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The Morning Fix: Oprah's decision: Winners and losers. Vivendi and NBC still far apart. `New Moon' to be full moon! AOL slashes and burns! by Company Town

After the coffee. Before getting my audition tape to replace Oprah ready. Oprah makes up her mind. Oprah Winfrey gave official notice that she is leaving her talk show when her deal is up in 2011 and will focus her...
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The Morning Fix: Which Hollywood stars are overpaid? New DirecTV CEO is part of Pepsi Generation. NFL to limit tailgating. 'Parks & Recreation' is getting hot by Company Town

After the coffee. Before deciding whether to buy a big-screen TV now or wait for those sexy energy-efficient models coming out in 2011. Overpaid? Me? How dare they! Don't look for Will Ferrell or Ewan McGregor to do any sit-down...
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The Morning Fix: Analyzing Comcast. Call of Duty delivers! Icahn at it again. by Company Town

After the coffee. Before buying up those last spots at the Super Bowl. Analyzing Comcast. Wall Street Journal columnist Holman Jenkins weighs in on Comcast's plans to take over NBC Universal. Though he's quick to buy the spin on why...
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The Morning Fix: Sarah and Oprah; Oprah and Sony! Disney sinks Captain Nemo. Chernin sees few regulatory hurldles for Comcast-NBC. Any best actresses out there? by Company Town

After the coffee. Before schlepping over the hill for a panel about streaming content. Sarah visits Oprah, doesn't jump on couch. Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin went on Oprah Winfrey's talk show Monday and shockingly informed the...
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The Morning Fix: '2012' destroys! Kirkpatrick's Boston massacre. Comcast-NBC gets closer. Oprah's choices. by Company Town

After the coffee. Before trying to out what Bill Belichick was thinking. It's the end of the world as we know it! And Sony Pictures feels fine. "2012" took in $65 million in its opening weekend domestically and another $160...
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The Morning Fix: Disney execs do some swapping! CNN begins life after Dobbs. 'Call to Duty' is huge. ABC calls on 'Angels.' by Company Town

After the coffee. Before lining up your bid for MGM. Disney's swapping strategy. Just one day after reshuffling the executive ranks at its studio, Walt Disney Co. rejiggered its corporate offices with CFO Tom Staggs and Parks chief Jay Rasulo...
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The Morning Fix: Dobbs departs. Ross names regime. Comcast's consigliere. AFM's A-list. by Company Town

After the coffee. Before guessing how far "A Christmas Carol" will drop this weekend. Dobbs departs. It was one of those "shocked but not surprised" moments last night when Lou Dobbs announced on his CNN show that he was leaving.....
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The Morning Fix: ABC to brainwash viewers to see "Nine." MGM may have to sell. Hollywood Reporter may be sold. by Company Town

Before the coffee. After remembering those who serve. Clock ticking for MGM. Business Week reports that MGM's creditors want the studio to be auctioned off. MGM Chief Executive Stephen Cooper is trying to make the case for a restructuring but...
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The Morning Fix: Grading Zucker. Sony's 'Meatball' move. More Disney exits. by Company Town

After the coffee. Before playing back "Gossip Girl" in slow motion. Taking down Zucker. The hottest read Monday was New York magazine's lengthy piece by Mark Harris on Jeff Zucker's reign at NBC. The article rips Zucker's tenure...
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The Morning Fix: Waiting for Oprah. Moonves is bullish! Walmart slashing prices. Littlefield to pen tell-all (or more likely, tell-some) by Company Town

After the coffee. Before getting depressed that "Sesame Street" turned 40. Will she or won't she? It's that time of the decade again where everyone starts trying to figure out whether Oprah Winfrey will keep doing her daytime talk show...
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The Morning Fix: Disney messes with Mickey! Christmas comes earlier. The agent to the toys! CNN's woes. by Company Town

After the coffee. Before throwing a fit that some stores are already in Christmas mode. Makeover for Mickey. Apparently forgetting what happened when Warner Bros. messed with Bugs Bunny and gave him and other Looney Tunes characters a new look...
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The Morning Fix: Oscar's odd couple. TW profit down. Comcast profit up, mum on NBC. PTC doesn't like three. by Company Town

After the coffee. Before the numbers for the 'V' premiere roll in. Oscar's odd couple. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, who between them have hosted "Saturday Night Live" something like 2,000 times, have been tapped to host the Oscars...
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The Morning Fix: A transforming quarter for Viacom. V-Day at ABC! Late night's new look. Muhammad the movie? by Company Town

After the coffee. Before figuring out how to reset the clock in your car. Transforming performance. Thanks to a strong summer slate that included "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra," Viacom's third...
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The Morning Fix: No laments from Leno. After Comcast gets NBC U, will it sell off NBC? Summit's new moon. by Company Town

After the coffee. Before the extra mile on the bike to lose the Halloween weight. No laments from Leno. In his first extensive interview since moving his show to prime time, Jay Leno tells Broadcasting & Cable he takes "95%...
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The Morning Fix: 'Project Runway' stumbles! Sony loses clash with theaters. Jackman passes on Oscars. Another grim week for journalism. by Company Town

After the coffee. Before figuring out if dressing like Don Draper is really a costume. No MJ for Christmas. Sony wanted to rush the Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" onto DVD in time for the holidays. However movie theaters,...
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