http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 7:34:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33090/muppets-spring-back-to-life-on-youtube.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Muppets, largely in retirement since 1981, have been pussyfooting their way back into the spotlight via YouTube, France24 notes. In the past month, Sam the Eagle, the Swedish Chef, Beaker and others have set up accounts, uploading clips on a regular basis and sharing comments like "Meep meep meep-meep meep Meeeeeep?" No word, yet, on whether the comeback is an official one.http://www.newser.com/story/33090/muppets-spring-back-to-life-on-youtube.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 23 Jul 2008 17:40:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33050/tivo-amazon-deal-offers-onscreen-buying.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTiVo and Amazon have teamed to introduce a “product purchase” tool that will allow viewers to buy the products being plugged onscreen, the New York Times reports. Soon, when Oprah Winfrey plugs a book or David Letterman talks up his musical guest, TiVo customers will be able to order said book or CD onscreen via Amazon.com accounts.http://www.newser.com/story/33050/tivo-amazon-deal-offers-onscreen-buying.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 22 Jul 2008 7:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31785/networks-wrestle-with-fall-uncertainty.html?refid=rss_all_defaultStill reeling from the writers strike and dealing with the threat of an actors strike, network TV faces an uphill battle for viewers this fall. On the eve of the annual dog-and-pony show to introduce new shows to critics, USA Today TV expert Robert Bianco looks at the uncertainty plaguing the once-reliable fall TV season and the straws the networks are grasping.http://www.newser.com/story/31785/networks-wrestle-with-fall-uncertainty.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 07 Jul 2008 11:15:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31312/dont-adjust-your-set-you-see-gray.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe average live TV watcher is 50 years old for the first time in history, Variety reports. The five broadcast networks' average viewer aged out of the desirable 18-to-49 demographic last season. Four of the five nets are rapidly skewing older, while CBS is remaining more or less steady, according to a new study.http://www.newser.com/story/31312/dont-adjust-your-set-you-see-gray.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 30 Jun 2008 16:11:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31091/choose-your-own-adventure-this-american-life-style.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThis American Life , providing "a valuable census of liberal America's cultural consciousness since 1996," comes in for a little ribbing from Walker Boyd in Radar . Boyd  spoofs Ira Glass's radio and TV narratives with a Mad Libs-type story generator. Now "your dreams of Ira narrating some touching yet inoffensive slice of your middle- to upper-class existence can become a reality," he writes. Some slices thereof:http://www.newser.com/story/31091/choose-your-own-adventure-this-american-life-style.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 27 Jun 2008 16:47:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30559/nfl-network-after-ratings-flop-in-talks-with-espn.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHaving lost a game of chicken with the nation’s cable operators, the National Football League is in talks with ESPN to carry prime-time games that were unavailable to most American households last season, the Wall Street Journal reports. The NFL’s channel, charging lucrative fees, is available in only 40 million homes; major cable companies refused to carry it on the league’s terms.http://www.newser.com/story/30559/nfl-network-after-ratings-flop-in-talks-with-espn.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 20 Jun 2008 17:25:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30385/janet-plans-her-own-talent-show-for-tv.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMove over "American Idol:" Janet Jackson is headed for reality TV, reports Variety . The pop icon plans to mentor aspiring singers and dancers as she prepares for her world tour—participation in which could be the grand prize. Drawing contestants from YMCAs and church groups, the show’s producer hopes a non-traditional casting approach will uncover the next Justin Timberlake...or Janet.http://www.newser.com/story/30385/janet-plans-her-own-talent-show-for-tv.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 19 Jun 2008 10:40:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30245/doobly-fipper-what-do-you-call-the-remote.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe English Project is looking for unique words used among friends and families, and it's found a particularly rich vein in alternative terms for the TV remote control, the Guardian of London reports. Favorites include: doobly, podger, blipper melly, didge, clickerhttp://www.newser.com/story/30245/doobly-fipper-what-do-you-call-the-remote.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 17 Jun 2008 16:29:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29831/tv-home-shows-boom-during-bust.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHome shows are becoming the heavyweights of reality television, even as the housing market continues to plummet, the New York Times reports. HGTV and TLC have million-plus nightly audiences as shows that provide step-by-step guidance to potential homesellers and buyers appeal to viewers weary of past hits that traded on big bucks through real-estate speculation.http://www.newser.com/story/29831/tv-home-shows-boom-during-bust.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 12 Jun 2008 9:17:54 CDT