That Travel Channel would become such a hot property in an otherwise brutal year for media is a sign of the renewed optimism in mergers and acquisitions that's also driving the likely Comcast-NBC Universal deal currently in the works. Full Article at Advertising Age

“We should be opening up McDonald’s and KFCs along the Pakistan-Afghan border.” Nobody ever asked Anthony Bourdain to pitch a viable peace-in-the-Middle-East policy, but that would never stop him from expressing his views on the matter. Full Article at Michigan Daily

I've been eating myself silly the past 15 days -- I know, what's new. But no, this has been a really special kind of silly. The eating-my-way-through Vietnam kind of silly! Full Article at KQED

The sale of the Travel Channel, home to culinary adventure shows like Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations and Extreme Pig Outs, might warrant its own show: Extreme Bidding. Full Article at Forbes

Tim Kafalas and Thomas Beug Tim Kalafas and Thomas Beug, the producers and stars of “This is My City.” You’ve seen Rick Steves, Anthony Bourdain and, of course, Gwyneth Paltrow. Full Article at International Herald Tribune

The Scripps Network is leading the billion-dollar bid for the Travel Channel, which means "No Reservations" host Anthony Bourdain could soon be back under the same corporate umbrella as his nemesis: Rachael Ray, who soared to success at the... Full Article at Silicon Alley Insider