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 Lou Dobbs: 
 I Wasn't 
 Forced Out 

Ex-CNN host says he hasn't talked with Fox

Nov 15, 09 4:47 PM CST
(AP) - Lou Dobbs says he doesn't feel as though he was pushed out of CNN, where he worked for all but 2 years of its existence until last Wednesday. "I don't know if people will believe it, but we had a very amicable parting on the best of terms,"... More »

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immigration • TV networks • CNN • illegal immigration • Lou Dobbs • anchor • host • news anchor • television news

 Comcast Near $35B Deal 
 for NBC Universal 

Cable giant has been in talks with owner of network for weeks

Sep 30, 09 9:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Comcast is near a $35 billion deal to acquire NBC Universal, which encompasses the network, a movie studio, cable channels and more, sources tell the Wrap. Bankers from the cable giant and General Electric, NBCU’s parent company, met Tuesday after Comcast decided to think bigger than a pursuit of... More »

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entertainment • Comcast • cable TV • NBC Universal • mergers and acquisitions • General Electric • Vivendi • TV networks • movie studio

ANALYSIS

 Obama and 
 Cable News: 
 It's Love/Hate 

Prez can't stand the "chatter" that obfuscates real issues

Sep 25, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama tries to downplay the “cable chatter” of the 24-hour news networks, but his frustration with them is as old as their fascination with him. “I think a lot of this stems from the election,” press secretary Robert Gibbs tells Politico, when some donors “would... More »

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television • media • MSNBC • Fox News • TV networks • CNN • Obama administration • cable news • President Obama

media melee

Fox: Tea Parties Not Covered
CNN: You Lie!

Ad sparks network
tea party war

Sep 19, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rival networks were quick to go on the counterattack after being accused by Fox of ignoring last weekend's tea party protests in the capital, Mediaite reports. A full-page Washington Post ad from Fox asked, "How Did ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC And CNN Miss This Story," prompting the... More »

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Bill O'Reilly • MSNBC • ABC • protests • Fox News • TV networks • CNN • Ricardo Sanchez • cable news • tea parties

analysis

 Why Hollywood 
 Wants Leno to Fail 

Some see new, cheap show as threat to jobs

Sep 14, 09 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tonight marks the premiere of Jay Leno’s new show, and many in Tinseltown—not just rival execs—are hoping it flops, the Los Angeles Times reports. That’s because it substitutes cheap fare for the traditional 10pm drama. Many in the industry see the show as a “potential... More »

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television • Hollywood • TV networks • Jay Leno • late night talk show • networks • scripted TV • drama • The Jay Leno Show

OPINION

 Your Guide to 
 Today's Jacko 
 Media Orgy 

Let the 'freak show' begin

Jul 7, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surprisingly, the elephants entering Staples Center this morning aren’t there for the “Michael Jackson Memorial Orgy of Excess”—but for the circus, opening tomorrow. “That seems completely appropriate,” writes Lisa de Moraes for the Washington Post. As for today’s “freak show,” 16... More »

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entertainment • television • CNBC • Larry King • celebrity • Kathie Lee Gifford • TV networks • CNN • memorial • Michael Jackson • Anderson Cooper • BET • celebrity death • Martin Bashir • Lola Ogunnaike • Inside Edition • April Woodard

Trudeau Mocks Journos
for Overtwittering

Character 'Roland Hedley' has 2,900 followers

Apr 22, 09 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cartoonist Garry Trudeau has been lampooning TV journalists for decades in Doonesbury, so it’s natural he would satirize their latest folly: excessive Twittering. Roland Hedley, Trudeau’s fictitious TV journo, has become an avid Twitter user both in print and in the real world, where @Roland_Hedley boasts 2,900... More »

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TV networks • Doonesbury • journalist • Twitter • narcissism • Garry Trudeau • cable news • microblogging • Roland Hedley

YouTube Edging Closer
to Hollywood

Site to offer authorized Hollywood content, may start charging

Apr 16, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - YouTube's latest move to add Sony as a partner highlights the delicate balance it's trying to strike between Hollywood and its own roots in "homegrown video," writes Chris Snyder in Wired. The deals with Sony and others authorize the site—under pressure to curb unauthorized uploads—to show... More »

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television • Google • YouTube • video • TV networks • Hulu • Hollywood studios


 New Shows 
 Offer NBC 
 Ray of Hope 

Southland, Parks and Recreation lead upturn

Apr 15, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - After years of poor ratings, NBC may be on the rebound with the help of two new series: cop show Southland and Amy Poehler’s comedy Parks and Recreation. Parks scored only 6.9 million total viewers, but it maintained 88% of The Office’s coveted young-adult audience. Southland topped... More »

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television • American Idol • NBC • CBS • ABC • TV networks • Fox • TV ratings • Amy Poehler • Parks and Recreation • Southland • scripted TV

Butt Out of Primetime, Prez: Networks 

Execs complain Obama's addresses cost them money

Mar 19, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is addressing the nation during primetime—again—and networks aren’t happy about it, notes the Hollywood Reporter. When Obama hits the airwaves Tuesday, he’ll bump American Idol's results show to Thursday, causing it to compete with the NCAA finals, and force the Big Four to cancel... More »

