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- Oxygen breathes.
- Revelers abound at launch, but few outside studio inhale Oprah used her newfound computer skills to help launch a cable network last Wednesday. After swearing she hadn't used a computer until the taping of her new series, Oprah Goes Online, Wi ...
- Research articles 2000-02-07
- Even with Oprah, Oxygen Faces Tough Launch.
- Even with the talent of Geraldine Laybourne, Oprah Winfrey and Marcy Carsey behind it, the odds are stacked against a stand-alone, independent cable network like Oxygen, according to cable-industry observers. Last week, Winfrey's Harpo Entert Even with the...
- Research articles 1998-11-30
- Tech Roundup: Apple Personal Networks, Oprah Kindles Amazon, More
- Apple patents a personal network concept; Comcast doubles its consumer access speed, flaming the cable-telco Internet wars; camera sensor chips about to get even smaller and better; Intel dismisses Apple's ARM choice for iPhone and then takes it back; and Oprah endorses Amazon's Kindle. by Erik Sherman
- Blog posts 2008-10-24
- Oxygen Unwraps Gifts From Oprah, Ops.(Oprah Winfrey to produce new Oxygen network program)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- NEW YORK -- Last week, Oxygen received two welcome gifts for its first birthday: a new TV series from Oprah Winfrey and 1 million additional subscribers. This season, the network will premiere a Winfrey-created primetime series that focuses o ...
- Research articles 2001-02-12
- The A Team.(Geraldine Laybourne, Oprah Winfrey, Marcy Carsey, and women's cable programming venture Oxygen Media)(Company Profile)
- Oprah joins Laybourne, Carsey in all-star cable programming venture It's an axiom that an independent company cannot launch a basic network in cable today. But the rules seem to bend in the rarefied air occupied by Geraldine Laybourne. ...
- Research articles 1998-11-30
- Children to Receive Global Fund for Children's Books from Oprah's Angel Network
- WASHINGTON, May 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Children and youth living in poor countries and in regions recovering from conflict will receive award-winning books through an Oprah's Book Club Award of $50,000 given by Oprah's Angel Network, a public charity formeWASHINGTON, May 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Children and youth living in...
- Research articles 2006-05-25
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- Robert Johnson And Oprah Winfrey Make Forbes' List Of 400 Richest People In America
- Cable mogul Robert Johnson and the queen of talk shows Oprah Winfrey are the only Blacks listed among the 400 richest people in America in Forbes magazine. In this annual issue of the business publication, Robert Johnson, 55, founder of Black Entertainment Television BET, earned the No. 172 slot...
- Research articles 2001-10-22
- Oprah Winfrey Cries About Ending Talk Show
- The media mogul teared up Friday morning as officially announced that she was ending her syndicated talk show in 2011. Winfrey is leaving Chicago to apparently focus on her cable channel OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. In her on-camera message, Winfrey...
- News items 2009-11-20
- Oprah chats up DVD.(Oprah Winfrey Harpo Prods., King World Productions Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp., partnership)(Brief Article)
- Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Prods., King World and Paramount are teaming up to create and distribute a compilation of highlights and episodes from The Oprah Winfrey Show in a 20th anniversary DVD collection. Harpo's proceeds from the DVD will benefit Oprah's Angel Network public charity, which has...
- Research articles 2005-08-01
- Oprah Sues Seedy Online Marketers
- Banner ads that include celebrities are nothing new, and a common tactic used by marketers to improve click-thru rates. However, in most cases, the celebrities being featured aren't actually being paid for the endorsement. Oprah has decided to do something about it, and along with Dr. Oz and The Illinois...
- News items 2009-08-21
- Will Oprah's Move To Cable Dampen the 'Oprah Effect'?
- NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Oprah Winfrey's decision to end her long-running syndicated program is a bet on the future of TV -- that niche cable channels, with their dual revenue streams from advertising and subscriptions, will be a more stable media base, and that technology will allow any content provider...
- News items 2009-11-20
- CBS CEO Moonves: In 'Constant Conversations' With Oprah
- NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- CBS Corp.'s top executive said the company is "in dialogue" with daytime-TV queen Oprah Winfrey about the status of her long-running syndicated program, amidst speculation that the talk-show host could move her show to a cable start-up she has been working on with Discovery Communications. "We...
- News items 2009-11-06
- Oprah Will Come Into Her OWN In January 2011
- It's official now: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will launch in January 2011.A joint venture between Winfrey and Discovery Communications, the channel was originally slated to launch late this year, occupying the channel position occupied by Discovery Health. When it launches 14 months from now OWN is expected to reach some...
- News items 2009-11-20
- Oprah's Harpo Films Drops ABC For HBO
- Move over ABC. Harpo Films, the original film division of Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions, has found an edgier, less commercially-cluttered platform for its movies: HBO. The AP says Harpo Films and HBO have brokered a three-year deal to make movies, documentaries and TV series. Financial terms were not disclosed,...
- External links 2008-12-17
- Discovery's Digital Head Kayse Tapped To Lead Ad Sales For Oprah's OWN Channel
- After a year and a half as Discovery Communications’ EVP of digital media sales, Kathy Kayse is being moved over to take over ad sales for the company’s forthcoming cable channel, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. Kayse came to Discovery from AOL (NYSE: TWX)—she had been a 24-year Time...
- External links 2009-10-12
- Oprah Makes It Official: To Leave Syndicated Show in September [Turning Points]
- And thus an era ends. As rumored she would, Oprah Winfrey announced today that she will give up her syndicated show to focus on building her cable network. Oprah ends a 25 year run that puts hers up with Fidel Castro and Muammar al-Gaddafi as...
- News items 2009-11-20
- Steve Jobs is most admired with teens
- Steve Jobs is a hit with teens--even bigger than Oprah or the Olsen twins.The Apple co-founder and CEO is the most admired entrepreneur among teenagers, according to the results of a survey released Tuesday by Junior Achievement, an organization that educates students on matters related to future employment. Being "funnest"...
- News items 2009-10-13
- Life After Oprah: Five Things to Know, and What to Expect
- Given that Oprah is moving from syndicated broadcast TV to a cable network with less reach, there's been plenty of speculation that her power as a cultural force could diminish in the same way that Howard Stern's did when he moved from free radio to satellite. (OWN, the Oprah Winfrey...
- News items 2009-11-29
- Apple's Steve Jobs tops list of teens' most admired entrepreneurs
- By Slash LanePublished: 02:25 PM EST More evidence of Apple's influence within young America was discovered in a new survey, which found company co-founder Steve Jobs to be the most admired entrepreneur among teens and tweens.In a survey of 1,000 U.S. children between the ages of 12 and 17, Jobs...
- News items 2009-10-13
- Gail Shister | PBS offers Oprah a 'Masterpiece Theatre' partnership
- Oprah's Masterpiece Theatre? It could happen. With PBS's crown jewel still sponsor-less since ExxonMobil bailed in December '04, outgoing network president Pat Mitchell pitched Oprah Winfrey a partnership in the franchise in an e-mail Saturday, Mitchell confirms. And if Winfrey kicks in enough green, she could get her...
- Research articles 2006-01-16
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