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The 101 Best Written TV Shows

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on The 101 Best Written TV Shows

If you are a regular reader to this site, then you should be familiar with The T Dog Media TV Hall Of Shame, which generally celebrates the medium’s [..]

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The Grab Bag: “Extra” renewed through ’17

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on The Grab Bag: “Extra” renewed through ’17

But several others get the ax, including “America’s Most Wanted” and “Scooby Doo, Mystery Incorporated” – Warner Bros. has renewed syndicated entertainment news magazine Extra through 2017, covering [..]

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The Grab Bag: “Brandmeier” renewed; Antenna TV a hit – in Cleveland

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on The Grab Bag: “Brandmeier” renewed; Antenna TV a hit – in Cleveland

This week’s Grab Bag include plenty of local TV items – and some not so local: – In an item first reported Saturday at Chicagoland Radio and Media, [..]

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Barbara Billingsley, Tom Bosley, R.I.P.

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Barbara Billingsley, Tom Bosley, R.I.P.

This past week, we saw the passing of two classic TV stars. Last Saturday, actress Barbara Billingsley passed away at the age of 94. Billingsley was best known [..]

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Analysis: The real winners and losers in the CoCo lottery

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Analysis: The real winners and losers in the CoCo lottery

The drawing in the Conan O’Brien lottery took place Monday, and it was Turner Broadcasting who turned up the lucky winner. So what does TBS actually win? Young [..]

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Comcast and NBC Universal announce merger

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Terence | Permalink 2

Big Media only gets bigger With Comcast’s $13.75 billion dollar deal for NBC Universal practically complete, it looks like big media is only going to get bigger – [..]

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MGM, Weigel team up for new digital channel

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Terence | Permalink 2

Also: RTN loses CBS programming Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting and Los Angeles-based MGM are teaming up to launch this. Yes, this. As in “This TV”. Beginning in October, MGM [..]

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