It's not so much that it reflects well on Chris Brown that he has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Kids' Choice awards, as it reflects awfully on Nickelodeon. The kids' TV network has handed the moral high ground to a man who doesn't deserve it which leaves them looking a bit shabby. Ye...

It’s not just girls, boys want to keep up with the latest trends too. We can use lessons from the workplace to help teens with homework. A new study found a link between degrading lyrics and teen sex. Teen obesity is just as deadly as teen smoking. R-rated movies are prompting teens to smoke. ...

Filed under: OpEd, TV 101, Reality-Free I have a 19 month-old son named Keane Black who has recently graduated from a boob-obsessed pink blob into a happy-go-lucky toddler. (Little does he know that, if he follows his father's path, he's only a few decades away from regressing back into a boob-obses...

Tomorrow millions of Obama's young supporters (voters and would-be voters alike) will be tuning in and logging on to join in the inaugural celebration of our soon-to-be 44th president. Below we've broken down some of the multimedia coverage by age group to give you a roundup of hot spots where kids,...

Despite Christmas having been over two weeks ago, another holiday special aired tonight, for Three Kings Day, aka "Epiphany", January 6, the day that, in Christianity, the three wise men or Magi finally arrived to see the newborn baby Jesus. In this case, the special was "Dora Saves Three Kings Day"...

Filed under: Industry, MHD, Cable Time Warner Cable CEO & President Glenn Britt says don't blame him, blame sliding advertising and falling ratings for Viacom's lost revenue and subsequent Scrooge-style "extortion" of TWC customers to keep MTV Networks on after the ball drops tonight. Beyond the...

How do you say Hannah Montana in Russian? (The Disney Channel is set to launch in Russia featuring shows like "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and "Hannah Montana") (New York Times, reg. required) - The MySpace effect (on music. Has the social media site changed our listening habits? And New York Governor p...

Viacom, the parent company of MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon (among others), recently laid off 7% of their staff. That is 850 people, folks! But apparently, Nickelodeon president Cyma Zarghami doesn't think it's any reason to cancel Christmas, hosting a party for a chosen few— but V...

Apparently, voicst is South African slang for manic energy. It’s also the name of a (new?) three-piece band from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. They’re called an indie rock band, but yeah, so is everyone these days. I’ve no idea how that C in voicst is pronounced though (as in voiced,...

Hot damn! Looks like we might be in for the keynote equivalent of a stop-motion pie in the face at this years beloved Ottawa International Animation Festival. Seth Green and Matt Senreich, co-executive producers, writers, and directors of Cartoon Network’s Emmy award winning Robot Chicken will be ...