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Oprah’s OWN Ready to Make Cable Sell
On the heels of Oprah Winfrey’s announcement Nov. 20 that she will endher syndicated talk show in 2011, distribution executives at OWN: TheOprah Winfrey Network are losing no time in getting out and selling theforthcoming empowerment-oriented service to the cable systemsoperators. And Lady O is going to come with a price. (Pictured: Winfrey with Discovery CEO David Zaslav)
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Analysis: Oprah's Exit Leaves Stations, Syndicators with Big Choices
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Analysis: End of 'Oprah' Means Loss, Opportunity for Stations
Winfrey's decision to leave syndication spells end of lucrative era--and new chance for stations to own local content. More -
Univision Names Building for Ray Rodriguez
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Cyrus Wants Ion to Reconsider $250 Mil Bid
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Broadcasters: We Need Full Spectrum to Get Full Retrans Value
FCC told broadcasters need all allocations for leverage in retrans negotiations More
Genachowski: Spectrum Crisis Not Immediate, But Planning For It Should Be
Need to tackle demand for mobile broadband‘Oprah’ Departure Shouldn’t Be Financial Hit For CBS, Stations
CBS expected to lose less than $50 million in distribution fees when show signs off in 2011Stations Plot Life After Oprah
GMs question what to do with prime TV real estateBoucher, Pence Back Senate Version of Shield Bill
Reps. want passage without further amendment; Republicans still raise issuesLifetime, '20/20' To Present Half-Hour Rihanna Special
'Rihanna Speaks Out' to detail singer's life; will feature portions of Sawyer sit-downPacquiao/Cotto Fight Brings In $70 Million
1.25 million buys highest performing pay-per-view of 2009Oprah Winfrey Announces the End of Her Syndicated Show
Winfrey closes Nov. 20 broadcast with announcement: "I love this show enough to know when to leave it"Verizon Chief: Hulu Will Be Over In Two Years
Seidenberg says technology will make it irrelevant; happy to pay retransMcDowell: The Color Green
Wants to foster minority ownership that can be legally sustained
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Google Blocking Set Top Boxes From Showing YouTube Unless They Pay Up?
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Date: 7 hours 25 minutes 32 seconds ago.ESPN Suspends Superstar Writer Bill Simmons From Using Twitter
Source: www.businessinsider.com
Date: 9 hours 58 minutes 32 seconds ago.Comcast completes fiber-optic upgrade in Farmington (at bizjournals.com)
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Date: 10 hours 48 minutes 14 seconds ago.
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Networked Digital Media Adapter/Player/Receiver Market Gets Crowded
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The Market Opportunity for Ultra-High Definition Video
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The Digital Set Top Box Market: Global Demand Remains High
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DTV 2009: Declining Costs, Increasing Shipments, and Network Capability
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The Cable Set Top Box Market: After a Record Year in 2008, Slightly Lower Demand in 2009
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TechTalk: thePlatform Tackles TV Everywhere
In this week's edition of B&C TechTalk, senior editor Glen Dickson talks about online video specialist and Comcast subsidiary thePlatform, which has developed a set of features for its media publishing system that will allow programmers to provide "TV Everywhere" capabilities on their own web sites.
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