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IBM Builds Challenger for ‘Jeopardy!’

IBM plans to announce that it is nearly done with a computer program it thinks could be able to beat humans at the syndicated game show “Jeopardy!,” the New York Times reports. During the match, the computer program, dubbed Watson,…

Is Ping Pong a TV Sport?

Anheuser-Busch InBev, Robert Friedman’s @Radical Media, the Mark Gordon Co. and Fremantle Media think ping pong could be the next Texas Hold’em poker and are investing in tournaments and thinking of ways to make the rumpus room game more TV…

Analysts: Upfront Sales to Tumble

Sales for this year’s upfront will decline as much as 15%, according to Wall Street analysts, the Hollywood Reporter says. Barclays Capital predicts sales for the top four broadcasters will decline 15% to about $7.7 billion, while Miller Tabak is…

Rancic Show New on Style Sked

“Guiliana & Bill,” featuring the Rancics, will be joining the original shows that dominate the schedule on the Style Network, TelevisionWeek reports. The network, coming off its best quarter, is also bringing back eight series, including “Ruby,” which features Ruby…

CNN Finds the Middle of the Road Bumpy

With Fox News Channel a powerhouse on the right and MSNBC picking up steam on the left, CNN is finding it hard to succeed while trying to play the news up the middle, the New York Times reports. The cable…

Leno Out of Hospital, Expected Back on Air

Jay Leno was released on Friday from a hospital, Reuters reports. The host of “The Tonight Show” left the hospital a day after he checked in for an unspecified illness, and NBC said the network expects Leno to be back…

Apple Considers iPhone for Verizon

Apple is discussing making a new version of the iPhone for Verizon, USA Today reports. AT&T currently has an exclusive deal to market iPhones in the U.S. and a Verizon deal would draw customers from AT&T, analysts tell the paper….

MTV to Order Fashion Project

MTV is set to announce an order for a reality series called “The Stylist,” about a group of fashion stylists competing for a top agency contract, the Hollywood Reporter says. The cable network will announce the show during its Tuesday…

Spike Nears ‘Entourage’ Deal

Spike TV is nearing an agreement to buy off-network cable rights to HBO’s “Entourage,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. One of the cable network’s siblings, perhaps Comedy Central, is also likely to receive a window to air the show when it…

Long Lived the ‘King’

As “King of the Hill” gets ready to end its 13-year run on Fox, the New York Times interviews creator Mike Judge, who says he wanted to stop doing the show six or seven year ago. Judge also tells the…