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    Coldplay debut at No. 1 on U.S. album chart (Reuters)

    File picture shows Chris Martin (R) and Jonny Buckland of Coldplay perform during a concert, part of the 'Viva la vida' tour, in Barcelona June 17, 2008. (Albert Gea/Reuters)Reuters - British rock band Coldplay's new album debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop music chart on Tuesday, largely bucking the sales slides that have affected other musicians, the group's label said on Tuesday.


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    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:26:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    NBC top of the class with "Talent" (Reuters)

    Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce celebrates with his MVP trophy after beating the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals basketball championship in Boston June 17, 2008. (Mike Segar/Reuters)Reuters - NBC was the most-watched network last week, boosted by the third-season premiere of "America's Got Talent."


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    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:15:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    India's Reliance talking with DreamWorks (AP)
    AP - India's Reliance Entertainment and other investors are in talks with Hollywood's DreamWorks SKG to raise up to $2 billion to create a movie venture, two people familiar with negotiations said Tuesday. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:42:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Tough economy might be good for broadcast TV (Reuters)

    Television monitors in a file photo. What was supposed to be a rebound 2007-08 television season after the ratings slump of 2006-07 was derailed by the Hollywood writers strike and ended with a whimper in May. (File/Reuters)Reuters - Broadcast TV has had a hard time catching a break this past year. What was supposed to be a rebound 2007-08 season after the ratings slump of 2006-07 was derailed by the Hollywood writers strike and ended with a whimper in May. And, as if dealing with the 100-day stoppage and viewer erosion was not enough, the networks were hit by a slowing economy.


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    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:20:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Blockbuster shares rise over talk of deal bust (Reuters)

    A Blockbuster store is seen in an undated handout photo. (Blockbuster/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Shares of Blockbuster Inc rose nearly 13 percent on what one analyst said was investor speculation that the movie rental company's deal to buy Circuit City Stores Inc is falling apart.


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    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:01:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    'Get Smart' maxes out weekend with $38.7M debut (AP)
    AP - Audiences put "Get Smart" under surveillance as the spy comedy starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway debuted at No. 1 over the weekend with $38.7 million. -- read full article
    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:49:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest (Mediaweek.com)
    Mediaweek.com - Including a separate ceremony on June 13, ABC led The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, with a grand total of 14 trophies. Right on its heels was CBS, with 13, followed by syndication (11), PBS (10) and three each for Discovery Kids and Food Network. Two Emmys were awarded to Discovery Channel, Kids WB!, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. And rounding off the list were the CW, Disney Channel, ESPN Desportes, i.am cYclops Form, Kabillion, MTV and NBC with one each. -- read full article
    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:33:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Prime-Time Ratings: Weekend Highlights (Mediaweek.com)
    Mediaweek.com - -Friday’s Losers (excluding repeats): The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (ABC), MVP: He Shoots, She Scores (ABC) -- read full article
    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:33:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    TV game show "Crosswords" at a crossroads (Reuters)
    Reuters - The game is almost over for "Merv Griffin's Crosswords." -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:22:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    IHT Web site merging with NY Times foreign coverage (Reuters)
    Reuters - The New York Times Co plans to merge the International Herald Tribune website and non-U.S. coverage from The New York Times into a joint "international edition," according to an internal memo. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:31:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Washington Post Executive Editor to retire (Reuters)
    Reuters - Washington Post Co's Leonard Downie, Jr. will retire after 17 years as the top editor at the newspaper, as the paper grapples with preserving its legacy while courting new readers online. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:48:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Tom Hanks supports AFTRA contract deal (AP)
    AP - Tom Hanks has thrown his support behind a contract deal reached by the smaller of two actors unions, putting his high-profile name against plans by the larger union to wring more concessions from the major Hollywood studios. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:49:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    India's Reliance talking with DreamWorks (AP)
    AP - India's Reliance Entertainment and other investors are in talks with Hollywood's DreamWorks SKG to raise as much as US$2 to create a new movie venture, two people familiar with negotiations said Tuesday. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:34:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Tough economy might be good for broadcast TV (Reuters)

    A Georgian family watches President Saakashvili's interview on television in their apartment in Tbilisi November 4, 2007. (Irakli Gedenidze/Reuters)Reuters - Broadcast TV has had a hard time catching a break this past year.


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    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:03:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    FCC to consider new rules for "embedded" TV ads (Reuters)
    Reuters - U.S. regulators are expected to take the first step this week that could rein in advertisers' growing use of product placements on television shows, two sources close to the agency told Reuters on Monday. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:05:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
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