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Former PBS News Anchor Joins CNN

A TV news personality best known as an anchor for PBS has joined CNN, Multichannel News reports. Former “Wall Street Week” anchor Maribel Aber moves to CNN Newsource, where she will be a correspondent, the story reports. Aber will report…

NBC News Correspondent Launches iPad Series

An NBC News correspondent is launching a new monthly iPad documentary series, which premieres this week, B&C reports. Starting Feb. 8, NBC News foreign correspondent Richard Engel will host "Hidden Planet," marking the first time that NBC has launched a…

TV Loses Ground as Source of Election News — and There’s a New No. 2

Even with all the political coverage on television, viewers are turning to TV less for their election news than they have in at least 20 years, Deadline.com reports, citing a study by the Pew Research Center. In a comparable study…

CNN Under Pressure to Fire Analyst After Controversial Super Bowl Tweet

CNN is being pressured by an activist group that is calling for the firing of an analyst in the wake of a controversial tweet, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has…

Media Heavyweight Working on New Cable News Channel

A new cable news channel is in the works and is the topic of advanced discussions taking place involving media heavyweight The Walt Disney Co. and Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog reports. The channel would…

Game Changer For Netflix? The Folks Who Have All Those Redbox Movie Rental Kiosks Are Partnering with Verizon to Create a National Service to Stream Movies and TV Shows

Two major media companies are joining forces to take on Netflix in the video-streaming space, Bloomberg reports. Verizon and Coinstar have formed a joint venture, 65% owned by Verizon and 35% owned by Coinstar, the story says. The service would…

Apple Working on a Touchscreen iMac

The next generation of Apple iMac computers could include a touchscreen, reports Digital Spy. Citing a story from the blog Patently Apple, the site explains that Apple filed a patent with the U.S Patent and Trademark Office for a desktop…

‘Live! with Kelly’ Slates Oscars Special, Contest

ABC’s morning show “Live! with Kelly” announced plans for a special post-Oscars edition to air live from Hollywood on Monday, Feb. 27, at 9 a.m. ET. “Live! with Kelly’s After Oscar Show” will air on location from Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre,…

Hulu Picks Up Original Comedy Series From Writers Behind ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Mad Men’

Hulu has picked up an original comedy series written by Liz Tuccillo of "Sex and the City" and Paul Bartholomew of "Mad Men," Deadline.com reports. The digital comedy, "Paul the Male Matchmaker," received an order for 10 episodes. The series…

Must-Read: If This Is True, It Could Suggest Major Ratings Problem for TV Networks Is Looming. Is One Demo Abandoning Live TV?

A potential problem for the TV networks is receiving attention as fallout from a hassle one network has been having for months. A possible explanation surfaced recently for Nickelodeon’s ratings decline, which has been a source of contentiousness between Nick…