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Media Decoder Blog: Cable Operators to Expand Their Plan to Share Wi-Fi Hot Spots
Posted: May 21st, 2012, 1:41pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Five of the nation's biggest cable operators announced they would collaborate so that customers of one company can use the Wi-Fi of any of the others in public places like malls, arenas and parks.
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Gay on TV: It’s All in the Family
Posted: May 9th, 2012, 12:34am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The outrage is gone. Today, it’s rare to hear a complaint about shows like “Modern Family” or the drama “Smash,” which has five gay characters.
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Media Decoder: Struggles at Oprah's Network Drag Down Discovery's Results
Posted: May 8th, 2012, 12:34pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The company has spent more than $300 million on OWN but the network is losing more money than expected.
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NimbleTV Aims to Stream TV on Devices
Posted: April 22nd, 2012, 8:20pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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NimbleTV is the latest example of technology companies trying to break into the closed system of television distribution in the United States.
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Discovery’s ‘Frozen Planet’ Is Silent on Causes of Climate Change
Posted: April 20th, 2012, 1:44pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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A Discovery Channel series about changes in polar regions does not mention causes, avoiding the fury that often accompanies mention of climate change.
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Media Decoder: Fox Set to Renew O’Reilly and Hannity Through 2016
Posted: April 19th, 2012, 9:22pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The new deals would mean that Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity would pass the 20-year mark at the channel.
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Pentagon Asked Newspaper Not to Publish Photos
Posted: April 19th, 2012, 2:41am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Whether to publish images of soldiers in Afghanistan posing with body parts was the subject of intense debate, one that the Pentagon weighed in on.
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Media Decoder: Appeals Court Revives Viacom Suit Against YouTube
Posted: April 5th, 2012, 8:54pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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A federal appeals court reversed a lower court’s decision to throw out Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube.
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For Martin’s Case, a Long Route to National Attention
Posted: March 25th, 2012, 7:34pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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It took several weeks, after word spread on Facebook and Twitter of the shooting of Trayvon Martin, for the news to become widely reported by the national media.
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For Martin’s Case, a Long Route to National Attention
Posted: March 25th, 2012, 7:34pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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It took several weeks, after word spread on Facebook and Twitter of the shooting of Trayvon Martin, for the news to become widely reported by the national media.
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C-Span Founder, Brian Lamb, to Step Down as C.E.O.
Posted: March 19th, 2012, 12:58am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Brian Lamb will hand over management of C-Span, the public affairs cable network, to Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, while remaining as executive chairman.
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C-Span Founder, Brian Lamb, to Step Down as C.E.O.
Posted: March 19th, 2012, 12:58am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Brian Lamb will hand over management of C-Span, the public affairs cable network, to Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, while remaining as executive chairman.
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Media Decoder Blog: Pew Report Shows More Hunger, but Less Revenue, for News
Posted: March 19th, 2012, 12:01am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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In a Pew Research report, most sectors of the news media had a decline in total revenue in 2011, with newspapers and their Web sites affected most acutely.
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Media Decoder Blog: Pew Report Shows More Hunger, but Less Revenue, for News
Posted: March 19th, 2012, 12:01am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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In a Pew Research report, most sectors of the news media had a decline in total revenue in 2011, with newspapers and their Web sites affected most acutely.
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Media Decoder: New Nielsen Ratings to Measure TV and Online Ads Together
Posted: March 18th, 2012, 9:53pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The new Nielsen system, called "cross-platform campaign ratings," is meant to standardize the measurements used for television and online advertising.
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Media Decoder Blog: 'This American Life' Retracts Episode on Apple's Suppliers in China
Posted: March 16th, 2012, 10:03pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The show says it was misled by Mike Daisey, whose one-man show "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" was the basis of a program shown in January. Mr. Daisey responded, "I stand by my work."
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Media Decoder Blog: 'This American Life' Retracts Episode on Apple's Suppliers in China
Posted: March 16th, 2012, 10:03pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The show says it was misled by Mike Daisey, whose one-man show "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" was the basis of a program shown in January. Mr. Daisey responded, "I stand by my work."
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Advertising: Ad Boycott Dents Limbaugh Show’s Bottom Line
Posted: March 14th, 2012, 3:13pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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An ad boycott against Rush Limbaugh, the conservative talk show host, is now nearly two weeks old.
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Media Decoder Blog: New Internet TV Network to Feature Larry King
Posted: March 12th, 2012, 1:48am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The network, to be announced Monday, will stream shows via the Internet to computers, phones and television sets, bypassing traditional distribution systems.
