The Ticker: Vargas, Immelt, Yang…

By Brian 

> Tuesday on Oprah: “My Baby or My Job: Why Elizabeth Vargas Stepped Down…”

> On Sunday’s Fox & Friends Page Hopkins “was heard with an open mic talking about champagne lipstick” while Greg Kelly was beginning a segment, an e-mailer notes. The audio is on YouTube

> For the week of Jan. 8, HLN’s Nancy Grace beat MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann by 7 percent in the 25-54 demo. Olbermann was back on top last week (through Thursday)…

> THR: “A turnaround at entertainment arm NBC Universal and its NBC network helped General Electric post improved fourth-quarter financials Friday.” Jeff Immelt “raved” about “NBC Uni’s strength in news and information, with NBC’s Today and Nightly News ranked No. 1, and CNBC business day ratings up 65% in the fourth quarter…”

> New NBC News correspondent John Yang had his first package on Saturday’s Nightly News, the Daily Nightly notes…

> Rogers Cable in Canada is moving CNBC and CNN Headline News from its analog line-up to digital cable next month, an e-mailer notes…

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