The Ties Behind the News in Author Interviews on TV

Both CBS News executives and Simon & Schuster executives say there is nothing at work in this relationship besides good marketing and mutual benefits

Sure, that's why Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Michael Savage etc. got long 60 minutes interviews when there books were published...after they hit number 1...well I'm sure there is no bias at CBS

Sony has bought the film rights to Cluck's book, and is plaaning a movie. Here's a list of Sony's holdings I will be avoiding:

Electronics and Communications

Products include:

compact disk players
mini disc players
Walkman
WEB TV devices
audio and video tapes
digital video disks
camcorders and digital imaging products
televisions
radios
video cassette recorders
business and consumer communication systems
digital satellite systems
digital radio and microwave telecommunication systems
computers
CD and DVD players
batteries

Film production & distribution

Columbia Tri-Star

Columbia Pictures

Tri-Star Pictures

Jim Henson Productions (partial interest)

Mandalay Entertainment (partial interest)

Phoenix Pictures (partial interest)

Sony Pictures Classics

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Columbia-Tri Star Home Video

Cinemas

Metreon

Sony's stake in the Sony/Loews Theaters group ( around 2,960 screens in North America, inc Magic Johnson Theaters and Loews-Star Theaters) was a victim of the Loews Cineplex crisis of 2001

Merchandise

Sony Signatures - (entertainment related clothes and merchandise)

Insurance and Financing

Sony Life Insurance Company

Sony Finance International

Games & Interactive

Sony Play Station - machine and software

Psygnosis Limited - video game developer

Sony Online

TheStation@sony.com - online entertainment network

Jeopardy Online, Wheel of Fortune Online

Columbia Tri-Star Interactive

Music

Sony Music

Legacy

Sony Music Nashville

Sony Wonder (children's music)

Sony Music Products (promotional music for business)

Sony Music Soundtrak

Tri-Star Music

WORK

Crave

57 Records

550 Music

Columbia Records

Epic Records

Epic Soundtrak

Shotput Records

Relatively Entertainment

RED Distribution

Relatively Records

Harmony Records

Sony Music International

Soho Square

Dance Pool

Mambo

Rubenstein

Squatt

Sony Classical

Arc of Light

Masterworks

Sony Broadway

SEON

Vivarte

Sony Music Publishing (copyright owners, joint venture with Michael Jackson)

Columbia House (minor stake in venture with AOL Time Warner and Blackstone Capital Partners)

Music Choice (with AOL Time Warner, EMI and General Instrument - digital stereo for cable TV)

Music Choice Europe

Television Production & Distribution

Columbia-TriStar Television (programming)

Columbia-TriStar Television Distribution

Columbia-TriStar Television International Television

The Game Show Network

International Television Ventures

Cinemax Latin America

Interests in:

E! - Latin America

HBO Ole

HBO Brasil

Mundo Ole

Warner Channel - Latin America

Showtime - Australia

Encore - Australia

TVI - Australia

Channel V - Asia

Cinemax Asia

HBO Asia

Beijing Television Arts Center

Viva 1 - Germany

Viva 2 - Germany

Carlton Productions UK - controlled by Carlton Communications

Golden Square Productions (UK)

Frensch Productions (Germany)

HBO Poland

Sony has licensing arrangements and interest in:

Kirch Group (German television/film production and broadvcasting)

FORTA (Spain)

BSkyB (satellite broadcaster in which News Corporation has dominant share)

JSkyB (Japan)

Telemundo (Sony is managing partner of venture with Apollo Management, Bastion Capital Fund and Liberty Media and will oversee programming and marketing.)

The Presdential television debates are on the horizon, and we must be diligent in making sure CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNNBC,etc. do not give Kerry a bigger part of the t.v. screen, than Bush. I remember somthing about them doing that in the past...shortchanging the Republican candidate out of equal t.v. screen coverage during a debate.

In the wake of the news generated by Mr. Clarke's interview, "60 Minutes" was criticized for not revealing that the book was published by an imprint, Free Press, which is a part of Simon & Schuster Inc. Mr. Hewitt and others at CBS said that criticism was part of the White House attempt to discredit Mr. Clarke. Mr. Hewitt said he did not even know Free Press was part of Simon & Schuster. "Who the heck was Free Press?" Mr. Hewitt said.

I wish the Times had called him on the fact that Clarke's Simon and Schuster/Viacom was well-publicized before the show aired, including in an article in the New York Times!

I love hearing President Bush has to get his message out.
Where?? These people remind me of the stereotype south. All the media is related.