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Oprah Winfrey Gets OWN Section Of HuffPo
The Wrap, May 24, 2012, 7:57 AM EDT
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Oprah Missing From Time's Most Influential List
The Wrap, Apr 19, 2012, 3:14 PM EDT
Oprah Admits '101 Mistakes' With OWN
Reuters, Apr 2, 2012, 2:48 PM EDT
Oprah Winfrey admitted on Monday that she had made mistakes while creating her cable channel but promised the fledging OWN television network would still succeed with a new strategy. The talk show host, who recently laid off 30 staffers at the 15-month-old network after poor ratings, told CBS This Morning that she had been ill-prepared for the venture. Link | Comments (3)
OWN Viewers Up As Oprah Boosts Presence
Reuters, Mar 29, 2012, 6:45 AM EDT
Oprah Winfrey's fledgling OWN cable channel saw a 21% rise in total daily viewers in the first quarter of 2012, as the talk show queen's decision to put more of herself on the network began to pay off. Link | Add comment
Oprah To Shoot Show In Canada For OWN
Hollywood Reporter, Feb 29, 2012, 2:29 PM EST
Vying To Capture Oprah’s Daytime Mantle
New York Times, Feb 20, 2012, 6:25 AM EST
Along with current syndicated TV favorites, a multitude of new daytime talk shows will arrive this fall in the first real test for the genre since Oprah Winfrey left the scene in May. Link | Add comment
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Oprah Moves to Cable — And Irrelevance
TVB, Feb 14, 2012, 2:31 PM EST
While headlining her own syndicated The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah was unstoppable. Her name became synonymous with quality; she routinely gave away audiencefuls of cars, exotic trips and other sundry expenditures that she found she couldn’t live without — and those brands benefitted from the “Oprah Seal of Approval” in turn. But since last January she’s on cable, on her OWN. The Oprah Winfrey Network, that is. And she’s hardly been heard from since. Link | Add comment
Oprah Apologizes For Tune-In Tweet
Huffington Post, Feb 14, 2012, 6:06 AM EST
Oprah Winfrey issued a public apology on Monday for sending a controversial tweet on Sunday night. As the Grammys took many viewers over to CBS on Sunday, Oprah took to Twitter to ask people to tune into her cable network, OWN — "especially if you have a Nielsen box." Link | Comments (6)
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NATPE 2012: It's Still All About Oprah
TVNewsCheck, Jan 20, 2012, 3:00 PM EST
Oprah is long gone — she taped her last show for broadcast syndication eight months ago — but her presence (or absence) is still being felt throughout broadcasting and will pervade the NATPE conference next week in Miami Beach. She'll continue to be the measure by which every other talk show evaluates itself and the subject of countless conversations about her impact on broadcasting. Full Story | Comments (4)
Oprah’s ‘Next Chapter’ Draws 1.1 Million Viewers
New York Times, Jan 4, 2012, 8:00 AM EST
Oprah Dedicated To OWN Despite Rocky Start
Associated Press, Jan 3, 2012, 7:12 AM EST
The cable channel, which marks its first year Jan. 1, is trying for a fresh start after executive turnover and missteps that proved OWN lacked a solid foundation on which to build, this despite a Discovery Communications investment of a reported $250 million and counting. Winfrey, who said management team errors in planning and execution could serve as a cautionary tale, rejects the idea that a single year's performance will determine OWN's ultimate fate. Or hers. Full Story | Add comment
Oprah Dedicated To OWN Despite Rough Year
Associated Press, Dec 29, 2011, 12:09 PM EST
The cable channel, which marks its first year Jan. 1, is trying for a fresh start after executive turnover and missteps that proved OWN lacked a solid foundation on which to build, this despite a Discovery Communications investment of a reported $250 million and counting. Full Story | Comments (1)
Oprah, Rosie Unveil Sign Outside Chicago Studio
Associated Press, Sep 16, 2011, 6:03 AM EDT
Oprah Bonds With Facebook, Admits Cable Is Hard
Lost Remote, Sep 9, 2011, 6:55 AM EDT
Oprah Seeks 'Net Help From Tech Honchos
New York Post, Sep 2, 2011, 6:45 AM EDT
Oprah Winfrey is in need of an Internet intervention. The talk show queen plans to huddle with top tech players next week to gin up some ideas for reviving her flagship site, Oprah.com, whose traffic has plummeted since her daytime talk show ended in May. Winfrey will sit down with executives next week to learn as much as she can about the future of the Web and how best to harness social media. Link | Add comment
Oprah Betting OWN's Future On Ex-Rival
New York Post, Aug 29, 2011, 6:43 AM EDT
