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French fryer-maker shares soar after Oprah endorsement

February 19, 2013 09:16
Shares in French appliances group Seb soared on Tuesday after US television personality Oprah Winfrey told her millions of Twitter followers its low-oil fryer had "changed my life". Seb stocks were up 4.05 percent to 62.42 euros in midday trading on the Paris stock exchange, hitting a six-month high. Winfrey had Tweeted on Friday about using the company's T-Fal Actifry, a low-oil fryer which went on the market in the United States in 2011.

Oprah's Lance Armstrong interview viewed by 28 million worldwide

January 22, 2013 23:00
LOS ANGELES, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Some 28 million viewers worldwide watched Oprah Winfrey's two-part interview last week in which cyclist Lance Armstrong finally admitted he had been taking performance-enhancing substances for years, Winfrey's OWN cable TV channel said on Tuesday. OWN said that 12.2 million Americans and 15 million people overseas watched the encounter over two nights and various airings on OWN, with another 800,000 watching online on Oprah.com.

Cycling-Key quotes from 2nd part of Armstrong interview with Oprah Winfrey

January 19, 2013 03:00
NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Key quotes by Lance Armstrong from the second and final part of his televised interview with U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey broadcast on Friday. "I feel humbled and I feel ashamed. This is not good stuff" - On his general feelings. "Do I have remorse? Absolutely. Will it grow? Absolutely. This is the first step and these are my actions. I am paying the price but I deserve it" - On whether he has regrets.

Cycling-Key quotes from Armstrong interview with Oprah Winfrey

January 18, 2013 03:15
NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Key quotes by Lance Armstrong from the first part of his televised interview with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday. "Yes" - On whether he had ever used performance drugs in his cycling career.

Cycling-Incredulous Oprah sheds trademark warmth for Armstrong

January 18, 2013 01:30
* No softball questions from Oprah Winfrey * TV chat show queen shows pulling power with world exclusive By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Incredulous, attentive and direct, Oprah Winfrey dug into the psyche of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong on Thursday, calling him out as a bully and a brazen liar after he admitted to years of systematic doping.

Oprah's task: Turn Armstrong audience into regular OWN viewers

January 17, 2013 02:00
* Presents opportunity to showcase OWN to new audiences * Success will be determined by ratings, future ad gains * OWN to promote programming to capitalize on large audience By Liana B. Baker Jan 17 (Reuters) - Millions of people are expected to watch Lance Armstrong confess to using performance-enhancing drugs in a two-part interview with Oprah Winfrey beginning this evening, likely giving her OWN cable network its largest audience ever.

UPDATE 3-Armstrong admits to doping during Winfrey interview -report

January 14, 2013 21:45
(Updates with report on confession in interview) By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs in an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Monday, USA Today reported. Neither Winfrey nor Armstrong confirmed the report, in which the newspaper cited an anonymous source. "We are not confirming any specific details regarding the interview at this time," a spokesman for Oprah's network OWN told Reuters.
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