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13 Mar 2010 12:23

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Culture: Jack Bauer’s fate could get outfoxed by a peacock

  • “24” could leave Fox soon, only to show up on NBC. Could the never-ending adventures of Jack Bauer live another day? That’s the word on the street from NBC, which is itching for more dramas after that whole Jay Leno experiment went bust. Fox is thinking about canceling the show due to dipping ratings and rising costs, which would open the producers up to make Jack Bauer movies, but NBC’s gauntlet could throw a wrench in that plan. source
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20 Feb 2010 12:40

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Culture: “Our Little Genius” isn’t nearly as smart as he looks

  • Word on the street is that this highly-promoted Fox game show, “Our Little Genius,” never made it to air because of an FCC complaint about the show. Apparently, the kids were getting fed answers to make them seem a lot smarter, which is totally not cool. More than anything, though, we’re sad that Kevin Pollack lost another gig. source
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11 Jan 2010 10:23

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Culture: Conan’s talking about walking, reportedly. Good for him!

  • Apparently, he feels burned. Wouldn’t you? After months of doing a bang-up job on “The Tonight Show,” the host is reportedly thinking of leaving the network, according to the New York Post. Word on the street is that he’s being coveted by Fox, which might just be ready to have a late-night talk show that doesn’t suck. Stay tuned to this dial for more on the best drama NBC’s had in years … source
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02 Jan 2010 15:38

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Biz: Time Warner and News Corp. come to a deal, freaking finally

  • We’re happy to have reached
    a reasonable deal with no disruption in programming for our customers.
  • Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt • Regarding the deal made between his company and News Corp. over content. News Corp. wanted a dollar per subscriber for its content each month; Time Warner wanted to pay them closer to twenty cents. They found a happy medium or something. Customers still lose because it means higher cable prices either way. source
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01 Jan 2010 11:22

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Biz: Did News Corp. and Time Warner Cable settle their differences?

  • NO but they’ll give some more time to their money spat source
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31 Dec 2009 16:56

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Biz: Time Warner Cable has an idea for News Corp in their cable fight

  • 30 days to take a deep breath, watch “Glee” reruns source
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31 Dec 2009 12:41

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Biz: Fox and Time Warner Cable: Looking out for their best interests

  • If Fox believes that withdrawing programming from 4 million households is its best negotiating tactic, then I would ask the FCC to intervene and mandate continued carriage and arbitration.
  • Sen. John Kerry • Threatening to get in the middle of the spat between Time Warner Cable and News Corp. over licensing fees. Rupert Murdoch’s crew wants a bigger share of the pie, and have forced the cable company to the edge. If they don’t come to an agreement tonight, Time Warner Cable channels will go black. If they do, that means a number of prominent college football bowls won’t be seen, all because of greed. We hope Kerry successfully gets the FCC involved, because these petulant children need it. source
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10 Nov 2009 19:58

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Music: My Morning Jacket works indie cred into Seth MacFarlane jokes

Must say … My Morning Jacket would not be our first choice to base an entire episode of “American Dad” around. But that just makes it more awesome. source
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11 Sep 2009 09:46

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U.S.: The latest episode of “Obama TV takeover” got better ratings

  • 32.1 million people tuned in to see Obama’s health care speech – that’s up 22%, or seven million, from July’s very special episode of the hit show
  • three times this year, Fox has ignored Obama’s primetime addresses; it was OK though, because Michelle likes “So You Think You Can Dance” source
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02 Aug 2009 12:02

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Politics: A Olbermann & O’Reilly truce? TV’s biggest talking heads cool it

Bill and Keith’s hands were forced by their parent companies, News Corp. and GE. That’s right: The fight had actually started hurting the corporate overlords. source
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