and newswomen to star in a planned reality show; and WBEZ, the Chicago public radio station, is hoping that Chicagoans will help create a new generation of listeners.
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Al Gore used the same arm-twisting he employed to build up Current TV to persuade cable distributors to keep showing it after it was sold to Al Jazeera.
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