This spring, beloved soap operas "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" found new life as online-only shows. Now they'll air on cable, too, via a limited-time engagement on Oprah's OWN Network.…
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Amazon snags another book industry vet: Sara Nelson, former Publishers Weekly EIC
Just about a year after it hired publishing industry vet Larry Kirshbaum to launch a New York-based imprint, Amazon is announcing a new high-profile hire: Sara Nelson, the former books editor for Oprah's "O" magazine and, before that, editor-in-chief of trade mag "Publishers Weekly."…
Read MoreHow profitable is Glenn Beck’s new web TV venture?
Is Glenn Beck ready to make $100 million with his new subscriber-only web TV venture, or is he barely breaking even? The answer depends very much on who you ask. However, Beck's numbers don't look all that bad when compared to some new cable TV properties.…
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I had resisted linking to all the stories about Oprah going on a live chat on Facebook. But now it seems that…
Read MoreGlenn Beck Has A New Outlet: His Own Book Division At Simon & Schuster
Glenn Beck has long endorsed novels, particularly thrillers, on his Fox News show; he's the author of seven bestselling books; and his news……
Read MoreJersey Shore, As Narrated by Oprah = Genius
Current’s Infomania hit upon a winning combination last night: What if Oprah Winfrey (who’s the narrator of the Discovery Channel’s (s DISCA)…
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While the fall TV season has been all about Glee in terms of Twitter, Oprah proved that kids singing show tunes are…
Read MoreVid-Biz: ZillionTV, FoxPop, Netflix
ZillionTV Signs Paramount; new films will be available via electronic sell-through, while catalog titles will be available for free with ads. (emailed…
Read MoreStatShot: Conan Flexes His Tweet Muscles; BitTorrent Is Into You
Conan O’Brien’s debut on The Tonight Show made him the talk of Twitter last week, spiking with more than 3,500 Tweets on…
Read MoreStatShot: Oh My, Oprah Dominates Twitter Chatter
As widely reported last week, Oprah stormed onto the Twitter-verse on Friday (IN ALL CAPS) and instantly dominated (she already has more…
Read Morewill.i.am’s New Obama Ode, It’s A New Day, Debuts on Oprah
Today, will.i.am debuted the video and song for his post-election victory tune, "It’s A New Day," on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."…
Read MoreWill the Kindle Get an Oprah Bump?
Is Oprah prepping to endorse the Kindle on her show Friday? Stay tuned.…
Read MoreVid-Biz: Funding, Veodia, Azuki
Brightstorm, Movidia Get Funding; Brightstorm, an online learning network for teens, gets a Series A round from KTB. (release). Movidia, maker of…
Read MoreNTV Station Today: Science Comedy, Cheerocracies
Ready? OK! Liz already linked to our George Carlin memorial earlier, but today we also have Karina Longworth’s review of the new…
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