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"Building An Actual Time Machine Would've Been Easier": The Making Of "Terra Nova"

How "Terra Nova" executive producer Brannon Braga realized Steven Spielberg’s vision, managed the most expensive TV budget ever, and survived all those friggin' dinosaurs without losing his mind.READ»

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GoDaddy's New Hosting, UK LulzSec Arrest, Amazon Worth $100B, Fox Squeezes Net TV, First Mango Windows Phone, Facebook Business

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»

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iFive: Nokia Slashes Workforce, Amazon Cloud Data Loss, YouTube Movies Delayed, iTunes Cloud To Cost, Mobile Ads Work

A lot has been happening in the world already today--find out exactly what in our early news roundup:READ»

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iFive: The Wii Successor, Google's Profits, Apple Snags MS Data Center Exec, Color And Fox Pictures, Adobe And Wired

"The plans that I made when horizontal are working out now that I'm vertical." And one of those plans could be to catch up on the early news with iFive, to jump-start your morning.READ»

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HTC Outsells Apple, Time Warner's Cryptic iPad Release, Mark Cuban's Android App, and More...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.READ»

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iFive: Microsoft: Google Cheats, Amazon's Cloud Music Deals, Fox vs. Time Warner's App, Zite's C&D, Apple Pays More in Japan

Catch up on today's early tech news with our iFive summary, the fastest way to start your morning (apart from strong coffee).READ»

Hulu CEO Threatened to Quit Over Hulu Plus Pricing

Recently, Hulu has been clashing with its owners--NBC Universal, News Corp., and Disney--and CEO Jason Kilar has even threatened to quit over disagreements negotiating the pricing of its Plus service.READ»

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NBC's "Smash" Could Learn A Few Lessons From "Glee"'s Musical Missteps

Fox's "Glee" is slumping in its third season--but does that mean people are losing interest in TV musicals? NBC's new Broadway-focused drama, "Smash" is about to find out. Three industry pros share tips on how "Smash" can avoid "Glee"'s missteps and become, well, a smash.READ»

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Netflix Spending Up to $100,000 Per Episode of Primetime TV

Wary of competition from Hulu, Netflix aggressively expanding its online catalog with current episodes of primetime TV shows--at a cost between $70,000 to $100,000 per episode.READ»

Behind The Scenes of CNN's Election Tech: iPads, Magic Walls, Holograms, Twitter

Walking into CNN's newsroom is like walking into Best Buy during the holidays: gigantic flat panel displays are plastered all over the hangar-like space; people are running around frantically with laptops and Blackberrys and ...READ»

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Next On iTunes: 99-Cent TV Episode Rentals?

Apple is reportedly preparing to rent you TV episodes for the same price as a music single. READ»

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Fans Help Extend Television Shows' Lifetimes

Futurama went the way of the dinosaur in 2003 (thanks, Fox), but on June 24, Comedy Central resurrects the animated show for two seasons, spurred by fans who spent millions on DVDs. Here, a look at some of the TV shows saved by loyal viewers -- and how many seasons their fan campaigns bought them.READ»

News Corp's Murdoch Bites iTunes' Ankles

"We're in final discussions with a number of publishers, device makers, and technology companies. We will soon develop an innovative subscription model to deliver digital content to consumers wherever and whenever they want it," Murdoch said. Whatever it is, it will live or die by its payment method.READ»

Bill Gates: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Finger in Tablet Computing

You may think Apple's runaway success with the iPad, the rich and user-loved touch UI on the iPhone, and Apple's barrage of future-facing patents had really given finger-control a future in tablet PCs. But dear Bill Gates has a ...READ»

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Why Bitbop, Fox's Mobile Video Subscription Service, Is No Hulu

A video subscription service for smartphones is to be launched at CTIA today by Fox Mobile Group, owned by that champion of the free Internet, Rupert Murdoch. (Can I just say how amazing it is to have Peyote on your cornflakes each ...READ»

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This Earth Day, Avatar Comes to DVD, Without Special Features but With Disposable Packaging

Thousands of pounds of manufactured plastic for disposable DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and packaging: Avatar goes "green."READ»

Crib Sheet: Prince Alwaleed--Saudi Oil Tycoon, Fox News Investor

He's a prince! He graduated summa cum laude from Menlo University in 1979! He's the Saudi Warren Buffet! He's also Fox News' fourth biggest investor--although Prince Alwaleed bin Talal claims that he's the second biggest investor in ...READ»

Aliens Vs. Predator: A Decade-Long Grudgematch Revived

With today's release of Aliens Vs. Predator, Rebellion Games completes a decade-long journey. Designer Tim Jones reveals the ups and downs of bringing the established film franchise back to life.READ»

Avatar: Lessons On Realizing Your Vision

This week Avatar, James Cameron’s 3D movie, broke an historic barrier by becoming the highest grossing film of all time. It beat out Titanic, also a James Cameron movie. The story of how Cameron engineered this feat offers a ...READ»

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Good Work! FBI Cracks Down on One of Last Spring's 'Wolverine' Uploaders

Uh oh. The Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Internet Police are back on the job. The FBI arrested 47-year-old Bronx resident Gilberto Sanchez earlier this morning and accused him of copyright infringement for allegedly uploading a copy of ...READ»