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What’s the Most Pirated TV Show? One Series Is Way Out Front, With Almost as Many Illegal Downloads as Legal Viewers

The most pirated television show this spring is averaging 3.9 million illegal downloads per episode, reports TorrentFreak.com. The show is HBO’s "Game of Thrones." The illegal downloading numbers were highest in Australia, which is partly because the show airs a…

Major Announcements From Apple: Siri to Be Upgraded (Plus She’s Coming to a Car Near You), More Facebook Integration With the iPhone, and New MacBook Pro Called ‘Most Amazing Laptop Ever’ by Gizmodo

Apple’s latest development conference kicked off on Monday, June 11, 2012, with a cornucopia of exciting announcements, reports Gizmodo. Among the announcements, according to the article: "Siri keeps being updated. The new version on iOS 6 does sports scores and stats….

Study Suggests Facebook Is Approaching Saturation Point

Facebook’s growth is slowing, according to a new report from ComScore that suggests the social network is saturating its home market, reports Bloomberg. Facebook’s number of visitors rose 5% in April from a year earlier, compared with a 24% surge…

Lady Gaga Suffers Concussion on Stage, Carries On With Performance

Lady Gaga suffered a concussion during a performance in Auckland, New Zealand, when a backup performer accidentally hit her with a pole during the concert, CBSNews.com reports. The incident took place Sunday during the third of three shows in Auckland….

Content Ratings to Be Added to TV Shows Streamed Online

Television shows that are streamed online will soon receive content ratings — the black labels that inform families of what to expect from network programs, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. The ratings will be included in all episodic…

Glenn Beck Signs New Deal Worth $100 Million

Conservative media personality Glenn Beck has signed a radio deal with Premiere Networks that’s worth $100 million over five years, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The deal is worth about double the previous five-year pact he signed in 2007, the…

Hosts of One of NPR’s Most Popular Programs Announce They’re Retiring

The two men who have co-hosted one of NPR’s mainstay programs for the past 25 years announced today that they’re leaving the show. NPR confirmed in a press release that Tom and Ray Magliozzi — aka Click and Clack, the…

Former Top ABC Executive Says TV Industry’s Business Model Is ‘Madness’

The former chairman of ABC Entertainment said the television industry’s adherence to business models that will soon be out of date is "madness," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Lloyd Braun, who now is a partner in the…

CW Completes Upfront Sales — Results Indicate TV Ad Market May Not Be As Robust as Last Year

The CW broadcast network has completed its upfront sales, and in a sign that the TV ad market may not be as robust as it was a year ago, the network was able to secure CPM increases in the 6.5%-to-7.5%…

NBC Shakes Up Digital Media, Hires Former Showtime Exec

A former Showtime executive has been hired by NBC for the newly created role of executive vice president of digital media, reports Deadline.com. Robert Hayes, who was senior vice president and general manager of digital media at Showtime, replaces longtime…