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This week, ABC News' Ben Sherwood (left), Univision's Cesar Conde (center), and Univision's Isaac Lee announced a new joint-venture news channel aimed at Hispanics.

Why Univision's new Hispanic cable channel is in English

The Spanish-language channel Univision is teaming up with ABC in a bid to better serve an under-represented demographic

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
With the exception of Anderson Cooper, CNN arguably doesn't have many hosts with star power and appeal to independent-minded viewers.

Does CNN need to lean further left to win back viewers?

The original cable news network saw its ratings dip to a 10-year low in April, arguably suggesting that its down-the-middle approach is out of date

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
TV anchor Keith Olbermann is notoriously difficult to work with, leading to bitter splits with ESPN, MSNBC, and now, Current TV.

Will anyone hire Keith Olbermann?

The hot-headed anchorman splits with Current TV in typically acrimonious fashion, leaving other networks wondering if he's worth the grief

 
Cable News Feuds : Slideshow
America's most loved and hated news personalities: A slideshow

America's most loved and hated news personalities: A slideshow

A new poll reveals our favorite anchors — and the talking heads we would rather tune out

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
After much back-and-forth, MSNBC has fired Pat Buchanan whose recent book has been called out for being racist and homophobic.

Was MSNBC right to fire Pat Buchanan?

The cable news channel parts ways with its veteran conservative commentator after his latest book gets slammed as offensive

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
Pat Buchanan: The ultra-conservative and one-time Republican presidential candidate has been notably absent from his MSNBC post.

Did MSNBC fire Pat Buchanan?

The uber-conservative and MSNBC pundit hasn't been on air since publishing his incendiary new book — and may not be back at all

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
Once again, Keith Olbermann is feuding with his employer, this time slamming Current TV for its "unacceptable"  working conditions.

Is Keith Olbermann on the way out at Current TV?

The notoriously combative Countdown host feuds with yet another network, sparking speculation that he'll bow out of his $10-million-per-year contract

 
Cable News Feuds : Best Video
According to a new MSNBC promo, Joe Scarborough's early-morning routine involves a cigarette and whiskey, which his co-host Mika Brzezinski packs her children's lunches and exercises.

Morning Joe's 'obnoxious,' 'sexist' promo

A new ad for the MSNBC show portrays Mika Brzezinski as a multitasking scold — and her male co-hosts as carefree, drunken partiers

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
MSNBC is reportedly mulling handing over its 6 p.m. time slot to the controversial Rev. Al Sharpton.

Should MSNBC give Al Sharpton his own show?

Craving a bonafide new star, the cable news channel might put the controversial liberal activist in a high-profile time slot

 
Cable News Feuds : The List
Eliot Spitzer quotes Theodore Roosevelt as he signs off as host of CNN's "In The Arena," a short-lived show that seemed to struggle from day one.

Why CNN canned Eliot Spitzer: 6 theories

The scandal-stained former New York governor gets the boot, and the challenging 8 p.m. timeslot goes to Anderson Cooper

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
MSNBC senior political analyst Mark Halperin apologizes Thursday for his remark about the President, but the network suspended him anyway.

Was MSNBC right to boot Mark Halperin for insulting Obama?

The political analyst gets indefinitely suspended for calling the president a "d*ck" on Morning Joe. Is that a "wild overreaction"?

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
After his abrupt departure from MSNBC in January, Keith Olbermann returned to TV on Monday night... looking and sounding pretty much exactly the same.

Keith Olbermann's Current TV debut: Same old Countdown?

The former MSNBC host brought his show — and combative style — to a new network Monday night, in a much-dissected debut

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
"Daily Show" host Jon Stewart sparred Sunday with Fox News' Chris Wallace, and critics are split on who won this round.

Jon Stewart vs. Chris Wallace: Who won?

The political funnyman appears on Fox News Sunday, and once again hammers the news media. But Wallace lands some blows on Stewart, too

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
Jon Stewart debated Bill O'Reilly on Monday night, sparring over the White House's poetry slam invitation to the rapper Common last week.

Jon Stewart vs. Bill O'Reilly: Who won?

The two cable TV stars squared off Monday over whether the rapper Common should have been denied an invitation to the White House

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
Jon Stewart referees the ongoing cable news fight between CNN's Nic Robertson (left) and Fox News' Steve Harrigan over mutual accusations of laziness and gullibility in Libya.

Fox News vs. CNN: Round 2

The skirmish over a claim that U.S. journalists were used as "human shields" in Libya is heating up... and neither Fox nor CNN is backing down

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
"You expect lies and deceit from the dictatorship here, you don't expect it from the other journalists," says CNN's Nic Robertson, after Fox alleged that CNN reporters were used as a human shield by Libyan forces

CNN vs. Fox: Clash over a Libya 'human shield' claim

Fox News claims that CNN reporters took part in a "human shield" that prevented an attack on Gadhafi. Baloney, says CNN

 

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