Reuters - Comcast Corp said on Tuesday it reached a new long-term agreement to carry National Football League games on its cable systems, after settling their outstanding legal disputes. -- read full article
Tue, 19 May 2009 15:48:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - DreamWorks Studios plans to tell the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s story on the big screen in a film to be co-produced by Steven Spielberg, the studio announced Tuesday.
AP - ABC plans to launch a comedy night on Wednesdays this fall with familiar sitcom stars Kelsey Grammer, Courteney Cox, Patricia Heaton and Ed O'Neill in new series with roles suited to the times.
AP - Long before he became famous for such tunes as "Blowin' in the Wind," Bob Dylan's social consciousness and artistry were evident in a poem he penned about a little dog who met a tragic end.
AP - Angelina Jolie sat in a courtside booth Tuesday at the International Criminal Court and watched the trial of a Congolese warlord charged with using child soldiers.
AP - "As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires" (Simon & Schuster, 333 pages, $25), by Bruce Weber: Bruce Weber, once a theater critic for The New York Times, examines the lives and subculture of professional baseball's umpires. -- read full article
Mon, 18 May 2009 23:14:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Playbill - Three studio titles will change and one production will move to the Main Stage in a major revision of the 2009-10 season of Portland Center Stage in Oregon. It's due to the economy, the troupe announced on May 14. -- read full article
Mon, 18 May 2009 22:05:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Walt Disney Co on Tuesday launched a new website offering merchandise from its theme parks and resorts as the entertainment group seeks new revenue sources during a slump in business at Disneyland and other parks. -- read full article
Tue, 19 May 2009 04:37:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - After letting others guide his creative direction on two albums, Lionel Richie plans to take control again on his next recording project. -- read full article
Tue, 19 May 2009 04:35:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Director Wim Wenders' next project is "Pina," a collaboration with avant-garde choreographer Pina Bausch on what is being called the first 3-D dance feature.