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Google Asks Some TV Manufacturers to Delay Announcements on Google TV Hardware

Google is asking some television set manufacturers to hold off on announcing hardware based on its software, reports The New York Times.  The move comes as some additional TV set makers were expected to use the Consumer Electronics Show in…

CEO of Sir Simon Cowell’s Production Company Unexpectedly Exiting. Wait a Minute: ‘Sir’ Simon? Yes, There’s a Report That’s in the Cards For 2011

Ellis Watson, the chief executive of Simon Cowell’s Syco production company, is leaving after 10 months at the company, reports Deadline.com. While there are reports that the split comes amid Cowell’s reputation for being a hands-on manager, Watson said that…

Latest ‘Jersey Shore’ Developments: ‘The Situation’ Doesn’t Have the Right Abbs-lication For Gym in Plaza Hotel; Ronnie Indicted on Assault Charge

Looks like putting on your applicaton to own a gym that you are a national celebrity on a popular TV show doesn’t always hold much sway. Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino has been barred from getting involved with a high-end gym…

Larry King Finale Last Thursday Drew Twice The Number of Viewers Than His Show Did the Night Before

Larry King’s last episode of "Larry King Live" on CNN was watched by 2.25 million viewers, reports TVByTheNumbers.com. That represents a more than 100% jump in audience from the night before, the story says. King’s show drew more total viewers…

Interview With Michael Moore Angers Viewers, Prompting Olbermann to Bail Out on Twitter

After receiving a flood of angry tweets over a Tuesday interview with Michael Moore, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann has suspended his Twitter account, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The host of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" spoke with Moore about his…

Cablevision Board OKs Spinoff of Rainbow–Including AMC, Sundance

The spinoff of its Rainbow unit was approved by Cablevision’s board, meaning that channels including AMC and Sundance will be spun off to Cablevision shareholders in a "tax-free pro rata distribution," reports Bloomberg News. The transaction should be completed by…

Study Reveals Which Cable News Net Has the Most Misinformed Viewers

A new study from the University of Maryland concluded that viewers of one cable news network were "significantly more likely" than other news consumers to believe misinformation about politics, reports the Huffington Post. The network is Fox News, whose critics…

‘Real Killer’ Surfaces in Morgan Freeman Death Hoax–And It Wasn’t CNN After All

CNN says it was not the source for an Internet rumor that circulated Thursday saying that Oscar winner Morgan Freeman was dead, reports E! Online. Internet tweets and posts began appearing at about 5 p.m. ET that said CNN had…

Sitcom Star Lashes Out at Soap Star on Twitter

A soap opera star was the subject of an angry tweet by a sitcom star who apparently felt spurned when the soap star backed out of a cameo on the sitcom, Deadline.com reports. When Eric Braeden, star of the CBS…

Ratings Plunge for Presentation of Controversy-Plagued Heisman Award

Judging by the dismal ratings for ESPN’s broadcast of the 2010 Heisman Trophy presentation, most people either didn’t care or didn’t want to watch Auburn’s Cam Newton, the odds-on favorite to win, receive the honor, according to SportsNewser.com. The ratings…