David Tanklefsky

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'Idol' Tops Optimedia's Three-Screen Ratings

The top show on television remains the top show in Optimedia US’ Content Power Ratings 3.0, which ranks network and cable shows across TV, Internet and mobile platforms, as American Idol continued to lead the field.  The ranking factors in total cross-platform audience size and advocacy and involvement of audiences to a particular show. This year, the study added Facebook... More

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Mr. Tiger Says Goodbye to Ernie Harwell

One evening after the homespun voice of legendary Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell was quieted forever, the man known as Mr. Tiger gave his friend a tearful and heartfelt farewell in New York City. Speaking at Gotham Hall for Fordham University radio station WFUV’s annual gala Wednesday night, Hall of Fame outfielder Al Kaline accepted the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award... More

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The Greening Continues at NBCU

Paging Al Gore…NBCU’s “Green is Universal” campaign starts up its annual Earth Week programming initiative today (Apr. 19). The push features green-themed content from more than 40 different NBCU shows and brands across the company’s various broadcast and cable entities. Green-themed programming is on tap over at Bravo to kick off the week, with three... More

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Conan Still Haunts 30 Rock

Conan O’Brien may be “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television,” as his current comedy tour makes explicitly known, but his likeness isn’t legally prohibited from appearing right under the noses of his former bosses in the hallowed hallways of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Observant tourists who enter 30 Rock through the east entrance and walk down the left... More

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Tiger Congenial, if Guarded in Return to Augusta

Tiger Woods was back in front of a podium Monday afternoon, but unlike his scripted February mea culpa, the world’s most-famous athlete answered reporters’ questions and flashed the first smile the public had seen from the golfer since he effectively went into hiding last year.”Coming into today, I didn’t know what to expect,” Woods said after his Monday... More