BizJournals Portfolio
Home >   Business Views, Opinions and Blogs >   Business Blogs >   Mixed Media >  

Idle Chatter Bart Brett Brady Montel And Elle

Mixed Media

by Jeff Bercovici
Main
Hitchens Vs. Boteach on Existence of God   Duly Quoted: When Swag Meets Journalism

Recent Blog Posts

Links

Jan 31 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Bart, Brett, Brady, Montel and 'Elle'

-That new CW reality show about assistants at a fashion magazine? The magazine in question is Elle. [WWD]

-TNS Media Research has made a deal with DirecTV to analyze data from set-top boxes and sell it to advertisers. Together with a similar move by TiVo, it could threaten Nielsen's primacy in the viewership-data market. [WSJ]

-It won't be Brady vs. Favre, but it still might be the most-watched Super Bowl ever. [AP]

-Montel Williams is retiring from the talk show dodge. [TV Week]

-And you thought fans of The Simpsons were a cult. Nancy Cartwright, who provides the voice of Bart Simpson, gave $10 million to the Church of Scientology. [NYP]. □

blog comments powered by Disqus
Real Business, Real Results
Out of the 'Family'

Did anyone at Microsoft ever watch the (gasp!) offensively funny show Family Guy?

Cruz Missile Lands

Ex-Morgan Stanley exec Zoe Cruz is now heading her own hedge fund. Are Wall Street's leaders done?

Scandal Chic

Martha, Bernie and Skilling know that what you wear for court can go a long way in public perception.

spotlight on

Health Care

Bad to the Bone No More

Companies such as General Mills say they're stepping up efforts to change employees' bad behavior and promote healthier lifestyles. Read More