The Daily Loper – December 3, 2007

Runnin’ Down a Dream Edition

Todays links of interest:

• Tom Petty to play Super Bowl
  Hey, awesome! This almost makes up for Ryan Seacrest.
• NBC content gets removed from iTunes
  Oh, NBC, are you really this lame? Of course you are. Nothing says "good management" like destroying a consistent, growing revenue stream in the middle of a crisis.
• Sicha, Gould Out At Gawker
  At least according to a recent "Help Wanted" ad…
• Writers’ strike: As reruns take over television, eyes shift to new media
  Or, if you will, the traditional media is seeing that what was once a industry-centric discussion is moving into the mainstream of America.
• CNN: Corrupt News Network
  Tim Rutten takes off the gloves and calls out CNN for its self-serving "debate" agenda.
• NBC to Pay Outsiders for Blocks of Programs
  Single producers will fill hours instead of smaller chunks of programming. Of course, the downside is the singularity of vision being thrust upon the already squirrelly viewing audience.
• Let’s Have a Real Conversation
  Jermaine Dupri joins the call for journalists to start fact-checking and stop with the believing everything they read on blogs.
• ?Mug shots? of Bush, Cheney featured in library exhibit
  We quote: "Some have criticized the library for displaying political satire in an institution that receives public funding." We say: Some have applauded the library for displaying political satire. Go libraries!"
• Digital Art For Your Cell Phone
  Museums are discovering that they can, gasp!, make money by offering their collections to new audiences.
• Bleak Friday begins holiday season for music retailers
  As part of its ongoing campaign to kill music, the music industry fails to make even a token effort of offering a major release for the biggest shopping day of the year. Several label executives cite "Sue ‘Em Yourself" kits as number items on holiday wishlists.
• Radio?s Newest Strategy: Play a Hit, Again and Again
  How does radio respond to increased competition from new media sources? By playing the same old song. Over and over and over again. Yeah, that’s going to work in the long-term.
• Adobe, Yahoo Create PDF Ad Program
  It wanted only this.