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Campaign ads crowd out local businesses on airwaves
Aug 8, 2012
Small businesses are seeing higher TV ad rates, fewer time slots in key swing states.
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With the Olympics, NBC gets a head start on fall promotion
Aug 6, 2012
Looks like NBC will sell enough ads to break even on the London summer games, which cost $1.3 billion. Its Olympic-sized audience is also a great place to tout NBC programming.
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Mariah Carey named newest 'American Idol' judge
Jul 24, 2012
Mariah Carey will be one of the new judges on "American Idol." The show lost Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler in the past few weeks, and "Idol" needs a boost.
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TV drama 'Dallas' relaunches for a new generation
Jun 13, 2012
The popular '80s primetime soap gets remade with the all-important ad demographic of 18- to 35-year-olds in mind. The question is no longer "Who shot JR?" but "How long will JR be on screen?"
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'The Hopper' looks to deal a death-blow to commercials
May 14, 2012
A new device for DISH Network means even the very lazy can skip all the commercials in their favorite shows. Automatically. Good news for viewers now -- bad news later?
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Biggest suspense from upfronts are the lineups
May 14, 2012
It's upfronts week for the television industry, when networks announce for advertisers which shows are in, on their way in and out. Networking scheduling can be a bit of a "scientific art."
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The lowdown on this season's network upfronts
May 11, 2012
Variety's Andrew Wallenstein talks about the big trends on television next fall.
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Battle over morning viewers
Apr 6, 2012
Television’s bare-knuckle competition to rule the morning air is nothing new. But the networks upped the ante this week.
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Discovery discovers green programming doesn't sell
Apr 5, 2012
Discovery Communications will replace Planet Green cable channel with programs about travel and food.
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What 'Luck' tells us about the horse racing industry
Mar 15, 2012
HBO is cancelling its new horse racing show ‘Luck’ starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte. It's being cancelled because three horses have died in production of the show.
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