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NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing

Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline.

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Old rules don’t mean much to broadcasters

This Nov. 10, 2012 file photo shows actor Denis Leary at "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson's" Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research benefit  in New York. Leary wrote and produced the series "Sirens," one of the first original comedy series coming to USA Network.  (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file)

NEW YORK (AP) — The most striking thing about the broadcast TV networks announcing their new fall schedules this past week was how little that actually meant.

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‘American Idol’ finale draws record low ratings

Host Ryan Seacrest, left, and finalists Candice Glover, center, and Kree Harrison speak on stage at the "American Idol" finale at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Ratings for the “American Idol” finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show.

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