The vast wasteland of television has been replaced by an excess of excellence that is fundamentally altering my media diet and threatening to consume my waking life in the process.
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Three years after taking over for Larry King, Piers Morgan has seen the ratings for “Piers Morgan Live” hit some new lows. He and the network are in talks about him remaining at CNN in a different role.
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Comcast’s deal to acquire Time Warner Cable won’t shake the industry’s game plan: Keep viewers wedded to cable.
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With Comcast proposing to buy Time Warner Cable, other companies that own cable networks are watching nervously, and may look to consolidate.
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With the Time Warner Cable deal, Comcast would not only lock up 30 percent of the cable market, but pricing leverage in all directions — with customers, networks and over-the-web providers like Netflix.
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The proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable has raised concerns about the rising cost of cable service.
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Comcast will announce a deal to acquire Time Warner Cable in an all-stock deal that will unite the first- and second-largest cable television operators in the country, according to people briefed on the matter.
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The company said fourth-quarter earnings were aided by higher subscriber fees and an increase in cable advertising, and that Paramount Pictures narrowed its loss from a year ago.
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Comcast, the nation’s largest cable provider and the owner of NBCUniversal, increased its net income 26 percent, to $1.9 billion, compared with a year ago.
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Intel Media was acquired by Verizon, which wants to add TV everywhere there is an Internet connection.
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The league is interested in selling the rights to several of the Thursday night games that are now shown on NFL Network.
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Decades ago, families gathered around the only set in the house on Sunday nights because networks scheduled their best programming then. Today, even with DVRs and on-demand program selection, the phenomenon continues.
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The cable company announced that it had reached a multiyear agreement to renew distribution for Viacom Inc., whose networks include MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon.
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The cable TV industry agreed to reduce the electricity needed by set-top boxes even when they are turned off.
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The actor had been suspended since Nov. 15 after conceding he had made a gay slur in a confrontation with a photographer.
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The Pacquiao-Rios fight has presented a complex tangle of logistical problems for HBO as it prepares for the event, its first pay-per-view broadcast originating outside the United States.
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John C. Malone, the chairman of Liberty Media, is working behind the scenes to gain control of Time Warner Cable, seeking a second act in an industry he once dominated.
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Mr. Oliver was widely praised this summer, when he filled in for Jon Stewart. His new show will have many of the same satirical elements.
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The protracted distribution negotiations under way between Dish Network and the Walt Disney Company are said to focus on digital rights like ad-skipping and online streaming.
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The cable company lost 306,000 television subscribers in the third quarter, hurt by a contract dispute that resulted in a blackout of CBS programming.
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