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Rupert Murdoch says, "The worst is over." The News Corp. CEO, noting he has been uncharacteristically pessimistic on recent earnings calls, now says "the days of precipitous declines are over" and that "we are beginning to see a number of bright spots." For TVWeek's...
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Regrettable is the word that comes to mind as we survey the performance of cable news outlets in recent weeks. Their coverage of the anti-tax “tea parties” on April 15 illustrates the extent to which self-described news outlets have departed from their mission and turned to theater. We (quixotically...
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It’s time again for TelevisionWeek ’s list of the 10 Most Powerful in TV News. This year’s report card comes at an awkward time: Election-year performances can’t be ignored, and yet they already seem a distant memory, as the industry is roiled by the same economic turmoil as the rest of the nation. While...
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At CNN, ratings points are evaporating. At corporate sibling HLN, audiences are building. But HLN boss Ken Jautz says he’s not a cannibal. Rather, it’s that his network offers a different flavor of content than CNN. During primetime Monday through Sunday last quarter, HLN averaged 655,000 total viewers...
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CNN bled prime-time ratings points in the first quarter of 2009 and Fox News Channel led the cable news networks on several fronts during a news cycle marked by the beginning of President Barack Obama’s administration and a global economic crisis. Among the three major cable news networks, Fox News averaged...
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More than 52 million viewers tuned in for President Barack Obama’s address to Congress Tuesday night, Nielsen Media Research said. Drawing 52.37 million, the speech pulled in more viewers than last year’s by nearly 15 million people. Although technically it was President Obama’s first State of the Union...
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News Corp. took an $8.4 billion charge against earnings as the declining economy continues to take big bites out of media company valuations. As a result of the pre-tax, non-cash, impairment charge related to goodwill, News Corp., which owns , reported a second-quarter net loss of $6.4 billion, or $2...
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Fox Business Network said its distribution has grown to nearly 50 million homes, thanks to a new deal with Dish Network, which hadn’t carried the channel previously. The deal with Dish also puts Fox News Channel on Dish's Classic Bronze 100 tier, an improvement from America's Top 200 level it...
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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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Fox News Channel will premiere a new show with Sean Hannity on Jan. 12. “Hannity,” which will air weekdays at 9 p.m., will feature commentary, interviews and branded segments such as “Hate Hannity Hotline,” featuring dissenting voicemails and videos from Mr. Hannity’s syndicated radio show. The program...
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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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“Glenn Beck” will premiere on Fox News Channel on Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. The hourlong show will feature Beck on political, entertainment and business news, as well as a variety of guests. “Fox & Friends’” Gresham Striegel will serve as a senior producer. Mr. Beck was previously the host of CNN Headline...
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Background: Ms. Kelly was a corporate litigator before becoming a general-assignment reporter for ABC-affiliated WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C., where her assignments included the D.C. sniper case. TV News Talent Searching for TV’s News Elite . . . More » Joel Brown . . . More » Seth Doane . . . More »...
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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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The television world is Sarah Palin’s oyster. Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren clinched the first interview with the former Republican vice presidential candidate. But TV’s talk and news heavyweights all want the Alaska governor: Fox’s Bill O’Reilly, Oprah Winfrey, the ladies of ABC’s “The View...