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Question for Oprah: Broadcast or Cable?

Oprah Winfrey is nearing a decision on whether to continue her daily talk show on broadcast television or move it to the forthcoming cable channel she now co-owns with Discovery Communications, executives from her production company and the CBS ...

From BILL CARTER AND BRIAN STELTER, The New York Times,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Oprah Winfrey,  Leslie Moonves,  Sony,  Discovery Health

TV Finds That Mortal Foe, DVR, Is a Friend After All

In what may seem a media business version of the Stockholm syndrome, television network executives have fallen in love with a former tormentor: the digital video recorder. DVRs have made “House,” with Hugh Laurie, a bigger hit. DVR results added 26 ...

From BILL CARTER, The New York Times,  1 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Hugh Laurie

The Newest Face in the Late-Night Party

WHEN George Lopez joins the late-night gang on Nov. 9, he will be easy to separate from the usual suspects. The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. George Lopez on ...

From BILL CARTER, The New York Times,  30 Oct 2009
Related Topics: George Lopez,  Nickelodeon Network,  Arsenio Hall,  TBS,  Ellen DeGeneres

CNN Last in TV News on Cable

CNN, which created the all-news cable network almost 30 years ago, hit a new competitive low with its prime-time programs in October, with three of its four programs between 7 and 11 p.m. finishing fourth and last among the cable news networks. It ...

From BILL CARTER, The New York Times,  26 Oct 2009
Related Topics: MSNBC,  Anderson Cooper,  Nancy Grace,  Keith Olbermann,  Greta Van Susteren

CNN Drops to Last Place Among Cable News Networks

If CNN put on some real news programming in place of the bloated blathering of Lou Dobbs, they might see their ratings improve during that hour. Drop that not-so-closet neocon Dobbs and get off the fence. The far right Fox viewers used to call CNN the “ ...

From BILL CARTER, The New York Times,  26 Oct 2009
Related Topics: FOX Broadcasting Company,  Anderson Cooper,  Lou Dobbs,  MSNBC,  Bill Carter

Cable Channel Will Get New Wildlife Focus

Fox Cable Networks and the National Geographic Channel announced Thursday that they would start a new program service that would focus on natural history and wildlife. The service, a spinoff of the National Geographic Channel, will appear on the ...

From BILL CARTER, The New York Times,  15 Oct 2009
Related Topics: National Geographic Channel,  Fox Reality,  Mireya Mayor

NBC Names Jon Bon Jovi ‘Artist in Residence’

Every network looks to book talent first: NBC Universal is taking the concept to a new level with the singer Jon Bon Jovi. Over the next two months, Jon Bon Jovi will appear exclusively on outlets owned by NBC Universal. The latest on the arts, ...

From BILL CARTER, The New York Times,  14 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Jon Bon Jovi,  Jeff Zucker,  Jay Leno,  Brian Williams,  Jeff Gaspin

Later Viewings of Shows on DVRs Brighten Ratings

Hold the farewell parties for “Heroes.” The NBC drama looked as if it were about to fade into oblivion based on the same-day ratings for its first couple of episodes this fall. But when results from the playback of the show over a seven-day period on ...

From BILL CARTER, The New York Times,  12 Oct 2009
Related Topics: The CW

Debate Rages About Whether Leno’s Show Is Good for NBC

Two weeks into a new season, the talk of television is the Leno effect and whether it is hazardous to NBC’s health. It is not just a question of how the new “Jay Leno Show” itself is faring in the ratings, but also what the show’s occupation of the 10 ...

From BILL CARTER, The New York Times,  11 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Jay Leno,  Conan O'Brien,  David Letterman,  Jimmy Fallon,  Craig Ferguson

Inside CBS, Disbelief at an Arrest

Inside CBS News, Robert Joel Halderman was a widely liked and well-regarded producer, known for chasing action and taking chances. But none of his previous experiences covering wars, school killings and the mob gave any hint that Mr. Halderman might ...

From BILL CARTER, The New York Times,  7 Oct 2009
Related Topics: David Letterman,  Stephanie Birkitt,  Worldwide Pants,  Robert M. Morgenthau

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