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Hearst Invests in "Survivor" Producer Mark Burnett

Hearst is going into business with Mark Burnett, the TV producer behind reality shows like “Survivor” and “Shark Tank.” Hearst is buying a “substantial interest” in Burnett’s existing production company; Hearst entertainment head Scott Sassa will work with Burnett to create a “long-term media, production and events-based joint venture.”

The Eye of the iPad

$7 at the iTunes App Store + a few iPads + a bunch of spare time = A cover version of a song you weren’t sure you wanted to hear again. Still, sorta cool!

Free TV on the iPad: Lots of “Lost,” but No “CSI,” “Simpsons” or “30 Rock”

Want to watch free TV shows on your iPad? Hope you like ABC’s programs. The network is putting lots of its shows on the device, but its counterparts at the other three broadcasters are basically sitting this one out.

Mahalo's Jason Calacanis in Better Days

As usual, colorful serial entrepreneur Jason Calacanis makes lemonade from lemons–or is it vice versa?–touting cost-cutting at his human-powered search engine start-up and newest venture, Mahalo, almost as much as he touted its prospects when he started it up a year ago with $20 million in funding. But in a blog post yesterday, Calacanis sang perfectly in tune with the new, decidedly grimmer, times. But BoomTown has videos of when things were sunnier for Mahalo.