TV News: Despite hurdles, tube segs reap benefits — It’s expensive. It’s labor-intensive. And it may or may not lead to a quantifiable box office benefit.
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Tuners tubthump on TV
Archive for January, 2010
Tuners tubthump on TV 29 January 2010 at 3:11 pm by admin
+ Survivor Gabon’s Crystal Cox admits steroid use, will likely lose her Olympic gold medal By admin 29 January 2010 at 3:06 pm and have No Comments
Survivor Gabon cast member and Olympic relay team member Crystal Cox will probably lose her gold medal for her part in the 4×400 meter relay during the 2004 Athens summer Olympics after admitting to using anabolic steroids. She’s being suspended for four years and will have results from 2001 to 2004 stripped. The AP reports that she “admitted to using anabolic steroids and agreed to the penalty Friday, the U.S
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Survivor Gabon’s Crystal Cox admits steroid use, will likely lose her Olympic gold medal
+ CBS believes in ‘Boss’ By admin 29 January 2010 at 2:54 pm and have No Comments
TV News: Net schedules new reality series behind Super Bowl — Could “Undercover Boss” be the next great reality hope?
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CBS believes in ‘Boss’
+ Affiliates cheer Supreme Court By admin 29 January 2010 at 1:34 pm and have No Comments
TV News: Decision on political ad spending may boost revs — The Supreme Court has delivered a stimulus package to local TV stations.
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+ Affiliates losing clout By admin 29 January 2010 at 1:26 pm and have No Comments
TV News: NBC stations didn’t win in latenight nightmare — According to some analysts, the outcome of NBC’s latenight nightmare was a little like the classic western “The Magnificent Seven.”
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+ MTV greenlights high school series By admin 29 January 2010 at 12:25 pm and have No Comments
TV News: Cable network also renews ‘Teen Mom’ — MTV has greenlit high school reality series”If You Really Knew Me” while announcing a second season of “Teen Mom.”
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+ New reality TV next week: RuPaul’s Drag Race, Michael Vick, Shear Genius, Survivor special By admin 29 January 2010 at 11:59 am and have No Comments
One month down in 2010, and a new group of reality shows are ready to make their debut. The Past This final week in January, the Jersey Shore cast’s appearance caused a near-riot, and their popularity may explain why MTV is paying them a lot more for season two. Also coming back: more Survivor, although there’s still no word from its host, though his pet project reality show debuted and subsequently tanked
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+ OWN picks up Sundance ‘Affair’ By admin 29 January 2010 at 11:53 am and have No Comments
TV News: Oprah’s network acquires ‘Family’ documentary — The Oprah Winfrey Network has done some shopping at Sundance.
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OWN picks up Sundance ‘Affair’
+ Vivendi found liable in shareholders dispute By admin 29 January 2010 at 11:37 am and have No Comments
TV News: Jury says company, not execs, lied to public about finances — A jury on Friday decided in favor of U.S. and European shareholders who said the Vivendi media group lied to the public about its shaky finances.
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+ Olympics become NBC loss-leader By admin 29 January 2010 at 10:47 am and have No Comments
TV News: Event will lose money but offer benefits — For all the concern over how NBC might rebuild its programming schedule following its aborted “Jay Leno Show” experiment, the 2010 Winter Olympics stand as quite an anomaly.
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