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Fates & Fortunes Round-Up: Nov. 17, 2009

Sarah Palin went on Oprah and the world is still turning, so we are happily able to bring you this week’s media moves. As always, you can follow Fates on Twitter @BCFates or me personally @PaigeA if you are willing to put up with tweets about snow totals and traffic on I-70W. Forward fates to me at BCFates@gmail.com or at palbiniak@gmail.com . Big Kahunas Gary Ginsberg... More

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Palin tells Oprah she has 'nothing to worry about'

In today’s much publicized interview with Sarah Palin, Oprah Winfrey (Palin, Winfrey and Palin’s two daughters pictured left) asked the former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate the question we have pondered on this blog: “Should I be worried? Are you going to have your own talk show?” Palin gave Winfrey a standard non-response: “Oprah, you... More

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Primetime's richest men

It should come to no surprise that American Idol ’s Simon Cowell is the richest man on primetime TV , earning $75 million between June 1, 2008 and June 1, 2009, according to Forbes . All that money doesn’t come from American Idol alone, although the show is primetime’s most watched. Cowell (pictured left) also earns from many other ventures: his company produces... More

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Current TV lays off 80

The LA Times reported today that Current TV, the cable network Al Gore founded, is laying off 80 people , including head programmer David Neuman. The company said in a statement: “Current Media has made changes to its organization, most notably in the area of television programming.  Current will be shifting away from short-form programming and daily in-house production and... More

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Zucker looking like a lock to head new Comcast-GE venture

Reuters is reporting what we’ve been hearing for a while now: Comcast and GE have agreed to keep NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker on as head of the two companies’ proposed joint venture. The structure of the board is still being negotiated. The media that cover media are breathlessly awaiting the deal’s closure, which values NBCU at $30 billion and would give Comcast a... More