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Oscars Announce Change in Nomination Rules

It was only two years ago that the Oscars expanded the number of Best Picture nominations from five to 10, a change that will now undergo another alteration. The Academy of Motion PIctures Arts and Sciences has decided to implement…

Marathon Slated on Another Channel for AMC Crime Drama

With just one new episode left of AMC’s crime drama "The Killing," the first season of the program will be aired as a marathon on AMC’s sister network the Sundance Channel, reports the Akron Beacon Journal. Sundance will air the…

Daytime Talk Has a New Boss–Who’s No. 1 in Post-‘Oprah’ World?

Daytime television talk has a new boss, with a veteran show moving into the No. 1 spot as the most watched daytime talk show now that "The Oprah Winfrey Show" has ended, reports the New York Post. The new No….

Comedy Central Renews Its Highest-Rated Show–But It May Not Be the Show You’re Thinking Of

Comedy Central has announced the renewal of its highest-rated show, and it’s not the show that many viewers might think. The cable channel’s top show is NOT the high-profile “Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” but the lower-profile–and higher-rated–“Tosh.0,” reports EW.com’s…

Report Reveals Hidden Cost of DVRs and Other Set-Top Boxes

There’s a hidden cost to the increasingly ubiquitous digital video recorder and other set-top boxes, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Greenspace blog. That’s the $3 billion in energy that the devices are costing consumers annually–with about $2 billion of it…

J-Lo Speaks Out on Her Future on ‘Idol’

"American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez commented on the issue of whether she will return to the Fox program next year, reports the Associated Press. However, her comments were far from conclusive. The bottom line: She hasn’t decided, according to the…

Production of TV Pilots Moving Out of L.A.–So Where Is It Going?

The percentage of TV pilot production taking place in Los Angeles is declining, and much of it appears to be heading to a certain East Coast city, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. That city is New…

‘Glee’ Backlash? Reality Show Fails to Cash In on Success of Fox Hit That Inspired It

The success of Fox’s "Glee" hasn’t translated to Oxygen’s reality show "The Glee Project," which tracks "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy as he looks for a new cast member for the Fox hit, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture…

Mobile TV Ad Market Will Soon Hit $1.4 Billion

With more consumers choosing to watch television shows via their iPads and other mobile devices, the advertising market for mobile TV is poised to surge to $1.4 billion in 2015 from $370 million last year, reports Nat Ives in Advertising…

Popular Podcast Host Has TV Show in the Works, With Ed Asner, Ken Jeong in Pilot

The host of a popular podcast has created a pilot presentation for a television show based on his life, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. Comedian Marc Maron announced plans for the show on his podcast “WTF,” according to the…