Reuters - Three cable TV shows from three networks, "Mad Men," "Damages" and "Dexter," claimed Emmy nominations for best drama on Thursday, marking a turning point in the 60-year-old competition for U.S. television's highest honors.

Mediaweek.com - Okay, it is not CBS' press tour days yet. But I had to take a break from ABC's time to mention that the one and only Gene Simmons (did you catch him on NBC's Celebrity The Apprentice?) will join upcoming Eye net reality/competition Jingles as one of the judges. Jingles, which premieres on Sunday, July 27 at 9 p.m. ET, will feature contestants competing to write and perform the best jingles. Former American Idol contestant Kimberly Caldwell hosts.

Mediaweek.com - -The Premise: Debuting this past spring, Eli Stone (Jonny Lee Miller) is a successful lawyer at a top San Francisco firm who experiences a series of odd hallucinations and begins to think he may be a modern day prophet.

Reuters - Hollywood's leading actors union got a kick in the rear end Thursday from several Emmy nominees worried about the threat of a strike.

Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 53 percent in June from a year ago, with Konami Corp's "Metal Gear Solid 4" helping to fuel a dramatic increase in the number of Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 units sold, market researcher NPD reported on Thursday.

AP - The Screen Actors Guild on Thursday gave its most detailed explanation yet for its rejection of a final contract offer by Hollywood studios, citing shortfalls in pay and union jurisdiction on made-for-Internet productions.

Reuters - When Barack Obama leaves for his trip to Europe and the Middle East sometime this month, he'll be making time for the Big Three anchors to interview him while he is on road.

Reuters - AMC's two-series, 20-nomination Emmy windfall Thursday has helped cement the buzz that's rapidly transforming it into the toast of television.

AP - WASHINGTON (AP) — During his tenure at the Federal Communications Commission, Jonathan Adelstein has been a fierce critic of government policies that allow big media companies to get bigger. So it came as a surprise when the Democratic commissioner put forth a proposal that would allow the nation's only two satellite radio companies to merge.