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THE END OF 'OPRAH' AS WE KNOW HER: Daytime Queen Giving Up Syndicated Talk Show & Moving It To Her Cable Network In 2011
THE END OF 'OPRAH' AS WE KNOW HER: Daytime Queen Giving Up Syndicated Talk Show & Moving It To Her Cable Network In 2011
EXCLUSIVE: One of the biggest questions in the TV biz has been when, and even if, Oprah Winfrey would give up her daytime syndicated talk show to focus on OWN, her long delayed Oprah Winfrey Network in 70 million homes that was supposed to launch in place of the Discovery Health Channel as a ...
Pride & Precious
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Is 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' Moving To Cable?
Is 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' Moving To Cable?
imnotobsessed.com — According to Deadline Hollywood Daily's Nikki Finke (a reporter who focuses exclusively on Hollywood), it's true. Oprah Winfrey reportedly will move her talk show to her cable network , OWN (Oprah Winfrey ... Is 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' Moving To Cable?
Winfrey Takes Gospel Singer Winans off Her Show
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abcnews.go.com — Oprah Winfrey says she's keeping singer BeBe Winans off her show until domestic violence charges against him are resolved. The gospel singer had taped appearances on Winfrey's "karaoke challenge" and was on last Friday. Following the show, some ... Winfrey Takes Gospel Singer Winans off Her Show

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Oprah Moving Talk Show to Her OWN Cable Network in 2011?
Black Entertainment, Money, Style and Beauty Blogs - Black Voices — ... move her staff and studios from her home base of Chicago to the future LA offices of OWN -- which will likely lead to layoffs. This business decision has already cost the Discovery Channel millions of dollars as the cable giant has been forced to shuffle staff and resources in anticipation of the change. Both sides in this deal are gambling that these sacrifices will be worth it in the end. But what about Ms. Winfrey's relationship with the public? Nikki Finke of the Deadline Hollywood blog writes: ...

Will Oprah Take Her Show To Cable?
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — ... Rumor has it that they will issue a press release in a few days announcing OWN's launch for 2011 and in subsequent weeks O will make the announcement that she's moving the show from Chicago to OWN's LA headquarters beginning in Fall 2011. ...

Oprah Reportedly Ready to Walk Away from Her Show [Oprah]
Gawker — ... If this pans out, it's is a huge showbiz announcement. Nikki Finke has posted that Oprah Winfrey has decided to give up her CBS-syndicated show and moving her eponymous daytime chat show to her own cable network. ...

Oprah Reportedly Ready to Walk Away from Her Show
Gawker: defamer — ... If this pans out, it's is a huge showbiz announcement. Nikki Finke has posted that Oprah Winfrey has decided to give up her CBS-syndicated show and moving her eponymous daytime chat show to her own cable network. ...

Is 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' Moving To Cable?
ImNotObsessed.com — ... According to Deadline Hollywood Daily's Nikki Finke (a reporter who focuses exclusively on Hollywood), it's true. Oprah Winfrey reportedly will move her talk show to her cable network, OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) in 2011. ...

Report: Oprah Winfrey may move show to cable in 2011
From Inside the Box — ... may be moving off network to cable as of 2011, according to a report by Deadline Hollywood . The story is that the Oprah Winfrey Network owned by Discovery Communications was supposed to launch as a joint venture between Winfrey and Discovery, but was delayed. Now it seems that Discovery is giving her an ultimatum: move the show off syndication and on to OWN or lose the network altogether. The supposed move could happen as early as 2011, and Winfrey is reportedly meeting with programming execs to get the ball rolling on the move. OWN will replace Discovery Health, which can ...

Report: Oprah to Move Show to OWN Network in 2011
American Idol 9 - Rickey.org — Report: Oprah to Move Show to OWN Network in 2011 is a post from: American Idol Deadline.com is reporting that Oprah is moving her The Oprah Winfrey Show to her own cable channel called OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) in 2011 when her current contract with CBS syndication expires. Interesting… Read more at Deadline ...

