Travel Channel sells for $975 million
Why so much money for a cable channel few watch? Because Travel Channel's 370,000 households represent the kind of niche advertising that advertisers crave.

Ellen reveals O cover with Oprah
It's Ellen sitting on a box next to Oprah.

Is the recession fueling the NFL's monster ratings this season?
Ratings are up 15% compared to this time last season, representing a 20-year high as more and more people skip outside entertainment in favor of free football.

Simon Cowell sells himself for $31,500 an hour
The "Idol" judge put himself up for auction, and was purchased by the chairman of Universal Music.

Has "30 Rock" lost the funny?
"The show," says Alyssa Rosenberg, "is listing badly these days for a number of reasons – its failure to fully use its strong mix of actors, the choppiness of its storylines, its increasing reliance on weak gags, and, above all, the fact that its strong first two seasons moved the relationships between the characters so far forward that they’ve run out of places to go." PLUS: Finally, "30 Rock" turns in a funny episode!

"This American Life" inspires HBO sex-change drama
A woman will slowly become a man in "T," from the producers of "In Treatment" and Ira Glass, whose show inspired the series.

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