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Weather Channel tunes out ‘elevator music’

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting the Weather Channel has opted to stop playing smooth jazz-type music during local forecast segments. The music, which was apparently popular enough to warrant a CD release of a sampling of the tunes, will replaced with soft rock. “I think we’ve been doing an injustice to our viewers playing, for the lack [...]

MSNBC draws 19 million online viewers for Jackson memorial service

Msnbc.com had an impressive number of live streams during yesterdays Michael Jackson memorial service. Over 19 million people streamed at least part of the service, beating Msnbc.com’s previous record set during the Inauguration. Msnbc.com shattered its online video stream record yesterday with nearly 19 million total streams from its coverage of the Michael Jackson memorial service. [...]

Station adds personality to tweets with sidebar graphic

KOMU-TV, the NBC affiliate serving the Columbia/Jefferson City market has updated its Twitter page background to include a list of the people feeding the station’s Twitter feed, complete with each person’s Twitter handle and initials used to sign his or her tweet. Since the station is owned by the University of Missouri, most of the folks [...]

Joint chiefs chairman takes ‘magic wall’ for a spin

TV Newser spotted the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen using John King’s “Magic Wall” to describe the situation for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.