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 Fox Anchor 
 Apologizes 
 to Chickens 
 Everywhere 

Ernie Anastos sorry for laying on-air egg

Sep 18, 09 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Fox anchor who stirred up a fricassé when he almost suggested a co-worker go pluck a chicken has apologized for his on-air bleep, reports AP. "I misspoke," said veteran New York broadcaster Ernie Anastos. "I apologize for my remarks to anyone who may have been offended.... More »

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television • profanity • obscenity • broadcasting • anchor • chicken • news anchor • Fox TV • Ernie Anastos • weather forecaster

 In Recession, NFL 
 Blackout Rule Raises Ire 

To fill seats, league holds local TV broadcasts hostage

Sep 10, 09 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - High ticket prices and the recession are taking their toll on attendance at pro football games. But if you can’t afford the stadium, at least you can watch at home, right? Wrong. The NFL is sticking to its “blackout” policy—no local broadcast if the stadium doesn’t... More »

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television • NFL • football • recession • stadium • broadcasting • local TV stations • blackout • attendance • National Football League • pro football

Pledge Boom Helps Public Stations Ride Out Recession

Loyal public help keep stations going as sponsorships, government funding vanish

Sep 5, 09 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Loyal viewers and listeners have stepped up to help their local public broadcasters make it through the recession, the Washington Post reports. Public stations say their appeals to the public are meeting a warm response despite the recession, with donations staying steady and, at some stations, even rising to record... More »

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television • recession • radio stations • broadcasting • local TV stations • fundraising • public television • pledge drive

 Silverman 
 Leaves NBC, 
 Goes Digital 


Will head new company created with Barry Diller

Jul 27, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ben Silverman is leaving NBC Entertainment and hitting the Internet, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The division's co-chair—who may have jumped and may have been pushed—will partner with Barry Diller and IAC to create “a next generation enterprise that bridges the gap between traditional television and... More »

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entertainment • Internet • NBC • NBC Universal • Jeff Zucker • Ben Silverman • broadcasting • Barry Diller • digital media

(Newser) - Record labels and the online radio industry have reached a deal on royalties that insiders think will allow the medium to survive, the New York Times reports. Larger sites like Pandora will pay the labels 25% of revenue or up to 14 cents for every song they stream—whichever... More »

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music • Internet • song • webcast • broadcasting • recording industry • internet royalties • Internet radio • record label

NFL Runs 'Broadcasting Boot Camp' for Aging Players

Intensive course prepares sportscaster hopefuls for being on the other side

Jun 27, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The NFL is teaching two dozen pros nearing the end of their playing days how to tackle a media career in its third annual "Broadcasting Boot Camp," the Washington Post reports. The would-be sportscasters were no strangers to the camera, but many needed extensive coaching from ex-players with... More »

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NFL • broadcasting • sportscaster • football player

PBS Bans New Religious Programming

Channels that already carry church services allowed to continue

Jun 17, 09 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - PBS has voted to enforce its longstanding prohibition on sectarian broadcasts and ban its stations from carrying any new religious programming, the Washington Post reports. As a compromise, the few stations that already air church services and religious lectures will be allowed to continue to do so. Religious discussions that... More »

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television • religion • sectarianism • PBS • broadcasting

(Newser) - Millions of Americans, particularly in urban and rural areas, will see their televisions go black when broadcasters switch to digital transmission next week, the New York Times reports. A Nielsen survey indicates that more than 10% of the 114 million homes with sets are partially or completely unprepared for... More »

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television • HDTV • broadcasting • digital television • consumer electronics • digital converter box • digital transition

OBITUARY

 Hall of Famer 
 George Kell 
 Dead at 86 

.306 career hitter won AL batting title in 1949

Mar 24, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Baseball Hall of Famer and broadcaster George Kell died in his sleep this morning in Arkansas, MLB.com reports; he was 86. He batted .306 during 15 seasons in the 1940s and ‘50s, winning the American League batting crown in 1949. The 10-time All-Star, whose stops included Detroit, Boston,... More »

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obituary • Baseball Hall of Fame • broadcasting • baseball • George Kell • Ernie Harwell

 Don Imus Diagnosed 
 With Prostate Cancer 

Radio host tells audience of diagnosis

Mar 16, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shock-jock Don Imus, best known for stirring near-universal ire with his "nappy-headed hos" comment, announced on-air this morning that he has stage 2 prostate cancer, WCBS-TV in New York reports. Imus, 68, voiced confidence that "his doctors will beat it," Fox News reports, and speculated that the... More »

