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Katie Couric On The Verge Of $20M ABC Deal (TMZ)
Katie Couric and ABC television are on the verge of signing a $20 million deal, which would give Katie her own talk show, as well as significant involvement in ABC News -- and the big casualty could be General Hospital. THR: CBS Television Distribution has pulled its offer to launch Couric in a syndicated talk show, and it is now extremely unlikely that they will ever come together on a deal.

AP, Reuters Won't Cover Fox News Republican Debate (TVNewser)
Fox News will host the first Republican Presidential primary debate Thursday night, and five hopefuls are slated to appear. Two organizations that will not be making an appearance are the two major wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters.

Oprah Finale Shrouded In Mystery (HuffPost / AP)
As The Oprah Winfrey Show ends, with 16 episodes left as of May 4, her millions of fans around the globe are waiting to see how she will close out a show that engineered a media empire.

What Covering The Death Of Osama Bin Laden Was Like (National Journal)
Gwen Ifill: My flight from Seattle had just touched down at Reagan Washington National Airport late Sunday night when I turned on my BlackBerry. It immediately began buzzing with an alarming stream of emails and Tweets. Poynter / Romenesko: Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times was watching The King's Speech on pay-per-view at home. David Sanger, another Timesman, was in Brussels working on a NATO story. Tom Gjelten of NPR was on a late-night run to the drug store. James Kitfield of National Journal was in a Houston hotel room with a glass of brandy, working on stories. Helene Cooper of The New York Times was at home watching a recording of the royal wedding.

Scripps Networks Ad Gains Boost First-Quarter Profit (THR)
Scripps Networks Interactive, the company behind such cable networks as HGTV and Food Network, reported improved first-quarter financials amid continued advertising and affiliate fee gains.

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