After Ratings Slip, Animal Planet Turns to Its Wilder Side
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Animal Planet, long regarded as a gentle wildlife channel, is shedding its cute and cuddly image.
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After a respectable debut, freshman talker "The Jane Pauley Show" has suffered a hefty slide in its ratings.
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The broadcast companyâs loss stemmed from write-downs, breakup costs and weak advertising sales.
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CBS and ABC fell to their  lowest ratings among the coveted adults 18-49 demographic in  two decades last week, as reruns and summer alternatives drove  viewers from their couches.
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Times are a-changing in TV Land, and this company is on the cutting edge.
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The VCR, family home companion around the world during the 1980s and 1990s, is finally slipping into oblivion after a long, slow fall from favor.
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When out-of-control celebrities become too out of control, they quickly lose their appeal.
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The Motion Picture Association of America has given Team America: World Police an R rating for &quot;graphic, crude and sexual humor, violent images and strong language - all involving puppets.
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As the Arctic heats up sooner than scientists anticipated, animals like the polar bear are losing ground.
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While Current TV has gained a lot of attention, mainly because of Al Goreâs involvement, it is not clear that the cable channel is attracting an audience.
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UPN has seen a sharp ratings drop for its six comedies that appeal largely to blacks, and isn't sure whether that reflects a change in their popularity or how viewers are counted.
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It is unclear how the Nielsen Companyâs new standardized ratings of commercials will affect billions in advertising deals.
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A record number of Americans own petsâand they are spending a record amount of money to feed, clothe and care for their wee beasts. But is all the attention actually good for the critters? Why we need to remember the lessons of the wild kingdom.
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Low-budget movies that were once readily sold to foreign film distributors have fallen victim to a push for more star-studded offerings.
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How complacency is stunting the industry Industry Comment The power of television is undeniable. When gorillas were first introduced to Longleat Zoo's Gorilla Island and had to be quarantined and initially segregated from each other, the wardens came up with the rather smart idea of building TVs in their enclosures to keep them occupied. The gorillas loved it so much that when they came to take it away, they protested and sulked so violently that they were forced to put them back in. Now their living quarters come with Sky Digital satellite dishes fixed to the roof. According to the zoo officials, they are particularly fond of Spongebob Squarepants and other children's programmes.â¦
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CHICAGO - "Animal Grossology," the new exhibition at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, could easily have been a lot grosser. Sure, there's plastic excrement in the exhibit room, skunk scent for spritzing, and robot animals that use cutesy terms like "barf" and "dookie" while talking about hairballs and digestive tracts...
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Competition makes for a dreary outlook for the company.