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...Turner is a major O.J. beneficiary. Thanks to the trial, the viewership at CNN surged--prompting an estimated $45 million windfall in ad revenues--just at the moment his company was angling to be sold to Time Warner, the parent of this magazine. The dealmakers were smart enough to realize that O.J. wasn't forever, but healthy revenues certainly added to Turner's allure. Already, Ted Turner has sent a $50 million finder's fee to Mike Milken, and the numbers suggest that Simpson deserves the same...
...glove on him at the New Hampshire forum last week, the man who has run for President twice before was unable to explain why he was in the race without referring to a text. The lapse wasn't lost on Team Gingrich: Newt booster Arianna Huffington appeared on CNN Friday night and lit into Dole as "this tired old man" who had to "read from note cards...
...Last week, however, the Bosnian Serbs were suddenly counterattacking with some success. "The Serbian offensive this week was a major factor in making the cease-fire possible," Holbrooke said in an interview with TIME. As he spoke in his hotel room in Rome, he kept one eye on CNN and was repeatedly interrupted by calls from Washington. "It became clear to the parties concerned that there was something of a military equilibrium on the ground...
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. When the Republican Party planned its 10-candidate presidential showdown in New Hampsire, which will be carried live on CNN, who knew that O.J. Simpson would be talking to Brokaw and Couric at the same time? The CNN show starts at 8pm ET and runs to 9:30pm. Not much chance viewers will stick around. Day of Judgment: Photographs from the Simpson Verdict
Television news programs are producing net renditions of themselves as well. CN leads the pack, with "CNN Interactive" at http://www.cnn.com...