TV News: ‘Survivor’ helps CBS outlast rivals in key demographic — NBC and CBS ruled primetime’s ratings race last week, with the former again getting a big boost from “Sunday Night Football” and the latter from “Survivor.”
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Gridiron’s great for Peacock
TV News: ‘Gayle King Show’ to debut Jan. 10 — With less than 10 days before the net’s premiere, the Oprah Winfrey Network continues to roll out its programming slate.
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Moderators set for OWN’s ‘All Stars’
TV News: Leno, Fallon win slots; ‘Conan’ still solid for TBS — Perhaps boosted by NBC’s improved standing in primetime’s closing hour, the Peacock’s latenight leaders last week enjoyed their biggest demo advantages of the season over rival talkers.
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NBC opens up latenight lead
TV News: Unit to become pure-play cable channel — The Cablevision board of directors on Thursday said it is giving the go-ahead to spin off the operator’s Rainbow Media unit, which includes the AMC, WE, Sundance and IFC cable channels.
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Cablevision to spin off Rainbow
TV News: Discovery launches Oprah Winfrey channel Jan.
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OWN execs optimistic on increasing affiliate fees
TV News: Awards show will air on U.S. television for the first time — Valerie Bertinelli, Jerry Bruckheimer, Marion Cotillard, Rosario Dawson, Dakota Fanning, Jane Leeves, Jane Lynch, Wendie Malick, Carey Mulligan, Cillian Murphy, Kevin Spacey and Olivia Wilde will present at Thursday’s Britannia Awards.
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BAFTA/LA sets presenters
TV News: Exec to serve as new senior VP of development — LMNO Prods.
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LMNO goes for Green as veepee
TV News: Ad spending projected to top $3 billion — It’s been a windfall beyond the TV biz’s wildest expectations. Spending on TV advertising for local, state and federal races across the country is projected to top $3 billion for this election cycle, surpassing the nearly $2 billion spent on TV blurbs during the 2008 campaign.
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Elections fuel TV rebound
TV News: HBO drama draws a meager 259,000 viewers — HBO’s “In Treatment” continues to be the show many admire but few actually watch.
TV News: Network acquires rights to mountaineer docuseries — Travel Channel has acquired docuseries “First Ascent” and will debut it Friday.
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Travel Channel buys ‘First Ascent’
