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Let's do the numbers on Hallmark's Christmas movie empire

by Jana Kasperkevic
Dec 27, 2017
Before there was Neflix's "A Christmas Prince," there was Hallmark.
Move over "A Christmas Prince," there is a new prince in town. This weekend, Hallmark will air one of its 2017 holiday movies: "Royal New Year's Eve." 
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ESPN cuts jobs as cost of sports broadcast rights increases

by Aaron Schrank
Apr 26, 2017
ESPN announced a long-awaited round of layoffs today. About 100 staff members are expected to be let go, including on-air reporters and commentators. The cuts are a clear sign of the new economic reality facing live sports broadcasting. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Can Time Warner's HBO continue to succeed in the world of prestige TV?

by Adriene Hill
Feb 8, 2017
The network now faces competition from the likes of Amazon and Netflix.
Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attends the Season 6 premiere of HBO's "Game of Thrones."
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Disney looking to play the digital game as ESPN’s cable subscriptions decline

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Feb 7, 2017
Disney doesn’t appear to have plans in place for its future leadership yet, so there’s speculation that CEO Robert Iger may need to stick around beyond 2018 — the latest date he said he’d step down. The company has had trouble finding a replacement as the landscape of cable TV continues to change and cord […]
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Cable news benefits from a Trump Effect

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Jan 25, 2017
Another winner of the 2016 election.
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FCC set to rule on cable 'set-top boxes'

by Adam Allington
Sep 29, 2016
The FCC vote could pave the way for app-based streaming of all cable programming.
The FCC will vote Thursday on the future of TV set-top boxes.
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'Greedy,' 'heartless' ... but also, 'on-time'

by Nova Safo
Feb 10, 2016
Cable TV is trying to change its image. Time Warner Cable is one example.
Cable TV is trying to change its image. Time Warner Cable is one example.
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The fight to 'unlock' the set-top box

by Molly Wood
Feb 8, 2016
Thinking outside the box, or opening Pandora’s? FCC chairman Tom Wheeler weighs in.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler.
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Video games have their own version of the Oscars

by Adriene Hill
Dec 3, 2015
The Game Awards will draw millions of viewers but they're not watching on cable TV
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A new generation discovers the good old TV antenna

by Miles Bryan
Oct 13, 2015
They aren't usually rabbit ears, but the signal receivers are popular again.
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