Oprah to Possibly Leave Broadcast TV, End World
Vulture — ... PANIC. Vulture buddy Nikki Finke reports today that Oprah has decided not to extend her deal with CBS to keep The Oprah Winfrey Show on the network and in Chicago. Instead, in 2011, she'll move it to her own Los Angeles–based Oprah Winfrey Network, a much-delayed joint venture between Winfrey and Discovery Communications. (Finke's CBS source says no decision has yet been made, though Oprah had allegedly planned to tell Les Moonves last month, but had to cancel their meeting.) This reportedly follows an ultimatum from Discovery boss David Zaslav, who ...

Oprah Winfrey giving up her syndicated show?
Seriously? OMG! WTF? — [image] Is Oprah Winfrey giving up her syndicated talk show to save her cable network OWN? According to Nikki Finke , “the Discovery Communications chief David Zaslav has demanded that Oprah ‘move it or lose it’ — move her talk show to OWN, or risk losing the Oprah Winfrey Network altogether.” She added that she will make an announcement in the near future that she will be ending her show in 2011 and move it to her OWN cable network. She also said that Oprah was suppose to tell the head of CBS last month her decision whether or not she was going to renew her show, but has ...

pop nosh: the end of 'oprah' as we know her?
popbytes — ... » oprah winfrey might move her talk show to her cable network OWN! deadline « ...

BREAKING: Oprah To Continue Being On TV!
Videogum — ... Nikki Finke is reporting today that Oprah will continue to be on TV but on a different station than she has been on TV for a long time. WHOA, STOP THE PRESSES VICKI VALE! In other stunning developments, Oprah will continue to be billionaire with millions of fans. ...

The End Of The Oprah Winfrey Show???
the.LIFE Files - "Welcome To Exclusiveness" — ... The biggest voice on television Oprah Winfrey is rumored to be getting ready to end her Oprah Winfrey Show as we know it and begin developing content for the network she’s launching with Discovery, OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network).  Sounds about right she did it with the magazine industry…now she’ll just be on EVERY program… ...

Oprah Winfrey Leaving The Oprah Show?
Pop Crunch — ... Big changes may be ahead for daytime TV. Rumors are swirling that The Queen of Talk Oprah Winfrey may quit her daily talk show to focus on running OWN, The Oprah Winfrey Network. Word is, Oprah may step down from The Oprah Winfrey Show – which has shaped the face of TV talk shows since its debut in 1985 — to turn her focus to developing content for the new network, which she’s launching with Discovery. ...

Scoop: No immediate plans to move ‘Oprah’
msnbc.com: Gossip — ... has no immediate plans to give up her syndicated talk show and move it to her new cable network, according to a spokesperson for her production company, Harpo. “Oprah has not made a decision,” said Angela DePaul. “She’ll be making an announcement before the end of the year.” The statement is in response to Internet reports that Winfrey would be moving her syndicated talk show to OWN, her new cable network, which is a joint venture with Discovery Communications. Blogger Nikki Finke reported that “Oprah will tell the public that she’s ending her syndicated Chicago-based ...

Early Buzz: 'Dr. Horrible,' Howard the Duck, Mister Rogers and more
Pop Candy: Top Stories & Community Feed — ... her favorite jokes from 30 Rock . - A Mister Rogers statue was unveiled in Pittsburgh yesterday. - J.J. Abrams is in talks to direct the pilot of his new NBC series. - The Decemberists ' Colin Meloy has penned a children's book . - We have a chat with John Lithgow about his Dexter role. - Is Howard the Duck really as bad as people say it is ? - Is Oprah leaving her syndicated talk show in 2011? I couldn't help but read this ... - Comedy Central and The Onion are joining forces for a pilot. - Here's ...

Oprah’s show to possibly move to her cable network in 2011
Cele|bitchy — ... Feared Hollywood blogger Nikki Finch wrote yesterday that this was a certainty, and that Oprah’s show would definitely move to her self-named network when the contract was up. She wrote on Deadline Hollywood that insiders assured her that a press release would go out in a few days announcing the move, and that Oprah was preparing to move some of her people to LA from Chicago to prepare over the next six months. Finch also poses the question as to whether Oprah’s new venture will be a hit or if her show will flounder on cable. It seems like whatever Oprah touches ...

