Barbara Walters’s announced retirement is a reminder that her long career mirrors the trajectory of television: as more and more viewers abandon broadcast TV, so does she.
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The broadcast networks are preparing to unveil new fall lineups for an audience that is shrinking rapidly, lured away by new rivals on all sides.
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The live stream, which will be available only to cable and satellite subscribers, is the first time that any major broadcaster has turned on such a technology.
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True to form for the network, many of the shows are aimed at women, and two have ties to ABC’s parent, the Walt Disney Company.
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NBC has yet to learn how to handle successions gracefully, Barbara Walters will retire in 2014, and Christopher Cuomo and Kate Bolduan will host a new CNN morning show.
Barbara Walters, whose television career spans more than a half century, will retire in May 2014, according to an executive familiar with the newswoman’s plans.
Taking a cue from fans of endangered shows, the network made a commercial to keep a low-rated sitcom on the air.
Despite a critical roasting, “The Neighbors,” a science fiction comedy series that takes place in a gated suburban community, has managed to stay in ABC’s lineup.
The app, which would stream programming to the phones and tablets of cable and satellite subscribers, could become available to some subscribers this year.
Cable shows continue to dominate over most network offerings on Sunday nights, and Fox overtakes a flagging NBC for the season.
After several seasons in decline, ABC’s “The Bachelor” has had a resurgence rare among network reality shows thanks to social media, casting and a push to attract younger viewers.
To the world, Gilbert Gottfried is known for his deliberately abrasive stage presence and bottomless vulgarity, but to his wife, he is a “gentle genius.”
A deal with Nielsen will allow ABC to measure viewing whether on television or online.
Jim Murphy will lead the attempt by CNN to recapture morning television glory, a priority of CNN Worldwide’s new chief, Jeff Zucker.
After more than a month sidelined with chicken pox, Ms. Walters will return to the hit ABC daytime show starting next week.
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