Summary: It turns out your DVR can be helpful beyond just recording your favorite television shows. Examining which commercials you skip past might be able to help predict box office flops and monitoring which shows you watch can save a borderline series from being canceled. We'll debate whether television networks and movie studios can benefit from the data being collected from your DVR. Apple however may be trying to make your DVR obsolete. The long standing rumors that Apple might be working on a next generation television set have heated up once again. Would you welcome Apple into your living room? Dozens of entries make up this year's Best Foreign Language Oscar list, though all of them will ultimately be nominated. We'll explain how the list ultimately gets whittled down to just five movies. We also cover the week's top entertainment headlines including why Hulu is no longer for sale, why Jonny Depp's "Lone Ranger" is back in production and how Amazon plans to make publishers unnecessary. Scorsese's Unfinished 3-D "Hugo" Gets Strong Reception http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/11/us-hugo-idUSTRE79A6NU20111011 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/11/us-hugo-idUSTRE79A6NU20111011) Academy Unveils Entrants For Best Foreign Language Film http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/academy-unveils-entrants-for-best.... (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/academy-unveils-entrants-for-best-foreign-language-film/) Are DVR Ad-Zappers Signaling Trouble For ‘Three Musketeers’? http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/are-dvr-ad-zappers-signalling-trouble-for.... (http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/are-dvr-ad-zappers-signalling-trouble-for-three-musketeers/) DVRs Bring Some Shows A Ratings Boost http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/dvrs-bring-some-shows.... (http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/dvrs-bring-some-shows-a-ratings-boost/) CBS Masters Viewers Universe With Big Bang Theory http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/cbs-masters-viewers-universe.... (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/cbs-masters-viewers-universe-with-big-bang-theory/) Early Report: Facebook Music Isn't Helping Artists Gain Fans http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101211facebook (http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101211facebook) Pandora Slow To Lure Mobile Ad Dollars Even As iPad Listeners Flock http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-11/pandora-slow-to-lure-mobile.... (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-11/pandora-slow-to-lure-mobile-ad-dollars-even-as-ipad-listeners-flock-tech.html) Billy Elliott To Close In January http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/billy-elliot-to-close-in-january/ (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/billy-elliot-to-close-in-january/) Funny Girl Finds A Home On Broadway http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/funny-girl-finds-a-home-on-broadway/ (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/funny-girl-finds-a-home-on-broadway/) A Detour On Road To Broadway For ‘The King’s Speech’ http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/a-detour-on-road-to.... (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/a-detour-on-road-to-broadway-for-the-kings-speech/) Susan Boyle Musical Coming To America? http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/susan-boyle-musical-coming-to-america/ (http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/susan-boyle-musical-coming-to-america/) Samuel L. Jackson In 'The Mountaintop': What Did The Critics Think? http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/10/samuel-l-jackson.... (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/10/samuel-l-jackson-in-the-mountaintop-what-did-the-critics-think.html) The Mountaintop (Sort Of) Scales The Heights http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-giltz/theater-the-mountaintop.... (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-giltz/theater-the-mountaintop-s_b_1011556.html) Apple, Hollywood in Talks to Allow Movies On iPhones, iPads http://online.wsj.