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Media Decoder Blog: CQ Roll Call Site Will Help Users Contact Legislators
Posted: March 11th, 2012, 10:24pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Beginning Tuesday, Congress.org will offer updated information all day long, and enable people to contact representatives with their thoughts.
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The Caucus: Limbaugh Sorry for Attack on Student in Birth Control Furor
Posted: March 3rd, 2012, 8:18pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Rush Limbaugh apologized for his inflammatory criticism of Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University law student who testified in favor of President Obama’s birth control policy.
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Once Film-Focused, Netflix Shifts to TV Shows
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 1:27pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The loss of its contract with Starz for movies may hurt Netflix less than originally thought, because more than half of its streaming audience are watching TV series.
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Republican Debate in Arizona Billed as the Season Finale
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 1:47am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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After 20 debates, a long-running television series appears to be wrapping up.
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CBS Corp. Profits Increase, but Revenue Comes Up Short
Posted: February 16th, 2012, 1:00am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Leslie Moonves, the chief executive, is upbeat, with an eye to election ad spending this year and the Super Bowl next year.
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Media Decoder Blog: New Service Will Stream Local TV Stations in New York
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 9:05pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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A start-up financed in part by Barry Diller will use thousands of tiny antennas to pull broadcast signals out of the air and deliver them to subscribers.
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Advertising: Nielsen Chastises Oprah Over a Twitter Plea
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 9:30am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Oprah Winfrey asked her Twitter followers to tune into OWN, her year-old network, especially if they had a Nielsen meter. Nielsen called it a violation of its rules.
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Host of MSNBC’s ‘Melissa Harris-Perry’ Is a Professor
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 9:57am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Melissa Harris-Perry, with her progressive talk show of the same name, is set to join MSNBC’s weekend lineup of cable news shows beginning Saturday.
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Media Decoder Blog: Fox Business Makes Over Its Prime-Time Lineup
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 10:28pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The channel will replay shows featuring Gerri Willis, Neil Cavuto and Lou Dobbs in the evening.
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Mike Huckabee to Begin Radio Show
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 1:40am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Rush Limbaugh will soon have a new radio rival: Mike Huckabee, who will be running a radio show from noon to 3 p.m. for Cumulus Media Networks.
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Young People Are Watching, but Less Often on TV
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 12:47am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Young people still watch many television shows, but they are streaming them on computers and phones to a greater degree.
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Young People Are Watching, but Less Often on TV
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 12:47am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Young people still watch many television shows, but they are streaming them on computers and phones to a greater degree.
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Print News Organizations Plunge Into Live Video
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:42am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Web sites, newspapers and other news organizations are gearing up to produce hours of video programming, in part to pursue the higher revenues available from video ads.
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Media Decoder: Now, a Trailer for a Magazine Article
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 10:28pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The videos were conceived by Esquire magazine to promote an article in the March issue about the mass killing of exotic animals last fall in Zanesville, Ohio.
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Tumblr Hires Writers to Cover Itself
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 1:00pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The social blogging site has hired a content executive and a Newsweek writer to document the service and market it to users.
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Ryan Seacrest’s Company to Sell a Stake to Clear Channel
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 12:01am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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With the investment, Mr. Seacrest will help Clear Channel identify ways to branch into television and other media, as he continues to build up his own production company.
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ArtsBeat: Host and Judge Won't Return to 'The X Factor'
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 10:39pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Steve Jones and Nicole Scherzinger, two of the people who helped start "The X Factor" in the United States, will not be sticking around for season two, the Fox network said Monday.
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Food Network Executive to Run YouTube Food Channel
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 12:02am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Bruce Seidel, who oversaw shows for the Food Network and the Cooking Channel on cable, will be chief executive of the channel, which is set to start in July.
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A Turnaround at Netflix, as Its Mail Sector Shrinks
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 12:41am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The streaming video service, seen as vital to the future, had a robust rise in subscribers.
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Behind Premature Reports of Joe Paterno’s Death
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 12:25am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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News organizations including CBS Sports and The Huffington Post repeated a false report that Joe Paterno had died on Saturday, a day before his family announced his death.
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Behind Premature Reports of Joe Paterno’s Death
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 12:25am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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News organizations including CBS Sports and The Huffington Post repeated a false report that Joe Paterno had died on Saturday, a day before his family announced his death.
