Gossip blog Valleywag alleges Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has a romantic relationship with a Canadian broadcaster compared to Ann Coulter.

The cable operator paid people off the street to pack an FCC hearing on its network discrimination practices, keeping critics and activists from attending or speaking at the hearing.

"Comcast will pay the beneficiary of co-founder Ralph J. Roberts an amount equal to his 2007 base salary for five years after his death, whenever that occurs, the company said in a Dec. 28 securities filing."

Robert Greenwald has collected tacky moments on Fox News, suggesting its content is indecent.

Rob Walker discusses how NIcktoons is leveraging the internet popularity of NHK mascot Domo-Kun and runninig Domo-Kun cartoons in the fall.

HBO Chief Technology Officer Bob Zitter doesn't think the doublespeak in "Digital Rights Management" goes far enough and wants to change the name to "Digital Customer Enablement" or DCE.

Fox, Viacom, and others are thinking about creating a YouTube clone for hosting clips from their properties. Similar experiments with cable led to anti-trust rulings, but TechDirt believes that market forces would encumber this more.

If only more news shows were like "Countdown." I do tire of the celebrity news in the second half of the program.

Comedy Central shoots itself in the foot.

A wiki chock full of truthiness. I'm not sure why we need this when there's Uncyclopedia, but maybe those "Colbert Report' fans aren't as Web-literate as I might hope.

Steve Safran sounds off on how CNN Headline News commentator Nancy Grace refuses to accept any responsibility after a woman committed suicide after an agressive interview.

Via Cory Arcangel, this TLC documentary from 2001 doesn't present a lot of information new to me, but it's interesting to watch Kevin Mitnick and Captain Crunch talk about their lives.

This TechDirt describes how effective Colbert is in leveraging his Internet fans to further promote his show. These comments reinforce my idea that YouTube should pursue a licensing deal with Comedy Central and other cable outlets.

My friend Marjorie contributed to this list. I'd add Thurston Moore's interview with Beck on 120 Minutes. Beck responded to one of Moore's questions by taking off his boot and throwing it at a backdrop, producing an audible thud.

British surveillance camera footage to be offered live and on-demand to home subscribers.

Although I'm reluctant to point to articles on the most widely read blog, bOINGbOING, this thread about CSPAN's funding model and the status of its programming is really interesting.