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EngadgetHD blogs about CNN HD coming to parts of Canada via Rogers cable…

Canadians, rejoice! Effectively immediately, Rogers cable customers in Ontario can tune into CNN HD on channel 545. ‘Course, only certain shows such as American Morning, Lou Dobbs Tonight, Anderson Cooper 360 and In The Money are actually shot in high-definition, but hey, you’ll take what you can get, eh?

With the Nevada Debate in its corner MSNBC won the night. Ranked on P2+ the MSNBC debate ranked 9th this debate season so far; 11th if you factor in ABC’s two debates.

Daily Live+SD Ratings for January 15, 2008

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Update: FishbowlDC has Ezra Klein’s email to them explaining this story…

CNN’s Zain Verjee got hit by a tear gas cannister covering Kenyan protests. Story. Video.

CNN reporter Zain Verjee was shot in the back with a tear gas cannister on Wednesday as running battles erupted between police and protesters after country’s opposition leader called for three days of nationwide demonstrations against the outcome of last month’s presidential elections.

Officers and paramilitary forces were also out in force around Kibera and in other parts of the Kenyan capital. They also patrolled the western town of Kisumu, in the Rift Valley, where many shops were closed in anticipation of violence.

Verjee, who was unhurt in the incident, was hit while filming a standoff between opposition protesters and police lines at Uhuru Park in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where the opposition had planned a protest march.

Portfolio’s Jeff Bercovici blogs about the Edwards’ campaign promoting the results of a Frank Luntz focus group that appeared on FNC…

John Edwards wants you to ignore the garbage coming out of Fox News — except when it makes him look good.

Here’s a release I found on CNBC Europe’s Davos coverage plans…

CNBC Europe, the leading pan-European business and financial news channel, is set to have more coverage than ever before at this year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos (23 - 27 January), with live interviews and analysis on-air, online and with special programming. As a World Economic Forum Industry Partner, CNBC Europe will be very visible.

CNBC Europe anchors Geoff Cutmore, Ross Westgate and Anna Martin will be live on the ground, anchoring programmes (including Squawk Box Europe, Worldwide Exchange, European Closing Bell and Europe Tonight) each business day. Programmes will feature interviews with many of the world’s leading CEOs including:
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ICN hears that FOX News will be producing a three-hour event for FOX Broadcasting on Superbowl Sunday. Shepard Smith will anchor the special political programming live from Arizona, just two days before Super Tuesday.

Update: The release…

FOX News’ Shepard Smith will headline FOX Super Sunday, a three-hour event on FOX Broadcasting beginning at 9:00 AM/ET on Superbowl Sunday, February 3rd, announced Marty Ryan, Executive Producer of Political Programming, FOX News. The special will kick off with a one-hour edition of FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace, followed by a two-hour block of political and sports coverage with Smith live from Glendale, Ariz. just two days before the 22 state primary contests.

In making the announcement, Ryan said, “We are thrilled to be providing unprecedented political coverage on Superbowl Sunday during one of the most highly anticipated election seasons in recent history. Drawing from the best resources on national and local platforms, FOX will bring together America’s two greatest passions – politics and football.”
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Following up on this from earlier this morning, FBN executives were laughing at Ratigan’s comments today and asked, “Doesn’t he need ratings first in order to ‘destroy’ FBN?”

Below is ratings chart provided by FBN which shows that Fast Money is pulling in a lower Demo number than Kudlow & Company, the previous holder of that time slot, did last year. It also shows Fast Money losing its lead-in from Closing Bell.

Update: A CNBC Spokesperson responds, “‘Fast Money’ is the fastest growing program in cable news. It was up 67% in the demo of adults 25-54 and up 43% in total viewers in 2007. And we’re excited for an even better 2008 with Dylan Ratigan and the ‘Fast Money’.”
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Fox and Friends is making a lot of hay over the Men’s Health Magazine article on Keith Olbermann.

Wall Street Fighter beats up on CNBC for being press release happy…

In addition to CNBC’s weak attempt at getting their name out there by inundating industry blogs with a bevy of press releases. Some of these have been so ridiculous that journalists are starting to mock them. Just yesterday, they announced that they slapped the name CNBC Edge on relatively routine daytime market coverage and went so far as to send out a press release when oil hit $100 a barrel! They’ve now taken to ringing the NASDAQ bell for one year anniversaries of their programs. Gee, I guess they got that from FBN too, who rang the bell the day they launched and ending up getting on CNBC’s air to boot…

Hillary Clinton will appear on FBN today at 12:20pm ET when she’ll be interviewed by Stuart Varney and Dagen McDowell. Clinton’s economic advisor Roger Altman appeared on FBN’s “Money for Breakfast” this morning and talked to Alexis Glick about how to fund Clinton’s stimulus package.

“Here’s to destroying…well, ‘destroying Fox’ is what I was going to say, to be totally honest about it. And I was going to say something even more profane than that except there’s press in the room.”

-Fast Money’s Dylan Ratigan last night at the Fast Money one year anniversary party. Guess what’s going up on the FBN Bulletin board this morning? Go on, guess… (via Jeff Bercovici at Portfolio)

Today at 12:10pm ET on Bloomberg TV, Peter Cook will interview Senator Hillary Clinton…

The Boston Herald has a blog entry on MSNBC’s post debate coverage and some comments made by Chris Matthews which The Herald interprets as criticism of his network’s debate…

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann have been let out of the gate to weigh in on the Democratic debate.

Matthews makes it clear he believes Hillary won and also gets snide with his own network’s format of sitting the candidates at a roundtable rather than the more “adversarial” stance that a podium brings.

Calling the powow “convivial, chummy even,” Matthews says, “I’m not sure that’s what we want.”