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Hannity Ousts O'Reilly As Top Cable News Telecast Of Week

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, Cable Ratings, TV Ratings, Cable, O'Reilly Hannity, Sean Hannity, Television Ratings, Fox News, Fox News Ratings, Cable Tv, Tv, Bill O'Reilly, Media News

"Hannity" ousted "The O'Reilly Factor" as the top cable news telecast of last week. Sean Hannity's Wednesday interview of Sarah Palin averaged 4.200 ...

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Chamber Of Commerce To Begin Ads Against Health Care Reform

AP | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arkansas, Ads, Health Care Bill, Gop, Public Option, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Political Ads, Ad, Democrats, Maine, Cable, Louisiana, Advertising, Health Care Reform, Lobbying Group, Chamber of Commerce, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Looking to build pressure on moderate Democrats, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it will begin airing new TV ads in seven states ...

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A Follow Up: "Hank Moody: For Women Only" (Question)

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Poll, Gender, Cable Television, Media News, Gender Issues, Mad Men, Women, Dating, Relationships, Survey, Don Draper, Cable, Women's Issues, Cable Tv, Hank Moody, Californication, Entertainment News

Despite at times being self-centered, lewd and at times irresponsible, would you date and/or marry Hank Moody?

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Don Draper: For Women Only, Please Respond

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Mad Men, Women, Cable, Women's Issues, Sexism, Cable Television, Gender Issues, Survey, Cable Tv, Tufts, Poll, Don Draper, Culture Change, Gender, Media News

I am associated with the Culture Change Institute, a Tufts based group founded by Sam Huntington and Larry Harrison, which examines various cultures r...

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Laura Ingraham Rips Cable's 'Balloon Boy' Coverage: "Puts Egg On All Of Our Faces" (AUDIO)

Huffington Post | Nick Sabloff | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Richard Heene, Cable, Laura Ingraham Audio, Balloon Boy Coverage, Laura Ingraham, Balloon Boy, Audio, Falcon Heene, Cable News, Arianna Huffington, Media News

Cable news networks' rather breathless coverage of the 'balloon boy' saga has come in for its share of media criticism from across the political spect...

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Summer TV Watching Hits All Time High Thanks To Cable

New York Post | Posted 09.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, Cable, Tv, Media News

SUMMER TV viewership hit an all-time high this year -- thanks to cable. ...

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WWE Plans Cable Channel

New York Post | Posted 09.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, Cable, WWE Cable Channel, Vince McMahon, Wwe, Tv, World Wrestling Entertainment, Media News

World Wrestling Entertainment plans to get into the cable network ownership ring. A WWE representative said plans were still in their infancy, but...

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True Blood Sucker Punch: Episode 9

Mark Blankenship | Posted 09.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: True Blood, Television, Anna Paquin, Cable, Sucker Punch, Emmys, Hbo, Vampires, Drama, Racism, Alan Ball, Entertainment News

What can I say? I wasn't feeling it tonight. "I Will Rise Up" has a few Sucker Punches, but it mostly functions as a placeholder.

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NYC Gripes: The Digital TV Scam

R. B. Stuart | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York

The digital TV conversion is no less than a ploy in deregulation to screw you via remote control.

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"30 Rock" Picked Up For Cable By Comedy Central, WGN

Variety | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, 30 Rock Cable, Cable, 30 Rock, Wgn, Comedy Central, 30 Rock Comedy Central, Tv, Media News

Liz Lemon has reason to celebrate: NBC's "30 Rock" has nabbed megabucks in off-network sales to Comedy Central and WGN America....

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The Upfront That Could Have Been

Jack Myers | Posted 08.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Broadcast, Scatter-Market, Cable, Upfront, Media News

As the broadcast network television Upfront moves forward quietly, it's becoming clear that procurement and financial officers of major marketers are dictating the pricing decisions and driving Upfront purchasing models.

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Wedding-Themed Cable Channel in the Works

Broadcasting & Cable | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, Cable Tv, Cable, We Tv, Media News

Rainbow Media, the programming arm of Cablevision, is set to launch a new wedding-themed cable channel, according to several executives familiar with ...