While You Were Debating Which Vagina to Wear to the Movies
Best Week Ever — ... In related news, Oprah has announced she will be giving up her syndicated talk show in 2011. That thud you just heard were the spirits of every man, woman and child committing suicide. ...

Oprah Leaving CBS To Finally Start Her Own Network?
Hot Momma Celebrity Gossip Blog — ... deal of money so far as they have waited for Oprah to finally make her move. They are likely pressing her to jump in, or forget the whole thing. But is this a good move for the talk show legend? After all, she has a well established show that has created a mega-brand. She has security in her contract. and a wide viewing audience. What are the chances of her reaching so many targeted groups from an obscure cable channel? We will have more details as they emerge. Source ...

Itemizing
World of Wonder Productions — ... Boyle a "hairy arsehole." (Dlisted) • Australian government officials are closely scrutinizing Britney Spears to ensure that her "Circus" audience doesn't get that synching feeling without being fully aware of it. They're not fans of fooling the ear in New South Wales. (The Superficial) • In 2011, Oprah will end her syndicated talk show and move it to her own OWN network. (Nikki Finke) • Levi Johnston hasn't even posed nude for Playgirl ...

Could Glenn Beck Take Over Oprah's Syndicated Slot?
mediabistro.com: TVNewser — ... With the news that Oprah Winfrey may take her daily talk show away from broadcast affiliates and to her own OWN cable network, that got us wondering: should ...

The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard Sold to Who's Who Publisher [Trade Round Up]
Gawker — ... , but she gets beaten by Sharon Waxman on the Hollywood Reporter story (assuming it pans out) and her biggest scoop of the year, the news about Oprah's departure from her syndicated show, still has yet to be confirmed by anyone else, with all sources still, a week later, publicly saying that no decision has been made. It may yet turn out that Oprah will end up making the leap, but some are wondering is it possible Nikki jumped the gun claiming the deal was done? ...

The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard Sold to Who's Who Publisher
Gawker: defamer — ... , but she gets beaten by Sharon Waxman on the Hollywood Reporter story (assuming it pans out) and her biggest scoop of the year, the news about Oprah's departure from her syndicated show, still has yet to be confirmed by anyone else, with all sources still, a week later, publicly saying that no decision has been made. It may yet turn out that Oprah will end up making the leap, but some are wondering is it possible Nikki jumped the gun claiming the deal was done? ...

Oprah announces her syndicated show will end
The Live Feed | THR — Oprah Winfrey will end her syndicated daytime talk show in 2011. The top-rated talk show host told her Chicago audience Thursday that she will conclude her show on Sept. 9, 2011 -- when her current contract expires. The announcement will air during tomorrow's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."    Oprah draws about seven million viewers a day and her departure was first reported a couple weeks ago. After the show concludes, she plans to focus on her cable network, OWN. CBS statement:

OPRAH TO ANNOUNCE END OF SHOW + PRESIDENT OBAMA COVERS GQ
Quick's Catch Up: entertainment news, minimal gossip. — ... Tomorrow (November 20th), Oprah Winfrey is slated to announce that The Oprah Winfrey Show will come to an end in 2011.  Apparently, the media mogul is giving "up her daytime syndicated talk show to focus on OWN, her long delayed Oprah Winfrey Network in 70 million homes that was supposed to launch...as a joint venture between Winfrey and Discovery Communications." [source]. ...

Nikki Finke's Cut-and-Paste Method [How Things Work]
Gawker — ... story. She broke the news that Winfrey would leave the show three weeks ago. And she got the transcript of Oprah's announcement up on her site bright and early this morning. By stealing it. ...

Nikki Finke's Cut-and-Paste Method [How Things Work]
Gawker — ... story. She broke the news that Winfrey would leave the show three weeks ago. And she got the transcript of Oprah's announcement up on her site bright and early this morning. By stealing it. Finke posted embedded video of a small portion of Winfrey's remarks at 9:45 a.m. California time, roughly an hour and forty-five minutes after Winfrey announced on her show that she was calling it quits after next season. She ...

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