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Oprah Winfrey Brings Back One of the Staples of Her Daytime Talk Show

Oprah Winfrey is bringing back a feature that was one of the mainstays of her long-running syndicated daytime talk show, the New York Post reports. Winfrey is reviving the Oprah Book Club. The first book in what Winfrey is calling…

Upfront Story No. 1: GM Playing Hardball in Talks With Broadcasters, Seeks Price Rollbacks Despite Rising Market

General Motors is in a standoff with TV networks over upfront ad pricing, Advertising Age reports. Media buyers and other sources familiar with the talks say the auto company wants networks to roll back pricing, something the major broadcast nets…

Justin Bieber Suffers Concussion During Concert

Teenage singing sensation Justin Bieber, currently on tour in France, suffered a concussion Thursday, People magazine reports. Bieber, 18, had what is being described as a mild concussion after smashing into a glass wall backstage during his Paris concert, the…

Martin Short Responds to Gaffe by Kathie Lee Gifford About Short’s Dead Wife

Martin Short has spoken out about an on-air incident in which Kathie Lee Gifford asked him about his dead wife, unaware that she had passed away in 2010, E! Online reports. Short accepted Gifford’s apology for the incident, the story…

Fox News Pulls Anti-Obama Video, Denies It Was Authorized by Top Execs

Fox News has pulled an anti-Obama video from FoxNews.com and Fox Nation, after the four-minute video aired on "Fox & Friends" Wednesday morning, reports TVNewser.com. The report drew "withering criticism," with the video appearing as a campaign attack ad —…

TiVo Warns of Wider Anticipated Loss for Q2

TiVo warned investors that legal expenses could lead to a wider loss than analysts have expected, reports Bloomberg. The forecast came as digital video recorder pioneer TiVo reported a first-quarter loss of $20.8 million due to higher hardware costs, the…

Honoring the Best Work in the ‘Fempire’

The Gracies were handed out last week in Beverly Hills, honoring the best work by women in the media — the “fempire,” as it has been called — in the past year. Read TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin’s roundup…

Talented, Likable Syndication Vet Jim Paratore, 58, Dies. He Championed Ellen DeGeneres, TMZ and ‘The Bachelor’

To read a tribute to Paratore by TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, please click here.

Original Cast Member Leaving ‘Private Practice’

One of the original cast members is leaving ABC’s medical drama "Private Practice," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Tim Daly, who played Pete Wilder for the show’s five seasons, won’t be returning to the series. At the end…

Apple CEO, Pressed on Company’s Television Plans, Admits TV Is of ‘Intense Interest’

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, speaking at a technology conference, said television technology is of "intense interest" to the company, but added that any move by Apple into the TV space will be gradual, reports Reuters. It’s been speculated that…