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Steve Jobs Sent Up In "iCon"

Cable channel Epix and studio Media Rights Capital are working on a satirical TV show about Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs. Called "iCon," the show is being penned by Newsweek contributor Dan Lyons. Lyons is the guy who wrote about Jobs on "The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs" blog and in his novel "Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs - A Parody."

There are big names behind the effort. "Borat" director Larry Charles, who wrote and produced for both "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm," is in charge of the pilot. The show is billed as "a savage satire centering on a fictional Silicon Valley CEO whose ego is a study in power and greed."

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