mms comes early to your iphone (or, at least, mine)

Ash Kalb

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:34:35 GM

your iphone might just mms too. ash kalb is the general counsel of a new york-based telecommunicati​ons and technology company and an instrument-rate​d pilot. he writes about geeky things for . mediaite. .

twitter not blocked in white house, as it turns out

Rachel Sklar

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:28:50 GM

yesterday we wondered about robert gibbs' statement that twitter was blocked on white house computers: if it was, then how did the white house twitter feed get updated? we did some web-sleuthing and discovered that not only were tweets ...

Polar Opposites: Fox News Seeing Best Ratings, CNN and MSNBC Worst

Steve Krakauer

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:02:45 GM

A CNN spokesperson tells . Mediaite. : We couldn't be more pleased that both our networks (CNN and HLN) are now topping MSNBC in total day and that CNN.com leads all TV news competitors on the web. As we have said for years, we measure our ...

ben stiller explains twitter to mickey rooney

Rachel Sklar

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:02:00 GM

this is why the internet was created: for hyper-meta viral videos bridging generational gaps between comedians, one of whom is mickey rooney. full stop. mickey rooney! still going strong at 89 check out his ridiculous imdb page, ...

CNN Closes Out October Off The List Of Top 30 Cable Channels | TV ...

Steve Krakauer

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:28:37 GM

We've written about CNN's ratings drop in October, specifically in prime time. Using another metric, it was made even more clear - in the final week of October, CNN did not crack the top 30 cable networks in prime time.

Has Sarah Palin Finally Mastered The Web? Wall Street Journal ...

Joe Coscarelli

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:44:39 GM

The former governor of Alaska has had her share of ups and downs with the internet, but certainly made a name for herself speaking directly to followers. In anticipation of Going Rogue, the Wall Street Journal reported that Palin's ...

There Was No Sign Of The Historic Health Care Debate On TV But ...

Rachel Sklar

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:47:41 GM

Yesterday was an exciting and momentous day on the House floor as the Health Care reform legislation was furiously debated. But you wouldn't know it by much of last night's television programming. On Twitter though just like the ...

Video: Red Eye's Andy Levy On Mediaite's Office Hours

Chris Jones

ue, 17 Nov 2009 21:29:53 GM

Here's a clip of Red Eye's ombudsmen Andy Levy (TV's Andy Levy) when he called into . Mediaite's. online show called Office Hours. Find more.

Former Fox News Contributor Says She Left Because of Lack of ...

Zeke Turner

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:31:51 GM

Howard Kurtz rehashed the recent exchanges between Fox News and the White House on Reliable Sources this morning. Former Fox News contributor Jane Hall extended the debate to cable news at large, saying The reason I left is because I ...

Cartman's 'Glenn Beck' Finds Socialist Regime At South Park ...

Steve Krakauer

hu, 12 Nov 2009 14:32:53 GM

cartman_11-12 We've seen the Jon Stewart version and the Jason Sudeikis version. Last night, Fox News star host Glenn Beck got the Eric Cartman treatment. The South Park team took on the Beck phenomenon complete with asking questions, ...

Your Moment Of Glenn: Only Fiction Writers Know The Truth ...

vince flynn - Google Actualites

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:33 GM

Your Moment Of Glenn: Only Fiction Writers Know The TruthMediaite.c​om... would explain a great deal about his show. Beck spent the hour sharing political views with author Vince Flynn. Video below, Flynn's books available here.

Tipping Point? White House Press Pool Stands Up For Fox News | TV ...

Steve Krakauer

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:20:19 GM

Look what ABC News White House corresopndent Jake Tapper started. Yesterday's round-robin pool interviews of new executive pay czar Kenneth Feinberg saw the White House trying to ostracize Fox News again - and their partners in the pool ...

Former Congressman Tom Tancredo Storms Off The Ed Show Set

Colby Hall

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:57:56 GM

Last night on The Ed Show, guest host David Shuster welcomed Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitas and former Colorado congressman and Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo for a debate about health care reform. ...

Twenty Years Ago Today: Peter Jennings Reports Astonishing News ...

Glynnis MacNicol

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:31:00 GM

Today is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. So much has happened in the last 20 years to fundamentally change the political landscape of not only Europe but the entire world it's hard to remember a time when the ...

my reality is better than yours

Ash Kalb

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:11:11 GM

if you haven't had your media overdose on augmented reality yet, or, even better, tried it, you soon will and with good reason. augmented reality, ar to its close friends and acquaintances, is here. on my phone. in my hand. now. ...

Liberal Analyst Marc Lamont Hill Fired From Fox News | TV | Mediaite

Steve Krakauer

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:21:53 GM

Mediaite. has confirmed Marc Lamont Hill has been fired from Fox News Channel. The liberal commentator was a regular on the network, most recently appearing as a guest on The O'Reilly Factor one week ago, according to TV Eyes.

AP Free Will Cost Us All

Pat Kiernan

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:10:28 GM

Attention readers of the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune or any of the Tribune Co.'s dozen other publications: something is missing from your paper this week. The Tribune Co. is struggling. Struggling to keep readership up, ...

Bill Maher's Medical Meltdown Turns Off Guests, Confuses Audience

Steve Krakauer

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:04:04 GM

maher_10-18 Bill Maher took some shots at Fox News host Glenn Beck last month, but on Friday's Real Time the HBO host sounded a lot like the FNC star he knocked. Just as Beck has warned against the dangers of the vaccination, ...

Jamison Foser: An unconvincing defense of Howard Kurtz

Jamison Foser

ue, 03 Nov 2009 19:29:39 GM

Mediaite's. Steve Krakauer defends Howard Kurtz's glaring conflict of interest, arguing that Kurtz's (tepid) criticism of CNN for not paying more attention to a controversial comment by Rep. Alan Grayson shows that Kurtz "doesn't hold ...

SNL Twilight Spoof With Taylor Swift: Firelight

Rachel Sklar

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:53:17 GM

Do you ike Twilight? Can't wait for New Moon? Swoon over Robert Pattinson and working on that about-to-sulk Kristen Stewart look? Then you're gonna love Firelight the new digital short from SNL which takes Twilight to a whole new ...