Oprah Winfrey Announces the End of Her Syndicated Show By Broadcasting & Cable As expected, Oprah Winfrey announced Nov. 20 that The Oprah Winfrey Show will sign off in Sept. 2011, after 25 years. Below is the complete announcement, made at the end of this morning's broadcast, courtesy of her hometown ABC station, WLS-TV Chicago: "After much prayer and months of careful thought, I've decided the next season, season 25, will be the las..... ...Read More »

Verizon Chief: Hulu Will Be Over In Two Years By Broadcasting & Cable Verizon Communications CEO Ivan Seidenberg said Hulu is a six month wonder and that technology will ultimately bypass the current fascination with the online video service. "When you think of the change, look at Hulu and the dialogue and debate, and you say, O.K. this is in for the next eight to twelve months and in two years it won't matter because the world will have moved on."..... ...Read More »

New York Considers Resolution Backing Net Neutrality By Broadcasting & Cable The New York City Council was scheduled to hold a meeting Friday morning on a resolution backing strong network neutrality principles. The resolution, which says the Internet is "in jeoprady" until such rules are approved, was co-sponsored by seven council members. "The Council of the City of New York calls upon the Federal Communications Commission to codify strong network ..... ...Read More »

Analysis: End of 'Oprah' Means Loss, Opportunity for Stations By Broadcasting & Cable Related:Oprah to Leave Syndication in 2011 OWN To Launch In January 2011 The news that Oprah Winfrey has set an end date for her departure from syndication likely comes as no great surprise for general managers at partner stations. "I don't think any GM is really shocked by this," says Mark Toney, Senior VP at consultancy SmithGeiger. Yet it ..... ...Read More »

OWN To Launch In January 2011 By Broadcasting & Cable Discovery-backed OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will launch in January 2011, according to executives familiar with talks. Now that Oprah Winfrey has made a decision to end her show , broadcast by ABC, after a quarter of century, the cable giant is getting ready to move into high gear. OWN is expected to unveil a slew of new programming projects in the coming weeks. Discovery Co..... ...Read More »

Minority Journalists Want Strong Net Neutrality Rules By Broadcasting & Cable A coalition of minority journalists is looking to drum up support for the FCC's proposed codification and expansion of FCC network neutrality guidelines.That comes against a backdrop of some difference of opinion in the minority community on whether that proposal could work for or against the interests of communities of color--nothing is yet set in stone and the FCC is seeking lo..... ...Read More »

Cable News Ratings: Palin Interview Boosts 'Hannity' Ratings By Broadcasting & Cable Sean Hannity's interview with Sarah Palin gave Hannity its second-best tune in of the year behind Election Night on Nov. 2. Palin's appearance on Nov. 18 attracted 4.2 million total viewers (1.14 million in news' target demographic of 25-54-year-olds), according to Nielsen. That's only a hair behind the Nov. 2 program, which attracted 4.22 million total ..... ...Read More »

NBC's 'Chuck' Returns Jan. 10 By Broadcasting & Cable NBC's Chuck returns Sunday, Jan. 10 at  in back-to-back episodes. It moves to its regular time slot Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. Additionally, a two-hour episode of Heroes airs Jan. 4 beginning at 8 p.m. before moving to its new timeslot Mondays at 9 p.m. on Jan. 11. The addition of Chuck to Monday night displaces Trauma. NBC had previously said it would not commission more than..... ...Read More »

Oprah to Leave Syndication in 2011 By Broadcasting & Cable Oprah Winfrey will end her long-running talk show after her 25th season draws to a close in 2011, the talk-show host will announce on her program Friday.  ABC-owned WABC New York reported the news on its Web site on Thursday afternoon; Winfrey's Harpo Productions confirmed the report. The ABC owned stations have always served as the key station group for ...Read More »

Levin Seeks More Clarification From NAB By Broadcasting & Cable FCC broadband advisor Blair Levin says he still needs more clarification from the National Association of Broadcasters on issues related to the impact of spectrum allocations on retransmission consent negotiations, according to a source. Levin had asked NAB Executive VP Jane Mago for public clarification that the association, in an October meeting with him, were arguing they need..... ...Read More »