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Tribune Co. has sued Fox News, accusing the network of ripping off the name of its youth-targeted tabloid “Red Eye” and using it for a late-night talk show. Fox’s explanation boils down to “Oops.” TVNewser, where I found this story,...

Video is new revenue . . . which means it's someone else's

Borrell Associates released a report about video advertising that offers an insightful take on what’s happening across the industry. In 2006, newspaper-run Web sites captured about $81 million in locally spent streaming-video advertising, while local TV broadcasters captured about $32...

It’s the ratings, stupid

Many wondered aloud why Bill O’Reilly would venture onto a show with a comedian who is clearly making fun of him. Well, the answer is obvious....

Friedman gets antsy for change at CBS, needs chill pill

Wow, media columnist Jon Friedman sure can overreact. It’s been four months since Katie Couric debuted as anchor of CBS Evening News and he’s already calling for her removal. “Couric's record says she is in third place,” he writes. “It's...

Is CBS an hour away from No. 1?

When the CBS Evening News quickly returned to its third place rank after the debut of Katie Couric, the higher-ups got nervous and started hacking away at new ideas, replacing them with what they deemed real news. Here’s the actual...