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cancer • radio • CBS • prostate cancer • Don Imus • ABC • Rutgers University • broadcasting

opinion


 Twitter: It's 
 All About 
 Self Promotion 

Tricks to being heard in the clutter

Mar 9, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Without understanding Twitter's purpose, the social networking rage—which has gained 1.2 million viewers from last year—can feel "like a noisy bar where everyone is shouting and nobody is listening," Julia Angwin warns in the Wall Street Journal. "It's about promoting yourself." That's... More »

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social networking • Internet • promotion • broadcasting • Twitter • Bill Maher Grid

(AP) - Paul Harvey, the news commentator and talk-radio pioneer whose staccato style made him one of the nation's most familiar voices, died today in Arizona at age 90. Known for his resonant voice and trademark delivery of "The Rest of the Story," Harvey had been heard nationally since 1951,... More »

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radio • obituary • broadcasting

(Newser) - US viewers see ESPN and the Discovery Channel as the most indispensable cable networks, Multichannel News reports. A poll by Solutions Research Group asked 1,200 TV viewers which channels they thought of as “must keep.” The results:
  • The top four spots went to the big networks.
... More »

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television • ESPN • HBO • network • CNN • Fox • Discovery Channel • broadcasting

Local TV Stations Could Go Off the Air

Networks consider jumping straight
to cable

Feb 10, 09 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - For decades, local TV stations ruled the airwaves and were treated with deference by the likes of ABC, CBS, and NBC, which needed them to reach their audiences. But as the recession has pummeled advertising revenue, most have been forced to make drastic cuts, and the networks are contemplating doing... More »

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television • NBC • CBS • advertising • cable TV • Jeff Zucker • Leslie Moonves • broadcasting • local TV stations • network television

super bowl

Madden Has Lots of Fans, If Not All the Facts

Aging voice of the NFL still flashes brilliance along with slip-ups

Jan 30, 09 1:46 PM CST
(Newser) - John Madden's on-air analysis isn't always right—zealous fact-checkers will attest to that—but the elder statesman of NFL commentators is usually on the money, writes Matthew Futterman in the Wall Street Journal. "I know there's talk he's lost a step," his former boss acknowledges, but the onetime... More »

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NFL • NBC • Super Bowl • football • broadcasting • John Madden • analyst • sportscaster

Disney Channel Coming to Russian TV

Mickey and pals get
first Western foothold
in massive market

Dec 16, 08 5:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Disney has become the first Western company to crack the potentially lucrative Russian TV market, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company and a Russian broadcaster are finalizing plans to introduce Disney programming on 30 stations nationwide. Disney will have a 49% ownership stake in the deal with Russia's Media-One... More »

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Russia • television • Disney Channel • Disney • broadcasting • joint ventures • Media-One Holdings • original content

OPINION

Fear Not, Righties: Fairness Doctrine Isn't Coming Back

Democrats won't restore required balance to airwaves

Nov 23, 08 10:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Conservatives are beating their war drums with warnings that the Obama administration will torpedo them by reinstituting the so-called fairness doctrine. If he does—the policy calls for broadcasters to air opposing viewpoints—it could be big trouble for Rush Limbaugh and another denizens of the right-wing talk circuit. But... More »

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censorship • Rush Limbaugh • Fox News • broadcasting • political correctness • cable news • fairness doctrine

 BBC Yanks 
 Comics for 
 Prank Call 

Brand famous for racy, offensive jokes

Oct 29, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The BBC suspended two leading comedians for a prank call that infuriated 18,000 viewers and that even the prime minister called “inappropriate and unacceptable,” the news service reports. Foul-mouthed Russell Brand—who, stateside, offended abstinent teens at MTV's Music Video Awards—and Jonathan Ross told a 78-year-old... More »

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BBC • comedy • suspension • broadcasting • Britain • British Broadcasting Corporation • Jonathan Ross • Russell Brand


 NBC Pages 
 Seek Bigtime 
 on $10/Hour 

Ted Koppel, Regis Philbin alums of yearlong program

Oct 13, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Screaming girls, predawn starts, and 6-day weeks are a lot to handle on $10 an hour—but NBC pages see success at the end of the tunnel, the New York Times reports. They know that hours of smiling schlep work—think photocopies and coffee—have led luminaries like Regis Philbin... More »

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NBC • broadcasting • Regis Philbin • Michael Eisner • Rockefeller Center • job • college graduates • Ted Koppel • page • Jack McBrayer

Under Pressure, Sirius XM Tries to Look Ahead

Merged company works to develop subscribers, refinance debt

Sep 15, 08 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Satellite radio’s fortunes—thought to be peaking after Sirius and XM merged in July—are falling as the united company’s stock continues to tumble and management scrambles to refinance debt, reports the Wall Street Journal. Still, CEO Mel Karmazin says, the company is “heading toward making... More »

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Mel Karmazin • Sirius • mergers and acquisitions • broadcasting • XM Satellite Radio • Sirius XM

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