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Meredith reups TV/magazine show for season #6

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Multimedia Meredith Corporation specializes in magazines and television stations, and its syndicated The Better Show is a combination of both. It utilizes the type of...
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Apple TV to feature iPhone 4S Siri functionality

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The latest on the Apple TV design, which may end up in consumer’s living rooms as soon as this year: The cloud-based TV service will...
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Net-capable beating 3D among HDTV buyers

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Will 3D television really get a foothold with US viewers? The jury is still out. But it is clear that HDTV buyers are demanding that...
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Soul Train founder Don Cornelius dead at 75

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Don Cornelius, creator and host of “Soul Train,” a milestone in television programming that introduced generations of viewers to new music and dance trends emerging...
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Lincoln TV skedaddles out of incentive auction range

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The Fox affiliate in Lincoln NE, KFXL-DT, was right on the cusp of the spectrum reclaimed when American television stations switched from analog to digital in 2009. The FCC emptied stations out of the Channel 52-69 range during that project...
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Apple contacting parts suppliers for Apple TV

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More evidence Apple is gearing up to launch its new Apple TV smart TV. It has contacted at least one major Asian supplier about purchasing...
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Analyst sees big entertainment running with the bulls

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Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker noted that many think traditional media is in trouble, but she didn’t simply say that Wells Fargo is not in...
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Senators pushed for end to sports blackouts

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There are a few things politicians can be counted on to do, regardless of party, in the defense of their constituents (and more importantly, generate...
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Viacom brings in more cash, but less is profit

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Viacom honcho Sumner M. Redstone credited the firm’s ”exceptional executive team” for producing $3.95B in consolidated revenue during the firm’s fiscal Q1 which ended 12/31/11 and a 3% improvement over the prior Q1 2010. But other reports...
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Gray, LIN, Nexstar, Sinclair poised for election success

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A study of prospects for the television industry from Moody’s Investor Service Inc. says that a bumper crop of political advertising could produce advertising income gains in the 12%-16% range...
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Three likely out at "X Factor" for next season

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X Factor (Syco) producer and judge Simon Cowell has decided Paula Abdul will not be returning to the show. Judge Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve...
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NH newspaper tells politicians to butt out of retrans

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Residents of the great state of New Hampshire were among those potentially affected by the retransmission consent battle between Sunbeam and DirecTV. Sunbeam’s Boston NBC...
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Who picks up the bill for higher sports rights?

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Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente has taken note of the recent announcements of new sports rights deals, with broadcasters and cable networks paying mega-bucks for the Olympics, NFL, World Cup and other major sports....
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Netflix set to launch "Lilyhammer"

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E Street Band guitarist and "The Sopranos" actor Steven Van Zandt is starring in Netflix new original series, "Lilyhammer." Van Zandt, who also co-wrote and...
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More talk about Media General asset sales

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Management didn’t bring up the topic, but when an analyst asked in the Q&A section of the company’s quarterly conference call, Media General executives didn’t...
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Analyst and NAB applaud Time Warner Cable profits

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Time Warner Cable delivered strong Q4 results, beating Wall Street expectations for both profits and subscriber numbers. That has Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker...
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Gloria Allred demanding TV stations nix anti-abortion ad in Super Bowl

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Women's rights advocate/President of the Women's Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education fund Gloria Allred has fired off a letter to NBC affiliates planning on airing an anti-abortion ad during the Super Bowl, demanding that the ads not be aired because of...
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Watchdog, NAB spar over political reporting and advertising

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Media activist group Free Press has a new report called “Citizens Inundated” which essentially charges that broadcasters are benefitting from the influx of unprecedented expenditure...
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Study: How cross-platform measurement helps local TV stations

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As daily deal and other local offerings change the local media landscape, broadcasters are seeking to understand their online and offline audience in order to...
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Brutal negotiations predicted in retrans renewals

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The cable/satellite MVPDs have gotten used to the idea that they no longer get local television stations for retransmission for free. But even so, analysts Bishop Cheen and Davis Hebert...
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