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Cover Story: Shortfall Season at CNBC
With the financial crisis boosting ratings and a massive new marketing campaign on deck, CNBC still must navigate the same economic challenges facing its viewers—including the specter of looming budget cuts. More

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Set designer Richard Stiles dies
Source: Variety
Date: 30 minutes ago
National Survey Shows 'Home Enterstayment' on the Rise
Source: newscenter.verizon.com
Date: 1 hour 6 minutes ago
ATSC Pushes Mobile TV Standard Forward
Source: Multichannel News
Date: 1 hour 52 minutes ago

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All Clear For WiMax Venture
Clearwire completes Sprint Nextel deal, gets cable investment
Yahoo! Reveals Most-Searched List For 2008
Oprah, Tina Fey, Katie Couric and Barbara Walters all made the top ten list of women searched
Joost Launches iPhone App
Full episodes of shows such as CSI, How I Met Your Mother, Friends will be available for free
Glenn Beck Debuts On Fox News Jan. 19
Show will mix newsmaker interviews from the entertainment, political and business worlds
CBS News Names Nancy Cordes Congressional Correspondent
Cordes's experience in the Sept. 11 Pentagon attacks and sniper attacks aid in her transition.
Broadcasters Break Into Programming For Obama Announcement
President-elect Obama's announcement of his new national security team covered by ABC, CBS and NBC with follow-up on-air commentary by noted anchors.
Ion Media Networks Lobbying Congress
Ion Media Networks sent letters to over 200 members of Congress in hopes of getting legislators to pressure Charter Communcations to carry qubo and Ion Life.
NPR Staffers Narrowly Escape Bomb Blast
After its reporters and crew quickly escape a vehicle armed with a "sticky bomb," NPR thanks Iraqi authorities for the tip that led staff to safety
Connecticut Broadcasters Conducting Two Statewide Soft Analog Cut-Off Tests
Operators will be standing during Dec. 3 tests to help viewers who call in with questions

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Business and Deals 'The Newshour With Jim Lehrer' Gets Funding From Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Networks Get Their Game On Sony Wants It Both Ways » More	Programming Broadcasters Break Into Programming For Obama Announcement Ion Media Networks Lobbying Congress 'The Newshour With Jim Lehrer' Gets Funding From Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation » More
Advertising Canoe's David Verklin Navigates Tough Waters Ford Sticks With 'American Idol' Sponsorship Turner Handing Over National Ad Sales For WPCH-TV To Millennium » More	Syndication & Distribution 'Dr. Oz' Takes Steps on Road to '09 Mort Marcus: More Syndie Cancellations Loom Syndication Ratings: Syndies Step Up For November Sweeps » More
Technology Canoe's David Verklin Navigates Tough Waters MediaFlo Primes for Growth Sony Wants It Both Ways » More	Local TV 'Very Solid Case' Against Pressly Murder Suspect ATSC Approves Preliminary Mobile DTV Standard Dalbey Named WLEX GM » More

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Resist the Fear Factors in the Economy
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Lots of Layoffs: What will the role of exit interviews be?
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Fates & Fortunes
Kate Bacon, Contributor, Broadcastingcable.com
December 1, 2008
Stop shopping online and read about Sales!
Hey – take a break from shopping online today and read about sales people with ...
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STATION TO STATION
Mike Malone, Deputy Editor, Broadcasting & Cable
December 1, 2008
Parents of Slain Anchor Tell Different Story
Guy and Patti Cannady, parents of murdered KATV Little Rock anchor Anne Pressly, asse...
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BC Beat
Joel Topcik, Senior Editor, Broadcasting & Cable
December 1, 2008
Maria Is a Punk Rocker
Among several biographical details that CNBC's Maria Bartiromo shares in the networ...
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This is certainly the confirmation of WiMAX technology in general. Many companies inv...
John Maxwell - 12/1/2008 2:52:36 PM PT
in response to All Clear For WiMax Venture

How about SNOW instead of a message for the first 15 minutes? Then you'd really ...
Vic Livingston, columnist, members.nowpublic.com/scrivener - 12/1/2008 2:08:05 PM PT
in response to Connecticut Broadcasters Conducting Two Statewide Soft Analog Cut-Off Tests

Gasparino is the only person on CNBC I've heard echo the absurd "Obama recession" rem...
ron powell - 12/1/2008 2:06:31 PM PT
in response to TAKE FIVE: Toe to Toe With CNBC's Charlie Gasparino

Why can't business networks also cover personal business and finance during the day.....
Vic Livingston, former biz reporter, Fox TV Phila; columnist, members.nowpublic.com/scrivener - 12/1/2008 2:02:05 PM PT
in response to Shortfall Season at CNBC

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B&C Washington bureau chief John Eggerton makes the case for resurrecting ABC's 'Schoolhouse Rock' educational series...with his rendition of 'The Preamble.'

John Eggerton Rocks the 'Schoolhouse' Preamble
B&C Washington bureau chief John Eggerton makes the case for resurrecting ABC's 'Schoolhouse Rock' educational series...with his rendition of 'The Preamble.'

In this epsiode of Tech Talk senior editor Glen Dickson talks about Sony's strategy this holiday season, trying to expand its Blu-ray footprint, while also exploring how to bring Internet video to the living room.

TechTalk: Sony Juggles Internet Content With Blu-Ray Push
In this epsiode of Tech Talk senior editor Glen Dickson talks about Sony's strategy this holiday season, trying to expand its Blu-ray footprint, while also exploring how to bring Internet video to the living room.

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Election Night at Fox News
B&C's Marisa Guthrie goes behind the scenes at Fox News Channel on Election Night 2008 -- Photos by Leslie Jean-Bart

B&C Hall of Fame 2008
Photos from the 2008 Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.

Headshots: Caricatures of the Fifth Estate
From B&C's 'Fifth Estater' column, a gallery of caricatures by artist Michael Caplanis

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Financial Crisis

Ben Grossman: Left Coast Bias

UFC Packs a Punch

Ben Grossman: Left Coast Bias

The wife took the 6-month-old and headed out of town the other weekend, so I did what every responsible father left home with his 2-year-old son would do in that situation: I got a big pizza, a gallon of chocolate milk and ordered an Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view. Oh, calm down, you don't need to call Social Services. ...

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