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Microsoft CEO: No Interest in Buying Yahoo

Associated Press
November 07, 2008 - SYDNEY, Australia--Microsoft's chief executive said Friday the software giant is not interested in renewing its bid for struggling search engine company Yahoo Inc....
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FCC Investigates Complaints About Moving Cable Channels

The Orlando Sentinel
November 07, 2008 - The Federal Communications Commission is investigating complaints that a dozen cable TV providers, including Bright House Networks and Comcast Corp., are giving customers fewer channels but charging them the same price or more....
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Can Cable News Maintain Tide of Election Year Viewers?

The Philadelphia Inquirer
November 07, 2008 - Politics has never monopolized the conversation on TV the way it has during this election cycle. That's unquestionably true if we extend the definition of "conversation" to include partisan bloviation and endless conjecture. And since those rhetorical flourishes are the stock in trade of cable news outlets, those channels, as you might imagine, have had a monster year....
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ABC Revamps Schedule; Alyssa Milano Comedy Dropped

Zap2it (Los Angeles, Calif.)
November 07, 2008 - ABC's heavy midseason schedule has gotten a little lighter. The network is not going forward with the comedy "Single with Parents."...
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Revenue at Media Companies Down as Economy Weakens

Associated Press
November 07, 2008 - Revenue at top entertainment media companies migrated toward cable TV and away from traditional broadcast networks this fall as ad spending slowed and Hollywood produced a mixed bag of movies....
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CNN beams in guests with new hologram technology

Associated Press/AP Online

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November 06, 2008 - NEW YORK - CNN's tryout of holograms was the talk of TV on a night where networks brought forth all sorts of gizmos and gadgets to cover Barack Obama's election as president. ...
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'Jurassic Park' author Michael Crichton dies at 66

Associated Press

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November 06, 2008 - Michael Crichton, the million-selling author who made scientific research terrifying and irresistible in such thrillers as "Jurassic Park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain," has died of cancer, his family said. ...
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ABC's coverage of Election Night tops ratings

Associated Press

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November 06, 2008 - NEW YORK - A record-setting 70 million-plus viewers watched election returns Tuesday night, which proved to be historic for cable TV and Web news consumption just as it was for Barack Obama. ...
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DISH Network and Community Broadcasters Association Partner on Digital Transition Outreach Initiative

PRNewswire-FirstCall

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November 06, 2008 - ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- DISH Network Corporation, the digital transition leader, today announced a partnership with the Community Broadcasters Association (CBA) to help prepare consumers who watch TV via over-the-air signals -- including signals from low-power stations -- for the digital transition. ...
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