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Less Is More for truTV, Which Cut Its Prime-Time Ads Almost in Half

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There's a lot more to see as truTV's original series return for their new seasons this fall.


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As March Madness Tips Off, Here’s Why CBS Will Sit Out the National Championships

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When Duke and UNC-Wilmington tip off the 2016 NCAA Tournament, CBS will carry the game, a tradition dating to 1982. But as March Madness bleeds into April, CBS will find [...]

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TruTV Is Dropping Up to 9 Minutes of Ads Per Hour Next Fall

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Advertising space is going to pull a vanishing act on truTV next fall, when the network plans to reduce its ad load by as much as 47 percent. 

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Turner Ad Sales Chief: ‘Dayparts Are Dead’

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For the first time, Turner brought all of its networks together under one roof for its 2015-2016 upfront. That roof? The Theater at Madison Square Garden. "When they planned this, [...]

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Steve Koonin Out at Turner

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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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Dogs and Cats Living Together: Ratings Dip for NCAA Finals

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In winning its fourth NCAA Men’s basketball title in 16 years, the University of Connecticut on Monday night took its rightful place among the greatest college hoops programs of the [...]