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Oprah's Exit: Complete Coverage
As stations and syndicators look ahead to a post-Oprah Winfrey Show world, and the cable and advertising industries await the Jan. 2011 launch of OWN, Winfrey's joint-venture cable channel with Discovery Communications, B&C brings you complete news and analysis. More
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‘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 2011 More -
Stations Plot Life After Oprah
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Analysis: End of 'Oprah' Means Loss, Opportunity for Stations
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Univision Names Building for Ray Rodriguez
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Cyrus Wants Ion to Reconsider $250 Mil Bid
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Genachowski: Spectrum Crisis Not Immediate, But Planning For It Should Be
Need to tackle demand for mobile broadbandRoku Opens Roku Channel Store
Includes 10 new free channels, open platform for delivering Web content to TV sets.Boucher, 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 2009Verizon 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 sustainedNew York Considers Resolution Backing Net Neutrality
City council resolution says Net "in jeopardy" until rules approvedRemillard Named Exec Producer 'C-SPAN's Washington Journal'
Is former producer at Fox News
News from the Web
Joel Connable Returns to South Florida TV
Source: www.sfltv.com
Date: 3 hours 51 minutes 5 seconds ago.Mediacom wins Allianz global pitch
Source: www.bandt.com.au
Date: 5 hours 24 minutes 46 seconds ago.G.E. and Vivendi Halt Talks Over Stake in NBC (at The New York Times)
Source: dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com
Date: 5 hours 55 minutes 8 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
The market for digital television (DTV) sets is being governed by the switchover...
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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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Now Playing: America's New Oprah...Conan O'Brien
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Harpo Reaches Out to "Valued Partners"
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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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Randy Price: Successful stations all going local
Former WHDH-TV lead anchor Randy Price talks with B&C about the changing economics of local TV.
The Schmooze: B&C Hall of Fame Class of 2009
Members of the 2009 B&C Hall of Fame class receive their honors at the Waldorf-Astoria, Oct. 20, 2009.The Schmooze: 2009 B&C Hall of Fame
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