American Idol
AT&T Says American Idol Season 7 Broke Text Message Record
AT&T announced today that the latest season of American Idol generated more than 78 million text messages as watchers voted for their favorite contestants. AT&T introduced the ability to text votes in season 2 of the show.
AT&T polled 416 users to see what roll text messaging played in the shot and found that 51% of respondents say they text more frequently during the Idol season than other times. 43% say they talk about the show via text messages and 22% say that they first learned to text by voting for singers on the show. Read more
Posted on Thu, 22 May 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Rocker David Cook wins American Idol
By Nichola Groom
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rocker David Cook won the coveted title of "American
Idol" on Wednesday, dealing an unexpected defeat to a silken-voiced teenager,
also named David, on the most popular U.S. television show.
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Posted on Wed, 21 May 2008 22:23:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Davids battle to become 7th ''American Idol''
By Chris Michaud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Idol's dueling Davids faced off on Tuesday as the
two remaining finalists each performed three songs in their attempts to win the
hit talent show's seventh season.
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Posted on Tue, 20 May 2008 23:13:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Two Davids to do Battle on ''American Idol'' Finale
By Mark Egan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A baby-faced high school student likened to an
old-fashioned crooner and a scruffy bartender who sings alternative rock music
will compete in next week's season finale of U.S. television's "American Idol."
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Posted on Thu, 15 May 2008 03:16:12 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Elimination brings American Idol to final Four
By Chris Michaud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "American Idol" fans sent contestant Brooke White packing
on Wednesday after her performance of two Neil Diamond tunes, leaving four
contenders to battle it out on the hit talent show.
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Posted on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:27:43 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
American Idol PhotoStamps
American Idol winners are now available on stamps.
The special edition postage will feature previous winners Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks and Jordin Sparks, as well as the soon-to-be-decided Season Seven winner.
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Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:22:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
American Idol wins Night, but declines
By James Hibberd
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Reality titan "American Idol" had a rough
night Tuesday, while the series finale of "Jericho" concluded on a weak note.
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Posted on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:53:15 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Chikezie is American Idol's latest Casualty
By Chris Michaud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - America voted, and sent the exuberant Chikezie packing from
the seventh season of the hit talent show "American Idol" on Wednesday.
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Posted on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:50:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
CBS Chief: please kill ''American Idol''
By James Hibberd and Paul J. Gough
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - With CBS close to losing the total
viewers race for the first time in five years, CEO Leslie Moonves called Fox's
ratings hit "American Idol" a "monster" and urged somebody to "kill that show."
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Posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:41:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Former male Stripper voted out of ''American Idol''
By Chris Michaud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Hernandez, the "American Idol" contestant with a
reported history as a male stripper, was eliminated on Wednesday from the
competition on the hit TV talent show.
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Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:32:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Ex-MCA Records flop advances on ''American Idol''
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The integrity of "American Idol" as a contest for raw,
undiscovered talent was called into question again after an Irish singer who
once had a major-label deal, and solo album that flopped, advanced to the top
rung of the competition this week.
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Posted on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:11:10 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Disney World to create ''American Idol'' Attraction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney World will host its own version of the hit
TV show "American Idol" starring park visitors at a new attraction set to open
later this year, the Walt Disney Co said on Thursday.
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Posted on Thu, 7 Feb 2008 23:29:44 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
American Idol Season Debut down from last Year
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. television's top show, "American Idol," returned to
prime time with 33.4 million viewers, down sharply from last year's record
season debut but still more watched than the four other major networks combined,
according to ratings on Wednesday.
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Posted on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:59:59 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
American Idol to dominate strike-hit U.S. TV
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. television's top show, "American Idol," returns to
the Fox network on Tuesday, poised to stand taller than ever in the ratings as
it arrives in a prime-time landscape clouded by the Hollywood writers strike.
Anticipating another blockbuster season for the TV talent competition,
advertisers already have ponied up banner prices for the seventh round of
"Idol," making it again the most lucrative regularly scheduled series in prime
time.
Generally airing twice weekly, the show averaged over 30 million viewers per
episode last season.
Months before the writers strike began, a 30-second commercial for the 2008
season of "Idol" was going for roughly $750,000, with the price jumping to at
least $900,000 for the same ad sold in the "scatter market" just before the
show's return, according to media buyers familiar with the deals.
Both figures are up sharply from ad rates fetched for last year's installment of
the show, which features amateur singers from around the United States vying for
fame and a recording contract.
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Posted on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:41:51 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
American Idol in the Shower
Do you ever feel like when you're in the shower you can sing better than anyone else? Well, Mark Feldstein & Associates, an Ohio-based supplier of a myriad of unique gifts and gadgets, today announced a product that will let you take your shower-singing talent a little further.
With the American Idol Microphone Shower Radio, you can tune to your favorite radio station and sing along.
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Posted on Tue, 23 May 2006 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
American Idol Movie Creator Camcorder
Gear Live takes a look at the American Idol Digital Camcorder.
The American Idol branded digital camcorder toy is of course aimed at kids. The toy camcorder can record 5 min. of 640x480px video on its built-in 16MB memory. Gear Live finds that the camcorder not as bad as it sounds. Read more about it on Gear Live.
The American Idol Movie Creator with Microphone sells for $99.99 on Amazon.com.
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Posted on Tue, 31 May 2005 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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