Reuters - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc said on
Monday it expects to save $400 million in 2009 as a result of
its proposed acquisition of XM Satellite Radio Holding Inc,
which is still being scrutinized by federal regulators.
Reuters - NBC Universal said on Monday it
promoted Vivi Zigler to president of its digital entertainment
division, putting her in charge websites such as NBC.com,
BravoTV.com, USANetwork.com and SciFi.com. -- read full article
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:13:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
AP - Phil Griffin, the NBC News executive who oversees MSNBC, is a coiled mass of energy who needs little provocation to do battle. Now he's got something to fight for.
Reuters - Animation giant Pixar scored its
ninth consecutive No. 1 on Sunday with its robot love story
"WALL-E," while Angelina Jolie achieved a personal best with
her violent assassination thriller "Wanted."
AP - Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are striking a conciliatory note as a deadline for contract expiration looms. -- read full article
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:09:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
Reuters - Digital music seller Rhapsody is
launching a $50 million marketing assault on Apple's iTunes,
offering songs online and via partners including Yahoo Inc and
Verizon Wireless, Rhapsody said on Monday.
Reuters - Information technology giants are teaming up in
defense against potential patent-infringement lawsuits, the
Wall Street Journal said on Sunday, citing people familiar with
the matter. -- read full article
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:46:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
Reuters - Hollywood's actors and studios
traded last-minute barbs on Sunday, a day before their film and
TV labor pact was due to expire with no announcement of a new
three-year deal.
Reuters - Animation giant Pixar scored its
ninth consecutive No. 1 on Sunday with its robot love story
"WALL-E," while Angelina Jolie achieved a personal best with
her violent assassination thriller "Wanted."
AP - Hollywood loves a good sequel, but here's one it could do without: Another union strike just months after the town got up and running again from a devastating walkout by writers. -- read full article
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:00:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
Mediaweek.com - It was another week of split leadership in daytime, with CBS the-most watched network (for the 1,004th consecutive week) and ABC first among target women 18-49 for the sixth straight week. Led by an appearance by Michelle Obama, The View rose to its most-watched week (4.5 million) in four months and its best performance in women 18-34 (355,000) and women 18-49 (1.1 million) in two months. -- read full article
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
Reuters - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said on
Friday it proposed to take set-top box maker NDS Group Plc
private for $60 per share in a transaction financed by private
equity firm Permira.
Reuters - If TV is the new radio,
advertising firm Alma DDB has taken the concept a step further
with the creation of Los Felinos de la Noche. -- read full article
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:39:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
