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PBS Explores the Roots of Today's Biggest Television Hits in "America in Primetime" Premiering October 30Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:33AMJames L. Brooks, Larry David, Julianna Margulies, Mary Tyler Moore, Shonda Rhimes and Shawn Ryan are among the featured talent.

Op-Ed: Why Science Drama Would Make Great TVMonday, June 20, 2011 @ 6:05AMNo matter what new sitcoms and dramas the networks dream up this coming fall, I can almost guarantee the absence of one type of show: a show about academia. But a television show about academics — professors, scientist and graduate students — is more necessary than ever before.

Germans Voted "Least Funny"Nationality; Americans "Funniest"; Turks not Very FunnyThursday, June 16, 2011 @ 12:08AMLONDON, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Spanish funniest Europeans, then Italians, French, British - Humour is key when meeting new people. The Germans have been voted the world´s "least funny nationality" in a global poll, which ranks …

This episode really existedTuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 4:14PMThe white whale of sitcom episodes is found—and posted to YouTube

Disrupt Backstage Pass: Ashton Kutcher On Why He Invested In AirbnbMonday, May 30, 2011 @ 11:17AMAshton Kutcher started dabbling in tech startups a few years ago, but he is no longer a dabbler, as his his Disrupt interview with Charlie Rose last week made clear. Kutcher is an investor in a dozen tech companies, including Skype, Foursquare, Path, and Kevin Rose's Milk. In this backstage interview with Sarah Lacy, he reveals that he is also an investor in Airbnb (whose CEO Brian Chesky was ...

A new look for product placementThursday, May 19, 2011 @ 1:56PMThe era of logo-slapping is over. Today it's all about taking a more subtle approach.

Sitcoms are backMonday, May 16, 2011 @ 8:22PMMark Lacter: All told, 15 comedies are planned, up from 13 a year ago and only eight in 2008.

The Uncanny Valley of AdvertisingMonday, May 2, 2011 @ 12:05PMFrom an economic standpoint, improvements in ad-targeting technology seem pretty obviously Pareto-optimal: Everybody benefits. Advertisers waste fewer ad dollars on people they don't want to reach, publishers can charge more, and consumers see things more relevant to them. So why is it that many people hate ad targeting, and hate being served targeted ads?

Kobe Bryant Says He Beat Up Kids Who Teased Gays in SchoolTuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 7:47AM*After Kobe Bryant’s outburst on the court a few games ago, the L.A. Lakers star is still in the midst of trying to redeem his character and show that he is no homophobic guy. In an interview with ESPN’s Lisa Salters, he understands why his choice of words really was a big deal. He shared [...]