November 25 - December 1, 2007

Saturday, Dec. 1
Call it spin, posturing or whatever, but the NYT's Michael Cieply reports that entertainment executives were "privately expressing shock" that...
Friday, Nov. 30
The FCC gave the boys from Chicago permission to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market...
The British parent of the newly opened Fresh & Easy chain could be in a little trouble over its massive...
So much for losing market share to the upstart Fox Business Network. CNBC was up 42 percent in total viewers...
Thursday, Nov. 29
In what could at least stir things around in the impasse between writers and the big media companies, the Alliance...
Talk about too little, too late. Assembly Democrats are proposing legislation that would help homeowners avoid foreclosures and toughen enforcement...
Or so says Nikki Finke, who has been reporting the rumblings coming out of this week's negotiations between striking writers...
Strike impact minimized: Sure, it's a big deal for portions of Hollywood, but it won't mean all that much for...
Wednesday, Nov. 28
Not a huge surprise, since no presidential candidate is about to be caught crossing a picket line at CBS Television...
The Mouse House has formed an acquisition group that's looking to make up to 20 Internet buys over the next...
For now they'll be administrative-type jobs - no journos - but Editor Bill Keller warned in an internal memo that...
Kevin Martin has proposed exempting the LAT parent from rules prohibiting ownership of newspaper and TV stations in the same...
Charlie Koones, who has overseen lots of changes at the trade paper - online, special issues, acquisitions, a NY edition...
Or more precisely, the Coliseum Commission. Word of USC's potential interest in moving cross-town to the Rose Bowl is almost...
Tuesday, Nov. 27
Site abatement work on Phase I of the Frank Gehry-designed Grand Avenue Project begins on Monday. Demolition of the ugliest...
How motivated are the networks to settle the writers strike? A new report by Bernstein Research projects a 1 percent...
I managed to skip over this morning's LAT story about the company's former HR head agreeing to plead guilty to...
Market shows life: This morning's news that Citigroup has received a $7.5 billion injection from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority...
Monday, Nov. 26
This wasn't supposed to happen. Black Friday shopping was better than expected, oil prices were holding steady, and Wall Street...
This time, NY Sen. Chuck Schumer wants to look at the potential risks of having the Federal Home Loan Bank...
The fast-food giant will be introducing something called the "McSkillet" this week, though the item can already be found in...
Writers nearing deal?: Nikki Finke has a reliable source telling her that an agreement is in place, although a settlement...
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