Oprah Winfrey, TV’s greatest hit-maker, is counting on Rosie O’Donnell to save her struggling cable network. OWN — which launched New Year’s Day to un-Oprah-like ratings — has already burned through more than $150 million in start-up money without producing a single hit show. The irony of history’s most-successful talker looking to a former rival to save her network may be the biggest story of the upcoming fall season. Link | Add comment
Oprah Sued Over 'Own Your Power' Catch Phrase
UPI, Aug 1, 2011, 8:16 AM EDT
Sources: Oprah In Talks To Host The Oscars
Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 8, 2011, 6:46 AM EDT
Solid Motion Picture Academy sources say that Oprah Winfrey is topping the list of candidates to host the 84th Oscars next February. Link | Add comment
TVNewsCheck Focus on Syndication
Life Beyond Oprah Comes Into Focus
TVNewsCheck, May 19, 2011, 8:19 AM EDT
Appropriately, an Oprah spin-off, Sony's Dr. Oz, can be declared the nominal Oprah replacement, having snagged her coveted news lead-in slot in more than 80 markets. But it's no guarantee of success. With Oprah gone in the fall, the time period will be a wide open and highly competitive battleground where it’s quite possible no show or station will carve out  a wide advantage. Full Story | Comments (5)
Chicago Mayor Names Street 'Oprah Winfrey Way'
Associated Press, May 11, 2011, 2:57 PM EDT
Troubled OWN Axes CEO Christina Norman
The Wrap, May 6, 2011, 3:08 PM EDT
Named to replace Norman at the helm of the Oprah-inspired Discovery Communications network is Discovery COO Peter Liquori. The shakeup is only the latest bump for OWN, which debuted a year later than scheduled and has struggled for ratings while burning through money. Link | Add comment
Illinois Broadcasters Honor Winfrey, Ebert
Associated Press, May 4, 2011, 5:50 AM EDT
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'Judge Judy' Passes 'Oprah' In Syndie Race
TVNewsCheck, Mar 22, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
In the wake of the February sweeps, most shows experienced a dip. Although Judge Judy and Two and a Half Men held steady, ranking No. 1 among all the daytime shows and sitcoms, respectively. Full Story | Comments (1)
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How Oprah's Daytime Exit Affects NATPE
Hollywood Reporter, Jan 24, 2011, 6:21 AM EST
The talk show queen's exit from the syndication arena this year could bring renewed energy to the annual TV convention, which kicks off today in its new Miami home. Link | Add comment
Oprah Winfrey Family 'Secret' Prompts Buzz
Associated Press, Jan 24, 2011, 6:00 AM EST
Oprah Winfrey's announcement that she will stage a surprise reunion on her talk show today has prompted speculation about the person's identity. Full Story | Add comment
Piers Morgan Will Open Show With Winfrey
Associated Press, Jan 7, 2011, 6:01 AM EST
Oprah Winfrey Launches Her OWN Network
Associated Press, Jan 3, 2011, 5:51 AM EST
At noon on New Year’s Day, the Oprah Winfrey Network, or OWN for short, arrived free of glitz with a one-hour preview special hosted by Winfrey in which she offered a hearty overview of the live-your-best-life fare she will curate across the network's schedule. Full Story | Add comment
Oprah’s Cable Channel Flickers To Life
New York Times, Jan 2, 2011, 4:41 PM EST
At precisely 12 o’clock on New Year’s Day, Oprah Winfrey welcomed television viewers to OWN, a cable channel that she has said will espouse her “live your best life” mantra. Link | Add comment
S.C. Governor Won't Let Oprah Interview Smith
Associated Press, Dec 31, 2010, 5:56 AM EST
Patience Will Be Key For Discovery And OWN
New York Times, Dec 23, 2010, 6:47 AM EST
Given all the media attention around the Jan. 1 launch of OWN — the cable network owned by daytime talk queen Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications — there are probably over-the-top expectations that the channel will explode right out of the box. Odds are that won't be the case. Link | Add comment
Oprah Unveils Her OWN Power Lineup
Chicago Sun-Times, Dec 8, 2010, 7:22 AM EST
Oprah Begins Her 'Ultimate' Australian Adventure
Associated Press, Dec 8, 2010, 6:15 AM EST
Oprah, McCartney Honored At Kennedy Center
Associated Press, Dec 6, 2010, 6:19 AM EST
TVNewsCheck Focus on Programming
Oprah's Next Job: Moving Viewers To Cable
TVNewsCheck, Nov 10, 2010, 6:02 AM EST
The Queen of Daytime and partner Discovery are betting big that Oprah Winfrey's OWN cable channel can draw daytime viewers away from broadcast TV to watch a lineup of first-run talk shows, cooking programs and other material aimed at women. If OWN’s strategy works, it could whack TV stations’ ratings and ad dollars. And it may ignite an assault by other cable networks on broadcasters in a daypart where they haven’t had much luck so far. Full Story | Comments (5)
Oprah Winfrey Shows Off Video-Chatting Device
Hollywood Reporter, Nov 4, 2010, 5:53 AM EDT

