Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Netflix, the popular online movie service, has scored a huge deal with the Walt Disney Company. In a news release today, Disney announced a “… new multi-year licensing agreement that will make Netflix the exclusive U.S. subscription television service for first-run live-action and animated feature films from The Walt Disney Studios.” The deal begins with 2013 direct-to-video releases and 2016 big […]
Thursday, November 29, 2012
It is probably everybody’s wish to live a healthy long life without getting sick. So there are a variety of stories and secrets of health and longevity across the ages and in all the countries in the world. One of them is a story about Okinawa, Japan, where most of its residents live long. Especially, people in the village of […]
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
NBC Universal is showing signs of rising from the ratings cellar, but that has not stopped the cutbacks and layoffs by parent company, Comcast. (Disclosure: I am a former NBC employee). The Internet is buzzing with the latest reports of 500 employees getting the axe throughout the entertainment, news, and cable units. The first story I saw about this was […]
Monday, November 12, 2012
Popular TV host and six-time New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Phil McGraw, has a new book being released tomorrow. “Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World” is supposed to empower readers to deal with the real world and how it works. “Life is a game – and you will either be a player or be […]
Friday, November 2, 2012
Today the death toll from superstorm Sandy in the U.S. stands at 96 and could still go higher. Four days after Sandy slammed into the East Coast and began a slow march across the northeast, more than three million are still without power and there are reports of shortages of gasoline, food, and other necessities. On NBC tonight, “Hurricane Sandy […]
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Have a fright-fully good time, but be careful out there. Check out the Halloween safety tips from the Burbank Police Department.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Hurricane Sandy’s hammering of the East Coast has prompted the cancellation of today’s taping of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in New York City and two other late night hosts, Jimmy Fallon and David Letterman, taped their shows without audiences today. Broadway shows, movie theaters, and TV and film productions have shut down due to Sandy as well. Details on deadline.com .
Saturday, October 27, 2012
A big weekend for Halloween fans to go shopping for decorations, hunt down the right costume for fright night, and of course, buy candy for those little ghosts, goblins, and other night creatures who may come a trick or treating. No longer just a kid’s holiday — Halloween is now a favorite of adults as well and it’s big business, […]
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
KCET is hooking up with Link Media, the parent company of Link TV, a national satellite network and international news portal. KCET, the country’s largest independent public broadcasting station, announced the deal in a press release today. Link Media is an independent non-profit media company. The merger will create a new impressive public media company, KCETLink, which will reportedly “… acquires, […]