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Cable Ranker: USA, Fox News Back In Top Two Spots

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 07.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Fox News, USA Network, Cable Ratings, Fox News Ratings, Cable, USA Ratings, Usa, Media News

With the NBA playoffs off cable and on ABC, USA and Fox News reclaimed the top two spots in the primetime cable ratings last week (the week of June 1-...

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May 2009 Cable Rankings: TNT #1 In Primetime, Fox News Top 5 In Primetime and Total Day

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Fox News, Cable Ratings, Fox News Ratings, Tnt, Cable, Media News

Fox News ranked #4 in total viewers among all cable channels in primetime for the month of May 2009, according to Nielsen Media Research. TNT rode NB...

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Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, Ed Schultz -- How MSNBC Became a Liberal Mecca

Rory O'Connor | Posted 07.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Ed Schultz, Phil Griffin, Cable, Rachel Maddow, Cable Tv, Cable News, Keith Olbermann, Ed Schultz MSNBC, Nbc, Media News

Both Schultz and Maddow have already driven MSNBC's all-important ratings numbers up in the highly competitive cable news environment.

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Comcast Way Up In Cable Customer Service Survey

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 06.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Comcast, Cable, American Customer Satisfaction Index, Cable Companies, Media News

PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. showed the biggest gain in customer satisfaction among cable and satellite TV operators, a survey showed Tuesday. ...

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ESPN, Disney Channel Bright Spots In Disney's Weak Quarter

AllThingsD | Peter Kafka | Posted 06.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Cable, Disney, Espn, Disney Channel, Disney Earnings, Media News

The bright spot for the entertainment conglomerate is the same one you see at every media giant these days: Disney's cable business. Revenue at ESPN a...

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"Entourage" Coming To Spike TV: Report

Broadcasting & Cable | Alex Weprin | Posted 05.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Spike TV, Entourage, Cable, Entourage Spike TV, Media News

Spike TV is closing in on a deal to acquire off-network cable rights to HBO's Entourage, according to people familiar with the negotiations. While ...

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USA Sets Cable Ratings Record, Labeled NBC Universal's "Single Greatest Asset"

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, Bonnie Hammer, Cable Tv, USA Network, Cable, Usa, Jeff Gaspin, Media News

NEW YORK — These may not be the best of times for the United States, but they're great for USA. The cable channel that is home to the fussy det...

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HBO's Online Video Test In Milwaukee A Sign Subscription Cable Coming To Web

New York Times | Brad Stone and Brian Stelter | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media

Read More: HBO Milwaukee, Hbo, Television, Cable Tv, Time Warner, Cable, Milwaukee, Media News

MILWAUKEE -- In the last couple of years, the television industry has made a big push onto the Web, giving viewers hope that they might one day reach ...

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Cable Companies Target Commercials To Audience

New York Times | Stephanie Clifford | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Cable Tv, Cable, TV Advertisements, Television, Cablevision, Tv, Media News

The advertiser's dream of sending a particular commercial to a specific consumer is one step closer to reality as Cablevision Systems plans to announ...

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Time Warner Takes $24.2 Billion Writedown

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Earnings, Quarterly Earnings, Time Warner, Cable, Aol, Writedown, Fourth Quarter Earnings, Fourth Quarter, Media News, Time Warner Profits, Time Warner Earnings, Business News

LOS ANGELES — Media and entertainment giant Time Warner Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss, hurt by a previously expected $24.2 billion writedo...

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"Big" Review: Big Love Season 3, Ep. 1. (Spoilers!)

Mark Blankenship | Posted 02.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Television, Polygamy, Cable, Big Love Wife Watch, Hbo, Big Love, Bill Paxton, Mormons, Chloe Sevingy, Utah, Entertainment News

It's been almost eighteen months, but it's finally time: Welcome back to Big Love, y'all. How do you like your crazy? Familial? Political? Surprisingly multi-ethnic?

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TV: "Secret" Success -- Creator Brenda Hampton Gets The Last Laugh

Michael Giltz | Posted 02.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Fannie Flagg, Brenda Hampton, 7th Heaven, Cable, ABC Family, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Tv, Entertainment News

The numbers have just come out for the latest episode of Secret Life and they're tremendous. I spoke with Brenda Hampton, the creator, on the her new hit show.

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