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Al Jazeera will face hurdles to succeeding with Current TV
Al Jazeera hopes it can succeed where Al Gore failed with Current TV. Gore and his business partner Joel Hyatt tried to turn Current TV into a legitimate news/talk channel and compete with MSNBC for liberal-minded viewers. Current spent heavily to woo...
Tags: Eliot Spitzer, Cablevision Systems Corp., Joy Behar, Comcast Corporation, Qatar
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Jimmy Kimmel's big moment. Al Jazeera will face hurdles.
After the coffee. Before figuring out why I say yes when I should say no. The Skinny: I was watching an episode of "The Office" last night (guessing it was a rerun) and the character of Angela came thisclose to saying the dreaded "f-word." Can you get...
Tags: Texas Chainsaw 3D (movie), Los Angeles Times, Nicki Minaj, The Office (tv program), Keith Urban
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Report: Al Jazeera in talks to buy Current TV: Middle East news org aims to expand U.S. distribution, sez NYT
VarietyMiddle Eastern news cabler Al Jazeera is in talks to acquire Current TV, according to a published report. The New York Times reported Wednesday that Doha, Qatar-based Al Jazeera is in advanced talks to acquire the cabler founded in 2005 by former Vice...Tags: Qatar, Satellite and Cable Service, Entertainment, BBC, The New York Times
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Guide to December 2012 TV premieres, movies and holiday specials
RedEyeDecember is all about the holiday specials on TV, but you'll find other interesting viewing as well. On Dec. 7 Sundance debuts "Restless," a gripping two-night miniseries about a former WW II spy. Nat Geo Wild kicks off its annual Big Cat Week Dec. 9...Tags: G.I. Joe (fictional character), Barbara Walters, Rascal Flatts (music group), Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Santa Claus (fictional character)
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The NRA: Nothing for politicians to be afraid of
Bill PressThere's no secret why, for years, politicians of both parties have been afraid to stand up and support tighter controls on guns: Because they're afraid of the NRA. But, after the slaughter of innocents at Sandy Hook Elementary School, that fear is all but...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress, White House
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No deal is better than a bad deal
Bill PressIf you really thought we were going to avoid going over the fiscal cliff, if you seriously believed Republicans in Congress would come to their senses and agree on a reasonable compromise then consider what happened in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, Dec. 4....Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Treaties, Democratic Party, U.S. Congress
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Participant lines up execs for cabler: New network to appeal to young adult demo
VarietyParticipant Media is lining up execs for its entry into the cable TV biz later this year. Still unnamed network, which will feature socially relevant programming, is set to appeal to 18-34 year-olds. Former IFC and Sundance topper Evan Shapiro has...Tags: Television Industry, Viacom Inc., IFC (tv network), Sundance Film Festival
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Other voice: An inconvenient question
Al Gore, the former vice president and clean-air advocate, and his co-investors have sold liberal cable channel Current TV to Al Jazeera, the network bankrolled by the emir of Qatar. The sale exposes an apparent contradiction between Gore’s...Tags: Al Gore, Satellite and Cable Service, Television, Entertainment, Environmental Issues
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Bright House Networks drops Current TV
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe low-rated Current TV is off Bright House Networks after the announcement that the channel was being sold to Al Jazeera. “Our agreement with Current TV has been terminated and we will no longer be carrying the service,” Bright House... -
Grayson back on his rhetorical horse
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelIt didn't take U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson long to get back in the rhetorical saddle. Grayson, famous during his 2009-11 first time for his description of the Republican's health-care plan as “Don't get sick. And if you do, die quickly” and similar... -
This is how we will be judged: saving our kids
Bill PressAs a member of the White House Press Corps, I've attended a lot of events at the White House. But none more moving or powerful than this week's announcement by President Obama and Vice-President Biden of their plans to deal with gun violence. In the...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Barack Obama, Murder, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress
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President Obama inauguration TV coverage
Channel Guide MagazineUpdated Jan. 20, 2013, 1:29pm CT On Monday, Jan. 21 (officially on Jan. 20), Barack Obama will be sworn in to begin his second term as President of the United States, along with Joe Biden as Vice President. The oath of office will formally be administered...
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