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    October 31, 2011

    NBCUniversal to Make "Strategic Investments" in Stations It Owns, Operates, Including KXAS

    Ben Russell​Friday afternoon Uncle Barky noted that KXAS-Channel 5's made a new hire: reporter Ben Russell, fresh off a five-year stint at a CBS affiliate in Harrisburg, PA. His first day's today. But if reports out of New York today are true, Russell won't be the last hire made at the NBC owned-a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2010

    One Way the NBC-Comcast Merger Could Change the Way KXAS-Channel 5 Makes News

    KNUS99.comUsed to be a time when Chip Moody and Harold Taft were all the "hyperlocal" you needed.​Everything I've learned about the more-n-likely-to-happen Kabletown ... pardon, Comcast-NBC merger I've learned from 30 Rock. Well, OK, not everything: This morning's New York Times alters our attenti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    BitTorrent File Sharing Finally Has Porn Producers Crying Onkel in Dallas Federal Court

    Let's just say this isn't quite the direction the art guys took with Der Gute Onkel.Maybe you were shocked to discover that copy of Der Gute Onkel you downloaded wasn't, in fact, a meditative German cop drama from 1998. Or maybe that feel-good family porn video was exactly what you were looking for. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Blockbuster's Financials Worse Than Expected. But It Does Get Debt Repayment Extension.

    Jim Keyes​Now we know why Blockbuster put off announcing its second-quarter financials last night: Says the downtown-based video-and-game-rental giant (well, once), it was getting its noteholders to sign off on a deal allows the company to keep $42.4 mil in debt payments for another few weeks. Tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    As Blockbuster Gets a Brief Reprieve From Creditors, Shareholders Demand An Answer

    ​It's been close to radio silence from Renaissance Tower for several weeks as Blockbuster tries to find "strategic partners" to keep the close-to-broke video giant-at-one-time out of the bankruptcy courts. But on Friday, Bloomberg reported that Jim Keyes and Co. will announce this week that they'v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    The Dallas Mavericks and Girls Gone Wild Make a Creepy Couple?

    ​Surprised by the reaction to Tuesday's item about Girls Gone Wild: Search for the Hottest Girl in America. There was a computer hiccup in the afternoon, so comments were disabled for a while. But via text, in my email inbox and through calls to 105.3 The Fan most folks are somehow disgusted ... More >>

  • Music

    January 28, 2010

    The Dark, Cloudy Future Of Your Music Collection

    ​Surprised by the reaction to Tuesday's item about Girls Gone Wild: Search for the Hottest Girl in America. There was a computer hiccup in the afternoon, so comments were disabled for a while. But via text, in my email inbox and through calls to 105.3 The Fan most folks are somehow disgusted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2007

    Jerry Jones Going After "Cable Monopolies"

    ​Surprised by the reaction to Tuesday's item about Girls Gone Wild: Search for the Hottest Girl in America. There was a computer hiccup in the afternoon, so comments were disabled for a while. But via text, in my email inbox and through calls to 105.3 The Fan most folks are somehow disgusted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2007

    The NFL Wants Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones to Fix Its Cable Problem

    ​Surprised by the reaction to Tuesday's item about Girls Gone Wild: Search for the Hottest Girl in America. There was a computer hiccup in the afternoon, so comments were disabled for a while. But via text, in my email inbox and through calls to 105.3 The Fan most folks are somehow disgusted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2006

    Shopping at Foley's

    ​Surprised by the reaction to Tuesday's item about Girls Gone Wild: Search for the Hottest Girl in America. There was a computer hiccup in the afternoon, so comments were disabled for a while. But via text, in my email inbox and through calls to 105.3 The Fan most folks are somehow disgusted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2006

    Channel 4: It's Foxy!

    ​Surprised by the reaction to Tuesday's item about Girls Gone Wild: Search for the Hottest Girl in America. There was a computer hiccup in the afternoon, so comments were disabled for a while. But via text, in my email inbox and through calls to 105.3 The Fan most folks are somehow disgusted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2006

    Instant Replay

    ​Surprised by the reaction to Tuesday's item about Girls Gone Wild: Search for the Hottest Girl in America. There was a computer hiccup in the afternoon, so comments were disabled for a while. But via text, in my email inbox and through calls to 105.3 The Fan most folks are somehow disgusted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2006

    We Want Our Gay TV

    ​Surprised by the reaction to Tuesday's item about Girls Gone Wild: Search for the Hottest Girl in America. There was a computer hiccup in the afternoon, so comments were disabled for a while. But via text, in my email inbox and through calls to 105.3 The Fan most folks are somehow disgusted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2006

    Writes Idea, Not Quite There

    ​Surprised by the reaction to Tuesday's item about Girls Gone Wild: Search for the Hottest Girl in America. There was a computer hiccup in the afternoon, so comments were disabled for a while. But via text, in my email inbox and through calls to 105.3 The Fan most folks are somehow disgusted ... More >>

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