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Apple Working on a Touchscreen iMac

The next generation of Apple iMac computers could include a touchscreen, reports Digital Spy. Citing a story from the blog Patently Apple, the site explains that Apple filed a patent with the U.S Patent and Trademark Office for a desktop…

Pop Superstar Reportedly Offered $100 Million a Year to Become ‘X Factor’ Judge (Hint: It’s Not Mariah Carey, Who Has Been Rumored to Be in Line for the Job)

Rumors have been circulating that one pop singer is being wooed to become a judge on Fox’s “The X Factor,” but now reports have surfaced that a different pop star has been given a huge offer to take the job….

NBC Betting Heavily on One New Series: The Price Tag Is Steep, but the Network Needs a Hit

As NBC tries to reverse its ratings — which have been in the doldrums (to put it mildly) for years now and seem to be getting worse rather than better — it is betting heavily on a charismatic cultural figure…

ABC Family Renews Scripted Series, Readies New Reality Show

ABC Family has renewed a scripted show that has become a staple on the network, EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. Coming back for a fifth season will be "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." Additionally, ABC Family is working…

CBS Adopts Counterprogramming Strategy to Go Up Against Super Bowl

With the Super Bowl on NBC likely to occupy male viewers, among others, for much of this Sunday, CBS is going in the opposite direction and will try to attract women, TVNewser.com reports. The network is rolling out a “60…

‘Ricki Lake Show’ Names Exec Producer

Twentieth Television has announced an executive producer for ‘The Ricki Lake Show,’ the upcoming syndicated talk show from the daytime veteran. Lisa Kridos joins the show, which is sold in 93% of the nation — including the top 50 markets…

Must-Read: If This Is True, It Could Suggest Major Ratings Problem for TV Networks Is Looming. Is One Demo Abandoning Live TV?

A potential problem for the TV networks is receiving attention as fallout from a hassle one network has been having for months. A possible explanation surfaced recently for Nickelodeon’s ratings decline, which has been a source of contentiousness between Nick…

HBO Trailer Breaks Channel’s Online Viewing Records

The trailer for the upcoming season of one of HBO’s series has broken the network’s online viewing records since it was released Sunday, EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. The trailer is for the second season of "Game of Thrones," and…

CNBC Taps Wall Street Journal Co-Anchor

CNBC has hired a rising video star from The Wall Street Journal’s "The News Hub," reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Kelly Evans has worked both as a columnist for the newspaper and as a co-anchor of its…

Desperate for a Ratings Edge, TV Networks Resort to Scheduling Tricks to Juice Their Numbers

Television networks are relying on scheduling tricks to help juice their ratings numbers — including renaming shows and labeling them as "specials" so that they won’t be counted in low-rated weeks, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times. That…