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Stan Kroenke To Buy Outdoor Channel
Outdoor Channel has blown off a merger deal with Leo Hindery’s InterMedia Outdoor Holdings and announced plans to sell itself instead to Kroenke Sport & Entertainment in an all-cash deal worth $227...
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Hit Cable Series on the Rise as Broadcasters Suffer Record-Low Ratings
Amid a backdrop of record-low ratings for some broadcast shows, cable is feeling pretty good about its prospects in this year’s upfront advertising sales derby.
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Peter Chernin Bids $500 Million for Hulu
Peter Chernin may be looking to get back together with Hulu. Reuters is reporting that the former News Corp. COO offered $500 million for the streaming site, which he was instrumental in launching in a...
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Upfront Ad Market Starts to Move with Fox in Early Deals
TV’s upfront marketplace is starting to move. The annual sales frenzy during which big TV networks sell the bulk of their ad inventory is getting underway, according to ad buyers familiar with the pace...
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Buyers See Ad-Commitment Decline for New TV Season
Advertisers’ love affair with broadcast TV appears to be cooling. For the first time since recession-wracked 2009, the nation’s five English-language broadcast networks are likely to secure fewer...
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Fox News Channel’s ‘The Five’ Turns Two, Moves Up to No. 2
As Fox News Channel’s “The Five” turns two today, it has some ratings news to help stoke the celebration. The late-afternoon talkshow, on which five panelists examine the top news, controversies and...
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All-Star Game Tops Tuesday for Fox, But CW Scores With ‘Whose Line’ Revival
Baseball’s All-Star Game on Fox and “America’s Got Talent” on NBC were the top draws on Tuesday, but CW got off to a promising start with its “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” revival hosted by Aisha Tyler....
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Selena Gomez Scores First No. 1 Album With ‘Stars Dance’
In a hearty week for Disney Music Group, teen-pop star Selena Gomez notched her first No. 1 album and the “Teen Beach Movie” soundtrack vaulted into the U.S. top five. Gomez’s “Stars Dance” (Hollywood...
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Sports Fans: Get Ready to Spend More Money to Watch Your Favorite Teams
Sports fans, get ready to shell out more coin to watch your fave teams skirmish on TV. Not a sports nut? Well, you’re going to pay more, too, if you want to get traditional television service from a...
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Keith Urban Narrowly Beats the Weeknd in Album Sales
In a squeaker, country vocalist Keith Urban edged out hip-hopper the Weeknd for the U.S. album sales crown last week. Urban’s Capitol Nashville set “Fuse” claimed No. 1 with first-week sales of 98,000,...
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