media
Chris Anderson: Asshole Interviewee
Hamilton Nolan · 07/29/09 12:31PMThe Hamptons Magazine Snob-Off
Hamilton Nolan · 07/29/09 11:51AMConde Nast Forced to Discover 'Profitability'
Hamilton Nolan · 07/29/09 10:21AMEliot Spitzer Doesn't Need Vanity Fair's Help (But He's Getting It Anyway)
John Cook · 07/28/09 02:17PMDonny Deutsch, Howard Dean Also Journalists Now
Hamilton Nolan · 07/28/09 12:56PMBen's Big New Deal, Another Rough Quarter For Viacom
cityfile · 07/28/09 12:45PM• Ben Silverman didn't have much success during his two-year stint at NBC, but that didn't stop him from scoring a super-sweet deal with Barry Diller's IAC. His new venture will reportedly give him $100 million to play with. [NYP]
• Viacom, the media conglomerate controlled by batty billionaire Sumner Redstone, reported that profits plunged 32% in the second quarter. [NYT]
• Struggling McGraw-Hill reports quarterly profits dropped 22.7%. [PC]
• The Daily News and sportswriter Adam Rubin are refuting the claims of Mets management that Rubin tried to get himself a job on the team. [E&P]
• Amanda Hearst has landed a job at Hearst's Marie Claire. It's a miracle! [P6]
Of Grownups, Mascots and the New York Observer
Gabriel Snyder · 07/28/09 09:55AMDaily News Reporter: Crazy Met Man Lies
Hamilton Nolan · 07/28/09 09:08AM'You Could Be Allergic to Wi-Fi!'
Hamilton Nolan · 07/27/09 12:28PMDeadbeat Island
cityfile · 07/27/09 11:40AMWWD has gotten to the bottom of that lawsuit filed by Condé Nast against the Turks and Caicos last Friday. It seems the archipelago paid for a bunch of ads in a handful of Condé titles in 2007 and 2008, but then never paid its $1 million tab. It also seems the ads played a role in a corruption scandal earlier this year:
Ben Silverman Makes His Exit
cityfile · 07/27/09 10:46AM• After two very unsuccessful years as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, Ben Silverman is finally leaving the company. He's teaming up with Barry Diller's IAC to start some sort of vague media/advertising firm. He'll be replaced by Jeff Gaspin, who headed up NBC's cable unit until now. [NYT, NYT, DF]
• Disney's G-Force topped Harry Potter at the box office this weekend. [THR]
• Remember Friendster? It's up for sale, in case you're interested. [PC]
• HBO is the most "gay-friendly cable network," according to GLAAD. [Reuters]