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Oct 9, 2007 7:04 PM CDT

NBC Buying Oxygen for $925M

Women's channel fills out NBC's cable roster

(Newser) - NBC Universal is snapping up Oxygen Media, saying it will pay $925 million for the cable channel aimed at women—up to $500 million less than some analysts expected. The channel launched in 2000 with much fanfare to challenge Lifetime, but never had a hit show, despite backing from Oprah...

Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen

Oct 1, 2007 4:50 PM CDT

Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen

The 20 biggest personalities on TV have salaries to match

(Newser) - On the boob tube, prime-time stars aren't the ones who are really cashing in. Think daytime talk-show titans, a syndicated sitcom legend, and a reality humiliation expert. Forbes lists the top 20 earners:

Oprah Winfrey, $260 million
Jerry Seinfeld, $60 million
Simon Cowell, $45 million

Oprah Tops List of TV's Biggest Earners—Again

Sep 28, 2007 3:57 AM CDT

Oprah Tops List of TV's Biggest Earners—Again

She collected cool $260m; second-place Seinfeld nabbed $60m

(Newser) - Talk show diva Oprah Winfrey continues her reign as the Queen of Media, topping Forbes' list of 2007's 20 highest earning TV stars with a whopping $260 million. Jerry Seinfeld came in a distant second with $60 million—mostly from residuals. They were followed by Simon Cowell ($45 million), David...

Fake Memoir Author Pens Debut Novel

Sep 13, 2007 2:51 AM CDT

Fake Memoir Author Pens Debut Novel

'A Million Little Pieces' writer James Frey calls it fiction this time

(Newser) - Disgraced author James Frey, whose memoir "A Million Little Pieces" was revealed as fiction last year, will publish a debut novel, "Bright Shiny Morning," with HarperCollins, the Wall Street Journal reports. Frey's fabricated memoir about losing his life to drug addiction sold some 3 million copies and...

Oprah Throws Star Power Behind Obama

Sep 9, 2007 8:47 AM CDT

Oprah Throws Star Power Behind Obama

Fundraiser at Winfrey's estate pulls $3M for candidate

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey made her first foray into politics yesterday when she hosted a massive fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama at her California estate, pulling in an estimated $3 million, a record for the senator. Obama rubbed shoulders with Chris Rock and Whoopi Goldberg; Stevie Wonder performed. Winfrey told her...

Letterman Will Visit 'Oprah'

Aug 30, 2007 7:04 AM CDT

Letterman Will Visit 'Oprah'

Dave agrees to pop in on Madison Square Garden show

(Newser) - David Letterman will appear on Oprah Winfrey's show next month for the first time, helping her kick off the new season with a rare appearance outside his Ed Sullivan Theater comfort zone. After a lengthy, frosty interlude, relations between the two started thawing 2 years ago when Oprah popped up...

Literati Rejoin the Fray
Over Frey

Jul 31, 2007 12:00 PM CDT

Literati Rejoin the Fray Over Frey

Publisher Nan Talese assaults Oprah, a year later, in absentia

(Newser) - More than a year after Oprah delivered her on-air dressing-down to James Frey for fictionalizing his own memoir, his publisher, Nan Talese, hasn't forgiven or forgotten. At a literary convention in Texas last weekend, Talese called Oprah's behavior "mean and self-serving," said the confrontation was "...

Stars Collide as Oprah Backs Obama

Jul 18, 2007 5:32 AM CDT

Stars Collide as Oprah Backs Obama

Mogul plans fundraiser for first candidate she's ever endorsed

(Newser) - In a first-ever move for Oprah Winfrey, the multimedia powerhouse will throw her impressive public muscle behind a presidential candidate—Barack Obama. She's opening her Southern California mansion for a megabucks fundraiser for her fellow Chicagoan on September 8. Tickets start at $2,300, the LA Times reports, and dinner...

100 Biggest Celebrities

Jun 15, 2007 10:39 AM CDT

100 Biggest Celebrities

New Forbes list is full of ‘biggest-ever’s

(Newser) - Forbes’ new list of the 100 most powerful celebrities is packed with broken records, including the highest-grossing athlete (Tiger Woods: $100M in the past year), the highest-grossing concert tour (The Rolling Stones: over $400M in sales) and the highest-paid film role (Johnny Depp: $92M for Pirates II). But the ubiquitous...