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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications stories: 3 news summaries
Analysis

By Ending Show, Oprah Bets Big on Cable

Move will wound ABC, CBS—and Winfrey?

Nov 20, 09 7:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Oprah's decision to end her network show in 2011 is a risky bet on cable TV that will cost CBS millions of dollars and ABC stations millions of viewers. Oprah will concentrate solely on her long-delayed cable channel, OWN, though it’s not clear how yet. She’s told her... More »

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CBS • cable TV • ABC • Oprah Winfrey • Discovery Communications • TV industry • Oprah Winfrey Network • network television • Discovery Networks

NIKKI FINKE

 Oprah Sets Date for 
 Cable Launch, 
 Show Move 

Discovery Channel to media mogul: 'Move it or lose it'

Nov 5, 09 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The long-awaited launch of Oprah's cable network is set for early 2011, and her syndicated talk show will move to the new Oprah Winfrey Network—and from Chicago to Los Angeles. The switch from Discovery Health Channel to OWN was originally set for mid-2009, and Discovery threatened to rescind the... More »

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entertainment • television • CBS • ABC • Oprah Winfrey • Discovery Channel • Discovery Communications • Oprah Winfrey Network • syndication

Discovery Will
Go Public

Educational channel's IPO will bring freer financial hand—and Wall Street scrutiny

Dec 14, 07 5:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Discovery Communications will go public, upping the media company’s ability to make deals while opening it to shareholder and Wall Street opinion. The “MythBusters” and “LA Ink” broadcaster will be able to spend more on new programming and acquire other businesses more readily. Analysts expect shares to... More »

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NBC Universal • IPO • Discovery Communications • Advance/Newhouse • MythBusters • LA Ink

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