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    Fans of Sex and the City have finally gotten their wish: Their beloved sex-focused sitcom is back on the air ... sort of. The four women have become four men, of course, and the writing isn't as good. Oh, and the laugh track so annoying, it's offensive. And did I mention that the costumes would be considered fashionable if you were holding a yard sale? Men at Work on TBS is almost quaint, it's so old fashioned. If it had any meat on its bones, you'd be tempted to say it's the sadly ignoble epitome of TV's long-festering emasculated-men syndrome. But it's so much of a big, forgettable, innocuous shrug, it's not even worth any actual vitriol.

  • Mike Hale

    The USA Network's motto is "Characters Welcome." Apparently they're especially welcome if they resemble Oscar Madison and Felix Unger. Already stocked with Odd Couple knockoffs in Psych and White Collar, USA adds to its inventory Common Law, another comic crime-fighting show about mismatched partners. But this latest entry exhibits very little of that kind of spark as it tries to wring laughs from the juxtaposition of counseling and police work. It looks too flat and schematically plotted to succeed as the type of lightweight summer fun we’ve come to expect from USA.

  • Joanne Ostrow

    Johnny Carson: Fantastic entertainer, miserable human being. That's the lasting message of Johnny Carson: King of Late Night, the new PBS American Masters film, a rich history of a rare product of television who dominated the small screen for decades. Unprecedented access to personal archives plus all existing episodes of The Tonight Show (1962-92), distinguishes this film by Peter Jones. Telling interviews with family and colleagues, including second wife Joanne Carson, former Tonight Show executive producer Peter Lassally and a number of biographers sharpen the picture. The clips are carefully selected to illustrate specific personality traits, the performance highlights are given context and meaning beyond funny lines and memorable moments.

  • Hank Stuever

    AMC's The Pitch is a sharply-made if slightly off-putting reality series that follows different advertising agencies each week as they compete for new accounts. The inspiration for the show — made clear by its own ad campaign — is to harness some of the verve generated by the network's acclaimed Mad Men. The Pitch has a way of making the ad world seem like a real downer — a repugnant exercise in egotism laced with depressing bouts of creative compromise.

  • Tim Goodman

    HBO's Veep stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as former Sen. Selina Meyer, who accepts the vice presidential duty and regrets it almost immediately: She has no real power and gets muscled by the Senate, Congress and the (so-far-unseen) president, who delegates all the truly crappy jobs to her. Louis-Dreyfus has found perhaps her best post-Seinfeld role and takes to it with such fervor — the constant swearing, the barely veiled desire to become president, the unhappy give-and-take with other politicians and a delightful disdain for average citizens — that you can't help but applaud what is clearly an Emmy-worthy effort. Her work alone makes Veep a gem, but there's even more to like.

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