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    ESPN president Bodenheimer "bullish" on ad growth (Reuters)
    Reuters - Walt Disney Co's sports chief, George Bodenheimer, said on Tuesday he is bullish on growth prospects for the cable sports network ESPN, whose solid performance in recent years has been the main engine for Disney's operating income and revenue. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:31:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Wife of comedian Denis Leary skewers celebrity (Reuters)

    Emmy-nominated actor Denis Leary and his wife Ann arrive at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 16, 2007. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - The wife of comedian Denis Leary sends up Hollywood, marriage and celebrities in her new novel that is based on her experiences of dealing with her husband's fame and observations of film stars.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:04:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Top 20 shows in prime-time Nielsen ratings (AP)
    AP - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for June 2-8. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:21:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Celtics-Lakers matchup helps ABC in ratings (AP)
    AP - The first two games of the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers series on ABC were more popular than any National Basketball Association finals since 2004, a boon to a network otherwise off to a tough start to the summer season. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:24:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    U.S. could face glitch in TV converter box program (Reuters)

    A Georgian family watches President Saakashvili's interview on television in their apartment in Tbilisi November 4, 2007. (Irakli Gedenidze/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. officials are facing a potential glitch in a program designed to help television viewers make the switch to digital TV next year.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:38:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Author, users conjure "Witch" film on MySpace (Reuters)

    Brazilian author Paulo Coelho arrives for the opening ceremony of the 4th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival in Dubai December 9, 2007. (Steve Crisp/Reuters)Reuters - News Corp.'s MySpace is collaborating with best-selling Brazilian author Paulo Coelho to make a user-generated movie of his book "The Witch of Portobello," which centers on a mysterious goddess figure, a Transylvania-born woman who as a girl is orphaned and adopted by a wealthy Lebanese couple.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:50:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Disney to offer free movies online (Reuters)
    Reuters - Disney will stream full-length movies on its Web site for the first time, as part of its "Wonderful World of Disney" series on ABC. The films are scheduled to stream through August. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:53:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest (Mediaweek.com)
    Mediaweek.com - After a 15-month absence, FX crime drama The Shield will return for a seventh, and final, season on Tuesday, Sept. 2. -- read full article
    Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:09:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Ratings Box: What's Hot/What's Not (Mediaweek.com)
    Mediaweek.com - Season No. 2 of Lifetime drama Army Wives premiered on Sunday, June 8 at 10 p.m. ET as the most-watched and highest-rated original series in Lifetime's 24-year history in households (3.7 rating), total viewers (4.5 million), women 18-49 (1.96 million), women 25-54 (1.97 million) and women 18-34 (805,420). Comparably, Army Wives increased by as much as 67 percent among women 18-49 from it's year-ago debut. -- read full article
    Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:09:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Prime-Time Metered Market Monday Ratings: CBS Wins; Lackluster Season-Opener for Nashville Star on N
    Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Winners: The Bill Engvall Show R (CBS, *regularly airs on TBS), Bones R (Fox), House R (Fox), Two and a Half Men R (CBS), CSI: Miami R (CBS) -- read full article
    Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:09:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    New plays and newcomers salvage Broadway season (AP)

    This is an undated  file photo of novelist Charles Dickens. A musical version of Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities' opens at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York in September. (AP Photo, file)AP - "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" on Broadway. Uh, wait. That's this fall when a musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" opens at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in September.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:46:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    XM, EMI settle portable radio lawsuit (Reuters)

    A woman walks past the waiting area of the XM Satellite Radio building in Washington in this file photo from March 25, 2008. (Larry Downing/Reuters)Reuters - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc and EMI Music said on Tuesday they have resolved a lawsuit brought by EMI against XM over its Pioneer Inno, a portable satellite radio with advanced recording features.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:11:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    ESPN announces 80 percent of subscriber base locked up for 2012 (Reuters)
    Reuters - Sports cable network ESPN has 80 percent of its subscriber base under contract through 2012, George Bodenheimer, president of ESPN and co-chairman of Walt Disney Co's Media Networks told analysts on Tuesday. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:27:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Cable interactive ad venture taps new head (Reuters)
    Reuters - Canoe Ventures, an interactive advertising joint venture formed by U.S. cable companies, named former Aegis Media Americas chief executive David Verklin as the head of new venture. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:22:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Ain't It Funky Now: James Brown items for sale (Reuters)

    Fans sign a poster of singer James Brown outside B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill in New York in this December 26, 2006 file photo. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)Reuters - Fans of James Brown will have a chance to own some of the legendary soul singer's funky stuff when Christie's puts hundreds of items up for sale on July 17.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:36:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
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