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Stations Plot Life After Oprah
Stations that have benefited handsomely from airing Oprah are brainstorming what to do with her vital time slot when the talk titan departs local TV in September 2011. More
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Analysis: Oprah's Exit Leaves Stations, Syndicators with Big Choices
With money, time slots freeing up, newscasts and 'Oprah' spin-offs among likely heirs apparent. More -
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
Network thanks former president for his illustrious work More -
Cyrus Wants Ion to Reconsider $250 Mil Bid
Creditor says minority ownership situation is “unacceptable” More -
Broadcasters: We Need Full Spectrum to Get Full Retrans Value
FCC told broadcasters need all allocations for leverage in retrans negotiations More
‘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 2011Boucher, 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-downOprah’s OWN Ready to Make Cable Sell
Network pitched at between 10 cents to 15 cents a sub
Pacquiao/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 retransNew 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
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Three Charged In Comcast.net Hacking
Source: Multichannel News
Date: 2 hours 44 minutes 21 seconds ago.Why Broadcast TV Won't Miss Oprah (at AllThingsD)
Source: mediamemo.allthingsd.com
Date: 4 hours 4 minutes 58 seconds ago.YouTube pulls a Hulu -- yanking API access from Popcorn Hour, other TV-connected devices
Source: www.engadget.com
Date: 4 hours 44 minutes 12 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
Worldwide digital set top box unit shipments are on track to reach 191 million in...
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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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