14 month ago
deusx : James Hibberd - 'Babylon Fields'—CBS’ Buried Zombie Necrophilia Pilot Unearthed - TVWeek - Blogs - "The show explores the emotional and societal ramification of loved ones coming back from the dead. You know, like in “Pet Sematary.” But by the end of the episode, the zombie thriller is crossed with a crime procedural."
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18 month ago
Andy Baio : Last.fm co-founder on their acquisition by CBS - the $280M price seems low and the idea of CBS eventually running Last.fm scares me
Rod Begbie : Last.fm -- the Blog: Last.fm Acquired By CBS - last.fm bought by TV & radio network, CBS. OK, the radio connection makes a little sense, but still strikes me that the other half of Viacom would have been a better match. #
deusx : Last.fm – the Blog - "Today, Last.fm was acquired by CBS, a company who had the first commercial radio station in the US, ran a record label (CBS Records), and amongst other things are responsible for several respected TV series (CBS on Wikipedia)."
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18 month ago
plasticbag : The rumour is that last.fm has been bought by CBS for $280 Million - I find myself surprisingly depressed by this revelation, although it does sort of rather explain some of the conversations I had with them a while back about what it's like inside large organisations and how acquirees fare...
jimray : CBS Acquires Last.fm for $280 Million - Ok, you know things are crazy when a social music site with no business model goes for $280M, which is described as "a little on the low side." But good for last.fm, here's hoping CBS doesn't frak it all to hell.
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Rod Begbie : Variety.com - Faves to rerun 'Race' - The rumoured "All Star" edition of The Amazing Race is confirmed. I'll wait to see the full cast-list before I get too upset. [via] #
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