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Oprah Winfrey Network Sets Deal With Comcast
The Wall Street Journal ^ | Sam Schechner and Christopher S. Stewart

Posted on 04/01/2012 4:49:20 PM PDT by abb

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To: Anti-Bubba182

Own is a disaster financially but no one dares fire Oprah’s network, but they can’t make people watch.

I think the liberals and Mayor Bloomberg may differ. I can see the Executive Order now that requires all Americans to watch Oprah as necessary to stimulate the economy and combat those racists Tea Party people.


21 posted on 04/01/2012 7:34:35 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (There's a pill for just about everything ... except stupid!)
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To: Chode

How much does it cost each subscriber to amortize 1200 donuts?


22 posted on 04/01/2012 7:43:58 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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knowing her they're prolly the $5 apiece gourmet type... so i'm guessing a lot
23 posted on 04/01/2012 7:53:42 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Chode

Might be cheaper to buy a donut shop....


24 posted on 04/01/2012 8:11:38 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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i'm wouldn't be surprised to find out the cow owns stock in Krispy Kream...
25 posted on 04/01/2012 8:15:43 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: RetiredTexasVet
If people won't watch OWN, nobody's going to stop them.

(tip of the hat to Yogi Berra)

26 posted on 04/01/2012 11:03:47 PM PDT by Ken H (Austerity is the irresistible force. Entitlements are the immovable object.)
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To: abb

I stopped watching “Oprah” when she had Hellaary Clinton on and they discussed the book “It Takes A Village”......neither of them have taken in an orphan. They both suck....and do double-speak!

Don’t tell me what I should do.......Hellary Clinton and Oprah Winfrey.....show me what you do, bit@es! You do nothing but dictate to those with less ca$h!


27 posted on 04/01/2012 11:34:41 PM PDT by JouleZ (You are the company you keep.)
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To: abb

http://jezebel.com/5898152/oprahs-own-is-not-quite-dead-yet

By Doug Barry
Apr 1, 2012 3:10 PM

Oprah’s OWN Is Not Quite Dead Yet

It’s not quite time to mourn the passing of the television hothouse experiment in hubris that is Oprah’s floundering cable channel — Comcast has agreed to a new distribution deal with the Oprah Winfrey Network, which would guarantee that OWN will be beaming its mediocre programming into 83 million homes, according to the Wall Street Journal, up from the network’s previous reach of 80 million.

Despite a recent boost from the debut of Oprah’s own show, OWN has been plagued by management turmoil, cost overruns, nearly constant concern over its poor ratings, and a very public power struggle between Rosie O’Donnell and Caesar Winfrey. Just two weeks ago, OWN, which is owned by Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications Inc., announced that it would cut 30 jobs as a cost-cutting measure, and outsource many of its in-house jobs to Discovery. The deal with Comcast will buoy OWN for the time being, helping increase the network’s subscription fees, which often account for at least half of many cable networks’ revenue (OWN didn’t initially earn any subscription revenue from its distributors when it hit the airwaves early last year). For the time being, at least, we can take comfort in knowing that Oprah will on tv at least a little while, and maybe this brush with sudden cable death will teach her and her management team that what the network really needs is some more surprise giveaways and maybe a show in which Oprah replaces all the books on your bookshelf with others she thinks you should be reading instead.


28 posted on 04/02/2012 4:42:49 AM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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I read an article in Forbes this morning where an Indian billionaire founded a satellite cable TV network that has 500 million viewers.

Then we read of Kieth Olderman on algores pitiful effort with 30,000 viewers.

Ha....


29 posted on 04/02/2012 4:58:35 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
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To: RetiredTexasVet

“I can see the Executive Order now that requires all Americans to watch Oprah as necessary to stimulate the economy and combat those racists Tea Party people.”

Shades of “1984”. Large screens everywhere showing only what Big Brother wants us to see. Coming in 2013 if Obama is re-elected. God, help us!


30 posted on 04/02/2012 7:38:30 AM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: Chode

Krispy Kreme stock went the way of the O : )


31 posted on 04/02/2012 8:51:05 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: Chode

Krispy Kreme stock went the way of the O : )


32 posted on 04/02/2012 8:51:12 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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i did not know that...
33 posted on 04/02/2012 2:55:44 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: SevenofNine
probably next replace it with Deadliest Catch Flying Wild Alaska turn into travel channel

Heck, Travel Channel is turning into Food Network. Man vs Food, Andrew Zimmern and that pompous ass Anthony Bourdain.

I wish they'd feature Samantha Brown again. I'm interested in TRAVEL.

34 posted on 04/02/2012 5:45:46 PM PDT by mountn man (Happiness is not a destination, its a way of life.)
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To: mountn man

I Know TELL ME ABOUT IT Yikes

I rather watch Deadliest Catch guys than OPRAH I did see some of programming BOY IT STUNK LOL! the Oprah network


35 posted on 04/02/2012 5:49:02 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: mountn man

I Know TELL ME ABOUT IT Yikes

I rather watch Deadliest Catch guys than OPRAH I did see some of programming BOY IT STUNK LOL! the Oprah network


36 posted on 04/02/2012 5:49:18 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: mountn man

I Know TELL ME ABOUT IT Yikes

I rather watch Deadliest Catch guys than OPRAH I did see some of programming BOY IT STUNK LOL! the Oprah network


37 posted on 04/02/2012 5:49:35 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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