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Netflix is launching a new season of Arrested Development on Sunday, reports CNBC's Julia Boorstin. Hulu is also in the spotlight, with reports that Yahoo has put in a bid for the online video giant.
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Netflix is launching a new season of Arrested Development on Sunday, reports CNBC's Julia Boorstin. Hulu is also in the spotlight, with reports that Yahoo has put in a bid for the online video giant.
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NEW YORK-- CBS strengthened its dominance over the television industry this year at the same time that the unprecedented reign of "American Idol" came to a close. For the 10th time in 11 years, CBS was the nation's most-watched network, the Nielsen company said Thursday. In prime time through May 19, CBS averaged 11.85 million viewers this season.
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Jennifer Lopez is partnering with Verizon Wireless to launch a new wireless company targeting the Latino market, with CNBC's Julia Boorstin.
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NEW YORK-- The most striking thing about the broadcast TV networks announcing their new fall schedules this past week was how little that actually meant. That's not even taking into account the inevitable failures among the 56 new series ordered into production by ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and the CW.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 17- Amazon.com Inc decided not to turn pilot project "Zombieland" into a full TV series, but is going ahead with " Alpha House," as the world's largest online retailer enters the next stage of its foray into original video creation.
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NEW YORK, May 16- The big four U.S. broadcast networks, in need of new TV hits to turn around slumping ratings, are betting espionage programs and old comedy stars will convince advertisers to spend about $9 billion during the so-called upfront selling season.
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CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton told CNBC he believes his agency will be able to regulate the relationship between Bloomberg's trading business on its terminals and its news arm.
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The Bloomberg uproar highlights the uncertain and rapidly changing ethical landscape facing companies that, like Bloomberg, are reinventing the news business.
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Aereo founder Chet Kanojia says the start-up is giving TV viewers the choices they demand, and broadcast networks are ignoring consumers.
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Chet Kanojia, Aereo CEO, discusses his plans to expand into two new cities; and shares his thoughts about the legality of his company's platform which allows users to watch live television online.
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Kendra Scott & Pat Kiernan, CNBC's "Crowd Rules" co-hosts, provides a preview of their new show where three small businesses try to convince a panel of experts that their business deserves to win the $50,000 prize.
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Daniel Doctoroff, the CEO and president of Bloomberg LP, has posted his first blog on the company's web site apologizing to customers.
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Barbara Walters is retiring. The veteran ABC News anchor is set to announce Monday morning on "The View" that she will retire from TV journalism next summer.
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An independent review is needed following Bloomberg's data terminal breach, former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt tells CNBC.
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How's this for a weekend update with Seth Meyers: The "Saturday Night Live" funnyman is going to succeed Jimmy Fallon as the host of NBC's "Late Night."
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CNBC's Brian Shactman announces he is leaving CNBC to host "Way Too Early" on MSNBC.
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Warner Brothers is releasing Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of the classic "The Great Gatsby" this weekend, with CNBC's Julia Boorstin, and Sharon Waxman, TheWrap.com.
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Major TV and cable companies' opposition to Aereo is "overblown," IAC Chairman Barry Diller told CNBC, addressing the controversy around the TV-over-the-Internet venture he backs.
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In a wide-ranging interview, Barry Diller, InterActive chairman, discusses the controversy surrounding Aereo; the shareholder attacks on JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon; and his outlook on the markets and economy.
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A week after the Federal Reserve endorsed a plan to keep buying bonds to spur economic growth, members are airing differences over their super-easy policy.