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OMG: This Is Something We Would Pay to See on Premium Cable, and It’s on Basic: Jerry Springer and Perez Hilton on the Same Show

A celebrity blogger who has stirred up his share of controversy is joining forces with a veteran talk show host known for his salacious subject matter to raise the level of intrigue on GSN’s “Baggage,” Multichannel News reports. The top-rated…

PC World Says About New Verizon iPad FiOS App: ‘You might want to skip it for now.’ Plus, Here are Lots of Other Choices for Streaming Video on an iPad

PCWorld has taken a look at the new Verizon iPad FiOS app and comes to this conclusion: It an app "you might want to skip for now." The article, written by Brennon Slattery, says, "The app’s restrictions — including a…

Report: Television Advertising Sales Predicted to Remain Healthy in 2nd Half of Year

Television advertising sales should remain strong in the second half of the year, The Hollywood Reporter reports, citing TV executives, Wall Street analysts and entertainment company CEOs. Scatter ad pricing "looks to be pacing up 15%-20% on average while the…

Apple to Shutter Mobile Ad Network After Buying It for $250 Million

Apple will shut down Quattro Wireless, a mobile ad network it bought earlier this year for $250 million, after using the service to build its iAd mobile ad platform for its devices, reports Advertising Age. The closing of Quattro means…

Facebook’s New Geo-Location Service Is Both Cool and Creepy…

Places, which is Facebook’s new geo-location service, is "both cool and creepy," says ZD Net Bwtween the Lines blogger Sam Diaz. Writes Diaz: "There were a few instances when the execs on-hand today made this service sound creepier than it…

Verizon Plans to Allow FiOS TV Customers to Watch Live TV Shows on Apple’s iPad

Verizon is planning to allow its FiOS TV customers to watch live television shows on Apple’s iPad, an expansion of a service that allows them to view on-demand shows such as rented movies, reports Bloomberg News. The additional service will…

Maker of BlackBerry Looking to Buy Ad Network; Wants to Keep Up With Google’s AdMob and Apple’s iAd

Research in Motion (RIM) the maker of the popular BlackBerry PDA’s, is looking to buy a mobile advertising unit, The Wall Street Journal reports. [Since the WSJ is behind a firewall and may charge you to read this story, a…

Howard Stern Will Love This Story: Director of Apple’s App Store Sells Fart Apps on the Side

The director of Apple’s App Store has a side company which sells fart apps, Wired reports. According to the article, "Phillip Shoemaker, director of applications technology at Apple, who runs the App Store process, sells iPhone apps in the App…

TV Land Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Beloved Sitcom, Lets Viewers Pick Favorite Episodes

TV Land viewers will choose the top 50 episodes of a beloved CBS sitcom from the 1960s, to be aired in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the show. The show is "The Andy Griffith Show,” and starting today "50…

Details Scarce as Comcast Media Center’s COO Leaves Company

Details are scarce, but Comcast has confirmed that Comcast Media Center Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Traver has left the company, B&C reports. Jenni Moyer, senior director of corporate communications for Comcast, said in a statement, "It…