• American Idol's former owner, Robert F.X. Sillerman, wants it back.
• Apple is renaming Apple TV to iTV (adding apps, losing 1080 HD video playback) and patches "gaping" security hole.
• BBC's iconic Top Gear faces a tough audience when an American version launches on the History Channel this fall.
• Cisco profit soars 79%, but revenue falls short of Wall Street expectations.
• GM may file its IPO by Friday, says the New York Times.
• JetBlue listens, finally addresses Steven Slater incident with a blog post.
• John Madden is still big in video games, but misses TV.
• NHL franchise lets fans name their own ticket prices.
• Old Spice actor Isaiah Mustafa lands two movie roles.
• Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's support of former HP CEO Mark Hurd sets rumor mill humming.
• P&G pulls Charmin ad after Kimberly-Clark complaint to US advertising watchdog.
• Saab is looking to expand in Latin America.
• Samsung is offering half a million dollars for the best TV app (US only).
• Tiger Woods and Roger Federer: not the sports brands they once were.
• Twitter rolls out "fast follow" feature and other SMS advances.
• Unilever and other branding giants are refining outreach to Muslim consumers.
• Verizon FiOS scores first NFL 3D broadcast with Sept. 2 Giants/Patriots game.
• Viacom files notice it intends to appeal YouTube ruling.
• And in a Maytag repairman twist for our times, LG's new washer-dryer combo flags technical issues with sonic mobile alerts to a technician.
via brandchannel.com
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