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| Monday, August 20 09:34 AM |
| Tears Of A Clown: Smiley Makes Execs Frown |
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Tavis Smiley has been removed as the host of BET Tonight. The first word that his contract would not be renewed came in the form of a four-line fax to his office. After word circulated that Smiley would remain at his post until his contract expired, Robert Johnson announced that he would be terminated immediately. To handle the guaranteed neck-snapping backlash, BET CEO Robert L. Johnson will field calls from viewers March 26. Most likely, Johnson will tell the world that Smiley's ratings were falling, a condition likely caused by BET's not-so-subtle transition to being the Black MTV. In the process, BET Tonight's demographic has been lost in the shuffle.
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| Sunday, June 11 02:18 PM |
| McLean Greaves Turns Down The Volume.com |
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Apparently Volume.com's content is so wack that its Chief of Content, McLean Mashingaidze Greaves, would rather leave the site a few weeks before launch than take credit for the content. We can't wait to see what the ubër-secret Volume.com lead by Kevin Dowdell, produces.
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| Friday, November 10 08:07 PM |
| Isn't That Nice? AKA Blames Adam Kidron and UBO for Its Demise. |
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AKA dumped the rest of their staff on Friday. Instead of blaming their own inability to attract advertisers, they blame Adam Kidron. UBO was inept enough to agree to give a dying music site network millions of dollars to run ads for their own underdeveloped properties. The fall of the UBO behemoth will have a domino effect for several ad networks that relied on revenue from UBO to keep them aloft. You know, bla-bla bla.
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| Monday, August 20 09:08 AM |
| 360hiphop No Longer Turning Round as BET Execs Wind Operations Down |
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Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, Editor in Chief and Chief Creative Officer of 360hiphop.com announced his resignation. The broadband site, which was acquired by BET, under the leadership of Scott Mills, several months back for a stock swap, has let go a majority of its editorial staff. The site featured some of the best stories on hip-hop you’ll never read.
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| Thursday, February 14 03:14 PM |
| Why Savoy Can’t Stomp. |
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Every once in a while, a magazine comes along that breaks new ground. It finds a rhythm and connects with people beyond its core audience. It pushes the envelope of journalism and redefines what good editorial is all about. It presents a message that is strong, poignant, and becomes a powerful voice for a generation. Savoy is not that magazine.
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| Thursday, July 06 11:44 AM |
| Adam Kidron and UBO Gets Hookt: Wonder Twin Powers, Activate! |
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Urban Expose has uncovered documents, which indicate that UBO and Hookt are taking their merger talks to the next level. What would prompt the two worst named urban portals to merge their fledgling media ventures before either has gained a significant position in the market or proven that there is an audience for their product? (Form of! A viable revenue model!)
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| Thursday, July 13 06:54 PM |
| Bamflex! Goes Sooner Than Later, But At Least We Got This Navigator! |
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The company run by husband and wife team Gary and Melanie Mack launched their site as a broadband portal for urban entertainment. It offered everything from, 14 years of "Showtime at the Apollo" reruns to Master P crying about his basketball career, or lack thereof. However, it looks like the party is finally over. After burning through approximately $5 million in cash and burning investors Bamflex! is headed for the a listing on Ghost Sites.
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| Friday, August 25 10:40 AM |
| Treble To The Bass, Bass To The Treble, Say Bye Bye To One Level |
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Onelevel.com is officially the first urban site to go bust. Launched on April 10th, it was billed as the premiere hip-hop content, community and e-commerce site founded by a trendy lounge DJ, an engineer tag hag, and a restaurant manager. After running thru $400,000 in angel funding in 4 months, onelevel.com hasn't found an 11th hour benefactor. Looks like one level going underground…for real.
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