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Full House for Peabody Awards

It was a jam-packed ballroom at the Waldorf-Astoria for the 68th annual Peabody Awards today. Host Brian Williams joked he was "in the tank" for three of the esteemed awards—for colleague Richard Engel, "Saturday Night Live"...

Published Mon, May 18 2009 7:12 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Digital, CNN, Entourage, Doug Ellin, Brian Williams, Wolf Blitzer, Peabody Awards
CNN: Presidential Primary Coverage

CNN laid the groundwork for its 2008 election coverage back in 2005 budgeting meetings, when all it really knew was that there would be a wide open two-party race. The planning paid off, with the Peabody judges singling out the cable network’s primary...

Published Sun, May 17 2009 11:13 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Election, Print Edition, CNN, Newspro, Peabody Awards
Matalin Joins CNN Team as Contributor

Republican strategist Mary Matalin has joined CNN as a political contributor. She will appear on “Anderson Cooper 360,” “State of the Union With John King” and “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer.” She also will appear alongside her husband, CNN political...

Published Thu, Apr 23 2009 7:15 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, CNN, Anderson Cooper 360, The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer, State of the Union With John King, Mary Matalin
President Asks for Primetime Slot in May Sweeps

The President Obama Show will be making an appearance in the May sweeps. Officials from the Obama administration have asked the major broadcast networks for up to an hour of primetime next Wednesday at 8, according to sources familiar with the request...

Published Thu, Apr 23 2009 2:06 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Barack Obama, primetime, CNN, Presidential Address, Sweeps
Editorial: Cable News Quandary: Must It Be Theater?

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...

Published Sun, Apr 19 2009 10:29 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, MSNBC, Print Edition, Editorial, CNN, Fox News Channel, CNBC
TV News' 10 Most Powerful

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...

Published Sun, Apr 19 2009 10:20 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Digital, Phil Griffin, Univision, Print Edition, CNN, Jon Klein, NBC News, Comedy Central, Sean McManus, Fox News Channel, Steve Capus, ABC News, Stephen Colbert, CBS News, Jeff Zucker, Jon Stewart, Roger Ailes, Newspro, Jim Walton, Ken Jautz, Huffington Post, David Westin, Fox Television Stations Group, N.S. Bienstock, Mark Hoffman
Adalian Column: I Heard the News Today. Oh, Boy.

A Pew study released late last year showed that, for Americans under 30, the Internet has all but overtaken TV as their primary source of news. TV types no doubt greeted the report with alarm. I wouldn’t be surprised if more than a few networks secretly...

Published Fri, Apr 17 2009 3:00 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, MSNBC, Katie Couric, Print Edition, CNN, Nightline, Fox News, Wolf Blitzer
CNN Tries to Tell a New Upfront Tale

As it approaches the upfront, CNN isn’t talking ratings. Instead, Greg D’Alba, executive VP and chief operating officer of CNN Advertising Sales, talks about how many different viewers the news network reaches, not just on TV but through its online and...

Published Sun, Apr 12 2009 11:17 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Print Edition, CNN, HLN, Greg D'Alba
Tackling Issue of Reform

The national debate on health care reform is heating up, but the role the media will play in furthering the discussion remains to be seen. During the Clinton administration, the debate quickly devolved into emotional advertising and spin. And Gary Schwitzer...

Published Sun, Apr 12 2009 10:30 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Print Edition, CNN, Newspro, AHCJ
‘NBC in Transit’ Comes to N.Y. Stations, Trains

NBC Everywhere has teamed up with JCDecaux North America and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to bring “NBC in Transit” to 3,000 digital screens. “NBC in Transit” will be featured at PATH stations and in trains in the areas of the Hoboken...

Published Mon, Apr 6 2009 6:13 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, MSNBC, State Farm, CNN, NBCU, JetBlue, WNBC, Hilton Hotels, LX.TV, NBC in Transit, PATH, NBC Everywhere
HLN’s Growth Validates Programming Strategy, Jautz Says

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...

Published Sun, Apr 5 2009 10:37 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, MSNBC, Print Edition, CNN, Fox News Channel, TV Ratings, HLN, Showbiz Tonight, Nancy Grace, Lou Dobbs Tonight, Ken Jautz, Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell
Peabody Awards Honor ‘Lost’, ‘SNL,’ HBO Shows

ABC’s “Lost,” NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and HBO’s “Entourage” and “John Adams” are among the television programs being honored with a 2008 Peabody Award. AMC’s critical darling “Breaking Bad” will also receive a Peabody Award, as will Nick’s “Avator...

Published Wed, Apr 1 2009 1:45 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, ABC, HBO, NBC, YouTube, Saturday Night Live, Olympics, Breaking Bad, AMC, John Adams, CNN, Lost, Entourage, SNL, TCM, Peabody Awards, The Gates, Avator: The Last Air Bender, Zhang Yimou, Nanking, Hear and Now, Nick
CNN Ratings Down; Fox, MSNBC Grow

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...

Published Tue, Mar 31 2009 6:59 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, MSNBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, TV Ratings, HLN
O’Hearn to Produce CNN International’s Amanpour Show

Kathy O’Hearn will executive produce Christiane Amanpour’s upcoming program for CNN International. The show, launching in September, will be a New York-based, half-hour show airing weekdays during European primetime on CNN International and on Sunday...

Published Tue, Mar 31 2009 1:59 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, CNN, Christiane Amanpour, CNN International, Kathy O’Hearn
Cheney to Appear on CNN Sunday

CNN announced today that former Vice President *** Cheney will guest Sunday on its "State of Union" program hosted by John King, in what the network is billing as Mr. Cheney’s first broadcast TV interview since leaving office in January. The...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2009 5:17 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, CNN, John King, Dick Cheney, State of Union

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