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  1. Cannes 2012: Download THR's 'Daily' Guide to Cannes

    Cannes 2012: Download THR's 'Daily' Guide to Cannes

    6:00 pm PDT 5/22/2012
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    Lee Daniels teams with Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, plus Natalie Portman stars in a western titled, "Jane Got a Gun". Read More

  2. Wendy Williams Grateful for Tupac, Will Smith Insults

    Wendy Williams Grateful for Tupac, Will Smith Insults

    9:00 am PDT 5/18/2012
    • Marisa Guthrie
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    "I would love to be able to send my son to college off the 'Wendy' show money and for him to grow up to be a good human being, unaffected by his mother’s craziness," says Williams. Read More

  3. In the Magazine
    Discovery CEO David Zaslav on Oprah's OWN Struggle: 'Everybody Should Relax' (Q&A)

    Discovery CEO David Zaslav on Oprah's OWN Struggle: 'Everybody Should Relax' (Q&A)

    7:00 am PDT 5/16/2012
    • Lacey Rose
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    With 14 networks and a $19 billion empire, the Discovery Communications CEO opens up to THR about OWN's struggles, whether Sarah Palin's TLC reality series may return and his (subpar) golf game. Read More

  4. In the Magazine
    Cannes 2012: With Hollywood Cutting Back, It's a Foreign Buyers' Market

    Cannes 2012: With Hollywood Cutting Back, It's a Foreign Buyers' Market

    5:30 am PDT 5/11/2012
    • Scott Roxborough
    • Pamela McClintock
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    Titles touting marquee names like Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Emma Watson, Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Taylor Kitsch and even Oprah are up for grabs. Read More

  5. Live Feed
    Watch Video Andy Cohen Duped Oprah Winfrey, Admits Making Out With NSYNC's Lance Bass (Video)

    Andy Cohen Duped Oprah Winfrey, Admits Making Out With NSYNC's Lance Bass (Video)

    2:05 pm PDT 5/10/2012
    • Jethro Nededog
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    Wendy Williams uses one of the "Watch What Happens Live" host's own games against him, which leads to some startling confessions. Read More See All Videos

  6. Despite 'John Carter,' Disney Beats Quarterly Earnings Expectations

    Despite 'John Carter,' Disney Beats Quarterly Earnings Expectations

    1:30 pm PDT 5/8/2012
    • Paul Bond
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    The film studio loses money and sees revenue decline, but other segments make up the difference and the stock trades higher after the closing bell. Read More

  7. OWN Solidifies Summer Schedule, Neil Patrick Harris Appearing on 'Oprah's Next Chapter'

    OWN Solidifies Summer Schedule, Neil Patrick Harris Appearing on 'Oprah's Next Chapter'

    1:16 pm PDT 4/27/2012
    • Michael O'Connell
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    In addition to launching six new series, Winfrey will profile the "How I Met Your Mother" star during a visit with his family, where she'll meet his fraternal twin children. Read More

  8. Corus Entertainment CEO Urges Patience for Oprah Winfrey's OWN Canada Network

    Corus Entertainment CEO Urges Patience for Oprah Winfrey's OWN Canada Network

    4:35 pm PDT 4/12/2012
    • Etan Vlessing
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    Exec told analysts that the Canadian cable channel will take time to grow and thrive. Read More

  9. Oprah Winfrey Says OWN Can Reach Its 'Summit' in 2014

    Oprah Winfrey Says OWN Can Reach Its 'Summit' in 2014

    3:41 pm PDT 4/5/2012
    • Georg Szalai
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    She tells advertisers at an upfront event that her joint venture network with Discovery Communications is "the climb of my life," but she now feels like she can at least see the peak. Read More

  10. OWN Unveils Four New Primetime Series

    OWN Unveils Four New Primetime Series

    7:23 am PDT 4/5/2012
    • Georg Szalai
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    The network also picks up a third season of "Oprah's Master Class" and 10 additional episodes of "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's." Read More

  11. Live Feed
    Katie Couric Makes 'Good Morning America' Guest-Hosting Debut, Visits 'Dancing With the Stars' Set (Video)

