FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION
VH1: 20 Greatest Oscar Moments (Premiere) at 7pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: Important Things with Demetri Martin (Premiere) at 10:30pm
President Obama’s first primetime press conference Monday night, airing live from 8p to 9p drew in nearly 49.5 million viewers over eight networks – ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Univision, CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC.
The long-rumored merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation was finally announced, joining two music industry monopolies - the largest ticket seller and the biggest concert promoter – at the hip. The companies, valued at a collective $2.5 billion, say they will be better positioned to market their artists and save on expenses, achieving a projected $40 million in savings. They also promise improved technology and, believe it or not, better ticket pricing. (They’re even dropping the Ticketmaster name to try and rinse the bad taste out gouged fans’ mouths.) Grammy winner The Boss, for one, is not convinced. A controversy has sprung up over online scalping of tickets to a recent Springsteen show after visitors to Ticketmaster’s website were first told the show was sold out, then redirected to secondary-market sister site TicketsNow, where prices ranged in the hundreds of dollars each. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Democrat from Bruce’s home state of N.J., and Sen. Charles Schumer, Democrat from N.Y., have called for an investigation of the “bait and switch” incident. In a press conference to announce the merger Ticketmaster CEO Barry Diller blamed the whole thing on a computer glitch, caused by Visa’s inability to process the requests.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 2/8/09)
1) The Fray – Fray – 179,278
2) Bruce Springsteen – Working On A Dream – 101,597 (After 2 weeks – 326,186)
3) Dierks Bentley – Feel That Free – 71, 231
Other Debuts
7) Kidz Bop Kids – Kidz Bop 15 38,408
14) Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Lonely Road – 26,037
21) Day To Remember – Homesick – 21,745
37) Wynonna – Sing Chapter 1 – 13,756
58 ) Melinda Doolittle – It’s Your Love – 10,852
CASTING CALL
New documentary series Life Chronicles from Pink Sneakers Productions was listed yesterday as being produced for TV Land Network … not so. For information on casting and the show visit the company’s website at www.pinksneakers.net and send submission emails to casting@pinksneakers.net.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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