'The Wiz Live!' eases on down road to strong ratings for NBC

"The Wiz Live!" got NBC pretty close to the Emerald City, at least ratings-wise. NBC's nearly three-hour telecast of the 1974 Broadway musical -- a soul-tinged retelling of "The Wizard of Oz" -- delivered 11.4 million total viewers, according to Nielsen. Queen Latifah starred in the title role,... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“I Write about People Whose Lives Are on Fire”: A Conversation with Sandra Cisneros, by Emily Doyle

Interviews Sandra Cisneros’s success as a poet, short-story writer, novelist, and essayist is tied to her determination to write about others with awareness and love. Her work is populated by powerful people—powerful in their pain, joy, and hunger for... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2022-04-01 16:29:13 UTC ]
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Bid for Nielsen TV ratings company almost doubles to $16B

Nielsen is being acquired for $16 billion, including debt, about a week after the media measurement company rejected a smaller offer Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2022-03-29 21:47:16 UTC ]
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How Russian emigres scratched out a living once they lost their world of luxury

In "After the Romanovs,” British historian Helen Rappaport traces the changed lives of Russian exiles who fled to Paris after the Bolshevik Revolution. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Lively depiction of abolition dissects its competing philosophies and strategies

In "The Color of Abolition," Linda Hirshman explores the antislavery movement through three charismatic characters. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Bruce Duffy, who explored philosophers’ lives in critically praised debut novel, dies at 70

His ambitious 1987 novel about the life of Ludwig Wittgenstein and other philosophers was a literary sensation. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ had an exceptionally strange journey to cinematic glory

George Miller, Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy look back at the making of an epic in Kyle Buchanan's "Blood, Sweat & Chrome." Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Amazon is reportedly fast tracking a live-action Blade Runner series

A few months back, Blade Runner director Ridley Scott said a live-action series set in that universe is in the works. The project looks to be a step closer to reality, as Amazon Studios has reportedly put it in development. Amazon's TV and film production arm is said to be fast tracking scripts... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-02-11 18:28:55 UTC ]
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An up-close look at the secret lives of wild honey bees

With remarkable photographs and insights, Ingo Arndt and Jürgen Tautz reveal the insects' hidden world. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Roku Adds Nielsen’s Digital Ad Ratings Audience Guarantees Ahead of Upfront

When Roku and Nielsen struck a strategic alliance last March, users of connected TV's most popular platform were promised a major advertising upgrade. Roku, whose platform now has 56.4 million active accounts, is adding Nielsen's Digital Ad Ratings audience guarantees to its ad platform OneView,... Continue reading at AdWeek

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Hitting the Books: The decades-long fight to bring live television to deaf audiences

The Silent Era of cinema was perhaps its most equitable with both hearing and hearing-impaired viewers able to enjoy productions alongside one another, but with the advent of "talkies," deaf and hard-of-hearing American's found themselves largely excluded from this new dominant entertainment... Continue reading at Engadget

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What It’s Like to Live Through a Rupture in History

“Free,” by Lea Ypi, is a memoir about growing up in Albania amid the fall of communism. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Nielsen reveals error in out-of-home TV ratings

Latest issue comes as Nielsen tries to rebuild confidence and launch next-generation system after losing MRC accreditation. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2021-12-22 21:33:06 UTC ]
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The story of one New York girl and the precarious lives of the poor

Reporter Andrea Elliott spent eight years following Dasani and her struggling family. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Investment Group Led by David Steinberger Buys Open Road

A newly formed investor group led by David Steinberger has acquired Open Road Integrated Media for a purchase price reported to be between $60 million and $80 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Highton steps down as publisher at Two Roads

Lisa Highton is stepping down from her role as publisher at John Murray Press imprint Two Roads. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 12:04:50 UTC ]
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Better Living Through Book Reading

Over its 125 year history, the advertisements in the Book Review occasionally held out the promise of self-improvement. Continue reading at The New York Times

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