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television • Barack Obama • American Idol • TV networks • primetime TV • speech • President Obama

 Networks 
 Prep for 
 Mega 
 Inaugural 

Exhuastive coverage of historic inauguration planned

Jan 7, 09 7:08 AM CST
(Newser) - TV networks are gearing up to cover what could be the most-watched presidential inauguration in history, the New York Times reports. The major networks are planning exhaustive coverage. Channels not known for political coverage like MTV, BET, and Nickelodeon plan to send reporters, and even the Home Shopping Network is... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington DC • TV networks • inauguration • television news • cable news • President Obama • Inauguration Day

OPINION

 TV's Gimmickry 
 Diminishes Election 

News operations aim for ratings, shoot viewers instead

Nov 3, 08 1:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Tomorrow night will be a high-water mark for TV news gadget gimmickry as the networks try to hook some of the millions of viewers who will tune in for election coverage, Rick Kushman writes in the Sacramento Bee. Some, like the technology that will allow TV networks to have instant... More »

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television • NBC • TV networks • CNN • TV ratings • Election 2008 • television news

 NBC's Olympic Ad Sales Lag   

Network up to $300M behind targets as protest fears, economy slow demand

Jun 4, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the Beijing Games just more than two months away, NBC is still well short of Olympics advertising sales goals, the New York Post reports. Though the network says sales are strong, sources say it's between $150 million and $300 million off, with pro-Tibet protests and the slow economy keeping... More »

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China • NBC • advertising • 2008 Beijing Olympics • TV networks • Olympic Games • advertising sales

Networks Aiming to Rein in RedLasso

Copyright showdown looms for video streaming site

May 21, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three of the big networks are trying to get a handle on video syndication website RedLasso, cNet reports. The site records and indexes clips from TV and radio shows, making it easy for bloggers to share and embed them. NBC, CBS and Fox News have issued a cease-and-desist letter ordering... More »

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television • NBC • blogging • online videos • copyright • TV networks • Fox • web video • copyright infringement • RedLasso

analysis

Pentagon Emails Detail
TV Propaganda Plans

Defense officials sought military experts willing to "carry our water"

May 10, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Need more proof that the Pentagon coached ostensibly impartial military analysts about what to say on TV? In Salon, Glenn Greenwald reveals emails from one top defense staffer who suggested developing a core group of insiders who are “most reliably friendly” and that “we can count on to... More »

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military • Pentagon • Donald Rumsfeld • Department of Defense • TV networks • media coverage

Writers Strike Fallout Lingers Behind the Scenes

Cautious restart means crew members struggle to find work

Apr 28, 08 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even though the writers’ strike ended 2 month ago, TV production crew members are still working less than usual and feeling the financial burn, the LA Times reports. The networks took a cautious approach after the strike, putting many shows on hold until next season and ordering fewer episodes of... More »

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television • TV networks • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • entertainment industry • Screen Actors Guild • actors' strike

 More Than Ever 
 Like To Watch on Web 

US online video views hit 10B in February

Apr 16, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - US Internet users watched 10 billion online videos in February, cNet reports, with statistics released by ComScore showing a 66% gain from February 2006. Unsurprisingly, Google’s video sites (chiefly YouTube) accounted for 35.4% of the 10 billion views, the largest portion for any one site. More »

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Google • YouTube • MySpace • online videos • TV networks • web video • News Corp • MySpace TV

Race Covered More Than Past 4 Combined

Network airtime soars with new anchors,
celeb candidates

Jan 3, 08 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - The nightly network newscasts allotted more minutes to the presidential campaign in 2007 than they did in the pre-election years of 2003, 1999, 1995 and 1991—combined. The big three stations have all seen anchor changes since the last round, but Politico divines other reasons for the rise in airtime.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • TV networks • Brian Williams • George Stephanopoulos • Election 2008

'Heroes' Can't Save NBC From Ad Refunds

Dismal fall ratings, writers' strike prompt unusual move

Dec 12, 07 12:49 PM CST
(Newser) - With a lack of fall blockbusters keeping its ratings down and the writers' strike jeopardizing current and future offerings, NBC is giving money back to advertisers for prime time underperformers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Typically, networks give advertisers additional spots—“make goods"—when shows fail to draw.... More »

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Heroes • advertising • NBC Universal • TV networks • primetime TV • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Bionic Woman • Chuck • Life

Anchors Squirm in HDTV's Glare

Why Anderson, is that a fatty deposit beneath your left eye?

Dec 4, 07 7:45 PM CST
(Newser) - As HD takes hold, TV personalities face a new challenge: namely, hiding that zit in magnified resolution. Makeup techniques that traditionally hid flaws have become as obvious as the blemishes themselves, the Baltimore Sun reports. And, er, seasoned anchors worry the improvements could shift focus from content to complexion,... More »

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local news • HDTV • TV shows • TV networks • Anderson Cooper

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