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The Film Archivist of Football Legend Preps for Game Day
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 12:19am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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N.F.L. Films documents and promotes the National Football League, makes money for the organization and uses its signature style to turn each week’s games into epic battles.
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The Film Archivist of Football Legend Preps for Game Day
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 12:19am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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N.F.L. Films documents and promotes the National Football League, makes money for the organization and uses its signature style to turn each week’s games into epic battles.
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Media Decoder: Concerts to Be Focus in Shift From HDNet to AXS TV
Posted: January 18th, 2012, 9:24pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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HDNet, the cable channel owned by the billionaire sports and media mogul Mark Cuban, will become AXS TV this summer — a joint venture that includes Ryan Seacrest’s media holding company.
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Media Decoder: Fox News and Twitter Join Forces for Republican Debate
Posted: January 16th, 2012, 11:30am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The network will gather data from the social Web site on whether viewers think the presidential candidates are answering or dodging questions on Monday.
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Dick Clark and ‘Rockin’ Eve’ Reach Milestone
Posted: December 31st, 2011, 12:27am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Dick Clark’s 40th “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” countdown show this year will be preceded by an anniversary-and-tribute program.
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Media Decoder Blog: Cable Channels Set to Begin Election Year Coverage
Posted: December 28th, 2011, 5:21pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Fox News, MSNBC and CNN plan to cover the one-night Iowa caucus for a stretch of several days, maximizing both their investments in the state and the ratings potential of a Republican presidential campaign.
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‘The Five’ Rises on Fox News, in Glenn Beck’s Shadow
Posted: December 26th, 2011, 12:29am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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“The Five,” a panel of five co-hosts who argue about the day’s top stories, seemed to be a quick fix for Fox News after Glenn Beck’s departure last June, but the show has found its footing.
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‘The Five’ Rises on Fox News, in Glenn Beck’s Shadow
Posted: December 25th, 2011, 8:54pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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“The Five,” a panel of five co-hosts who argue about the day’s top stories, seemed to be a quick fix for Fox News after Glenn Beck’s departure last June, but the show has found its footing.
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Media Decoder: Afghanistan Low on News Agenda
Posted: December 25th, 2011, 7:46pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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A report by the Project for Excellence in Journalism counted an increase in international news over all, owing largely to the war in Libya and the protests in the Middle East and Africa.
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Media Decoder Blog: Cablevision and Time Warner to Offer 'HBO Go'
Posted: December 19th, 2011, 6:53pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Time Warner Cable and Cablevision have reached deals with HBO to offer its online streaming service, HBO Go, to their customers.
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Now in Top Tier, History Channel Struggles to Stay There
Posted: December 19th, 2011, 1:20pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The History channel’s main attraction is reality television, and its success also attests to the success of documentary-style dramas and competitions featuring average people.
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‘Today’ Repeats Help Fill NBC’s Late-Night Lineup
Posted: November 28th, 2011, 12:03am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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When NBC removed “Poker After Dark” from its overnight time slot, it looked to the fourth hour of “Today.”
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The Lede Blog: U.C. Davis Calls for Investigation After Pepper Spraying
Posted: November 19th, 2011, 11:52pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Police use of pepper spray on protesters at University of California, Davis, on Friday sparked an investigation and calls for the chancellor to resign.
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CBS Details Its Broad Overhaul of ‘The Early Show’
Posted: November 16th, 2011, 1:05am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The No. 1 prime-time network is hoping to change its fortune in the morning with a program that departs from the lighter fare of its higher-rated daytime rivals.
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Media Decoder Blog: The Quick Demise of Qwikster
Posted: October 10th, 2011, 7:31pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Netflix declared that it had moved too fast when it tried to spin off the old-fashioned DVD service into a new company.
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Hoping for the Next Big Show, TV Ups the Ante
Posted: September 27th, 2011, 10:32am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The combination of time and money that goes into television shows is starting to resemble the effort that goes into movies.
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Media Decoder Blog: Wall Street Journal Adds to Live Video Programming
Posted: September 13th, 2011, 9:30pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The newspaper is expanding its online video at the same time as winding down its contract with CNBC.
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Advertising: Campaign Trains Viewers for ‘TV Everywhere’
Posted: September 12th, 2011, 1:00am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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A new advertising campaign by Turner Broadcasting calls for episodes of television shows to be streamed online free, but only for cable subscribers.
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Media Decoder Blog: Starz to End Streaming Deal With Netflix
Posted: September 1st, 2011, 9:15pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Though not entirely unexpected, the announcement is a major blow to Netflix, which relies on Starz for a bounty of hit movies and several TV series.
