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Malone’s Liberty Media Snaps Up Charter Stake Cable pioneer formerly known as “Darth Vader” locks in $2.6 billion deal

The cable pioneer who Al Gore once referred to as “Darth Vader” has fired up the tractor beam, as John Malone’s Liberty Media has snared a significant stake in Charter…

March 19, 2013, 2:03 PM EDT

The Winners and Losers of SXSW Crunching the numbers

Which app, keynote speaker and barbecue joint got the most social buzz at SXSW? Who was the week's biggest celebrity? What were some of the event's highlights—and what made us…

March 17, 2013, 11:05 PM EDT

Current TV Acquired by Al Jazeera Al Gore cable net indie no longer; deal could radically improve distribution for Arab news channel

Al Jazeera has acquired Al Gore's struggling cable channel Current TV and will use it to expand its domestic footprint. The eye-opening move gives Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news network responsible for…

January 2, 2013, 6:26 PM EST

What Would A Sale Mean for Current TV? Al Gore's indie net fields offers for sale, explores funding round

Al Gore and Joel Hyatt's Current TV—the network that hired Keith Olbermann out of his post-MSNBC free-fall, then quickly parted ways with him—is reportedly up for sale. A spokeswoman for…

October 26, 2012, 4:28 PM EDT

First Mover: Joy Behar The comedienne on people who inspire her and the kind of guests who make her nervous

Specs Age 70 New gig Host, Current TV’s Joy Behar: Say Anything Old gig Host, HLN’s The Joy Behar Show So what’s the new gig going to be like? Well, the new gig is something…

October 8, 2012, 12:02 AM EDT

Al Gore to Host Current TV's Convention Coverage Network's struggle to join the conversation continues

Current TV is finally using its most obvious asset on the air. Al Gore, who co-founded the network with Joel Hyatt, will lead coverage of the 2012 Republican and Democratic…

August 8, 2012, 5:48 PM EDT

Current TV Shows Olbermann the Door Al Gore’s news net dismisses splenetic anchor, hires Eliot Spitzer

A year after Keith Olbermann hooked up with Al Gore’s struggling Current TV, the peripatetic news anchor once again is out of a job. Having locked horns with the 53-year-old newsman…

March 30, 2012, 6:32 PM EDT

Current TV Adds Granholm Show After Olbermann And Al Gore may appear more frequently on network

Current TV is rounding out its prime-time slate with the announcement that former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm will host a new show called The War Room With Jennifer Granholm.  The…

October 12, 2011, 3:40 PM EDT

Current TV Hires Former MSNBCer Cenk Uygur Host following in Keith Olbermann's footsteps

Current TV has announced the addition of a new personality to its prime-time lineup. Cenk Uygur, who was ousted from his position as host of MSNBC Live in July, will…

September 20, 2011, 2:35 PM EDT

Smelly Brown Substance Hits Fan in Bogusky's New Green Ad Climate Reality Project gets messy

You don't believe man-made climate change is real. That's OK, say these new ads from the Climate Reality Project, the environmental awareness initiative backed by former vice president Al Gore…

September 12, 2011, 1:40 PM EDT

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