ArtsBeat: Apatow’s Rejected Script for ‘The Simpsons’ Gets a New Life

The episode, written in 1989, will be produced next year.

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Media Decoder Blog: IAC Is Said to Make Offer for Times’s About.com

IAC has joined Answers.com in bidding for About.com, an online resources site.

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Media Decoder Blog: NBC Will Broadcast New Michael J. Fox Show

The actor, famous for his roles on previous sitcoms as well as his public battle with Parkinson’s disease, will return to television in the fall of 2013.

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Media Decoder Blog: Sarah Palin Turns Heads at NBC Party in Beverly Hills

The former vice-presidential candidate was there to support her husband, Todd, who competed on the NBC reality show “Stars Earn Stripes.”

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Media Decoder Blog: Amazon Buys Avalon Books, Publisher in Romance and Mysteries

The purchase of the 62-year-old publisher includes more than 3,000 back-list titles, Amazon said.

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Media Decoder Blog: Attacking Amazon, Authors Group Urges Opposition to E-Book Settlement

The Authors Guild is encouraging its 8,500 members to submit comments against the proposed settlement between the Department of Justice and three large publishers. The settlement, the guild argues, will only benefit Amazon.

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