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Ads and Fees Lift Viacom to a 37% Increase in Profit
Posted: August 5th, 2011, 10:15pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Viacom credited the results to a sturdy television advertising market, solid revenues from subscriber fees and emerging revenues from digital distributors.
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Media Decoder: Elisabeth Murdoch Won't Be Nominated to Board This Year
Posted: August 5th, 2011, 7:52pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The decision comes as News Corporation's board is under increasing scrutiny in the wake of the hacking scandal.
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Al Jazeera English Arrives on N.Y. Cable
Posted: August 1st, 2011, 8:42am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The Qatar-based Al Jazeera has struggled to secure American outlets for its English-language TV news channel.
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Sharpton’s Push for Comcast Raises Issues About Possible MSNBC Job
Posted: July 27th, 2011, 9:30pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The Rev. Al Sharpton, who might become the host of a TV show on MSNBC, lobbied in favor of Comcast’s purchase of NBCUniversal.
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Fox to Limit Next-Day Streaming on Hulu to Paying Cable Customers
Posted: July 26th, 2011, 11:29pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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ABC is considering a similar move, suggesting that the online television ecosystem may be changing.
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Media Decoder: Oprah to Take Top Post at Her Network
Posted: July 13th, 2011, 9:34pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Oprah Winfrey named herself the chief executive of OWN and effectively combined the Los Angeles-based channel with her Chicago-based production company, Harpo Studios
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Networks Want Slices of a New Pie
Posted: July 3rd, 2011, 8:47pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The fees that cable and satellite operators pay local stations have produced big revenues, and some disputes. Now, networks want a share of these fees.
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Comcast Said to Be in Talks Over G4 Cable Channel
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 1:48am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship, which produces mixed martial arts matches, wants to expand its TV offerings.
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Web Hackings Rattle Media Companies
Posted: May 31st, 2011, 10:59pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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A rash of attacks have forced media companies to rethink relatively porous online security measures.
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Talk Show Ends, and Oprah Moves On
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 1:05am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Oprah Winfrey’s last show will be the biggest such moment since Johnny Carson left “The Tonight Show.”
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Media Decoder: CNBC Takes a Hollywood Turn
Posted: May 22nd, 2011, 8:13pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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An HBO film uses archived news reports and rerecorded summaries from CNBC to narrate the darkest days of the financial crisis in 2008.
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Lacking Blockbuster, News Corp. Falls Short
Posted: May 5th, 2011, 1:00am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Lacking the power of the film “Avatar,” revenue for the News Corporation fell 6 percent from the quarter a year earlier.
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Front-Runner for CBS Anchor Is ‘60 Minutes’ Reporter
Posted: April 11th, 2011, 8:30pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Some of Scott Pelley’s colleagues worry that becoming the anchor of the third-placed “CBS Evening News” would be a demotion.
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Media Decoder: Time Warner Cable and Viacom Seek Ruling on iPad App
Posted: April 7th, 2011, 7:32pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Time Warner Cable and Viacom each filed lawsuits on Thursday that seek to resolve a dispute over the right to stream channels to devices like iPads.
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ArtsBeat: ‘Jersey Shore’ Spin-Offs Set for 2012
Posted: April 7th, 2011, 5:35pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Three of the cast members of "Jersey Shore" will start work on their own reality shows for MTV.
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Media Decoder: Glenn Beck to End Daily Fox News Program
Posted: April 6th, 2011, 1:30pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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His departure later this year was announced Wednesday by Fox and Mr. Beck’s company, Mercury Radio Arts.
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Media Decoder: Glenn Beck to End Daily Fox News Program
Posted: April 6th, 2011, 1:30pm EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Mr. Beck, who has been contemplating an exit from Fox for some time, will end the program later this year.
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Glenn Beck Contemplates Starting Own Channel
Posted: March 23rd, 2011, 9:49am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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When his contract with Fox ends, Mr. Beck may bring his audience along, either to cable or an expanded Web site.
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Media Decoder: CBS Buys Clicker and Names New Digital Media Chief
Posted: March 4th, 2011, 4:40pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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CBS's acquisition of Clicker strengthens the network's position in an increasingly competitive area -- television on the Web.
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Two Hints at Stepped-Up Media Rivalry in Online Streaming
Posted: February 2nd, 2011, 1:23am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Comcast and Time Warner have agreed to an online streaming deal, and analysts are anticipating a Netflix-style service from Amazon.
