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Gannett-Belo: Largest Station Deal Since...
We wanted to put last week’s $2.2 billion Gannett-Belo deal in some sort of historical perspective, and sought out some veteran local TV types to help. It was easily the largest station M&A move since I’ve been covering this stuff since 2007, with Local TV’s pickup of some Fox O&Os and Newport’s grab of the Clear Channel bunch previously setting the high water m ... More
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Station to Station covers the odds, ends, ups and downs of the local television business across America
CNN Tries Again for Morning Magic
The morning hours at CNN have been a somewhat constant state of churn over the last decade, with more than a dozen different hosts of the now-defunct American Morning from 2001-11 and its replacement Starting Point lasted just 18 months. On June 17 the network, now under the helm of Jeff Zucker, is making another attempt with New Day hosted by Chris Cuomo, Kate Bolduan and Michaela Pereira. Zucker ... More
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Commentary, analysis and observations on the business of television from the staff of Broadcasting & Cable.
Fates Round Up, Thursday June 13, 2013
Here is a compilation of the latest executive moves in the industry. News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from his third wife Wendi Deng Murdoch June 13. The divorce is not expected to affect his News Corp. media empire. Murdoch’s children with Wendi Deng Murdoch, Grace, 11, and Chloe, 9, have no voting stake in the company, but they are beneficiaries of non-voting shares hel ... More
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TV Review: USA's 'Graceland'
USA premieres new cop drama Graceland, following a group of undercover agents, on Thursday at 10 p.m. The following are reviews from TV critics around the Web, compiled by B&C. “Graceland tries to shift the balance a little, adding a moodier, grimmer underworld ambience and a more lasting sense of menace to balance all the sand and surf. But the series needs to work more on the writing ... More
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BC Review offers one-stop shopping for TV fanatics, with a roundup of the latest reviews from the leading critics.
RTCA Hands Out Awards for Journalistic Excellence
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) closed the Radio and Television Correspondents Association awards dinner Wednesday night at Washington’s National Building Museum with a big “thank you” to the radio and TV journalists “who refused not to tell the story” of her city when the levees broke after Katrina. She said they had never left and continued to speak from their heart ... More
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BC/DC is the media executives\' must-see view from Washington, delivered by yours truly without the aid of rose-colored glasses and without the need, quite yet, of bifocals.
USA Ends Upfront Season With a Blast
Upfront season ended with a bang as USA Network said thank you and farewell to weary buyers with a spectacular Grucci fireworks display over the East River. USA’s event was held in an out-of-the-way spot, Pier 36 on South Street, but because of the suddenly gorgeous weather, almost no one regretted the hike. Like last year, USA mainly let its talent do the talking, with the cast of the seri ... More
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B&C Business Editor Jon Lafayette covers the financial dimension of the TV business at the intersection of Wall Street and Madison Ave.
WBTV’s Roth: ‘Nikita’ Big Part of The CW’s Future
With 26 Warner Bros. TV-produced series now slated to air on the broadcast networks next season, WBTV President Peter Roth says it is “another satisfying year” for the studio. WBTV is in business with all of the networks–with five new series on NBC’s schedule alone after being shut out of the network’s 10 p.m. hour last year by The Jay Leno Show. WBTV’s un ... More
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