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How Jon Stewart Wasted A Digital Opportunity With His Rally

Nov 1, 2010 2:15 PM

Just in case it wasn’t abundantly obvious to any of the 200,000-plus in attendance how serious he was about his message, Jon Stewart closed his Rally to Restore Sanity (RRS) with a “moment of sincerity.”

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Political Content, Companies, Viacom, comedy central, daily show, jon stewart

Comedy Central Mobile Goes To DC With Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert

Oct 28, 2010 6:55 PM

Comedy Central is covering all the promo bases for the Rally To Restore Sanity and the March to Keep Fear Alive, including the ultimate accessory—a free iPhone app designed as a companion for Saturday’s DC field trip with Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. The expected items are there—a *Google* Map,…

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Posted In: Apps, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Facebook, Twitter, Viacom, MTV, comedy central, daily show, jon stewart, stephen colbert

Newsweek’s Jon Meacham To Jon Stewart: ‘Time To Flip’ Emphasis To Digital

May 6, 2010 10:50 AM

In the department-of-good-timing department: Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham was already scheduled to be on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart the day plans to sell the magazine were announced. That gave Meacham, who told staffers vaguely Wednesday that he was considering putting a bid together, a chance to pitch Newsweek…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Magazines, Companies, Washington Post, daily show, jon meacham, jon stewart, newsweek

Video: Fanboy Jon Stewart Rips Apple For Gizmodo Search

Apr 29, 2010 10:44 AM

An eight-minute riff-and-rip from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) fanboy Jon Stewart on the company’s role in giving Gizmodo journalist Jason Chen’s “the meth lab treatment” and sending security to the iPhone seller’s house; “Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) was supposed to be the evil one now you’re busting down doors in Palo Alto…

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Posted In: Companies, Apple, bill gates, gizmodo, jason chen, jon stewart, steve jobs

The Greatest Chatroulette Story Ever: Stewart Skewers Media’s Obsession

Mar 5, 2010 10:25 AM

No need for explaining, watch the clip.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Social Media, chatroulette, jon stewart

Viacom Taking Its Laughs Off Hulu; March 9 Last Day For Stewart, Colbert

Mar 2, 2010 6:18 PM

It’s not the end of online access to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert but next week tracking them down may be a little less convenient for those used to watching on Hulu. Viacom (NYSE: VIA) is removing Comedy Central from the ad-supported video portal at 11:59 p.m. March 9 after…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Social Media, Video, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, Disney, Hulu, NBC Universal, News Corp., Viacom, jon stewart, steven colbert

@ McGraw-Hill: NBCU’s Zucker Calls Out Jon Stewart: Blaming CNBC Is ‘Absurd’

Mar 18, 2009 8:30 AM

NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) CEO Jeff Zucker, in a Q&A with Ellen Pollock, executive editor, BusinessWeek, opened the McGraw-Hill Media Summit by taking on Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart, who on the Daily Show last week took CNBC and one of its main stars, Mad Money host Jim Cramer, to task…

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Posted In: Advertising, Upfronts, Media & Publishing, TV, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, Best Buy, Cablevision, Disney, ABC, Hulu, NBC Universal, CNBC, jeff zucker, jon stewart

WGA Seeks Separate Negotiations Wth Studios; Agreeement With Letterman Imminent

Dec 16, 2007 7:20 AM

Divide and rule, sort of: WGA will now try to negotiate with film and TV producers and studios individually after failing to reach agreement with AMPTP directly, as the Hollywood writers strike is about to enter its seventh week. Meanwhile, AMPTP said the union was “grasping at straws.” Meanwhile, WGA…

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Posted In: Entertainment, amptp, david letterman, jon stewart, wga, worldwide pants inc.

MTVN Will Syndicate Clips Through AOL Video; Each Will Keep Revenue From Own Ads

Dec 12, 2007 11:09 AM

MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) adds another major online outlet and AOL (NYSE: TWX) Video gets to increase its ad-supported library under the latest video syndication deal. AOL Video users will have access to a “vast library of clips” from Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, CMT, Logo, The N, Spike TV,…

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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, TV, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, AOL, Time Warner, Viacom, MTV, comedy central, jon stewart

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