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Apple Slates Big Event for Sept. 12 — The Buzz Is This Will Be the Unveiling of the iPhone 5

Apple has set up a big media event for Sept. 12, sending out invitations to what is widely expected to be the rollout of the new iPhone 5. The event will take place at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for…

Bravo Renews Hit Reality Series

Bravo Media announced today that it is renewing a successful reality series, which will return for a fifth season. The series is “The Rachel Zoe Project.” The unscripted show is set in the world of fashion, where Zoe is one…

Actor Dumped From NBC Series

One of the regulars on an NBC drama series has been dropped from the cast, Deadline.com reports. The show, the medical drama “Do No Harm,” scrapped Mousa Kraish, the report says. Kraish was let go from the midseason program after…

Bob Barker, Who Hosted ‘Price Is Right’ for 35 Years, Says the Show Snubbed Him in Its Anniversary Telecast — and He Knows Why

Bob Barker, the longtime host of "The Price Is Right," says the show banned him from its 40th anniversary telecast, which aired Monday, reports the New York Post. Barker, 88, cited his past criticism of the show as the reason….

Video: Things Get Heated During Political Discussion on MSNBC, With Host Yelling at Guest — Triggering Emotions Among Viewers

MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry yelled at one of her guests on the air Saturday, striking a nerve among viewers, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Harris-Perry was hosting a panel that included financial expert Monica Mehta during a discussion…

New York Times Demotes a Critic — Who Also Happens to Be a ‘World Authority’ on the Beatles

The New York Times has demoted one of its critics, writes Norman Lebrecht at the Arts Journal blog Slipped Disc. Lebrecht writes: "The move has nothing to do with the quality of Times journalism. It is rooted entirely in the…

‘Law & Order’ Producer Dick Wolf Adapting British Series for NBC

"Law & Order" producer Dick Wolf is adapting a U.K. series for NBC, reports TheWrap.com. The original British program, "Injustice," stars James Purefoy as the attorney William Travers. NBC has given the project a script order. The NBC project is…

A&E Miniseries With High-Powered Cast Debuts to Comatose Ratings

A&E’s "Coma" miniseries had a low viewer turnout for its first night — especially when compared with the network’s previous medical thriller miniseries, "Andromeda Strain," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The first installment of "Coma" aired Monday, with only 1.8 million…

News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch Has His Pay Cut, While Another Top Company Exec Gets a Raise

News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch received a compensation cut for fiscal 2012, although another leading exec at News Corp. — Fox News chief Roger Ailes — got a pay boost, reports Jon Lafayette at B&C. Murdoch’s total compensation fell…

Amazon Ramps Up Challenge to Netflix in Online Streaming Space

Amazon.com has signed a deal that increases its footprint significantly in online video — ramping up the competition between Amazon and segment leader Netflix. Bloomberg reports that the pay-television network Epix signed a deal with Amazon bringing key film titles…