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CNN has appointed Sam Feist as vice president of Washington-based programming. Mr. Feist, who joined CNN full-time in 1991, will continue with his duties as CNN’s political director. He adds oversight of “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer,” “State of the Union With John King” and political specials...
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CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is in the running to be named surgeon general of the United States, according to two reports. ABC News reported on its Web site that President-elect Barack Obama has made the decision to appoint Dr. Gupta to the position. However, CNN.com was a bit more...
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The long and hard-fought presidential election proved to be the gift that kept on giving for cable news channels in 2008, with all enjoying year-to-year ratings growth. After Barack Obama’s historic presidential victory, ratings began to return to earth, but Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC all racked...
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For television, there seem to be more questions than answers as 2008 comes to a close: How many industry pros will lose their jobs? How long will the recession last? How badly will the advertising market that is TV’s lifeblood falter? Wave after wave of anxiety-provoking headlines don’t help matters...
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“Clark Howard” will premiere on Headline News Jan. 3. The program will air Saturdays and Sundays at 6 a.m., noon and 4 p.m., and will feature syndicated radio show host and money coach Clark Howard. Two 30-minute shows will air back-to-back with advice on how to “save more, spend less and avoid getting...
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Wolf Blitzer has renewed his contract with CNN. Mr. Blitzer will continue to anchor “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer” weekdays from 4-7 p.m. Additionally, CNN has tapped John King to lead the Sunday news block from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., which will debut in January. The news block will also feature “Reliable...
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Fox News Channel’s firm grip on the cable news crown continued in the November sweeps, which was chock full of economic, political and terrorism news that boosted ratings across the board. Ten of the top 15 cable-news programs for the month were on FNC. CNN edged out Fox News in the key news demographic...
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Ted Koppel sounded like a young boy who’s just been told that the rest of the school year will consist only of snow days. In a phone call only a few hours after the announcement last week that Discovery Communications was ending its relationship with Mr. Koppel and his crew, he sounded positively giddy...
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A National Labor Relations Board Judge ruled that CNN America violated the rights of more than 250 employees at CNN’s Washington, D.C., and New York bureaus. Arthur Amchan, the board’s administrative law judge, found that CNN violated the National Labor Relations Act by terminating a subcontracting relationship...
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CNN Ad Sales has re-signed sponsors Johnson & Johnson and Zurich for its multiplatform initiative CNN Heroes. Procter & Gamble and Subaru also have come on board as sponsors for CNN Heroes, which highlights ordinary citizens who have done extraordinary deeds. The four sponsors will be featured...
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The election of Barack Obama as the nation’s first African American president wasn’t the only reason the week of Nov. 3 was historic. However, it was the major reason that the five most-watched basic-cable news channels in prime time included three cable news channels. For News Channel ranked first in...
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CNN’s “American Morning” was cable news’ No. 1 morning show in total viewers on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The program averaged 1.903 million total viewers, up 16% over Fox News Channel’s 1.639 million and 96% over MSNBC’s 972,000 in the same time period from 3 a.m. to noon. The program was No. 1 from 6 a.m...
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An estimated 78.58 million people watched prime-time coverage of the historic election on 14 broadcast and cable networks Tuesday night, according to final national averages from Nielsen Media Research. That’s a dramatic increase from the 59.17 million who watched Election Night on 10 networks in 2004...
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The closing days of the long presidential campaign made Fox News Channel to the most-watched of all basic-cable channels during prime-time the week of Oct. 27. Also riding the political wave: MSNBC, whose prime-time lineup got a particularly healthy boost from Barack Obama’s half-hour campaign infomercial...
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Fox News Channel celebrated its 12th anniversary with a big ratings win that made it the second most-watched basic cable network in prime-time for the month. Interest in the presidential election and the economic drama were the chief factors driving viewership. October also has been a big month for MSNBC...