Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson pose with host Ryan Seacrest (L-R) after being announced as the judges for the 10th season of the television show "American Idol" at the Forum in Inglewood, California in this September 22, 2010 file photograph. U.S. private equity firm Apollo Management has struck a deal on May 10, 2011, to buy CKX Inc, which owns pop talent TV show "American Idol," for about $510 million.