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With IPO, Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Will Be Worth More Than Google’s Founders

With Facebook’s $16 billion initial public offering, 28-year-old founder Mark Zuckerberg will become wealthier than Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, reports Bloomberg. Zuckerberg will rank as the 29th-richest person on Earth, the story notes. With Facebook pricing its…

Oxygen Renews Reality Competition Show

Oxygen is giving a second season to a reality competition series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series is the tattoo competition show "Best Ink." "The tattoo industry was a previously unexplored space for Oxygen," says Rod Aissa, senior vice…

Now You and Your Friends Can Be on TV When You Chat — Comcast Enables Skype Video Calls on TV Sets

Comcast is adding a service that will allow subscribers to make Skype video calls over their television sets, reports Bloomberg. The service, part of an effort to keep customers from canceling their cable plans, will let people make high-definition video…

Fox Buries the Competition Behind Resurgent ‘Idol’; Three ABC Series Hit All-Time Lows; NBC Settles for Fifth Place

Wednesday night in the Nielsen overnights was a case of good news/bad news/mediocre news: good news for Fox, bad news for ABC and NBC and mediocre news for CBS. The good news for Fox: Its two-hour “American Idol” was up,…

Video: ABC Unveils Preview Clips for Its New Shows

ABC, which broke out its prime-time schedule for 2012-13 at this week’s upfronts, has released preview clips for its new shows. Click here for the network’s full schedule for fall. Here’s a look at the new series: “The Family Tools”…

Video: Fall and Midseason Clips for New Fox Programming

Here are the preview clips from Fox for new programs set to premiere in fall 2012 and midseason. “Ben & Kate” “The Mindy Project” “The Following” “The Mob Doctor” “The Goodwin Games”

Video: Trailers for NBC’s New Fall Series

NBC, which took the wraps on its prime-time schedule for fall earlier this week (click here to see the full schedule) has circulated trailers for most of its new programs. Here they are … “Revolution” “Go On” “The New Normal”…

Video: Preview Clips for Upcoming CW Shows

The CW has released clips previewing some of its new shows slated for fall. The broadcast network unveiled its full 2012-13 lineup today, as reported earlier. Here are clips for three upcoming series: “Arrow” “Emily Owens, M.D.” “Beauty and the…

Tired of Low Ratings, CW Is Developing Its Own Measurement System

The CW has had enough of a Nielsen ratings system that the broadcast network has been complaining about for years, saying it undercount’s CW’s young viewers. TheWrap reports that the network has decided to do something about it by developing…

Four Big TV Gambles That Failed to Pay Off This Season

The TV season that is currently winding down saw more than its share of risky moves, and in many cases, those risks failed to pay off, TheWrap reports. That means networks may be in the mood to play it safe…