    Katie Couric Makes 'Good Morning America' Guest-Hosting Debut, Visits 'Dancing With the Stars' Set (Video)

    11:08 am PDT 4/2/2012
    • Jordan Zakarin
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    The former CBS News "Today" Show anchor, who joined ABC last summer as a special correspondent and upcoming syndicated talk show host, is filling in while Robin Roberts is on vacation. Read More

  12. Live Feed
    'Today' Show 'Legend' Meredith Vieira Returns With Olympics Announcement; Sarah Palin Introduced as Guest Host

    'Today' Show 'Legend' Meredith Vieira Returns With Olympics Announcement; Sarah Palin Introduced as Guest Host

    8:13 am PDT 4/2/2012
    • Jordan Zakarin
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    The NBC early program kicked off its weeklong run of special guests and announcements as the morning-show wars heat up. Read More

  13. OWN Increases Reach, Gets Fees in Comcast Carriage Deal

    OWN Increases Reach, Gets Fees in Comcast Carriage Deal

    8:12 am PDT 4/2/2012
    • Eriq Gardner
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    The new distribution deal comes as Oprah Winfrey goes public about the struggles of her nascent cable network. Read More

  14. Live Feed
    Oprah Winfrey Appears on 'CBS This Morning,' Talks OWN Difficulties With Gayle King, Charlie Rose (Video)

    Oprah Winfrey Appears on 'CBS This Morning,' Talks OWN Difficulties With Gayle King, Charlie Rose (Video)

    5:36 am PDT 4/2/2012
    • Jordan Zakarin
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    The talk show legend admitted difficulties with her young network, but insisted that she is optimistic about its future. Read More

  15. Live Feed
    Oprah Winfrey to Make First Appearance on 'CBS This Morning'

    Oprah Winfrey to Make First Appearance on 'CBS This Morning'

    10:15 am PDT 3/28/2012
    • Jethro Nededog
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    The OWN helmer and TV host will reunite with best friend Gayle King on the network's revamped early news show on Monday. Read More

  16. Watch Video Glenn Beck Equates Tom Hanks' Pro-Obama Doc With Nazi Propaganda (Video)

    Glenn Beck Equates Tom Hanks' Pro-Obama Doc With Nazi Propaganda (Video)

    3:35 pm PDT 3/26/2012
    • Paul Bond
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    "May you go the way of Oprah," the talk-radio host says about the actor after likening "The Road We've Traveled" to movies made by Leni Riefenstahl in 1930s Germany. Read More See All Videos

  17. Live Feed
    Oprah Winfrey to Interview South Carolina Mom Who Murdered Her Two Young Sons

    Oprah Winfrey to Interview South Carolina Mom Who Murdered Her Two Young Sons

    11:03 am PDT 3/25/2012
    • Jane Kellogg
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    "Oprah's Next Chapter" will feature an exclusive interview Sunday, April 1, with Shaquan Duley at the Orangeburg-Calhoun Detention Center; Winfrey will also speak with Duley's mom, sister and 7-year-old daughter. Read More

  18. Whitney Houston Official Cause of Death Released; Cocaine Found in System

    Whitney Houston Official Cause of Death Released; Cocaine Found in System

    2:38 pm PDT 3/22/2012
    • Erin Carlson
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    The singer, who died Feb. 11, accidentally drowned in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton hotel room. Read More

  19. Analyst: Oprah's OWN Could Lose $142.9 Million This Year

    Analyst: Oprah's OWN Could Lose $142.9 Million This Year

    3:59 pm PDT 3/21/2012
    • Georg Szalai
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    UPDATED: SNL Kagan expects advertising and carriage fee challenges ahead and a Discovery write-down, but a Discovery spokesman says the venture has "more business momentum than ever before" and the company is confident in its future. Read More

  20. Live Feed
    Watch Video Rosie O'Donnell Talks OWN Cancellation (Video)

    Rosie O'Donnell Talks OWN Cancellation (Video)

    5:54 am PDT 3/20/2012
    • Erin Carlson
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    "It's not a nightmare -- it's a good thing," she says on camera, addressing getting the boot from Oprah Winfrey's struggling cable network. Read More See All Videos

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