Rather, a statuette provides buzz and bragging rights for a show, its studio and its host network.
Whether 90210--and its host network--can maintain the premiere's audience and perhaps save the network remains to be seen.
What's more, the heavily hyped series from The Sopranos writer-producer Matthew Weiner, which HBO, Showtime and others famously passed on, has redefined its formerly moribund host network.
While "gets, " as they're known, garner big buzz for the interviewer, program and host network alike, the fight for the famous is a scrape for scraps compared with a decade ago.
What's more, even with sagging ratings--Idol averaged some 25 million viewers this season, down from 30 million three years ago--the singing competition continues to catapult its host network to No. 1 among viewers aged 18 to 49, a demographic advertisers pay a premium to reach.
Likely working in its favor: host network CBS strived to bridge generations (and capture a broader audience) with a series of duets, including Lady Gaga and Elton John and Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks, as well as a 3-D tribute to the late Michael Jackson.
Oprah Winfrey, the majestic, towering television host and network mogul, is aching for a younger fan base.
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As much as dominant vendors like Cisco and Microsoft would like you to believe there are no security benefits from coupling host and network security.
There are no technical synergies between host and network security.
In July, the two signed a deal that will have Lightsquared paying Sprint billions of dollars to host its LTE network for 15 years.
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Just a week-and-a-half after NBC officially canceled his Jay Leno Show, the host of the network's failed prime-time experiment is being restored to his 11:35 p.m. time slot on March 1.
Most attempts to sell in to both network and host security spaces do not do well.
The BBC Asian Network radio host and comedian Adil Ray described the actress on Twitter as "our dear friend".
Instead, Facebook found that many mobile game developers were reaching consumers directly with their stand-alone apps and didn't need the social network to host the games.
This will facilitate Sprint agreeing to host LightSquared on its network in the future once it has resolved its own rebuild strategy which it is to announce soon.
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This will make Provo the third big city to host a Google Fiber network, providing Internet speeds up to 100 times faster than those available for the average American.
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After two and a half decades as a popular talk-show host, Winfrey will be making the risky transition from daytime leader to network co-owner and cable host come 2011.
The idea sounded good: each host checks in with the network and provides its bonefides before being allowed on the network.
Frishberg, a former Marine, is the founder of BizRadio Network and the host of the MoneyMan Report, a radio program I have been a guest on many times.
Besides being an Executive Editor at Forbes I also have a gig as co-host and Managing Editor of the 2-time Emmy award winning Forbes SportsMoney on the YES Network with my buddies, co-host Bob Lorenz and producer David Alfreds, both of whom have taught me a tremendous amount.
This coupled with security such as an RSA key, a virtual private network and a whole host of other security measures.
Besides being an Executive Editor at Forbes I also have a gig as co-host and Managing Editor of the 2-time New York Emmy award winning Forbes SportsMoney on the YES Network with my buddies, co-host Bob Lorenz and producer David Alfreds, both of whom have taught me a tremendous amount.
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In a matter of weeks, his network will serve up a host of mid-season offerings designed to do just that.
These companies offer a host of new capabilities every day to better network users and make them more productive.
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The way he sees it, the AIDS activist-turned Air America radio host-turned cable news star provides the network and its viewers with a much-needed fresh face.
As digital distribution replaces the use of traditional, physical media for content distribution, users of the network will have access to a host of delivery options and resources.
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Last fall the network quashed Hatch's plan to host NBC's Saturday Night Live.
Obama was joined by Food Network star and daytime talk-show host Rachael Ray, who arranged for two school chefs to compete to prepare lunches that meet newly adopted federal nutrition guidelines.
Yankee telecast ratings come in around 4.7 on their YES Network (disclosure: I am co-host of Forbes SportsMoney on YES).
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