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Television
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.
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.
'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.
Teens still watching many hours of TV a day
by
Stacey Vanek Smith
and Jeremy Hobson
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.
Steven Van Zandt extended interview: Available online only
by
Bob Moon
Mar 7, 2012
Listen to more of our interview with the actor/musician, now starring in the Netflix original series, "Lilyhammer."
Actor Steven Van Zandt on the state of television
by
Bob Moon
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.
Reality TV: The casting process
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 28, 2012
'Dancing With the Stars' unveiled its latest slate of cast members today. Which got us thinking, how is a reality television show cast? Robyn Kass, the casting director behind 'Big Brother,' 'Survivor,' and 'The Bachelor,' explains.
For public good, not for profit.
Magic Johnson, P. Diddy to run new cable channels
by
Adriene Hill
Feb 21, 2012
Magic Johnson will team up with Comcast to launch a new cable channel. It will feature positive stories from the African-American community. Sean Combs -- aka P. Diddy -- is also expected to formally announce a new music channel on Comcast.
Younger viewers watch less TV on TV
by
Amy Scott
Feb 9, 2012
TV may still be the most popular pastime in America. But new media is making inroads with younger viewers, who tune in on laptops, phones and tablets.
“What’s this ‘television’ contraption you keep going on about?” - Son-father conversation
by
Marc Sanchez
Feb 9, 2012
Watching TV is like so 2010