News Nets Embrace Tech
Fox News Channel is looking to get more tech-savvy. If you've watched the network's election coverage in recent weeks, you might have noticed that, beginning with the Iowa Caucuses and appearing...
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Neil Cavuto Wants Your Business
Neil Cavuto is in a unique position. As senior vice president for Fox News Channel and its ratings-challenged sibling network, Fox Business Network, Cavuto is in a position to see just how the two...
View ArticlePew Survey Shows Technology Outpacing News
With more than a quarter of Americans getting their news from mobile devices, adapting to digital platforms is more crucial than ever for news organizations. But according to the 2012 State of the...
View ArticleBreakingNews Introduces Smart TV News Ticker
Obsessive news fiends had reason to rejoice Tuesday (April 17) afternoon as BreakingNews announced the launch of its new TV app, which will be coming to Internet-connected Samsung televisions. The...
View ArticleAnthony Bourdain Cooking Up CNN Show
Looks like CNN is doing something new to counter its predictable peacetime ratings slump. No Reservations star and former Top Chef host Anthony Bourdain is slated to come to the network with a new...
View ArticleAl Gore to Host Current TV's Convention Coverage
Current TV is finally using its most obvious asset on the air. Al Gore, who co-founded the network with Joel Hyatt, will lead coverage of the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions on the...
View ArticleCNN Picks Up Morgan Spurlock Show 'Inside Man'
With CNN Worldwide president Jim Walton heading out at the end of 2012, it's looking like CNN will take a decidedly non-newsy turn next year. The network has green-lit Inside Man, a new series from...
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TV News Wins Four More Years
For all the screwups, awkward vamping, GIF-ready facial expressions and ginned-up suspense, you just can't beat live television coverage for an election. Barack Obama won a second term last night...
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Decision 2012: The Good, the Bad and the Funny
In a night of indelible moments, perhaps the most arresting spectacle was that of Fox News analyst Karl Rove aggressively disagreeing with the network’s decision to call Ohio for President Obama. At...
View ArticleIs an Austin-Based Startup About to Buy Current TV? (Hint: No)
Is Current TV entertaining a tempting bid from Austin-based tech startup SocialGood.tv—a bid that would entail a move to the Texas capital and a reworking of the network's core principles? No. It's on...
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How CNN Sells Breaking News
CNN took plenty of heat yesterday for its extensive coverage of Carnival’s ill-fated “Poop Cruise”—upon losing power in the Gulf of Mexico, the cruise ship Triumph transformed into a drifting...
View ArticleSoledad O'Brien Off Daily Duties at CNN
It's been rumored for a while and now it's official: Soledad O'Brien is out of the mix at CNN. She'll be producing documentaries for the network, but O'Brien will no longer have a daily presence at...
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Filibustering Rand Paul Builds His Brand
Update: Paul's filibuster ended shortly after this item was posted, at 12:40, just shy of the 13-hour mark. "I've discovered that there are some limits to filibustering, and I'm going to have to go...
View ArticlePew Finds Digital News Consumption Up but Revenue Dwindling
From big newspapers to local TV broadcasts, the news media continue to face severe challenges even though digital consumption is rapidly growing, according to the Pew Research Center’s 2013 State of...
View ArticleJeff Zucker’s Quest for the Fountain of Youth
While CNN worldwide president Jeff Zucker is looking to draw a younger, more cosmopolitan audience, he acknowledges that reaching people who fit that description is a challenge in a cord-cutting...
View ArticleAl Jazeera America Finds a Leader in ABC News Vet
With a little less than a month to go before its launch, Al Jazeera America has selected ABC News veteran Kate O’Brian to serve as its president. In her new role, O’Brian will have oversight of all...
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CNN's Remodeled Digital Platform Looks Really Expensive
You can watch CNN on CNN.com as of this morning. It's in a little window in a corner of the site, running live from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., and over the next few months, it's one of the few things about...
View ArticleAl Jazeera America Will Have 6 Minutes of Ads Per Hour
One of the most surprising revelations in a call today with interim Al Jazeera CEO Ehab El Shihabi and president of newsgathering Kate O'Brian was that, unlike its more ad-heavy competitors, Al...
View ArticleWill Time Warner Provide Al Jazeera America With Ad Sales Support?
Today Al Jazeera America passed the 50 million subscriber mark thanks in part to a new agreement with Time Warner Cable, which adds the net to its subscriber base and to Bright House Networks. It's a...
View ArticleGet Ready for More Changes at HLN
HLN is headed for some major changes. The network has canceled its 12 p.m. show Raising American and its 5 p.m. show Evening Express (anchored by Kyra Philips and Ryan Smith, respectively) and will...
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