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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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HBO's horse racing show 'Luck' gets canceled
Mar 15, 2012
It's not being canceled because of ratings -- it's being canceled because three horses have died in production of the show.
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'Luck' runs its course after three horse deaths
Mar 15, 2012
The HBO show gets canceled. But broken legs and other injuries are quite common in the sport of horse racing.
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Teens still watching many hours of TV a day
Mar 9, 2012
We might have overestimated the extent to which the use of iPhones, iPads, Netflix and Facebook are taking over the lives of teens.
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Actor Steven Van Zandt on the state of television
Mar 7, 2012
The new series, "Lilyhammer?" It stars Steven Van Zandt as a gangster who turns on the mob and gets relocated to Norway by the FBI. The eight-show series is part of the new original programming streaming on Netflix.
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