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    Ratings Box: What's Hot/What's Not (Mediaweek.com)
    Mediaweek.com - Here are the top 10 rated programs in syndication based on households for the week of May 12, 2008, followed by any highlights of note: -- read full article
    Thu, 29 May 2008 23:00:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Prime-Time Metered Market Wednesday Ratings: Fox Dances to Overnight Victory; CBS a Close Second
    Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Losers (Excluding Repeats): NHL Stanley Cups Finals, Game 3 (NBC), Farmer Wants a Wife (CW) -- read full article
    Thu, 29 May 2008 23:00:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Studios spend more to market fewer movies (Reuters)
    Reuters - "We're on a diet," brags one studio chief. He's right, according to the latest numbers from Nielsen Monitor-Plus. Money spent by major studios on media buys dipped in 2007 to under $3.4 billion, compared with $3.5 billion in 2006. -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 00:26:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Fox News employee sues over workplace bedbug bites (AP)
    AP - A Fox News employee sued the landlord of her company's office building on Thursday, claiming she got bedbug bites at work. -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 02:43:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    FCC chief responds to technology industry views (Reuters)

    Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin speaks during a keynote address at the CTIA Wireless convention in Las Vegas, April 1, 2008. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)Reuters - The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday that the agency was moving to respond to industry concerns about making the Internet open and widely available.


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    Fri, 30 May 2008 03:03:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Publishers expect book sales to stay flat (AP)

    Books on President Bush, including former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's book 'What Happened'  are seen at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 29, 2009. McClellan defended his bombshell book about the Bush administration on Thursday, saying he didn't speak up against the overselling of war in Iraq at the time because he, like other Americans, gave the president the benefit of the doubt. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - As publishers pray for a new children's series to equal Harry Potter and await the next novel by "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown, a report released Friday predicts a tight market for at least the next few years.


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    Fri, 30 May 2008 04:30:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    McClellan's book on Bush a surprise hit for many (AP)

    Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan appears on the NBC 'Today' television program, in New York Thursday  May 29, 2008.  McClellan, who is promoting his book,  says he didn't object to the way the war in Iraq was sold to the American people at the time because he, like other Americans, gave the president the benefit of the doubt. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - The allegations of deceit in Scott McClellan's book have been a surprise not only for Bush officials enraged with the former White House spokesman but also for publishers who turned down what is now the industry's hottest release.


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    Fri, 30 May 2008 04:42:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Las Vegas Sands bets on new Cirque show in Macau (Reuters)

    A Cirque du Soleil acrobat performs their new show 'Zaia' during a media rehearsal at the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau May 29, 2008. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)Reuters - Las Vegas Sands Corp offered a peek on Thursday at a $150-million Cirque du Soleil show that will open at the Venetian Macau, the casino operator's latest high-stakes bet that it can get visitors to the Asian city to do more than gamble.


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    Thu, 29 May 2008 13:02:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Jonas Brothers ready to "Burn" up the charts (Reuters)

    Members of the pop music group Jonas Brothers pose at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California March 29, 2008. The Jonas Brothers have selected 'Burnin' Up' as the first single from the teen idols' next album, 'A Little Bit Longer,' due in stores on August 12. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - The Jonas Brothers have selected "Burnin' Up" as the first single from the teen idols' next album, "A Little Bit Longer," due in stores on August 12.


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    Thu, 29 May 2008 13:31:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Usher set for No. 1 album despite sales plunge (Reuters)

    Singer Usher appears on the BET Awards nominations during BET's '106  and  Park' show in New York May 15, 2008. Usher's new album will easily claim the No. 1 spot on the U.S. pop chart next Wednesday, but its sales will be about one-third those of his previous chart-topper, according to preliminary data. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - R&B star Usher's new album will easily claim the No. 1 spot on the U.S. pop chart next Wednesday, but its sales will be about one-third those of his previous chart-topper, according to preliminary data.


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    Thu, 29 May 2008 13:35:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Disney draws up plans for graphic novel biz (Reuters)
    Reuters - Disney is getting into the graphic novel business with a plan to adapt the works into movies. -- read full article
    Thu, 29 May 2008 13:42:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    CNN sole network to get Puerto Rico polling (Reuters)
    Reuters - When Puerto Rico Democrats go to the polls Sunday for their island's potentially historic primary, CNN will be the only network to have access to exit polling. -- read full article
    Thu, 29 May 2008 13:51:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    MTV, Valderrama playing with "Dolls" (Reuters)

    Wilmer Valderrama, a cast member in 'Fast Food Nation,' arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of the film at the Egyptian Theater, November 10, 2006. MTV and former 'That '70s Show' star Valderrama are developing a scripted comedy dubbed 'Baby Dolls.' (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)Reuters - MTV and former "That '70s Show" star Wilmer Valderrama are developing a scripted comedy dubbed "Baby Dolls."


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    Thu, 29 May 2008 13:57:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Sluggish economy hits Viacom ad sales (Reuters)

    Viacom Inc. Chief Executive Philippe Dauman speaks during a news conference in Mumbai May 22, 2007. The sluggish U.S. economy might be a bigger drag on Viacom Inc than previously thought. (Punit Paranjpe/Reuters)Reuters - The sluggish U.S. economy might be a bigger drag on Viacom Inc than previously thought.


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    Thu, 29 May 2008 13:59:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Disney errs on "Prince Caspian" release date (Reuters)

    (L-R) Director Andrew Adamson, British actors William Moseley, Georgie Henley, Ben Barnes, and producer Mark Johnson pose for photographers at the Japan premiere of their film 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian', in Tokyo May 20, 2008. Walt Disney Co CEO Robert Iger said Wednesday that 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' is underperforming at the box office because of competition from 'Iron Man' and 'Indiana Jones.' (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)Reuters - Walt Disney Co CEO Robert Iger said Wednesday that "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" is underperforming at the box office because of competition from "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones."


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    Thu, 29 May 2008 14:01:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
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