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Are You Ready for a 7-Foot TV Screen That Blows Away Hi-Def? It’s on the Way, Along With a Hefty Price Tag — and One Other Big Problem

The latest in television technology will be ready for retail later this year, with a screen measuring about 7 feet wide and a price tag of at least $15,000, reports the New York Post. The new technology is an innovation…

A New Take on ‘Mister Rogers’ Comes to PBS

Since Fred Rogers died almost a decade ago the children’s television market has grown increasingly crowded, but PBS is ready to unveil a new variation on the beloved "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood" aimed at young kids, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The…

How Are We Going To Find Our Way To San Jose? Lyricist Hal David, Partner with Burt Bacharach of Many Hit Songs, Dead at 91. Wrote the Words to the Wedding Classic ‘Close to You’

"Hal David, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning lyricist who in the 1960s and ’70s gave pop music vernacular the questions ‘What’s It All About?,’ ‘What’s New, Pussycat?,’ ‘Do You Know the Way to San Jose?’ and ‘What Do You Get When…

Na Nu! Na Nu! Robin Williams May Return to Series TV in CBS Sitcom from David E. Kelley

A CBS comedy from Emmy-winning writer and producer David E. Kelley is in negotiations with Robin Williams to lure the actor back to television for the first time in three decades, reports our good friend James Hibberd at EW.com’s Inside TV…

Report: Behind the Latest Sarah Palin-Fox News Fight

Sarah Palin’s "Facebook outburst complaining about Fox [News] canceling her appearance at the Republic National Convention [previously reported] reveals something deeper about Palin’s often rocky relationship with the network. Palin’s contract is up in January, and according to sources, Fox News…

‘One Man’s Vulgarity Is Another Man’s Lyric’: Clint Eastwood Attacks Obama in No Uncertain Terms in Rambling Monologue at the Republican Convention. Love It or Hate It, It Was Certainly Unconventional. If You Missed It We Have the Video

"It doesn’t matter what stripe your politics are, or whether you thought last night was a victory or disaster, Clint Eastwood stole the night. He stole it with the expertise and facility of a veteran actor who knew exactly what…

Google Gives Up Trying to Sell TV Ads

"After five years of trying to sell ads on television using the automated buying system that works so well for its signature search ads, Google has finally given up," reports Robert Hof at Forbes.com. The article continues, "The shutdown is…

More Sad News About Robin Roberts: Her Mom Dies. The GMA Co-Anchor, Who Is On Medical Leave Herself, Made It To Her Mom’s Bedside Just Before Her Mom Passed

"These are tough days for Robin Roberts," reports E! Online. "The ‘Good Morning America’ anchor’s mother, Lucimarian Tolliver Roberts, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at the age of 88, co-anchor George Stephanopoulos announced on the show Friday." The story continues,…

TVWeek Labor Day Holiday Schedule

TVWeek has published an abbreviated TVBizWire/E-Daily e-newsletter this morning. We will also publish our Daily Viral Video e-newsletter today, but not a separate afternoon E-Daily. We’re off Monday, Memorial Day, and will return will all our products on Tuesday, Sept….

ABC Signs On for Comedy Project From ‘SNL’ Alum

ABC is in business with an alum of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on a multicamera comedy project, Deadline.com reports. The Alphabet Network has given a put pilot commitment to “The Housewives,” a female-centric effort from ex-“SNL”-er Casey Wilson along with…