Archive for September 24th, 2007
Update: After spending six and a half hours in line — and live-blogging it all — I now have my hands on a copy of Halo 3. Bill Gates was among the surprise guests. And of course, the Master Chief. What a crazy event (1,000 people were there), and right after I finish this post I’m going to pop the game in for an hour or so. That’ll make it 2:30 a.m. and I have a 9 a.m. meeting. So, why did Microsoft release this on a Monday night?
(Oh, by the way, it was fun trying to explain “live blogging” to TV producers who teased what I was doing on the air.)
September 24th, 2007
Big changes at MSNBC announced today (and rumored for weeks). MSNBC GM Dan Abrams will return to MSNBC’s air with a primetime show, “Live with Dan Abrams.” NBC News senior VP Phil Griffin will take over Abrams’ management responsibilities when MSNBC moves from Secaucus into 30 Rock next month. Press release…
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Belo has inked a strategic partnership with Mochila, an online content syndication company. Press release below… (Full disclosure: I work for KING5.com, a Belo site.)
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HeyNielsen launched in public beta today, and it’s an interesting effort by Nielsen to expand into the consumer web space. HeyNielsen is a social network where users share opinions and discuss their favorite shows, movies and music. “It could be an effective mechanism for Nielsen to explore — and define — a wide variety of experimental media and marketing research,” reads the press release, which follows below the screen grab…
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