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Steve Koonin Out at Turner

Convergent TV

After a 14-year stint with Turner Entertainment Networks, where he most recently served as the division’s president, Steve Koonin is leaving the cable programming giant to assume the role of [...]


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The World’s Shortest Free Fall, Brought to You by Slim Jim

Creativity

While we're setting records, how about this stunning video of a stuntman on Conan attempting the world's shortest free fall? It looks easy, but it doesn't end well. The stunt [...]

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Television’s Big, Gay Weddings

Convergent TV

Michelle Obama’s favorite TV show is ABC’s Modern Family, and while her husband enjoys knottier fare (Boardwalk Empire, Homeland), the First Family’s media preferences are in line with the zeitgeist.

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Bang Bang Pow Pow: TBS Wins Quarterly Ratings Race

Convergent TV

Mad Men may be the ultimate critical darling and The Walking Dead a relentless devourer of GRPs, but the most transformative show on basic cable is actually a broadcast hand-me-down.

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Turner Embraces Social TV, Interactive Ads via ‘Conan’ App

Performance Marketing

Sometime this month, Coco’s getting his own app. And like the Harvard-educated funnyman, this app’s going to be pretty clever.

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TBS Cancels ‘George Lopez Tonight’

Convergent TV

After ceding his 11 p.m. time slot to Conan O’Brien, comedian George Lopez is facing a far more significant indignity: cancelation. TBS on Wednesday confirmed that it has pulled the plug [...]