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Media Decoder: Al Jazeera Finds New Paths In U.S.
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 4:57pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Al Jazeera's live-feed from Egypt is showing up on YouTube, satellite service and public television.
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Al Jazeera English Finds an Audience
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 7:10am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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With its Egypt coverage drawing praise, Al Jazeera said it planned to renew efforts to be carried in the United States.
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Low-Power FM Radio to Gain Space on the Dial
Posted: January 25th, 2011, 12:10am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The number of low-power FM radio stations will soon increase, leading to more local voices and topics on the air.
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Media Decoder: An Ad Agency for NBC Sports
Posted: January 23rd, 2011, 8:29pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The ad agency will market all parts of the NBC Sports Group, which will soon include Comcast's sports cable channels.
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Spotlight From Glenn Beck Brings a CUNY Professor Threats
Posted: January 22nd, 2011, 1:50am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Frances Fox Piven, a 78-year-old liberal academic, says attacks on her as an economic revolutionary have led to threats on her life.
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Media Decoder: Taco Bell Pulls Ads From MTV’s ‘Skins’
Posted: January 21st, 2011, 3:45pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Taco Bell has pulled its commercials from MTV's controversial teen drama "Skins."
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A Racy Show With Teenagers Steps Back From a Boundary
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 1:50am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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MTV executives are concerned that some scenes from the provocative new program “Skins” may violate federal child pornography statutes.
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A Racy Show With Teenagers Steps Back From a Boundary
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 1:50am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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MTV executives are concerned that some scenes from the provocative new program “Skins” may violate federal child pornography statutes.
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Much of Former Health Channel to Be Resurrected by Discovery
Posted: January 18th, 2011, 1:00am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Many of the programs will be reappear in February on Discovery Fit and Health, a revised form of the small exercise channel FitTV.
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‘The Game’ Is a Winner, Helped by BET Loyalists
Posted: January 17th, 2011, 1:00am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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After being canceled by the CW network, the faltering sitcom found its niche and high ratings on BET.
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Piers Morgan Sets Himself as Larry King’s Opposite
Posted: January 17th, 2011, 12:43am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Piers Morgan, whose CNN talk show begins on Monday, is different from Larry King in many ways: obnoxious, obsessively prepared and a big self-promoter.
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A TV-Internet Marriage Awaits Blessings of All Parties
Posted: January 10th, 2011, 1:09am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The future of cable and satellite distributors may hinge on how they handle the union of television and the Internet.
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Media Decoder: YouTube Introduces Weekly Talk Show
Posted: January 9th, 2011, 10:58pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The weekly series, which features contributors who have drawn online audiences of millions, is hosted by Shira Lazar of CBS News.
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An Electronics Show That Big Media Companies Dare Not Miss
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 10:10pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The Consumer Electronics Show’s status as a media summit meeting has risen in the last few years.
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Media Decoder: A Profit Is Forecast in the First Year for Oprah's Network
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 9:58pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Discovery Communications expects Oprah Winfrey's cable channel to be profitable in its first year.
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TV Viewing Continues to Edge Up
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 12:30am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Americans watched more television than ever in 2010, according to the Nielsen Company, and the generation-long shift to cable from broadcast continued.
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Media Decoder: Oprah’s Channel Flickers to Life
Posted: January 1st, 2011, 4:16pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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The Oprah Winfrey Network is the highest-profile new cable channel in over a decade.
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Media Decoder: ESPN Anchor Apologizes for Plagiarism
Posted: December 30th, 2010, 3:41pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Will Selva, an ESPNews anchor, says he made a "horrible mistake" by copy-and-pasting the text of a story from the Orange County Register and forgetting to then write a script in his own words.
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Media Decoder: ESPN Anchor Apologizes for Plagiarism
Posted: December 30th, 2010, 3:41pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Will Selva, an ESPNews anchor, says he made a "horrible mistake" by copy-and-pasting the text of a story from the Orange County Register and forgetting to then write a script in his own words.
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Media Decoder: Oprah Network and Cablevision Reach Deal
Posted: December 28th, 2010, 5:34pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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With it's agreement with Cablevision bringing 3.5 million cable subscribers on board, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network is expected to be available in around 85 million homes on Jan. 1.
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Right on the $800,000 Question, They Lost Anyway
Posted: December 24th, 2010, 7:20pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Two contestants on Fox’s “Million Dollar Money Drop,” who lost $800,000 on an answer that turned out to be correct, aren’t sure they’ll accept an invitation to return.